Steven B
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I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
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Chinese Investment In SpaceX Raises Questions About Foreign Influence Inside The Major Government Contractor
Chinese Investment In SpaceX Raises Questions About Foreign Influence Inside The Major Government Contractor
That feels like a pretty serious national security concern.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Chinese Investment In SpaceX Raises Questions About Foreign Influence Inside The Major Government Contractor
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As he faces Senate confirmation, remember that Dr. Oz:
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
March 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As he faces Senate confirmation, remember that Dr. Oz:
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures
His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
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Civil rights advocates are accusing the Trump administration of trampling the First Amendment following the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, an immigrant who was involved with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
March 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Civil rights advocates are accusing the Trump administration of trampling the First Amendment following the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, an immigrant who was involved with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
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I have talked to veterans all over the country. They’re not happy that, when the VA is already understaffed, Musk wants to dismember the VA by laying off 83,000 employees.
A commitment has been made to those who put their lives on the line to defend us. We must not betray them.
A commitment has been made to those who put their lives on the line to defend us. We must not betray them.
March 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I have talked to veterans all over the country. They’re not happy that, when the VA is already understaffed, Musk wants to dismember the VA by laying off 83,000 employees.
A commitment has been made to those who put their lives on the line to defend us. We must not betray them.
A commitment has been made to those who put their lives on the line to defend us. We must not betray them.
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Coca-Cola-owned Fairlife has become hugely popular for its "ultra-filtered" high-protein milk & that's incredibly sad because horrific animal abuse has been found at its supplier farms multiple times. There's a better high-protein milk & it's made of soybeans!
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
March 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Coca-Cola-owned Fairlife has become hugely popular for its "ultra-filtered" high-protein milk & that's incredibly sad because horrific animal abuse has been found at its supplier farms multiple times. There's a better high-protein milk & it's made of soybeans!
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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As President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact-check and offer context as the speech unfolds.
Follow NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's address to Congress
As President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact check and offer context as the speech unfolds.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
As President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact-check and offer context as the speech unfolds.
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To cheers and laughter from Republicans, President Trump rattled off statistics about how many people over age 100 are in the Social Security database. But those claims have already been largely debunked.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Trump’s Social Security Claims Far Overstate Payments to 150-Year-Olds
To cheers and laughter from Republicans, President Trump rattled off statistics about how many people over age 100 are in the Social Security database, saying, “money is being paid to many of them.”…
www.wsj.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
To cheers and laughter from Republicans, President Trump rattled off statistics about how many people over age 100 are in the Social Security database. But those claims have already been largely debunked.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
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President Trump called for an end to people hundreds of years old collecting Social Security benefits — a claim his own administration has debunked.
Trump repeats debunked claim that 160-year-olds are collecting Social Security
The president claimed in an address to Congress that one beneficiary is 360 years old.
www.axios.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
President Trump called for an end to people hundreds of years old collecting Social Security benefits — a claim his own administration has debunked.
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MAHA UPDATE: the Trump admin just made a lawyer for Abbott Labs head of food safety. He (unsuccessfully) defended them from charges that premies became catastrophically ill from their formula. Same company caused a formula shortage when they shut down a plant for unsanitary conditions.
March 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
MAHA UPDATE: the Trump admin just made a lawyer for Abbott Labs head of food safety. He (unsuccessfully) defended them from charges that premies became catastrophically ill from their formula. Same company caused a formula shortage when they shut down a plant for unsanitary conditions.
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How An Unelected Car CEO Bought His Way Into Government To Tear It Apart And Benefit Himself And His Billionaire Buddies
How An Unelected Car CEO Bought His Way Into Government To Tear It Apart And Benefit Himself And His Billionaire Buddies
Elon Musk's plan to take over the federal government actually began several years ago at a $50,000-per-head dinner
www.jalopnik.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How An Unelected Car CEO Bought His Way Into Government To Tear It Apart And Benefit Himself And His Billionaire Buddies
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The board of Virginia Military Institute voted on Friday against extending the contract of Major General Cedric Wins, the college’s first Black superintendent.
The First Black Leader of Virginia Military Institute Is Ousted
The college’s board decided not to renew the contract of its superintendent, Major General Cedric T. Wins, who led diversity efforts and removed a Confederate statue on campus.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The board of Virginia Military Institute voted on Friday against extending the contract of Major General Cedric Wins, the college’s first Black superintendent.
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A group of farmers and environmental nonprofits sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accusing the agency of scrubbing data relating to climate change from its website and saying the move would hinder research and hurt farming initiatives.
Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data
The lawsuit says the Agriculture Department is hindering farmers from using the data to make “agricultural decisions” while they also face a recent funding freeze.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A group of farmers and environmental nonprofits sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accusing the agency of scrubbing data relating to climate change from its website and saying the move would hinder research and hurt farming initiatives.
FAA Awards Contract To Starlink, Promises It Was Under Consideration Before Election
FAA Awards Contract To Starlink, Promises It Was Under Consideration Before Election
The Federal Aviation Administration awards a contract to Starlink to improve the IT systems used to communicate weather conditions for commercial flights.
www.jalopnik.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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This week’s No Mercy / No Malice… DOGE: What Can Be Done? www.profgalloway.com/doge-what-ca...
