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In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
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Here’s the State of the Union: chaos is up, corruption is up, and costs are up.
 
They’re freezing funding for Head Start, lifesaving medical research, and attacking Medicaid, in an effort to find as much money as possible to give to billionaires.
 
Senate Democrats are fighting back.
March 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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It’s some irony that the US Gov was so afraid of US citizen data getting into the hands of China that they tried to ban TikTok, but left the door open to a Musk, who seems to have full access to the treasury. We have no idea if he is exporting the data or what systems he will use to analyze it.
February 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Semafor: Rubio will appoint Darren Beattie, a speechwriter in Trump’s first term, acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, two people briefed on the plans said…Beattie was fired from the WH in 2018 after attending a conference with white nationalists.

www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
MAGA intellectual Darren Beattie will fill key State Department role
A figure from the first Trump administration takes a role in Marco Rubio’s State Department.
www.semafor.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Published a couple of weeks ago, but still well worth a read. "Thiel is developing a blueprint for putting Big Tech’s policy agenda at the center of US foreign policy." By @davekarpf.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/peter-thiel-...
Peter Thiel Dreams of Empire | TechPolicy.Press
The likes of Peter Thiel and Elon Musk have effectively seized control of the US government, writes Dave Karpf.
www.techpolicy.press
February 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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@mrjoncryer.bsky.social
Hi Jon, Canadian here.
This is a message from one of Canada's BEST Infectious Disease Specialists in Toronto.
February 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM