@avisrenae.bsky.social
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Of course it happened in Coeur d'Alene.
They're investigating if the fire was intentionally set to lure firefighters to the area to ambush them. I can bet you w a 99.9 percent certainty that it wasn't AntiFa who did this.
abcnews.go.com/US/firefight...
They're investigating if the fire was intentionally set to lure firefighters to the area to ambush them. I can bet you w a 99.9 percent certainty that it wasn't AntiFa who did this.
abcnews.go.com/US/firefight...
2 killed in Idaho after firefighters ambushed by gunfire, suspected gunman found dead: Sheriff
Firefighters were ambushed by a gunman while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday, according to the local sheriff's office.
abcnews.go.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Of course it happened in Coeur d'Alene.
They're investigating if the fire was intentionally set to lure firefighters to the area to ambush them. I can bet you w a 99.9 percent certainty that it wasn't AntiFa who did this.
abcnews.go.com/US/firefight...
They're investigating if the fire was intentionally set to lure firefighters to the area to ambush them. I can bet you w a 99.9 percent certainty that it wasn't AntiFa who did this.
abcnews.go.com/US/firefight...
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#Resist #NoKings #UniteBlue #BlueCrew #BigBill 💙
The procedural vote 2 debate the OneBigBSBill passed, but the real deadly vote takes place soon, today⁉️ Call even those who are not UR state senators. 202-224-3121. I 🤬 the bill but I'm hitting points that concern some repub senators. 🔗s n comments 👇
The procedural vote 2 debate the OneBigBSBill passed, but the real deadly vote takes place soon, today⁉️ Call even those who are not UR state senators. 202-224-3121. I 🤬 the bill but I'm hitting points that concern some repub senators. 🔗s n comments 👇
June 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#Resist #NoKings #UniteBlue #BlueCrew #BigBill 💙
The procedural vote 2 debate the OneBigBSBill passed, but the real deadly vote takes place soon, today⁉️ Call even those who are not UR state senators. 202-224-3121. I 🤬 the bill but I'm hitting points that concern some repub senators. 🔗s n comments 👇
The procedural vote 2 debate the OneBigBSBill passed, but the real deadly vote takes place soon, today⁉️ Call even those who are not UR state senators. 202-224-3121. I 🤬 the bill but I'm hitting points that concern some repub senators. 🔗s n comments 👇
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Say it with me
If you haven't yet read JVL's piece from yesterday about why Trump would want to fire the archivist of the United States, who heads the National Archives and Records Administration, you should, especially now that it's actually happened.
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-story-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-story-...
February 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Say it with me
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On #USAID Temporary Restraining Order
Important:
(1) Judge Nichols rejects TRO to stop funding freeze
(2) That has more to do with particular set of plaintiffs (not aid recipients, USA farmers, etc.)
(3) Judge finds in favor of underlying legal argument - downsizing USAID is illegal
And ...
Important:
(1) Judge Nichols rejects TRO to stop funding freeze
(2) That has more to do with particular set of plaintiffs (not aid recipients, USA farmers, etc.)
(3) Judge finds in favor of underlying legal argument - downsizing USAID is illegal
And ...
February 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
On #USAID Temporary Restraining Order
Important:
(1) Judge Nichols rejects TRO to stop funding freeze
(2) That has more to do with particular set of plaintiffs (not aid recipients, USA farmers, etc.)
(3) Judge finds in favor of underlying legal argument - downsizing USAID is illegal
And ...
Important:
(1) Judge Nichols rejects TRO to stop funding freeze
(2) That has more to do with particular set of plaintiffs (not aid recipients, USA farmers, etc.)
(3) Judge finds in favor of underlying legal argument - downsizing USAID is illegal
And ...
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Musk appears largely unshackled from ethical or oversight constraints despite wielding enormous influence over the American government and despite his businesses being deeply intertwined with the U.S. national security apparatus.
Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe into Elon Musk?
The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Musk appears largely unshackled from ethical or oversight constraints despite wielding enormous influence over the American government and despite his businesses being deeply intertwined with the U.S. national security apparatus.
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NEW:
Trump and Musk have unleashed chaos at US weather forecaster: muddled directives and early-morning emails put NOAA on edge.
Exclusive by
@laurenthal.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social
🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump and Musk have unleashed chaos at US weather forecaster: muddled directives and early-morning emails put NOAA on edge.
Exclusive by
@laurenthal.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social
🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
‘It’s a Circus’: Trump Unleashes Chaos at Key US Science Agency
Muddled directives and early-morning emails at NOAA, one of the world’s top weather and climate forecasters, have put the agency on edge.
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
NEW:
Trump and Musk have unleashed chaos at US weather forecaster: muddled directives and early-morning emails put NOAA on edge.
Exclusive by
@laurenthal.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social
🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump and Musk have unleashed chaos at US weather forecaster: muddled directives and early-morning emails put NOAA on edge.
Exclusive by
@laurenthal.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social
🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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“For now, it’s fair to say that there’s a lot we don’t know about what DOGE is up to. And therein lies the problem.”
Me on what we know—and, mostly, what we don’t know—about DOGE’s access to the payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/doge...
Me on what we know—and, mostly, what we don’t know—about DOGE’s access to the payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/doge...
