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“I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.”
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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2025 was a year where many of our worst fears came to pass.
We watched a madman get back into the White House, who let billionaires hijack our federal government, slash our benefits to fund their government handouts & tax cuts, while stealing our data to feed their Orwellian surveillance systems
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We watched a madman get back into the White House, who let billionaires hijack our federal government, slash our benefits to fund their government handouts & tax cuts, while stealing our data to feed their Orwellian surveillance systems
🧵
December 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
2025 was a year where many of our worst fears came to pass.
We watched a madman get back into the White House, who let billionaires hijack our federal government, slash our benefits to fund their government handouts & tax cuts, while stealing our data to feed their Orwellian surveillance systems
🧵
We watched a madman get back into the White House, who let billionaires hijack our federal government, slash our benefits to fund their government handouts & tax cuts, while stealing our data to feed their Orwellian surveillance systems
🧵
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Captain Mark Kelly in a video addressed the death threats that he and other Dems had received from Trump earlier this week.
Kelly also reminded that he and his wife were victims of an assassination attempt which could have ended up with his wife’s death after she had been shot in the head.
Kelly also reminded that he and his wife were victims of an assassination attempt which could have ended up with his wife’s death after she had been shot in the head.
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Captain Mark Kelly in a video addressed the death threats that he and other Dems had received from Trump earlier this week.
Kelly also reminded that he and his wife were victims of an assassination attempt which could have ended up with his wife’s death after she had been shot in the head.
Kelly also reminded that he and his wife were victims of an assassination attempt which could have ended up with his wife’s death after she had been shot in the head.
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The Department of Education is parceling off its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies.
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Department of Education is parceling off its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies.
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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About Last Night: MAGA Reeks of Death
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
About Last Night: MAGA Reeks of Death
There are nights in politics when the country leans over, taps you on the shoulder, and says, “I told you I was sick of this.” Last night was one of those nights.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
About Last Night: MAGA Reeks of Death
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
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this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
U.S. media has been totally seized by billionaire owners who are betraying our country. I canceled my subscription to this now obsequious rag back when they started this stuff.
The Washington Post editorial section hit rock bottom and just kept digging.
October 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
U.S. media has been totally seized by billionaire owners who are betraying our country. I canceled my subscription to this now obsequious rag back when they started this stuff.
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New York hero 🦸♀️ she does not wear capes but has a ton of guts.
October 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New York hero 🦸♀️ she does not wear capes but has a ton of guts.
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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We aren’t quite to the point of a direct and explicit defiance of the courts by the Trump admin. But the doomsday clock on our democracy ticks forward with this declaration from a federal judge.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants (Gift Article)
The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We aren’t quite to the point of a direct and explicit defiance of the courts by the Trump admin. But the doomsday clock on our democracy ticks forward with this declaration from a federal judge.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
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Oh wow who could have ever have predicted this would happen. www.wsj.com/business/dea...
For CEOs and Bankers, the Trump Euphoria Is Fading Fast
The deals market had its quietest January in a decade, curtailed by the uncertainty delivered in the president’s first weeks.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Oh wow who could have ever have predicted this would happen. www.wsj.com/business/dea...
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Good summary of some of the factors in play as we head into the debt ceiling standoff in the spring (not March 14; that’s the budget deadline.) And if Trump 2.0 has shown one thing: think the unthinkable.
www.vox.com/politics/398...
www.vox.com/politics/398...
America’s constitutional crisis could come to a head in four months
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use a debt ceiling breach to usurp Congress’s power.
www.vox.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Good summary of some of the factors in play as we head into the debt ceiling standoff in the spring (not March 14; that’s the budget deadline.) And if Trump 2.0 has shown one thing: think the unthinkable.
www.vox.com/politics/398...
www.vox.com/politics/398...
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Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege
flip.it/ozBqx1
flip.it/ozBqx1
Opinion | Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.
Former Secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew and Yellen argue that DOGE is a threat to America.
flip.it
February 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege
flip.it/ozBqx1
flip.it/ozBqx1
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A few folks have noted Gillibrand was talking about Republican members of Congress getting threats. It's doesn't matter. The point remains the same: Republicans are injecting violence and lawlessness into our form of governance and you either bend to it or counter it. You can't wish it away.
February 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A few folks have noted Gillibrand was talking about Republican members of Congress getting threats. It's doesn't matter. The point remains the same: Republicans are injecting violence and lawlessness into our form of governance and you either bend to it or counter it. You can't wish it away.
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A group of anonymous authors has published this well-sourced memorandum on Musk and the Neoreactionary movement. Please share widely. The threat is not well understood. Take a moment to read the one page executive summary now; then call Congress.
america2.news/content/file...
america2.news/content/file...
america2.news
February 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
A group of anonymous authors has published this well-sourced memorandum on Musk and the Neoreactionary movement. Please share widely. The threat is not well understood. Take a moment to read the one page executive summary now; then call Congress.
america2.news/content/file...
america2.news/content/file...
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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On the German press baron who "calculated that by hollowing out the political center, political consensus would become impossible and the democratic system would collapse"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On the German press baron who "calculated that by hollowing out the political center, political consensus would become impossible and the democratic system would collapse"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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@lizthegrey.com puts the case in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that the recent intervention in the US treasury violates every best practice of risk management in crucial systems.
(I helped to review this and stand by it.)
@lizthegrey.com puts the case in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that the recent intervention in the US treasury violates every best practice of risk management in crucial systems.
(I helped to review this and stand by it.)
Why DOGE’s meddling at Treasury could have catastrophic consequences for the US economy
It’s only a matter of time until DOGE meddling inadvertently triggers a catastrophic failure of Bureau of the Fiscal Service systems.
thebulletin.org
February 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
thebulletin.org/2025/02/why-...
@lizthegrey.com puts the case in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that the recent intervention in the US treasury violates every best practice of risk management in crucial systems.
(I helped to review this and stand by it.)
@lizthegrey.com puts the case in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that the recent intervention in the US treasury violates every best practice of risk management in crucial systems.
(I helped to review this and stand by it.)
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This is beyond cruel and revolting.
The Trump regime is planning to pack immigrants into shipping containers in their American gulags 😡 www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
The Trump regime is planning to pack immigrants into shipping containers in their American gulags 😡 www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
February 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is beyond cruel and revolting.
The Trump regime is planning to pack immigrants into shipping containers in their American gulags 😡 www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
The Trump regime is planning to pack immigrants into shipping containers in their American gulags 😡 www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
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One of the most important websites in America right now.
Is this a coup? Home of the Coup-o-meter
Prevention is the best medicine: Get background on coups, how they happen in a democracy, and what we can do to stop one.
isthisacoup.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the most important websites in America right now.
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I wonder why Musk is focused on the federal civilian workforce (4% of the budget) and not federal contractors, which account for 3x more annual spending and are more prone to waste, fraud, and abuse?
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I wonder why Musk is focused on the federal civilian workforce (4% of the budget) and not federal contractors, which account for 3x more annual spending and are more prone to waste, fraud, and abuse?