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Exclusive: Officials at NASA and the Pentagon are urging SpaceX competitors to quickly develop alternative rockets and spacecraft after President Trump threatened to cancel Space X’s contracts and Elon Musk’s defiant response.
NASA, Pentagon push for SpaceX alternatives amid Trump’s feud with Musk
The worried reaction within space and national security agencies highlights the risks of government’s exclusive dependence on SpaceX for crucial tasks, including classified missions.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Exclusive: Officials at NASA and the Pentagon are urging SpaceX competitors to quickly develop alternative rockets and spacecraft after President Trump threatened to cancel Space X’s contracts and Elon Musk’s defiant response.
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@nlanard.bsky.social is going on @chrislhayes.bsky.social tonight to talk about this galling story that he and @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social wrote. Tune in
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
@nlanard.bsky.social is going on @chrislhayes.bsky.social tonight to talk about this galling story that he and @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social wrote. Tune in
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DOGE is cutting the jobs of federal employees who perform vital services, including those who had previously received glowing performance reviews. Meanwhile, "Signalgate" shows the level of incompetence you can get away with at the highest levels of Trump's regime. Hello?
March 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
DOGE is cutting the jobs of federal employees who perform vital services, including those who had previously received glowing performance reviews. Meanwhile, "Signalgate" shows the level of incompetence you can get away with at the highest levels of Trump's regime. Hello?
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Yale just confirmed to me that the State Department did indeed cancel this contract for one of its research labs, which was tracking Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia:
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yale just confirmed to me that the State Department did indeed cancel this contract for one of its research labs, which was tracking Ukrainian kids kidnapped by Russia:
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Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people.
What is Oligarchy? | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains why American democracy has become a oligarchy.Watch More: 10 Ways to Save American Democracy ►► https://youtu.be/3OUbWJrbzog
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people.
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The Biden-Harris admin capped credit card late fees.
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin banned noncompete clauses.
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin changed OT pay rules to include more workers.
Guess what happened next?
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin banned noncompete clauses.
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin changed OT pay rules to include more workers.
Guess what happened next?
November 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The Biden-Harris admin capped credit card late fees.
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin banned noncompete clauses.
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin changed OT pay rules to include more workers.
Guess what happened next?
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin banned noncompete clauses.
A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.
The Biden-Harris admin changed OT pay rules to include more workers.
Guess what happened next?