JC
@jsc5610.bsky.social
Expat in Seoul. Center-Left. Master of None.
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Hey NBC and Seth Meyers, y’all need to book the largest possible venue in D.C. on April 26th and do a competing fundraiser and comedy show that actually celebrates the First Amendment. Televise it. Make Amber Ruffin the central act. Send a message that free speech is non-negotiable.
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Hey NBC and Seth Meyers, y’all need to book the largest possible venue in D.C. on April 26th and do a competing fundraiser and comedy show that actually celebrates the First Amendment. Televise it. Make Amber Ruffin the central act. Send a message that free speech is non-negotiable.
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Listen to "The Headlines," which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
Musk’s Secretive Team Goes on TV, and RFK Jr. Hires a Vaccine Skeptic
Plus, what we didn’t know about sharks.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Listen to "The Headlines," which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
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And no, for the 150th time—150-year-olds are not getting Social Security benefits. www.wired.com/story/elon-m... #ElonMusk #FoxNews
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.
www.wired.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
And no, for the 150th time—150-year-olds are not getting Social Security benefits. www.wired.com/story/elon-m... #ElonMusk #FoxNews
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IMPORTANT: Elon Musk's wealthy family had ties to Apartheid South Africa and Neo-Naziism. Amy Goodman interview: Chris McGreal, reporter for The Guardian. Musk's formative years. Info on Peter Theil.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3...
Elon Musk's Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
IMPORTANT: Elon Musk's wealthy family had ties to Apartheid South Africa and Neo-Naziism. Amy Goodman interview: Chris McGreal, reporter for The Guardian. Musk's formative years. Info on Peter Theil.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahv3...
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The Senate voted Thursday to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure adopted late last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that had been expected to save Americans billions of dollars per year.
Senate Overturns Rule Limiting Bank Overdraft Fees to $5
Lawmakers voted to invalidate a rule adopted last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It now moves to the House.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Senate voted Thursday to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure adopted late last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that had been expected to save Americans billions of dollars per year.
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The top 7 donors in the 2024 election — all GOP — gave a combined $1B to buy Trump a second term.
It's a gigantic amount of money in total — but it's just pocket change to them.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
It's a gigantic amount of money in total — but it's just pocket change to them.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
March 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The top 7 donors in the 2024 election — all GOP — gave a combined $1B to buy Trump a second term.
It's a gigantic amount of money in total — but it's just pocket change to them.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
It's a gigantic amount of money in total — but it's just pocket change to them.
We must get Big Money out of politics.
No one from either party should be able to buy an election.
The GOP has rollover for Elon… disgusting. Actblue isn’t attacking your flailing rudderless company. It’s American citizens who are pissed off that you have carte blanche at destroying American institutions that actually weed out waste, educate, feed the poor and provide healthcare.
Elon Musk, congressional Republicans target Democrats’ main fundraising machine | CNN Politics
ActBlue, a fundraising juggernaut for liberal candidates and causes, is facing stepped-up scrutiny and criticism from Republicans on Capitol Hill and allies of President Donald Trump – as the GOP flex...
amp.cnn.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The GOP has rollover for Elon… disgusting. Actblue isn’t attacking your flailing rudderless company. It’s American citizens who are pissed off that you have carte blanche at destroying American institutions that actually weed out waste, educate, feed the poor and provide healthcare.
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OPINION by @maddow.msnbc.com:
“The question now is how much Social Security can take before it stops working.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“The question now is how much Social Security can take before it stops working.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Rachel Maddow: ‘Depression-era’: Man declared ‘dead’ by Social Security shares the cost of DOGE’s cuts
Questions about the agency’s future move beyond an anecdote here or there. The question now is how much Social Security can take before it stops working.
www.msnbc.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
OPINION by @maddow.msnbc.com:
“The question now is how much Social Security can take before it stops working.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“The question now is how much Social Security can take before it stops working.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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America’s golden age has just begun…
March 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
America’s golden age has just begun…
What happened to MAHA? Again this feckless regime is cutting essential services during a measles breakout. #maha #makeamericasicker
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
What happened to MAHA? Again this feckless regime is cutting essential services during a measles breakout. #maha #makeamericasicker
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Reminder: Executive Orders are not laws....
March 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Reminder: Executive Orders are not laws....
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I had legit completely forgotten this.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I had legit completely forgotten this.
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This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...
Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said the rationale given by Lee Dudek, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is 'infuriating and absurd.'
www.pressherald.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This isn't how gov't is supposed to work: The acting commissioner of Social Security admitted “I was ticked at the governor of Maine for not being real cordial to the president,” so I ended a program in Maine. www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/s...
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FINNERTY: We're hearing reports that 20 million people could lose Medicaid. Do people right now need to be concerned?
REP. GREG MURPHY: If we don't do something, this nation's finances spiral out of control.
(That's a "yes")
REP. GREG MURPHY: If we don't do something, this nation's finances spiral out of control.
(That's a "yes")
March 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
FINNERTY: We're hearing reports that 20 million people could lose Medicaid. Do people right now need to be concerned?
