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Genuinely glad Russell Vought’s daughter got the NIH-backed medicine she needed. ❤️🩹
Now he’s trying to defund the very programs that made it possible—for everyone else. 🙃💉
Life-saving science for me, austerity for thee.
Cool plan, Volde-Vought.
Now he’s trying to defund the very programs that made it possible—for everyone else. 🙃💉
Life-saving science for me, austerity for thee.
Cool plan, Volde-Vought.
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Genuinely glad Russell Vought’s daughter got the NIH-backed medicine she needed. ❤️🩹
Now he’s trying to defund the very programs that made it possible—for everyone else. 🙃💉
Life-saving science for me, austerity for thee.
Cool plan, Volde-Vought.
Now he’s trying to defund the very programs that made it possible—for everyone else. 🙃💉
Life-saving science for me, austerity for thee.
Cool plan, Volde-Vought.
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We had the reporter on tonight; @maddow has the whistleblower
There’s just so much shady shit in this story, but this really sticks out. Folks in NLRB’s IT unit were so freaked out by what they saw DOGE doing that they wanted to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Then this happened:
April 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We had the reporter on tonight; @maddow has the whistleblower
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This administration sent 200+ fathers, sons, and husbands to be tortured in a foreign prison for the rest of their lives. 9 in 10 have no criminal record. None received any due process.
If you *aren’t* outraged, you need to check your fucking humanity.
If you *aren’t* outraged, you need to check your fucking humanity.
Trump's press secretary mocked the “Democrat and media outrage” over the deportation of a Maryland father as “nothing short of despicable.”
Karoline Leavitt Melts Down Over Deported ‘Father of the Year’
Trump’s press secretary mocked the Maryland father who the administration mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This administration sent 200+ fathers, sons, and husbands to be tortured in a foreign prison for the rest of their lives. 9 in 10 have no criminal record. None received any due process.
If you *aren’t* outraged, you need to check your fucking humanity.
If you *aren’t* outraged, you need to check your fucking humanity.
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CALIFORNIA WATER UPDATE: The Army Corps knew the water wouldn’t reach LA—but they followed Trump’s orders and dumped it anyway.
He wasted billions of gallons for a photo op. Hope farmers don’t ask where their precious water went when they need it this summer—the clown they voted for sabotaged them.
He wasted billions of gallons for a photo op. Hope farmers don’t ask where their precious water went when they need it this summer—the clown they voted for sabotaged them.
March 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
CALIFORNIA WATER UPDATE: The Army Corps knew the water wouldn’t reach LA—but they followed Trump’s orders and dumped it anyway.
He wasted billions of gallons for a photo op. Hope farmers don’t ask where their precious water went when they need it this summer—the clown they voted for sabotaged them.
He wasted billions of gallons for a photo op. Hope farmers don’t ask where their precious water went when they need it this summer—the clown they voted for sabotaged them.
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The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear.
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
Trump's segregationist agenda is a reaction to Obama
And we need to talk about it.
karenattiah.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear.
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
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Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on?
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
February 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on?
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
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“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.”
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.”
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
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The US government is now nonstop performative idiocracy.
February 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The US government is now nonstop performative idiocracy.
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Dark Pence is back.
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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What @brianstelter.bsky.social writes in today’s newsletter is exactly what @jelaniya.bsky.social was talking about in this interview with @eduardosuarez.bsky.social @reutersinstitute.bsky.social reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/columbi...
February 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What @brianstelter.bsky.social writes in today’s newsletter is exactly what @jelaniya.bsky.social was talking about in this interview with @eduardosuarez.bsky.social @reutersinstitute.bsky.social reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/columbi...
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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
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America, be very clear about what Trump/Vance are doing right now attacking these judges. They’re laying the groundwork to defy a court order. They’re laying the groundwork to ignore the rule of law.
February 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
America, be very clear about what Trump/Vance are doing right now attacking these judges. They’re laying the groundwork to defy a court order. They’re laying the groundwork to ignore the rule of law.