DOGE: What Can Be Done? | No Mercy / No Malice
I’ve struggled my entire career to discern the difference between being right and being effective. A recent poll shows many moderates favor effective (move fast, break things) over right (checks and b...
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February 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This week’s No Mercy / No Malice… DOGE: What Can Be Done? www.profgalloway.com/doge-what-ca...
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Tesla 'Violated' Workplace Safety Before Worker Death
Tesla 'Violated' Workplace Safety Before Worker Death
Tesla was found to be at fault for a worker's death at its factory in Texas, a struggling EV maker finally bit the dust this week, and more.
www.jalopnik.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tesla 'Violated' Workplace Safety Before Worker Death
“The funding at risk includes Title IV, student loans, state funding for curriculum development, free or reduced lunch programs, and support for students with special needs, among others.”
So #Doge and #project2025 are trying to make America great again by starving youth from impoverished families?
So #Doge and #project2025 are trying to make America great again by starving youth from impoverished families?
The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.
Schools, colleges have 2 weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy
The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.
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February 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“The funding at risk includes Title IV, student loans, state funding for curriculum development, free or reduced lunch programs, and support for students with special needs, among others.”
So #Doge and #project2025 are trying to make America great again by starving youth from impoverished families?
So #Doge and #project2025 are trying to make America great again by starving youth from impoverished families?
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, published a list of government contracts it has canceled, together amounting to about $16 billion in savings. But the biggest single line item on the website appears to include an error. nyti.ms/4k2G0dn
February 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, published a list of government contracts it has canceled, together amounting to about $16 billion in savings. But the biggest single line item on the website appears to include an error. nyti.ms/4k2G0dn
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Honest question for Elon:
What explanation would you like me to give my constituents who rely on this program? Or the other 9/11 families?
Because I'm about to get in my car and drive wherever the hell you are right now to find out myself.
This makes me sick.
What explanation would you like me to give my constituents who rely on this program? Or the other 9/11 families?
Because I'm about to get in my car and drive wherever the hell you are right now to find out myself.
This makes me sick.
Anthony Gardner's (L) brother Harvey (R) was killed in the North Tower on 9/11.
Recently, Anthony has worked for the World Trade Center Health Program.
On Saturday, he got a termination notice, part of what 9/11 community advocates say is an "inhumane" 20% staffing reduction.
Recently, Anthony has worked for the World Trade Center Health Program.
On Saturday, he got a termination notice, part of what 9/11 community advocates say is an "inhumane" 20% staffing reduction.
February 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Honest question for Elon:
What explanation would you like me to give my constituents who rely on this program? Or the other 9/11 families?
Because I'm about to get in my car and drive wherever the hell you are right now to find out myself.
This makes me sick.
What explanation would you like me to give my constituents who rely on this program? Or the other 9/11 families?
Because I'm about to get in my car and drive wherever the hell you are right now to find out myself.
This makes me sick.
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DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital
February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital
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Jeffries and other dems are finally getting angry and fighting back…against grassroots democrats who are flooding their office w calls to stand up to Trump/Elon’s coup. outrageous www.axios.com/2025/02/12/d...
February 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Jeffries and other dems are finally getting angry and fighting back…against grassroots democrats who are flooding their office w calls to stand up to Trump/Elon’s coup. outrageous www.axios.com/2025/02/12/d...
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Every one of these spineless Dem lEAdeRs complaining about “the groups” has got to be primaried and destroyed. They are more angry at the voters calling their offices than the robber baron stealing our country. Outrageous.
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Every one of these spineless Dem lEAdeRs complaining about “the groups” has got to be primaried and destroyed. They are more angry at the voters calling their offices than the robber baron stealing our country. Outrageous.
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This is an absolutely astonishing report.
DOGE did a complete takeover of CFPB’s systems at the root.
This is identical to worst case scenarios for the most devastating cyberattacks by foreign actors, only this is an *internal* threat
DOGE did a complete takeover of CFPB’s systems at the root.
This is identical to worst case scenarios for the most devastating cyberattacks by foreign actors, only this is an *internal* threat
I want to highlight what I believe is a significant document that I reviewed for this story. It's a memorandum of understanding between DOGE & CFPB. In all the coverage of DOGE's takeover of agencies I haven't read or heard about a document like this. I think this stands out
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SCOOP: Inside DOGE's takeover of CFPB
What went down over the past five days based on emails and other documents and interviews
W/ @reporterev.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
What went down over the past five days based on emails and other documents and interviews
W/ @reporterev.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
February 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is an absolutely astonishing report.
DOGE did a complete takeover of CFPB’s systems at the root.
This is identical to worst case scenarios for the most devastating cyberattacks by foreign actors, only this is an *internal* threat
DOGE did a complete takeover of CFPB’s systems at the root.
This is identical to worst case scenarios for the most devastating cyberattacks by foreign actors, only this is an *internal* threat
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries unveiled a 10-part plan for House Democrats' efforts to counter many of President Trump's moves to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Hakeem Jeffries lays out 10-part war plan for Democrats to take on Trump
Jeffries previewed plans to use the government funding process as leverage to reverse some of Trump's moves.
www.axios.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries unveiled a 10-part plan for House Democrats' efforts to counter many of President Trump's moves to upend the federal bureaucracy.