DOGE-ing Questions in Federal Court
A Feb. 5 hearing—part of a suit that alleges unlawful access to Treasury systems by DOGE associates—raised more questions than answers.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“For now, it’s fair to say that there’s a lot we don’t know about what DOGE is up to. And therein lies the problem.”
Me on what we know—and, mostly, what we don’t know—about DOGE’s access to the payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/doge...
Me on what we know—and, mostly, what we don’t know—about DOGE’s access to the payment system at the Treasury Department.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/doge...
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Donald Trump’s unhinged rhetoric is making Americans less safe at home and abroad.
Trump's Gaza comments hand jihadist terrorists a 'rallying cry,' experts say
“This kind of language only is going to galvanize groups that want to kill Americans,” said former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Donald Trump’s unhinged rhetoric is making Americans less safe at home and abroad.
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It is notable that Big Law is completely absent from the legal fights to protect democracy. In 2017, they bragged about their pro bono work for the resistance. Now, they are silent -presumably cowering in fear of Trump and Musk.
Support the non-profit law orgs and small firms doing this hard work.
Support the non-profit law orgs and small firms doing this hard work.
February 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It is notable that Big Law is completely absent from the legal fights to protect democracy. In 2017, they bragged about their pro bono work for the resistance. Now, they are silent -presumably cowering in fear of Trump and Musk.
Support the non-profit law orgs and small firms doing this hard work.
Support the non-profit law orgs and small firms doing this hard work.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
February 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
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The Trump Administration hired a 19-year old, who was a member of a Satanic Nazi pedophile terrorist group that hacked, groomed, and extorted kids, to rummage around in the most sensitive data in the US government.
Read that again.
Read that again.
February 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Trump Administration hired a 19-year old, who was a member of a Satanic Nazi pedophile terrorist group that hacked, groomed, and extorted kids, to rummage around in the most sensitive data in the US government.
Read that again.
Read that again.
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Beattie praised Dr. James Watson, the founder of modern genetics who later suggested Black people were less intelligent than White people, as the “greatest living American scientist.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role | CNN Politics
Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Departm...
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Beattie praised Dr. James Watson, the founder of modern genetics who later suggested Black people were less intelligent than White people, as the “greatest living American scientist.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
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What he wrote about Black lawmakers, policymakers, academics, and BLM.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
February 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What he wrote about Black lawmakers, policymakers, academics, and BLM.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
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All Democrats who vote for a single Trump nominee from now forward can go fuck themselves like the Vichy worthless cowards they are. Seriously, what’s wrong with you.
February 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
All Democrats who vote for a single Trump nominee from now forward can go fuck themselves like the Vichy worthless cowards they are. Seriously, what’s wrong with you.
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It’s going to be wild when Elmo’s brownshirts roll into the Dept. of Education and get access to the records of everyone’s kids before they burn the place down.
But don’t worry, these incels will make sure nothing bad happens.
But don’t worry, these incels will make sure nothing bad happens.
February 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s going to be wild when Elmo’s brownshirts roll into the Dept. of Education and get access to the records of everyone’s kids before they burn the place down.
But don’t worry, these incels will make sure nothing bad happens.
But don’t worry, these incels will make sure nothing bad happens.
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We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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At some point we’re gonna see them do Boolean searches to the effect of
(activist OR advocate) AND NOT Nazi
(activist OR advocate) AND NOT Nazi
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
At some point we’re gonna see them do Boolean searches to the effect of
(activist OR advocate) AND NOT Nazi
(activist OR advocate) AND NOT Nazi
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I would file this on my “Crazy MFs” external drive but it has no space left
NEW: We uncovered more deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the White House aide fired in 2018 for speaking at a conference alongside white nationalists who Trump just appointed to a top level State Department job.
In purged tweets, Beattie cheered on Jan 6th riot.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
In purged tweets, Beattie cheered on Jan 6th riot.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/p...
Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role | CNN Politics
Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Departm...
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I would file this on my “Crazy MFs” external drive but it has no space left
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New in PN: Trump's mobster media shakedowns
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
Trump's mobster media shakedowns
Nice company you have there. Would be a shame if something happened to it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New in PN: Trump's mobster media shakedowns
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
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He is going to say "pinky swear you will protect our border. And buy more booze and stuff from us. "
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
Trump: i’m speaking with Trudeau tomorrow morning and Mexico tomorrow morning too
February 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
He is going to say "pinky swear you will protect our border. And buy more booze and stuff from us. "
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
They will say yes. Won't actually buy the stuff. And he will declare victory
Trumpenomics
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February 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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A moment of gratitude for Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com who is just about the only person I am aware of in the corporate media still doing meaningful journalism.
Her decision to go 5 days/week was seriously important for people looking for an anchor in reality.
Nailed it again.
Her decision to go 5 days/week was seriously important for people looking for an anchor in reality.
Nailed it again.
January 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A moment of gratitude for Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com who is just about the only person I am aware of in the corporate media still doing meaningful journalism.
Her decision to go 5 days/week was seriously important for people looking for an anchor in reality.
Nailed it again.
Her decision to go 5 days/week was seriously important for people looking for an anchor in reality.
Nailed it again.