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A pair of Musk's DOGE bros are literally dictating who gets foreign aid -- including life-sustaining medical treatment -- in apparent defiance of what the Secretary of State has said should be U.S. policy
Via @mattbaidc.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Via @mattbaidc.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
February 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A pair of Musk's DOGE bros are literally dictating who gets foreign aid -- including life-sustaining medical treatment -- in apparent defiance of what the Secretary of State has said should be U.S. policy
Via @mattbaidc.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Via @mattbaidc.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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lol
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week (Gift Article)
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
lol
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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Also worth noting that they put aside organizational differences to align behind this message. No organization is named here. Just the signatories.
And we’re Jews. We argue over everything. This is a minor miracle of conscious.
And we’re Jews. We argue over everything. This is a minor miracle of conscious.
350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
February 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Also worth noting that they put aside organizational differences to align behind this message. No organization is named here. Just the signatories.
And we’re Jews. We argue over everything. This is a minor miracle of conscious.
And we’re Jews. We argue over everything. This is a minor miracle of conscious.
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"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
(gift link)
(gift link)
Opinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights
The genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
(gift link)
(gift link)
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BREAKING NEWS
Inflation surged a WHOPPING 3% in January - that’s the biggest leap in over 2 years.
On a monthly basis, costs jumped 0.5% - the most since August 2023 - up from 0.4% in December.
Inflation surged a WHOPPING 3% in January - that’s the biggest leap in over 2 years.
On a monthly basis, costs jumped 0.5% - the most since August 2023 - up from 0.4% in December.
February 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING NEWS
Inflation surged a WHOPPING 3% in January - that’s the biggest leap in over 2 years.
On a monthly basis, costs jumped 0.5% - the most since August 2023 - up from 0.4% in December.
Inflation surged a WHOPPING 3% in January - that’s the biggest leap in over 2 years.
On a monthly basis, costs jumped 0.5% - the most since August 2023 - up from 0.4% in December.
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Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952, the corporate share of federal tax revenue was 32%. In 2020, it was down to 7%. Here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people. Watch More: What's the Real American Story? ►► https://youtu.be/vvCtwDAQta0 For more videos like these, be sure to subscribe. If you'd like to support our work, you can do so here: www.inequalitymedia.org/donate Follow Robert Reich: Facebook: facebook.com/RBReich Twitter: twitter.com/RBReich Instagram: instagram.com/rbreich/
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February 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Never forget that Trump was the culmination of 40 years of stagnant wages, widening inequality, corruption, dog-whistle politics, and economic gains for the rich.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
If we fail to address this, we should expect future Trumps as far as the eye can see.
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Yo Chip Roy...
Andrew Jackson would have loathed Trump and Elon Musk.
He famously said "the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes…it would extend the influence of the elite and undermine the democratic principles upon which this country was founded."
Andrew Jackson would have loathed Trump and Elon Musk.
He famously said "the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes…it would extend the influence of the elite and undermine the democratic principles upon which this country was founded."
February 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Yo Chip Roy...
Andrew Jackson would have loathed Trump and Elon Musk.
He famously said "the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes…it would extend the influence of the elite and undermine the democratic principles upon which this country was founded."
Andrew Jackson would have loathed Trump and Elon Musk.
He famously said "the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes…it would extend the influence of the elite and undermine the democratic principles upon which this country was founded."
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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Fremont, California, is set to vote on an ordinance that would make it illegal for anyone to “aid and abet” people who are homeless
Activists worry it could be used against aid workers who provide services to people living in encampments
Activists worry it could be used against aid workers who provide services to people living in encampments
Should 'aiding' or 'abetting' a homeless camp be illegal? It may soon be a reality in this Bay Area city
The move is alarming California activists who worry they could be placed in the ordinance’s crosshairs for helping their homeless neighbors.
calmatters.org
February 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Fremont, California, is set to vote on an ordinance that would make it illegal for anyone to “aid and abet” people who are homeless
Activists worry it could be used against aid workers who provide services to people living in encampments
Activists worry it could be used against aid workers who provide services to people living in encampments
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This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.
January 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.
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We are not gasping, we are fighting.💪
January 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We are not gasping, we are fighting.💪
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We are watching Project 2025 come to life. Thankfully, pro-democracy groups are fighting back in the courts and winning.
@democracydocket.com's 17-person team tracks these lawsuits so you don't have to.
Support their work.
www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
@democracydocket.com's 17-person team tracks these lawsuits so you don't have to.
Support their work.
www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
January 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
We are watching Project 2025 come to life. Thankfully, pro-democracy groups are fighting back in the courts and winning.
@democracydocket.com's 17-person team tracks these lawsuits so you don't have to.
Support their work.
www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
@democracydocket.com's 17-person team tracks these lawsuits so you don't have to.
Support their work.
www.democracydocket.com/member-me/
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PLEASE NOTE: Bribes are now called "settlements."
January 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
PLEASE NOTE: Bribes are now called "settlements."
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My latest.
I wanted to take today off but I think more Americans need to know this before it's forgotten by tomorrow.
