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This is a damning anecdote from Rep Jim McGovern. He tells me that during debate over Trump's big budget bill, House Rs privately admitted to him that it would screw over their own constituents, yet they had to vote for it anyway.
Read all of it. He wrecks them:
newrepublic.com/article/1999...
Read all of it. He wrecks them:
newrepublic.com/article/1999...
September 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is a damning anecdote from Rep Jim McGovern. He tells me that during debate over Trump's big budget bill, House Rs privately admitted to him that it would screw over their own constituents, yet they had to vote for it anyway.
Read all of it. He wrecks them:
newrepublic.com/article/1999...
Read all of it. He wrecks them:
newrepublic.com/article/1999...
@british-airways.bsky.social I’ve been a BA exec club member for 10 years and flown with you for over 30. I’ve booked a ticket using Avios and now I can’t upgrade even though seats are available on my manage trip page. I’m trying to give you more money but your process isn’t making me feel valued.
September 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
@british-airways.bsky.social I’ve been a BA exec club member for 10 years and flown with you for over 30. I’ve booked a ticket using Avios and now I can’t upgrade even though seats are available on my manage trip page. I’m trying to give you more money but your process isn’t making me feel valued.
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Trump's promise to dismantle the Education Department will likely be more costly for red states than blue.
Trump states, on average, use more federal funding in their education apportions than states that voted for Vice President Harris. www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
Trump states, on average, use more federal funding in their education apportions than states that voted for Vice President Harris. www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
Trump-voting states have more to lose if Education Department dismantled
States that voted for Trump receive more federal education funds than those that voted for Harris.
www.axios.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump's promise to dismantle the Education Department will likely be more costly for red states than blue.
Trump states, on average, use more federal funding in their education apportions than states that voted for Vice President Harris. www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
Trump states, on average, use more federal funding in their education apportions than states that voted for Vice President Harris. www.axios.com/2025/02/05/t...
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Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.
Neat!!
And you didn’t hear about it because the CDC is being muzzled by a bunch of incompetent fascists.
And you didn’t hear about it because the CDC is being muzzled by a bunch of incompetent fascists.
Kansas Is Battling the Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak Ever Recorded in the U.S.
Dozens of active and latent TB cases have been linked to the outbreak dating back to last year, local health officials say.
gizmodo.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Neat!!
And you didn’t hear about it because the CDC is being muzzled by a bunch of incompetent fascists.
And you didn’t hear about it because the CDC is being muzzled by a bunch of incompetent fascists.
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Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, had a problem with alcohol abuse and his behavior caused his second wife, Samantha, to fear for her safety, his former sister-in-law told Senate lawmakers in a sworn affidavit.
Affidavit by Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law makes new claims about his behavior
Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, had a problem with alcohol abuse and his behavior caused his second wife, Samantha, to fear for her safety, his former sister-in-law told Senate lawmakers in a sworn affidavit.
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BBC at least sees the Silk Road pardon as huge. And horrific. US outlets both-sidesing.
January 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
BBC at least sees the Silk Road pardon as huge. And horrific. US outlets both-sidesing.
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Everything Tom says here
America’s allies should be deeply concerned about Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing. America’s enemies, meanwhile, are almost certainly laughing in amazement at their unexpected good fortune.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Hegseth Hearing Was a National Embarrassment
America’s allies and enemies watched as Trump’s pick for the secretary of defense failed to quell concerns about his character and qualifications.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Everything Tom says here
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🚨IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Social Security and Medicare have nothing to do with reducing the deficit. Even former President Reagan knew this.
Don't let them gaslight you into cutting OUR benefits.
PASS IT ON.
Social Security and Medicare have nothing to do with reducing the deficit. Even former President Reagan knew this.
Don't let them gaslight you into cutting OUR benefits.
PASS IT ON.
December 4, 2024 at 11:00 PM
🚨IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Social Security and Medicare have nothing to do with reducing the deficit. Even former President Reagan knew this.
Don't let them gaslight you into cutting OUR benefits.
PASS IT ON.
Social Security and Medicare have nothing to do with reducing the deficit. Even former President Reagan knew this.
Don't let them gaslight you into cutting OUR benefits.
PASS IT ON.
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In a cookbook forged during the war with Russia, a Ukrainian celebrity chef uses cuisine to "continue the story of Ukraine."
How one Ukrainian chef is fighting for culinary independence
In a cookbook forged during the war with Russia, a Ukrainian celebrity chef uses cuisine to "continue the story of Ukraine."
www.npr.org
November 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM
In a cookbook forged during the war with Russia, a Ukrainian celebrity chef uses cuisine to "continue the story of Ukraine."