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Merit hiring? Right.

Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon www.defensenews.com/pentagon/202...
Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role inside the Pentagon
Phil Hegseth’s publicly available resume includes founding his own podcast production company and working on social media and podcasts.
www.defensenews.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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This cannot be posted enough!
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Roger Goodell, on the NFL’s DEI policies moving forward: “We’re not in this because it’s a trend. It’s about attracting the best talents.”

“I think we’ll continue those efforts.”
February 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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“The number one qualification for working for the executive branch right now is unwavering loyalty to Trump.”

Norm Eisen & Public Citizen Co-President, Lisa Gilbert urge the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Patel’s FBI Dir. nomination & investigate the reported purge of Jan 6 investigators.
Trump’s FBI Purge Puts Vengeance Above the Law
The president seeks to hollow out critical agencies and reward unqualified loyalists–like Kash Patel
contrarian.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Major media companies are reversing their longstanding stance against settling defamation claims, instead paying Trump large sums to resolve baseless lawsuits—raising alarms about press freedom. @jenrubin.bsky.social explains.
Words and Phrases We Could do Without:
Media behemoths’ “settlements” with Trump for nonsense litigation
contrarian.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@schumer.senate.gov grow a pair please.
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It’s sunset in America.
February 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I've seen this posted a lot and it just really hits home when you realize that history is truly repeating itself. 😱
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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We say that people don't notice constitutional regime collapse because it comes on too slowly but I'm not sure how much faster it could be happening; we are literally at concentration camps on day 9.
January 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM