Reposted by Ellen
When Trump and Musk tout how much money they're saving by gutting cancer research and Social Security services, know this:
Their IRS cuts will cost $500 billion in tax revenue just this year. That's more than half the Defense budget.
None of their destruction is actually about saving money.
Their IRS cuts will cost $500 billion in tax revenue just this year. That's more than half the Defense budget.
None of their destruction is actually about saving money.
April 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When Trump and Musk tout how much money they're saving by gutting cancer research and Social Security services, know this:
Their IRS cuts will cost $500 billion in tax revenue just this year. That's more than half the Defense budget.
None of their destruction is actually about saving money.
Their IRS cuts will cost $500 billion in tax revenue just this year. That's more than half the Defense budget.
None of their destruction is actually about saving money.
Reposted by Ellen
For those who don’t know: federal civil servants take an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
April 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
For those who don’t know: federal civil servants take an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
It’s a duty — not to any one person or party, but to the people and the rule of law.
Reposted by Ellen
Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
Reposted by Ellen
Here he is today, deeply concerned about economic hardship caused by his tariff scheme.
April 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Here he is today, deeply concerned about economic hardship caused by his tariff scheme.
Reposted by Ellen
Respect to the photo desk apnews.com/article/dona...
April 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Respect to the photo desk apnews.com/article/dona...
Reposted by Ellen
Thinking about all Trump’s campaign BS about how only GOP cared about western NC
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Thinking about all Trump’s campaign BS about how only GOP cared about western NC
Reposted by Ellen
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Elon Musk says he wants to “eliminate” programs like Social Security and Medicare: “Entitlements... That’s the big one to eliminate”
March 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There were howls of protest and denial from the GOP any time we pointed out that Republicans want to cut Social Security.
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Now the most powerful official in the White House goes on TV and calls it "the big one to eliminate."
Reposted by Ellen
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
Reposted by Ellen
SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a…
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
Reposted by Ellen
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
Reposted by Ellen
You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
February 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
Reposted by Ellen
Proof Trump CAVED:
To all the MAGA who is saying Trump “got what he wanted” because Mexico is sending 10,000 troops to the border:
Biden achieved the same deployment in 2021 without any threats. 👇
To all the MAGA who is saying Trump “got what he wanted” because Mexico is sending 10,000 troops to the border:
Biden achieved the same deployment in 2021 without any threats. 👇
February 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Proof Trump CAVED:
To all the MAGA who is saying Trump “got what he wanted” because Mexico is sending 10,000 troops to the border:
Biden achieved the same deployment in 2021 without any threats. 👇
To all the MAGA who is saying Trump “got what he wanted” because Mexico is sending 10,000 troops to the border:
Biden achieved the same deployment in 2021 without any threats. 👇
Reposted by Ellen
I don’t know if this is the plan. But if it is, let me rain on that parade.
Elon will never allow Democrats to win the mid-terms. If the plan is not to get him out of our govt systems now, it’s a wrap.
Elon will never allow Democrats to win the mid-terms. If the plan is not to get him out of our govt systems now, it’s a wrap.
The Democratic “plan” is to “not get distracted” as Trump seizes Treasury, purges the FBI and the military, and completely defies all laws limiting himself, and then win back the House in 2026 by talking about inflation. It’s an awful plan.
February 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I don’t know if this is the plan. But if it is, let me rain on that parade.
Elon will never allow Democrats to win the mid-terms. If the plan is not to get him out of our govt systems now, it’s a wrap.
Elon will never allow Democrats to win the mid-terms. If the plan is not to get him out of our govt systems now, it’s a wrap.
Reposted by Ellen
A few things Trump just made more expensive for you:
Gas
Cars
TVs
iPhones
Xboxes
Avocados
Strawberries
Furniture
Power tools
Modelo
Refrigerators
Microwaves
Clothes
Bananas
Tequila
Maple syrup
Gas
Cars
TVs
iPhones
Xboxes
Avocados
Strawberries
Furniture
Power tools
Modelo
Refrigerators
Microwaves
Clothes
Bananas
Tequila
Maple syrup
Trump slaps tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, risking higher prices for U.S. consumers.