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“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”
'Mark my words': George Conway predicts alarming showdown that could 'end' U.S. democracy
George Conway predicted that Donald Trump would engage in a constitutional showdown that could spell the end of U.S. democracy.Vice President J.D. Vance argued Sunday that federal courts “aren’t allow...
www.rawstory.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Mark my words. … They are going to basically tell the U.S. Marshals Service, do not enforce any of these orders, we will not obey them, … and, once that happens—I hope it doesn't … but I know in my heart that it will—our 236-year experiment … in American constitutionalism, is over.”
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
February 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
2022: $0
2021: $0
2020: $0
2019: $0
2018: $0
Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.
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Four government IT employees tell Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel that Elon Musk's incursion into the U.S. government may be worse than anyone realizes: “This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history."
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Four government IT employees tell Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel that Elon Musk's incursion into the U.S. government may be worse than anyone realizes: “This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history."
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“This is not only Vladimir Putin’s wet dream of weakening American security, it’s part and parcel of Trump’s depraved goal to act with total impunity, with no one questioning the nature or scale of his criminality or corruption. No dissent. No accountability.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-sociop...
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-sociop...
The Sociopaths Think Victory Is Theirs
Elon Musk and his sidekick Donald Trump are remorseless in their pursuit to dismantle our government. But they're wrong to assume their coup has succeeded.
www.americaamerica.news
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“This is not only Vladimir Putin’s wet dream of weakening American security, it’s part and parcel of Trump’s depraved goal to act with total impunity, with no one questioning the nature or scale of his criminality or corruption. No dissent. No accountability.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-sociop...
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-sociop...
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The coup happening right now is already far worse than Jan 6. But it's taking place at desks and in offices without costumes, flags, horns and human feces, so it's just not as good for television.
All the warning lights are flashing red right now. See what is happening for the continuation of the coup attempt that began in the wake of the 2020 elections. The target of the violence: The Constitution, the will of the people and the Congress.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
January 6 Was Nothing Compared to What We're Going Through Now
But Make No Mistake, This Too is Our Government Being Torn Apart by a Mob of Thugs
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The coup happening right now is already far worse than Jan 6. But it's taking place at desks and in offices without costumes, flags, horns and human feces, so it's just not as good for television.
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If you don't think Social Security & Medicare are next, you're not paying attention. If you voted for this, you deserve all that's coming. I've spent my entire life a bleeding heart for others less fortunate, but I have no drops left for you. I feel nothing... except for your children. Damn you all.
January 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If you don't think Social Security & Medicare are next, you're not paying attention. If you voted for this, you deserve all that's coming. I've spent my entire life a bleeding heart for others less fortunate, but I have no drops left for you. I feel nothing... except for your children. Damn you all.
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It's like America's a bus
& an elderly narcissist speed addict
is maniacally driving us off a cliff;
and we're all staring at each other
because 30% of the passengers
enjoy that his driving upsets the rest of us.
& an elderly narcissist speed addict
is maniacally driving us off a cliff;
and we're all staring at each other
because 30% of the passengers
enjoy that his driving upsets the rest of us.
February 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It's like America's a bus
& an elderly narcissist speed addict
is maniacally driving us off a cliff;
and we're all staring at each other
because 30% of the passengers
enjoy that his driving upsets the rest of us.
& an elderly narcissist speed addict
is maniacally driving us off a cliff;
and we're all staring at each other
because 30% of the passengers
enjoy that his driving upsets the rest of us.
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The NTSB has announced that it will only post updates for plane crash investigations on Elon Musk's website.
What next? They will only have their Christmas parties at Trump resorts?
What next? They will only have their Christmas parties at Trump resorts?
February 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The NTSB has announced that it will only post updates for plane crash investigations on Elon Musk's website.
What next? They will only have their Christmas parties at Trump resorts?
What next? They will only have their Christmas parties at Trump resorts?