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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Fun fact.
In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded".
In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded".
June 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Fun fact.
In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded".
In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded".
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This fascinating timelapse of an orb-weaver spider building her web is even more remarkable considering she removes it before dawn each day and constructs a new one every night to avoid daytime predators.
Credit: dinaoren0/tiktok
Credit: dinaoren0/tiktok
June 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This fascinating timelapse of an orb-weaver spider building her web is even more remarkable considering she removes it before dawn each day and constructs a new one every night to avoid daytime predators.
Credit: dinaoren0/tiktok
Credit: dinaoren0/tiktok
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I have read comments from magas on YouTube saying “we have given these illegals free rent , free food , free healthcare and this is the thanks we get”.
June 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I have read comments from magas on YouTube saying “we have given these illegals free rent , free food , free healthcare and this is the thanks we get”.
So Gavin Newsome still not arrested? Good ole TACO 🌮 chickened out again. #GavinNewsom #LA #marinesincalifornia
June 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
So Gavin Newsome still not arrested? Good ole TACO 🌮 chickened out again. #GavinNewsom #LA #marinesincalifornia
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The head of Social Security has said he’s “fundamentally a DOGE person.”
The DOGE that fired thousands of workers, threatened to shut down offices, and is now rifling through Americans’ personal data?
Elon Musk may be out of the picture, but DOGE is still creating chaos.
The DOGE that fired thousands of workers, threatened to shut down offices, and is now rifling through Americans’ personal data?
Elon Musk may be out of the picture, but DOGE is still creating chaos.
Exclusive | Social Security Chief Says Musk’s DOGE Figures Heavily in Agency’s Plans
Despite the billionaire’s exit from the White House, DOGE remains central to an effort to make Social Security a “digital-first organization.”
www.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The head of Social Security has said he’s “fundamentally a DOGE person.”
The DOGE that fired thousands of workers, threatened to shut down offices, and is now rifling through Americans’ personal data?
Elon Musk may be out of the picture, but DOGE is still creating chaos.
The DOGE that fired thousands of workers, threatened to shut down offices, and is now rifling through Americans’ personal data?
Elon Musk may be out of the picture, but DOGE is still creating chaos.
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
June 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
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DOGE cut off Social Security Administration spending so now workers have to use their own money to buy office supplies.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring
The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s disruptive cost-cutting team.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
DOGE cut off Social Security Administration spending so now workers have to use their own money to buy office supplies.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
Meanwhile Elon Musk makes $8 million every single day from the government.
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this makes the other settlements look like arms-length, good-faith transactions.
Again, Twitter WON this case (decisively) at the district court level. The 9th Circuit made it clear that Twitter would win on appeal at oral args. And now it decided to just hand over $10 million to Trump.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/e...
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/e...
Elon Musk's company X settles Trump lawsuit over account suspension
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta recently said it would pay $25 million to settle a similar lawsuit by President Donald Trump.
www.cnbc.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
this makes the other settlements look like arms-length, good-faith transactions.
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From the guy who literally wrote the book on Elon Musk:
It's important to remember that any principled effort to remove fraud from America's public life would start with an all-out push to prosecute and imprison Elon Musk.
There is no bigger fraudster alive today.
There is no bigger fraudster alive today.
Litigants seeking to block DOGE's access to student loan / DOE data cited this exchange as supporting their case:
February 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
From the guy who literally wrote the book on Elon Musk:
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Once again, this is because all of this is a job for Congress, under Article I of the Constitution. The Framers could not imagine legislators so cravenly lacking ambition & fealty to oaths that they would let the president run amok like Mad King George. Nor did they intend the courts to fix this.
February 9, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Once again, this is because all of this is a job for Congress, under Article I of the Constitution. The Framers could not imagine legislators so cravenly lacking ambition & fealty to oaths that they would let the president run amok like Mad King George. Nor did they intend the courts to fix this.
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NO ONE VOTED to let an unelected billionaire steal their Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NO ONE VOTED to let an unelected billionaire steal their Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
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A federal court just blocked Elon Musk from interfering with the federal government’s payments system.
There is power in fighting back. We won’t let up until this block is permanent.
There is power in fighting back. We won’t let up until this block is permanent.
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A federal court just blocked Elon Musk from interfering with the federal government’s payments system.
There is power in fighting back. We won’t let up until this block is permanent.
There is power in fighting back. We won’t let up until this block is permanent.
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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Query: If “DEI” is the reason for the plane collision, why is this the first accident in [checks watch] 16 years? 🤔
January 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Query: If “DEI” is the reason for the plane collision, why is this the first accident in [checks watch] 16 years? 🤔
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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone here at Bluesky for the follows and the conversations and the constructive, substantive interaction. It's a great forum, a great resource for circulating and talking about the news, and -- most of all -- a pleasure. I'm grateful!
January 31, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone here at Bluesky for the follows and the conversations and the constructive, substantive interaction. It's a great forum, a great resource for circulating and talking about the news, and -- most of all -- a pleasure. I'm grateful!
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As a father of five kids, I totally agree with this evergreen post.
January 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As a father of five kids, I totally agree with this evergreen post.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
January 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Dear members of the press,
Can one of you, PLEASE just ONE:
When Trump says we deleted all the evidence, please for the love of God, push back. The evidence is all here:
www.govinfo.gov/collection/j...
Can one of you, PLEASE just ONE:
When Trump says we deleted all the evidence, please for the love of God, push back. The evidence is all here:
www.govinfo.gov/collection/j...
Select January 6th Committee Final Report and Supporting Materials Collection
www.govinfo.gov
January 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Dear members of the press,
Can one of you, PLEASE just ONE:
When Trump says we deleted all the evidence, please for the love of God, push back. The evidence is all here:
www.govinfo.gov/collection/j...
Can one of you, PLEASE just ONE:
When Trump says we deleted all the evidence, please for the love of God, push back. The evidence is all here:
www.govinfo.gov/collection/j...
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Utah Republicans are gearing up to make it harder to vote for many Utahns.
Not enough people are talking about what’s happening in our state. We need your support, so spread the word, and let’s hold them accountable. utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/01/06/e...
Not enough people are talking about what’s happening in our state. We need your support, so spread the word, and let’s hold them accountable. utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/01/06/e...
Elections, higher ed, immigration: 3 big issues to expect from the 2025 Utah Legislature • Utah News Dispatch
What to expect from the 2025 Utah Legislature: Bills on elections, higher education and immigration will likely dominate the debate.
utahnewsdispatch.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Utah Republicans are gearing up to make it harder to vote for many Utahns.
Not enough people are talking about what’s happening in our state. We need your support, so spread the word, and let’s hold them accountable. utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/01/06/e...
Not enough people are talking about what’s happening in our state. We need your support, so spread the word, and let’s hold them accountable. utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/01/06/e...