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The FAA has agreed to use SpaceX's Starlink internet system to upgrade the IT networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles, that of recommending funding cuts at federal agencies, including the FAA. cnn.it/436qirE
February 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The FAA has agreed to use SpaceX's Starlink internet system to upgrade the IT networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about conflicts of interest for CEO Elon Musk in one of his other roles, that of recommending funding cuts at federal agencies, including the FAA. cnn.it/436qirE
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Trump, DOGE, + Republicans love to politicize veterans to push their agenda then turn around + screw them over any chance they get.
Veterans are 6.2% of our population but 30% of the federal workforce—the largest employer of vets. They don’t care about vets, just their power.
Veterans are 6.2% of our population but 30% of the federal workforce—the largest employer of vets. They don’t care about vets, just their power.
Musk and Trump reportedly fired 6,000 veterans in their irresponsible, illegal worker purge.
The guy making billions off government contracts has stolen the job of a veteran serving our communities.
The guy making billions off government contracts has stolen the job of a veteran serving our communities.
President Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge the federal workforce have dealt a striking one-two punch to America's veterans.
February 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump, DOGE, + Republicans love to politicize veterans to push their agenda then turn around + screw them over any chance they get.
Veterans are 6.2% of our population but 30% of the federal workforce—the largest employer of vets. They don’t care about vets, just their power.
Veterans are 6.2% of our population but 30% of the federal workforce—the largest employer of vets. They don’t care about vets, just their power.
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And now, after Trump’s dictator-like move in the U.S. yesterday, he signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
February 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And now, after Trump’s dictator-like move in the U.S. yesterday, he signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
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how is it that every single day I am still shocked and surprised by the depravity, like I still haven't gotten used to it
Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."
February 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
how is it that every single day I am still shocked and surprised by the depravity, like I still haven't gotten used to it
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JD Vance owns AcreTrader, an app that lets wealthy—often foreign—investors buy up U.S. farmland.
Guess who’s deliberately tanking farm economies so JD and his billionaire tech buddies can scoop it up for pennies.
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
Guess who’s deliberately tanking farm economies so JD and his billionaire tech buddies can scoop it up for pennies.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
JD Vance owns AcreTrader, an app that lets wealthy—often foreign—investors buy up U.S. farmland.
Guess who’s deliberately tanking farm economies so JD and his billionaire tech buddies can scoop it up for pennies.
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
Guess who’s deliberately tanking farm economies so JD and his billionaire tech buddies can scoop it up for pennies.
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
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Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.
February 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.
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Dark Pence is back.
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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"Elon Musk is stealing from the entire American public, stealing our data. Stealing the services that we all rely on. They're going to use everything they supposedly save to justify massive tax cuts for themselves." - @fedworkersunited.bsky.social #SaveOurServices
February 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Elon Musk is stealing from the entire American public, stealing our data. Stealing the services that we all rely on. They're going to use everything they supposedly save to justify massive tax cuts for themselves." - @fedworkersunited.bsky.social #SaveOurServices
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It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.
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Judge Reyes, I salute you.
Pay attention to the educated people.
This is the judge hearing the case concerning the EO banning transgender people from the military.
This is the judge hearing the case concerning the EO banning transgender people from the military.
February 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Judge Reyes, I salute you.
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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
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When I asked a certain individual who they voted for, they told me:
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
Just gonna leave this here. (Not my text, see alt)
There is no tolerating intolerance.
There is no tolerating intolerance.
December 30, 2024 at 12:38 AM
When I asked a certain individual who they voted for, they told me:
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
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Give this to Robert Kennedy I guess
February 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Give this to Robert Kennedy I guess
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Posting this for no reason at all
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Posting this for no reason at all
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you love to see it. gov hochul comes out strong.
February 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
you love to see it. gov hochul comes out strong.
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Fascism is fundamentally an ideology of anti-intellectualism, the elevation of meat-headed nonsense and stupidity.
That is good news because EVENTUALLY they are too stupid to go on and implode. But it can take a while and is awful to live through.
That is good news because EVENTUALLY they are too stupid to go on and implode. But it can take a while and is awful to live through.
Nothing that's happened in the last month has altered my opinion that this is the most incompetent fascist takeover in history. They could have quietly dismantled US democracy over a period of four years and ushered in decades of tyranny. Instead, they're speedrunning the fall of the Roman Empire.
Trump just declared himself King of America on the official White House Twitter account, and among the overwhelmingly negative responses, even some Trump voters are feeling a little uncomfortable
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February 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Fascism is fundamentally an ideology of anti-intellectualism, the elevation of meat-headed nonsense and stupidity.
That is good news because EVENTUALLY they are too stupid to go on and implode. But it can take a while and is awful to live through.