REP. GREG MURPHY: If we don't do something, this nation's finances spiral out of control.
(That's a "yes")
REP. GREG MURPHY: If we don't do something, this nation's finances spiral out of control.
(That's a "yes")
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The confirmation hearing for Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano to run the Social Security Administration is happening in minutes, there will be a strong presence of advocates who are warning that the system is being destroyed from the inside out.
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea...
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea...
Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Frank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 2031, vice Martin O'Malley, resigned | The ...
Hearing to Consider the Nomination of Frank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration for the term expiring January 19, 2031, vice Martin O'Malley, resigned
www.finance.senate.gov
March 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The confirmation hearing for Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano to run the Social Security Administration is happening in minutes, there will be a strong presence of advocates who are warning that the system is being destroyed from the inside out.
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea...
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea...
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End-to-end encryption is secure because it protects the contents of your communications in transit between the endpoints. If you make one of those endpoints an editor at The Atlantic, no amount of encryption is going to save you from your own stupidity.
March 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
End-to-end encryption is secure because it protects the contents of your communications in transit between the endpoints. If you make one of those endpoints an editor at The Atlantic, no amount of encryption is going to save you from your own stupidity.
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BENNET: Did you know that the president's Middle East adviser was in Moscow on this thread while you were as director of the CIA participating in this thread? Were you aware of that?!
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
March 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BENNET: Did you know that the president's Middle East adviser was in Moscow on this thread while you were as director of the CIA participating in this thread? Were you aware of that?!
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that
BENNET: It's am embarrassment
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Top White House officials used disappearing messages on Signal for top-secret national security discussions—violating federal law & risking our security. Even worse? A participant was in Moscow.
Congress must investigate. This betrayal cannot stand .
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-signal...
Congress must investigate. This betrayal cannot stand .
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-signal...
The Signal Betrayal: A National Security Breach That Demands Accountability
My comments on Laura Coats Live
adamkinzinger.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Top White House officials used disappearing messages on Signal for top-secret national security discussions—violating federal law & risking our security. Even worse? A participant was in Moscow.
Congress must investigate. This betrayal cannot stand .
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-signal...
Congress must investigate. This betrayal cannot stand .
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-signal...
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As the Texas measles outbreak continues, doctors there are treating some children given so much vitamin A that they have signs of liver damage. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
As the Texas measles outbreak continues, doctors there are treating some children given so much vitamin A that they have signs of liver damage. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
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"The report found that more civilians were killed in the first week of the Trump administration’s bombing campaign than were killed in the 12 months of US- UK strikes on Yemen that were conducted under the Biden administration from Jan 2024 to Jan 2025."
The Signal chat was bad. This is worse:
The Signal chat was bad. This is worse:
US Killed 25 Civilians in First Week of Renewed Bombing Campaign in Yemen - News From Antiwar.com
US airstrikes on Yemen killed at least 25 civilians and wounded 28 others in just the first week of the Trump administration's renewed bombing campaign against the Houthis, according to the Yemen Data...
news.antiwar.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"The report found that more civilians were killed in the first week of the Trump administration’s bombing campaign than were killed in the 12 months of US- UK strikes on Yemen that were conducted under the Biden administration from Jan 2024 to Jan 2025."
The Signal chat was bad. This is worse:
The Signal chat was bad. This is worse:
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Complete nonsense from Mike Waltz who knows better. He likely thought he was inviting someone else with same initials and fucked up. Every 13 year old can grok this idiotic move.
Wow — Mike Waltz on Fox News suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow schemed his way into the Signal group instead of just being invited by accident
March 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Complete nonsense from Mike Waltz who knows better. He likely thought he was inviting someone else with same initials and fucked up. Every 13 year old can grok this idiotic move.
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Wow- Himes during a heated exchange w/Will Cain on Fox: "I'm not gonna listen to to you tell me that this about a partisan advantage...it is by the grace of God that we don't have dead pilots right now...it makes me want to throw up to hear you turn this into a partisan issue. You just need to stop"
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Wow- Himes during a heated exchange w/Will Cain on Fox: "I'm not gonna listen to to you tell me that this about a partisan advantage...it is by the grace of God that we don't have dead pilots right now...it makes me want to throw up to hear you turn this into a partisan issue. You just need to stop"
Letting Doge cut government spending will not benefit the economy. #dogesucks #notelected #NoOligarchs
"Are Elon and Trump Wrong?" Top Economist Warns U.S. of DOGE
YouTube video by ProfSteveKeen
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Letting Doge cut government spending will not benefit the economy. #dogesucks #notelected #NoOligarchs
The yahtzee (Elon) is wrong again
"Elon Musk is Wrong Again" Top Economist Warns the US
YouTube video by ProfSteveKeen
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The yahtzee (Elon) is wrong again
GOP and Musk lies about inflation. #inflation
Top Economist Explains US Inflation (Re: "Elon Musk is Wrong")
YouTube video by ProfSteveKeen
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March 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
GOP and Musk lies about inflation. #inflation