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"Hundreds of military children who are students at Defense Department schools across the globe walked out of class to protest book bans, curriculum changes and restrictions on extracurricular activities that have resulted from Trump's crackdown on diversity." www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Hundreds of Students at Military Base Schools Walk Out to Protest Trump Administration’s Anti-Diversity Policies
The walkouts, which included about a dozen schools on U.S. military bases in Europe, Asia and at least one stateside, represent the biggest collective action military children have taken since the sta...
www.military.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Hundreds of military children who are students at Defense Department schools across the globe walked out of class to protest book bans, curriculum changes and restrictions on extracurricular activities that have resulted from Trump's crackdown on diversity." www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road.
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road.
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
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Wait…my NY friends tried to reassure me that Bessent at Treasury would stand up to MAGA craziness and DOGE pressure.
Guess not.
Trumpists tightening control of all the power ministries. controlled by
Guess not.
Trumpists tightening control of all the power ministries. controlled by
Here's what's happened, if you're just tuning in:
1. Musk ally Tom Krause told the Treasury career staff to cut off USAID payments
2. The career staffer resisted, saying doing so is illegal
3. The career staffer was ousted by Trump team
4. Krause has now been installed as head of the payments system
1. Musk ally Tom Krause told the Treasury career staff to cut off USAID payments
2. The career staffer resisted, saying doing so is illegal
3. The career staffer was ousted by Trump team
4. Krause has now been installed as head of the payments system
BREAKING: The Treasury Department has installed DOGE ally Tom Krause as fiscal assistant secretary, placing the Musk ally in a powerful position over the nation's +$5 trillion payment network
Musk continues to demand unilateral cessation of payments
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Musk continues to demand unilateral cessation of payments
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
February 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Wait…my NY friends tried to reassure me that Bessent at Treasury would stand up to MAGA craziness and DOGE pressure.
Guess not.
Trumpists tightening control of all the power ministries. controlled by
Guess not.
Trumpists tightening control of all the power ministries. controlled by
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Sometimes I feel like their stupidity needs to be put to music. That whole $50 million being used for condoms in Gaza nonsense phony baloney story the music video.
February 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Sometimes I feel like their stupidity needs to be put to music. That whole $50 million being used for condoms in Gaza nonsense phony baloney story the music video.
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NEW statement from our @jeffhauser.bsky.social calling for the impeachment of Scott Bessent:
"Bessent's decision to hand the unelected Musk and his covert, unaccountable DOGE wrecking crew the keys to the federal money spigot is a blatant attack on democracy that will harm working people."
"Bessent's decision to hand the unelected Musk and his covert, unaccountable DOGE wrecking crew the keys to the federal money spigot is a blatant attack on democracy that will harm working people."
RELEASE: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Support for Elon Musk Warrants Impeachment | Revolving Door Project
Bessent’s decision to hand the unelected Musk and his covert, unaccountable DOGE wrecking crew the keys to the federal money spigot is a blatant attack on democracy that will harm working people.
therevolvingdoorproject.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
NEW statement from our @jeffhauser.bsky.social calling for the impeachment of Scott Bessent:
"Bessent's decision to hand the unelected Musk and his covert, unaccountable DOGE wrecking crew the keys to the federal money spigot is a blatant attack on democracy that will harm working people."
"Bessent's decision to hand the unelected Musk and his covert, unaccountable DOGE wrecking crew the keys to the federal money spigot is a blatant attack on democracy that will harm working people."
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Make no mistake, America is under attack. Our rivals are gaining strength. Russian support for Trump is paying off exactly as they had planned. This is not merely a bonus associated with their election interference. It is phase 2 of the same operation.
February 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Make no mistake, America is under attack. Our rivals are gaining strength. Russian support for Trump is paying off exactly as they had planned. This is not merely a bonus associated with their election interference. It is phase 2 of the same operation.
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Correct. It’s really more of a hijacking than a coup.
This is not just a coup and a Constitutional crisis. It is a national security catastrophe for the United States from which there is no assurance we will ever fully recover. Not hyperbole. If foreign enemies had landed troops on our shores it’s unlikely they would’ve done as much damage as fast.
February 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Correct. It’s really more of a hijacking than a coup.
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Repost if you want @msnbc.com to give @jimacosta.bsky.social a show.
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
ALT: a man stands at a podium with microphones that say wor on them
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"[A] democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism—ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." - FDR (1938)
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 52. 1/20/25. A very bizarre Inauguration Day. Here is everything that went down. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 52. 1/20/25
… Trump didn’t place his hand on the Bible while he was sworn in.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Today in Politics, Bulletin 52. 1/20/25. A very bizarre Inauguration Day. Here is everything that went down. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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If Republicans are the working class party why is minimum wage still $7.25 in their states?
January 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
If Republicans are the working class party why is minimum wage still $7.25 in their states?
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Don't look away
I think this should be kind of a big deal: Elon Musk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
December 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Don't look away
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I don't know why being a criminal is normalized these days.
It's clear that the line between right & wrong is being blurred, and it’s up to us to demand accountability.
Because, silence only fuels their evil agenda.
I wonder how much more of this shit can we let slip by, before it’s too late?🤔
It's clear that the line between right & wrong is being blurred, and it’s up to us to demand accountability.
Because, silence only fuels their evil agenda.
I wonder how much more of this shit can we let slip by, before it’s too late?🤔
December 12, 2024 at 8:32 PM
I don't know why being a criminal is normalized these days.
It's clear that the line between right & wrong is being blurred, and it’s up to us to demand accountability.
Because, silence only fuels their evil agenda.
I wonder how much more of this shit can we let slip by, before it’s too late?🤔
It's clear that the line between right & wrong is being blurred, and it’s up to us to demand accountability.
Because, silence only fuels their evil agenda.
I wonder how much more of this shit can we let slip by, before it’s too late?🤔
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“Gabbard is worse than unfit. Her public record is as a disinformer and apologist for mass murderers. And there is nothing on the other side of the ledger. There are no positive qualifications.”
December 8, 2024 at 8:46 PM
“Gabbard is worse than unfit. Her public record is as a disinformer and apologist for mass murderers. And there is nothing on the other side of the ledger. There are no positive qualifications.”