That is good news because EVENTUALLY they are too stupid to go on and implode. But it can take a while and is awful to live through.
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Well this is a start… if you’ve yet to raise your objections, the brilliant Laura Ellen Anderson’s blog will help you through a response - and there’s an open letter to sign too! againstthebox.substack.com/p/time-to-ha...
February 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Well this is a start… if you’ve yet to raise your objections, the brilliant Laura Ellen Anderson’s blog will help you through a response - and there’s an open letter to sign too! againstthebox.substack.com/p/time-to-ha...
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Parents: this book about being who you want to be is tied for the fifth most banned picture books in America. I’ve just asked my local book shop to order one for me and upon hearing why, she ordered many for the store! Let’s help these authors out and spread some love.
🚨 My book just got banned! 🚨
Support Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood & T.L. McBeth 📚
Grab your copy at your local bookstore (they’ll order it for you if it’s out of stock!) or shop online at Amazon, Books-A-Million, and Barnes & Noble.
FREE Ogilvy "Read Banned Books!" poster at www.TLMcBeth.com
Support Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood & T.L. McBeth 📚
Grab your copy at your local bookstore (they’ll order it for you if it’s out of stock!) or shop online at Amazon, Books-A-Million, and Barnes & Noble.
FREE Ogilvy "Read Banned Books!" poster at www.TLMcBeth.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Parents: this book about being who you want to be is tied for the fifth most banned picture books in America. I’ve just asked my local book shop to order one for me and upon hearing why, she ordered many for the store! Let’s help these authors out and spread some love.
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Also I don't know who needs to hear this, but GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE AT A LOSS. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. WE ALL PAY IN. GOVERNMENT DOES THINGS THAT AREN'T PROFITABLE BUT THAT WE NEED. LIKE MAIL. AND ROADS. AND MAKING SURE AIRPLANES DONT LAND UPSIDE DOWN YOU MORONS
DeJoy fucked over the USPS and now he's leaving. Job done.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US postmaster to step down months after reporting billions in losses
Louis DeJoy, who has headed US Postal Service since 2020, warned in November of potential ‘end of this organization’
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Also I don't know who needs to hear this, but GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE AT A LOSS. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. WE ALL PAY IN. GOVERNMENT DOES THINGS THAT AREN'T PROFITABLE BUT THAT WE NEED. LIKE MAIL. AND ROADS. AND MAKING SURE AIRPLANES DONT LAND UPSIDE DOWN YOU MORONS
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We reflect today on the signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of 125,000+ Japanese Americans. As we honor the #DayofRemembrance, we recognize that the work of preserving and sharing history has never been more urgent.
densho.org/catalyst/the...
densho.org/catalyst/the...
February 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We reflect today on the signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of 125,000+ Japanese Americans. As we honor the #DayofRemembrance, we recognize that the work of preserving and sharing history has never been more urgent.
densho.org/catalyst/the...
densho.org/catalyst/the...
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Your regular reminder that §230 protects YOU, the person reading this post, from being sued for reposting things just as much as it protects "Big Tech" from things that still wouldn't be a viable cause of action because your problem is not with §230, it's with the first amendment
There’s an active fascist takeover going on. Let’s check in with the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary committee to see how they’re resisting it.
Oh… oh I see. They’re trying to blow up Section 230 and open the floodgates for Trump to censor the Internet. Inspiring!
Oh… oh I see. They’re trying to blow up Section 230 and open the floodgates for Trump to censor the Internet. Inspiring!
February 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Your regular reminder that §230 protects YOU, the person reading this post, from being sued for reposting things just as much as it protects "Big Tech" from things that still wouldn't be a viable cause of action because your problem is not with §230, it's with the first amendment
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My 7th grade English teacher (who I'm still in contact with today!) sent me this message he received from a friend who didn't even realize that my teacher knew me 🥹 There are so many awful awful things happening right now, but I'll be hanging onto reminders that the work we do matters ❤️
February 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My 7th grade English teacher (who I'm still in contact with today!) sent me this message he received from a friend who didn't even realize that my teacher knew me 🥹 There are so many awful awful things happening right now, but I'll be hanging onto reminders that the work we do matters ❤️
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Mr. “Environmental Activist” Robert Fuckin Kennedy killed climate change grants at NIH that were designed to do things like address the risk of malaria becoming commonplace in the U.S. due to warmer weather. By @davidcorn.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr., onetime environmentalist, kills NIH climate change programs
He pulled HHS support from projects that aim to protect Americans' health.
www.motherjones.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Mr. “Environmental Activist” Robert Fuckin Kennedy killed climate change grants at NIH that were designed to do things like address the risk of malaria becoming commonplace in the U.S. due to warmer weather. By @davidcorn.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...