Trump slaps tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, risking higher prices for U.S. consumers
The new levies on America’s top trade partners could drive prices higher for cars, electronics, lumber and more, threatening to crimp an economy that the president has vowed to improve.
www.nbcnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A few things Trump just made more expensive for you:
Gas
Cars
TVs
iPhones
Xboxes
Avocados
Strawberries
Furniture
Power tools
Modelo
Refrigerators
Microwaves
Clothes
Bananas
Tequila
Maple syrup
Gas
Cars
TVs
iPhones
Xboxes
Avocados
Strawberries
Furniture
Power tools
Modelo
Refrigerators
Microwaves
Clothes
Bananas
Tequila
Maple syrup
Reposted by Ellen
This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information.
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information.
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Reposted by Ellen
Atrocity justification begins with false equivalencies.
January 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Atrocity justification begins with false equivalencies.
Reposted by Ellen
Kennedy’s impulse to stand back and let such a “natural experiment” unfold put children at greater risk, said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, adding, “I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
The story behind RFK Jr. in Samoa's measles crisis has never been reported. He wasn't there to spread misinformation about vaccines (though he did). He wanted to study a "natural experiment" of unvaccinated kids.
“I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.
New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to exploit a deadly vaccine accident.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kennedy’s impulse to stand back and let such a “natural experiment” unfold put children at greater risk, said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, adding, “I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.”
Reposted by Ellen
There’s an enormous amount of misinformation out there about the fires and the response. Some of these lies and distortions are dangerous and could cost lives. Our Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has launched a website that lays out the facts. Please share: californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
There’s an enormous amount of misinformation out there about the fires and the response. Some of these lies and distortions are dangerous and could cost lives. Our Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has launched a website that lays out the facts. Please share: californiafirefacts.com
Reposted by Ellen
Just now in presser on SoCal wildfires, FEMA Regional Administrator advises for those affected please register for assistance these ways:
* Go to disasterassistance.gov
* Download the FEMA app
* Call (800) 621-3362
* Go to disasterassistance.gov
* Download the FEMA app
* Call (800) 621-3362
Home | disasterassistance.gov
disasterassistance.gov
January 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Just now in presser on SoCal wildfires, FEMA Regional Administrator advises for those affected please register for assistance these ways:
* Go to disasterassistance.gov
* Download the FEMA app
* Call (800) 621-3362
* Go to disasterassistance.gov
* Download the FEMA app
* Call (800) 621-3362
Reposted by Ellen
Mark Zuckerberg scrapped fact-checking from Meta platforms. He's also added Trump ally Dana White to Meta's board and is helping fund his inauguration.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
Meta faces April trial in FTC case seeking to unwind Instagram merger
Facebook owner Meta Platforms will face trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the social media platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition, a judge in Washington said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Mark Zuckerberg scrapped fact-checking from Meta platforms. He's also added Trump ally Dana White to Meta's board and is helping fund his inauguration.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?
Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.
Follow the money.
Reposted by Ellen
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Reposted by Ellen
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes announces she's quit the paper because her editors wouldn't print a cartoon going after Big Tech and media oligarchs paying tribute to to Trump
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes announces she's quit the paper because her editors wouldn't print a cartoon going after Big Tech and media oligarchs paying tribute to to Trump
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
A new low in mainstream media's post-Trump meltdown anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Reposted by Ellen
When businesses talk about ending government “overreach” they’re usually talking about screwing their customers over
Delta’s CEO says Trump has promised to roll back a rule requiring automatic refunds on canceled flights and another requiring airlines to disclose the full cost of a ticket up front
Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government 'overreach' seen under Biden
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he called government “overreach” under President Joe Biden.
apnews.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:45 AM
When businesses talk about ending government “overreach” they’re usually talking about screwing their customers over
Reposted by Ellen
Nobody should have any illusions now
November 13, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Nobody should have any illusions now
Reposted by Ellen
the thing to note about the Elon “Department of Government Efficiency” thing is that the Government Accountability Office already exists and serves this basic function. the problem is that it’s largely serious and nonpartisan. they’re trying to build their own hyper-ideological version of it.
November 13, 2024 at 4:23 PM
the thing to note about the Elon “Department of Government Efficiency” thing is that the Government Accountability Office already exists and serves this basic function. the problem is that it’s largely serious and nonpartisan. they’re trying to build their own hyper-ideological version of it.