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The White House Correspondents’ Association said it fired host Amber Ruffin so it can instead focus the dinner on celebrating the First Amendment.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
March 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The White House Correspondents’ Association said it fired host Amber Ruffin so it can instead focus the dinner on celebrating the First Amendment.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
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So look at that. DOGE has cost the US Treasury fucking half a trillion dollars. HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS. This is your cost savings.
To review what we from @washingtonpost.com are reporting out of the IRS today:
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
March 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
So look at that. DOGE has cost the US Treasury fucking half a trillion dollars. HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS. This is your cost savings.
Reposted by Michael Lazarou
His track record speaks for itself. While we continue to resist, we should take comfort in that he is deeply incompetent, not very bright & his policies are hurting even his most devoted supporters. Let's not get in the way of his inevitable self-destruction.
March 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
His track record speaks for itself. While we continue to resist, we should take comfort in that he is deeply incompetent, not very bright & his policies are hurting even his most devoted supporters. Let's not get in the way of his inevitable self-destruction.
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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This is now an authoritarian country. No guardrails. Trump defies judges. No checks and balances.
US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights
US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights
Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations
The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a US judge’s ruling to halt the flights on…
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is now an authoritarian country. No guardrails. Trump defies judges. No checks and balances.
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How many signs of democratic collapse do we need?
A push to impeach judges not for misconduct but defying Trump? Refusal to honor a court order to turn around planes? Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act outside wartime? A budget clearing him to ignore Congress? Jailing students?
The list goes on.
A push to impeach judges not for misconduct but defying Trump? Refusal to honor a court order to turn around planes? Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act outside wartime? A budget clearing him to ignore Congress? Jailing students?
The list goes on.
March 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How many signs of democratic collapse do we need?
A push to impeach judges not for misconduct but defying Trump? Refusal to honor a court order to turn around planes? Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act outside wartime? A budget clearing him to ignore Congress? Jailing students?
The list goes on.
A push to impeach judges not for misconduct but defying Trump? Refusal to honor a court order to turn around planes? Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act outside wartime? A budget clearing him to ignore Congress? Jailing students?
The list goes on.
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This actually tells you a lot.
Sure, USA stocks are in freefall, but Russian stocks are soaring!
March 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This actually tells you a lot.
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For those who wanted to share this video off platform. Here it is on YouTube
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Fired workers deserve benefits. Call your representatives
YouTube video by Mark Cuban
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March 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
For those who wanted to share this video off platform. Here it is on YouTube
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Reposted by Michael Lazarou
This is unconstitutional. A violation of the First Amendment. A violation of federalism and the separation of powers. It’s unconstitutionally vague. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful.
* TRUMP SAYS ALL FEDERAL FUNDING WILL STOP FOR COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS THAT ALLOWS "ILLEGAL" PROTESTS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is unconstitutional. A violation of the First Amendment. A violation of federalism and the separation of powers. It’s unconstitutionally vague. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful. It’s unlawful.
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And there happens also to be another Supreme Court case that says that the president can’t refuse to make expenditures authorized by Congress unless Congress authorizes him not to
So there happens to be a Supreme Court case that addresses whether and how federal funds can be used to indirectly regulate policy in the states. Among other things, the goal must be related to the original purpose of the funds and it cannot be unduly coercive.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
March 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
And there happens also to be another Supreme Court case that says that the president can’t refuse to make expenditures authorized by Congress unless Congress authorizes him not to
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Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to STOP offensive cyber operations against Russia. This is insane. Russia is actively targeting the U.S., and the ability to conduct offensive operations (which was authorized by Trump in 2018!*) was at least one deterrent. Not anymore www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Stop Offensive Cyberoperations Against Russia
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to STOP offensive cyber operations against Russia. This is insane. Russia is actively targeting the U.S., and the ability to conduct offensive operations (which was authorized by Trump in 2018!*) was at least one deterrent. Not anymore www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Reposted by Michael Lazarou
This move poses serious risks to U.S. national security and global cybersecurity ⚠️. It will embolden Russian hackers, weaken deterrence, and leave critical infrastructure vulnerable 🔓. It's a dangerously misguided decision.
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
March 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This move poses serious risks to U.S. national security and global cybersecurity ⚠️. It will embolden Russian hackers, weaken deterrence, and leave critical infrastructure vulnerable 🔓. It's a dangerously misguided decision.
Reposted by Michael Lazarou
Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
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Reposted by Michael Lazarou
This soundbite perfectly distills Johnson's abdication of Congress' constitutional executive oversight responsibility. He's treating the unconfirmed head of a quasi-legal executive branch agency as a co-equal partner in governance, taking his lies at face value, and laundering them to the media.
