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June 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
June 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
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In 1968, there were 2.9M federal employees, 1.5% of the US population
In 2024, there were 3.0M, 0.88%
Federal workers ensure food and airline safety, investigate crime, provide emergency care, test consumer products, etc.
Why is the goal to reduce the size of the federal workforce?
In 2024, there were 3.0M, 0.88%
Federal workers ensure food and airline safety, investigate crime, provide emergency care, test consumer products, etc.
Why is the goal to reduce the size of the federal workforce?
February 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In 1968, there were 2.9M federal employees, 1.5% of the US population
In 2024, there were 3.0M, 0.88%
Federal workers ensure food and airline safety, investigate crime, provide emergency care, test consumer products, etc.
Why is the goal to reduce the size of the federal workforce?
In 2024, there were 3.0M, 0.88%
Federal workers ensure food and airline safety, investigate crime, provide emergency care, test consumer products, etc.
Why is the goal to reduce the size of the federal workforce?
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There’s a reason everything feels like chaos right now. It’s not an accident—it’s a strategy. What Trump & his enablers are doing follows the Shock Doctrine: create relentless crises, overload people’s ability to process events, then exploit the confusion to consolidate power.
#ShockDoctrine
There’s a reason everything feels like chaos right now. It’s not an accident—it’s a strategy. What Trump & his enablers are doing follows the Shock Doctrine: create relentless crises, overload people’s ability to process events, then exploit the confusion to consolidate power.
#ShockDoctrine
February 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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There’s a reason everything feels like chaos right now. It’s not an accident—it’s a strategy. What Trump & his enablers are doing follows the Shock Doctrine: create relentless crises, overload people’s ability to process events, then exploit the confusion to consolidate power.
#ShockDoctrine
There’s a reason everything feels like chaos right now. It’s not an accident—it’s a strategy. What Trump & his enablers are doing follows the Shock Doctrine: create relentless crises, overload people’s ability to process events, then exploit the confusion to consolidate power.
#ShockDoctrine
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New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing.
Why polar bear fur doesn't freeze
New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing.
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Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing?
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
February 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing?
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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Yesterday, payroll. Today, communication.
This is pretty much textbook how you do a coup.
This is pretty much textbook how you do a coup.
The NTSB says it will no longer email news outlets or reporters with notifications of upcoming press conferences, including those on plane crashes in Washington and Philadelphia.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
Instead, all notifications will be made on X.
We're filing a FOIA to find out more about the change in policy.
February 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yesterday, payroll. Today, communication.
This is pretty much textbook how you do a coup.
This is pretty much textbook how you do a coup.
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Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
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An unelected billionaire, with no actual Congressional authority or govt experience, has access to Treasury payment systems and sensitive information about millions of Americans who receive Social Security checks, tax refunds, and other payments.
What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
An unelected billionaire, with no actual Congressional authority or govt experience, has access to Treasury payment systems and sensitive information about millions of Americans who receive Social Security checks, tax refunds, and other payments.
What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
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Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified nominee for Secretary of Defense in modern history.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
January 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified nominee for Secretary of Defense in modern history.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
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Trump has deployed active military to help round up migrants and put them into detention camps.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
January 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump has deployed active military to help round up migrants and put them into detention camps.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.
History is repeating. Pay attention.
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RFK, Jr. claimed his anti-vax work was a labor of love that cost him friendships. He said he’d never made money from it. But now he admits he made (checks notes) $1.2 million from it. How do you “forget” about that much money?
January 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
RFK, Jr. claimed his anti-vax work was a labor of love that cost him friendships. He said he’d never made money from it. But now he admits he made (checks notes) $1.2 million from it. How do you “forget” about that much money?
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When Trump's HUD nominee Scott Turner was asked today if he supports private equity investment in the housing market, he said "the more capital, the better."
Reminder: private equity is a huge reason why millions of Americans can't afford a home in the first place.
Reminder: private equity is a huge reason why millions of Americans can't afford a home in the first place.
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
When Trump's HUD nominee Scott Turner was asked today if he supports private equity investment in the housing market, he said "the more capital, the better."
Reminder: private equity is a huge reason why millions of Americans can't afford a home in the first place.
Reminder: private equity is a huge reason why millions of Americans can't afford a home in the first place.
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Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. This would give...
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
Trump’s $50 Billion Tax Giveaway to the 100 Largest Corporations
Trump’s plan to slash the corporate tax rate would give the largest corporations a tax cut exceeding federal K-12 education spending.
www.americanprogressaction.org
January 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. This would give...
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut
Some populist, huh?
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Price gouging by the ‘Big 3 PBMs’—Caremark Rx (CVS), Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx —marked up numerous specialty generic drugs at their pharmacies by **thousands of percent***, and many by hundreds of percent—resulting in 📌 $7.3 billion📌 in excess revenue.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
January 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Price gouging by the ‘Big 3 PBMs’—Caremark Rx (CVS), Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx —marked up numerous specialty generic drugs at their pharmacies by **thousands of percent***, and many by hundreds of percent—resulting in 📌 $7.3 billion📌 in excess revenue.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
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U.S. voters elected a felon and prevented further prosecutions of him for his many crimes. Heaven help us all.
January 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
U.S. voters elected a felon and prevented further prosecutions of him for his many crimes. Heaven help us all.
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Pay attention to the language they use. It reveals their true intent.
January 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Pay attention to the language they use. It reveals their true intent.
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.
The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
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A new Senate report finds that private equity investors have earned millions by wringing profits out of hospitals, leading to worse outcomes for patients and providers.
It's yet another example of how private equity is looting America.
It's yet another example of how private equity is looting America.
This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A new Senate report finds that private equity investors have earned millions by wringing profits out of hospitals, leading to worse outcomes for patients and providers.
It's yet another example of how private equity is looting America.
It's yet another example of how private equity is looting America.
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Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
January 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
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This must happen.
January 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This must happen.
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What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
Do you realize that this is the 12th year we’ve run this series? Time really flies when you don’t have something lodged up your butt. But for those of you who do, read on to see if you made this year’...
defector.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM
What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...
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Stock buybacks are fueling record economic inequality. It’s time to make them illegal again.
Why Stock Buybacks Should Be Illegal (Again)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Stock buybacks are fueling record economic inequality. It’s time to make them illegal again.