Ryan Braam
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
What a bunch of clowns.
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What a bunch of clowns.
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
This is disgusting and dangerous.
On New Website, Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/s...
On New Website, Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/s...
Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid on New Website
Government websites that once provided basic information about the virus now redirect to a page citing a number of misleading or heavily contested claims.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is disgusting and dangerous.
On New Website, Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/s...
On New Website, Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/s...
The real damage to the United States. The kind you can't easily come back from.
Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
April 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The real damage to the United States. The kind you can't easily come back from.
This is concerning and needs to be paid attention to
We witnessed a massive turnaround today, seemingly out of nowhere. It didn't take much—just a 90-day suspension and some talk about a 10% base tariff. The actual details remain fuzzy, largely because the people running government seem to be making policy on the fly. There's no comprehensive 🧵 1/9
April 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This is concerning and needs to be paid attention to
Seems efficient
"Paying the USDS an estimated $1.3 million for the services of four employees, or their equivalent, over that timespan would establish an implied annualized pay of about $217,000. (The federal pay scale for career civil servants tops out at $195,200.)"
www.wired.com/story/depart...
"Paying the USDS an estimated $1.3 million for the services of four employees, or their equivalent, over that timespan would establish an implied annualized pay of about $217,000. (The federal pay scale for career civil servants tops out at $195,200.)"
www.wired.com/story/depart...
US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its Mission
The unsigned agreement between the US DOGE Service and the Department of Labor provides significant insight into DOGE’s work with federal agencies.
www.wired.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Seems efficient
"Paying the USDS an estimated $1.3 million for the services of four employees, or their equivalent, over that timespan would establish an implied annualized pay of about $217,000. (The federal pay scale for career civil servants tops out at $195,200.)"
www.wired.com/story/depart...
"Paying the USDS an estimated $1.3 million for the services of four employees, or their equivalent, over that timespan would establish an implied annualized pay of about $217,000. (The federal pay scale for career civil servants tops out at $195,200.)"
www.wired.com/story/depart...
Don't think this is talked about enough. The world started shifting away from US trade during the first Trump administration, his second is only accelerating the shift leaving the US behind.
Can the world’s free-traders withstand Trump’s attack?
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Can the world’s free-traders withstand Trump’s attack?
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Can the world’s free-traders withstand Trump’s attack?
Much will depend on the courage of Europe
www.economist.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Don't think this is talked about enough. The world started shifting away from US trade during the first Trump administration, his second is only accelerating the shift leaving the US behind.
Can the world’s free-traders withstand Trump’s attack?
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Can the world’s free-traders withstand Trump’s attack?
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
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“Protests don’t do concrete things” ok except they very well might convince MORE people to come to the next protest and well let’s talk about what compound interest can do
April 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Protests don’t do concrete things” ok except they very well might convince MORE people to come to the next protest and well let’s talk about what compound interest can do
Red states rising up!
We know the big, blue cities are turning out for #HandsOff
Let’s lift up those showing up & showing out in red states like this rowdy crowd in Indianapolis, Indiana 🔥
VC Brian Daniels on IG
Let’s lift up those showing up & showing out in red states like this rowdy crowd in Indianapolis, Indiana 🔥
VC Brian Daniels on IG
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Red states rising up!
Getting out there in Chicago to make it clear we will fight for our Democracy #handsoff #protests #indivisible #chicago
April 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Getting out there in Chicago to make it clear we will fight for our Democracy #handsoff #protests #indivisible #chicago
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April 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.
Finally a honest headline.
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Finally a honest headline.
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Reminder: Don’t forget to vote today in WI and FL’s 1st & 6th districts!
April 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reminder: Don’t forget to vote today in WI and FL’s 1st & 6th districts!
Cruelty is the point with these people
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled
Staff that administer programs to help the elderly, disabled people and poor families with basic needs lost their jobs amid the Trump administration's layoffs.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Cruelty is the point with these people
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the constitution says you must be 35 to be eligible to serve as president. now, let’s say a presidential nominee was born on february 29, 1972, a leap year. and let’s say they were running in 2024. now, technically, they would only be 13. you could say they were ineligible. but that’s stupid! (1)
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
the constitution says you must be 35 to be eligible to serve as president. now, let’s say a presidential nominee was born on february 29, 1972, a leap year. and let’s say they were running in 2024. now, technically, they would only be 13. you could say they were ineligible. but that’s stupid! (1)
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A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
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Reminder: If you’re sharing information, protect yourself. Documents and communications often contain hidden watermarks, intentional typos, odd punctuation, inconsistent spacing, or stylized phrasing—all designed to uniquely identify the source.
March 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reminder: If you’re sharing information, protect yourself. Documents and communications often contain hidden watermarks, intentional typos, odd punctuation, inconsistent spacing, or stylized phrasing—all designed to uniquely identify the source.
I assume Trump has and already signed a retroactive pardon for anything musk does the next 4 years to protect the amount of laws this man is about to break with this info.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I assume Trump has and already signed a retroactive pardon for anything musk does the next 4 years to protect the amount of laws this man is about to break with this info.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
What possible reason does this guy need this?
Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
What possible reason does this guy need this?
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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