Mike Johnson on Elon Musk: "We meet late into the night in his office and we've looked at that. What he's finding with his algorithms crawling through the data of Social Security system is enormous amounts of fraud, waste, and abuse."
March 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This soundbite perfectly distills Johnson's abdication of Congress' constitutional executive oversight responsibility. He's treating the unconfirmed head of a quasi-legal executive branch agency as a co-equal partner in governance, taking his lies at face value, and laundering them to the media.
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Hey Ms. Rangappa! I’m Zach Kahn, a high schooler from Charlotte. Sen. Tillis defends Ukraine but hasn’t spoken out against Trump’s rhetoric on Russia and NATO. Charlotte deserves a town hall—can you share my petition to help make it happen? chng.it/JMvwrn9Nb7
Thanks!
Thanks!
Sign the Petition
Encourage Senator Thom Tillis to Hold a Charlotte Town Hall
chng.it
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hey Ms. Rangappa! I’m Zach Kahn, a high schooler from Charlotte. Sen. Tillis defends Ukraine but hasn’t spoken out against Trump’s rhetoric on Russia and NATO. Charlotte deserves a town hall—can you share my petition to help make it happen? chng.it/JMvwrn9Nb7
Thanks!
Thanks!
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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
Reinstate Target's DEI Programs NOW!
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI prog...
sign.moveon.org
March 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
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So I wonder how many of Trump’s rich friends/henchmen just made a ton of money as a result of Trump's flip-flop on tariffs on Mexico? Kinda feels like Trump took a page out the playbook "Market Manipulation for Dummies."
February 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So I wonder how many of Trump’s rich friends/henchmen just made a ton of money as a result of Trump's flip-flop on tariffs on Mexico? Kinda feels like Trump took a page out the playbook "Market Manipulation for Dummies."
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U.S. attorney threatens to break the law by arresting people who try to obstruct a private citizen from his ongoing lawbreaking.
Trump’s DC US Attorney says that “Any threats, confrontations, or other actions in any way that impacts” what Elon Musk’s people are doing will be investigated by his office since that “may break numerous laws.”
February 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
U.S. attorney threatens to break the law by arresting people who try to obstruct a private citizen from his ongoing lawbreaking.
Reposted by Michael Lazarou
We have a cabal in power who are disregarding laws passed by Congress simply because they don’t like or agree with them.
We are about to witness this cabal ignoring court rulings for the same reason.
These are impeachable offenses, in violation of Art. II Take Care and Oath clauses
We are about to witness this cabal ignoring court rulings for the same reason.
These are impeachable offenses, in violation of Art. II Take Care and Oath clauses
JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington says she's concerned that the White House is still implementing the spending freeze that she and a Rhode Island judge have ordered temporarily halted.
Judge AliKhan is inclined to issue a restraining order.
Judge AliKhan is inclined to issue a restraining order.
February 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We have a cabal in power who are disregarding laws passed by Congress simply because they don’t like or agree with them.
We are about to witness this cabal ignoring court rulings for the same reason.
These are impeachable offenses, in violation of Art. II Take Care and Oath clauses
We are about to witness this cabal ignoring court rulings for the same reason.
These are impeachable offenses, in violation of Art. II Take Care and Oath clauses
Reposted by Michael Lazarou
If Musk is a private citizen, unpaid, then his actions are a criminal violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, bsky.app/profile/cash...
"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were reportedly granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to what end.
nymag.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If Musk is a private citizen, unpaid, then his actions are a criminal violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, bsky.app/profile/cash...
Reposted by Michael Lazarou
This will be a necessary part of the messaging from elected Democrats in the coming days. When Trump/Musk ignore court orders, that needs to be the story. The American people don't want the courts ignored.
We have a cabal in power who are disregarding laws passed by Congress simply because they don’t like or agree with them.
We are about to witness this cabal ignoring court rulings for the same reason.
These are impeachable offenses, in violation of Art. II Take Care and Oath clauses
We are about to witness this cabal ignoring court rulings for the same reason.
These are impeachable offenses, in violation of Art. II Take Care and Oath clauses
JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington says she's concerned that the White House is still implementing the spending freeze that she and a Rhode Island judge have ordered temporarily halted.
Judge AliKhan is inclined to issue a restraining order.
Judge AliKhan is inclined to issue a restraining order.
February 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This will be a necessary part of the messaging from elected Democrats in the coming days. When Trump/Musk ignore court orders, that needs to be the story. The American people don't want the courts ignored.