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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 52m

Good thing they traumatized and fired all those people

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 56m

Did DOGE save us $2 trillion?

“Not even close. .. Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/tari...

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1h

love c-span, lots of great moments here. my fave has to be where i learned that schumer is now the senate majority leader.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Have you ever voted against anything that Trump has set forth in terms of policy? ... Trump is a dictator. So it doesn't matter what Johnson does or what they guy over in the Senate does."

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 14h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 13h

Posted on mane

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

"There's truth underneath all this fake outrage. Conservatives really are at a disadvantage in pop culture because most creative people are liberals, which has always been true & probably always will be. While MAGA has had some success building a culture machine, what it produces is mostly banal."

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

www.publicnotice.co

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 20h

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

Change things up a bit make it a podcast

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

Every publication needs a dino

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

cool, cool, everything is fine

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. we’re going to take care of our people,” Trump added. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of. And we’ll take care of them in a different way.”

@thehill.com
thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

how in the world is this freedom of speech

Politico @politico.com · 1d

The Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy.

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy

The justices appeared likely to side with a Christian counselor who is challenging the ban under the First Amendment.

www.politico.com

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

it’s kind of a tell, when they make a promise. you know they will be going back on that very soon.

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

if this goes on long enough will they also force every federal employee’s healthcare to lapse, too?

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · 1d

If you didn't realize this earlier, this latest action by the Administration amply demonstrates it does not have the back of federal workers.

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 1d

Holding the government hostage and hinting that you may have just upped your price

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Gautham Rao @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 1d

"I don't know the details, I just saw a headline" is exactly what you expect to hear from the Speaker of the House of Representatives during a government shutdown.

"there are some legal analysts"--great job Mr. Speaker

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

it is with a heavy heart that i must like this skeet

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

an ICE uniform with white robes showing underneath them?

PoPville @popville.bsky.social · 2d

Besides Sandwich guy, obviously, what will be the big costumes this year? www.popville.com/2025/10/hall...

“Halloween Costumes and party supplies” - PoPville

429 L’Enfant Plaza SW – in the L’enfant plaza food court "Deaer PoPville, Plugging this local party store that’s new-ish in the L’Enfant food court area. It’s called Total Party and they have hundreds...

www.popville.com

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

This what gun control in the US feels like

Clemens Vasters 🇪🇺🇩🇪 @clemens.vasters.com · 2d

Techmeme front page:

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

idk aren’t they shooting themselves in the foot on this move? don’t they want to be nice to the companies that play whatever game they’re asked? but hey be my guest, make them angry so they realize that they can’t get along with your party.

The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

Tech companies poured money into carbon removal projects now in Trump’s crosshairs

Now, they might have to spend that money outside of the US.

buff.ly

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

just making shit up, doing whatever they want, who cares about laws

Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 2d

Alarming news this morning that Social Security head Frank Bisignano has been named “CEO” of IRS, a move that raises 3 major concerns:

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Bessent Picks Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano as IRS CEO

The Social Security head will do double duty at the tax agency while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent retains his formal title as acting IRS commissioner.

www.wsj.com

Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

are we talking about the bug or a person

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

The difference is all relative?

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

That’s gotta be worth at least 4 transactions at 25¢ each

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 4d

Snowmobile

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Scott @headintheclouds.bsky.social · 4d

i ain't
Listening to
all that

i'm happy for u tho
or sorry that happened

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