"Elon Musk and JD Vance's Support of Germany's Nazi-Loving AfD Party Should Be Much Bigger News"
thelefthook.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
I wanted to take today off but I think more Americans need to know this before it's forgotten by tomorrow.
"Elon Musk and JD Vance's Support of Germany's Nazi-Loving AfD Party Should Be Much Bigger News"
thelefthook.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
Elon Musk and JD Vance's Support of Germany's Nazi-Loving AfD Party Should Be Much Bigger News
Elon Musk & J.D. Vance tweeted in support of the AfD Party whose racist, anti-immigrant ideologies are shared by a terrorist who just killed 5 people in Germany. Maybe it's not "economic anxiety."
thelefthook.substack.com
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 PM
My latest.
I wanted to take today off but I think more Americans need to know this before it's forgotten by tomorrow.
"Elon Musk and JD Vance's Support of Germany's Nazi-Loving AfD Party Should Be Much Bigger News"
thelefthook.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
I wanted to take today off but I think more Americans need to know this before it's forgotten by tomorrow.
"Elon Musk and JD Vance's Support of Germany's Nazi-Loving AfD Party Should Be Much Bigger News"
thelefthook.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
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Trump: I’m going to pardon the Jan 6th inmates I sent to beat our police officers and hang my VP because I refused to leave office peacefully.
Biden: Before I leave office peacefully, I’m going to pardon my only living son.
The press: Biden just handed Trump a playbook for abusing the pardon!!!
Biden: Before I leave office peacefully, I’m going to pardon my only living son.
The press: Biden just handed Trump a playbook for abusing the pardon!!!
December 3, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Trump: I’m going to pardon the Jan 6th inmates I sent to beat our police officers and hang my VP because I refused to leave office peacefully.
Biden: Before I leave office peacefully, I’m going to pardon my only living son.
The press: Biden just handed Trump a playbook for abusing the pardon!!!
Biden: Before I leave office peacefully, I’m going to pardon my only living son.
The press: Biden just handed Trump a playbook for abusing the pardon!!!
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In case you needed validation for WHY you stopped watching MSNBC during the day (or completely), they have a conga line of pundit idiots saying President Biden looks corrupt for pardoning his son -- instead of leaving him vulnerable to convicted felon trump's retribution thugs.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM
In case you needed validation for WHY you stopped watching MSNBC during the day (or completely), they have a conga line of pundit idiots saying President Biden looks corrupt for pardoning his son -- instead of leaving him vulnerable to convicted felon trump's retribution thugs.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
DO. NOT. WATCH.
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Just read about Musk's crazed call for Alexander Vindman to be charged with treason, the penalty for which is execution! Final push for me to deactivate my X account! Deep breathes. . . .but relief to shed that hellhole!
November 30, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Just read about Musk's crazed call for Alexander Vindman to be charged with treason, the penalty for which is execution! Final push for me to deactivate my X account! Deep breathes. . . .but relief to shed that hellhole!
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This reads just like an email from a loving and caring mother to her extremely narcissistic son who’s incapable of self-reflection and unwilling to seek therapy because … he’s too narcissistic.
NEWS
The NYT has obtained an email that Pete Hegseth’s mom sent to her son in 2018.
In the email, Penelope Hegseth refers to her son as “an abuser of women.”
In an interview with the New York Times, Penelope Hegseth says she regrets sending the email to her son.
Full Story: bit.ly/3ZbUs9h
The NYT has obtained an email that Pete Hegseth’s mom sent to her son in 2018.
In the email, Penelope Hegseth refers to her son as “an abuser of women.”
In an interview with the New York Times, Penelope Hegseth says she regrets sending the email to her son.
Full Story: bit.ly/3ZbUs9h
![I know you think this is one big competition and that we have taken her side... bunk... we are on the side of good and that is not you. (Go ahead and call me self-righteous, I dont' care)
Don't you dare run to her and cry foul that we shared with us... that's what babies do. It's time for someone (I wish it was a strong man) to stand up to your abusive behavior and call it out, especially against women
We still love you, but we are broken by your behavior and lack of character. I don't want to write emails like this and never thought I would. If it damages our relationship further, then so be it, but at least I have said my piece. [Redacted]
And yes, we are praying for you (and you don't deserve to know how we are praying, so skip the snarky reply)
I don't want an answer to this... I don't want to debate with you. You twist and abuse everything I say anyway. But... On behalf of all the women (and I know it's many) you have abused in some way, I say... get some help and take an honest look at yourself...
Mom](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t46sqvutibvsmjgwn6r6izve/bafkreie2kzc3io4sqvusq7fhsun5azugv4noqwq35sdhhuinuih7pgkx7q@jpeg)
November 30, 2024 at 2:25 AM
This reads just like an email from a loving and caring mother to her extremely narcissistic son who’s incapable of self-reflection and unwilling to seek therapy because … he’s too narcissistic.
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The news media are going to have to show some courage to fulfill their function of holding the government accountable when they are being intimidated and threatened by the president of the United States.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
bsky.app/profile/greg...
November 30, 2024 at 4:03 PM
The news media are going to have to show some courage to fulfill their function of holding the government accountable when they are being intimidated and threatened by the president of the United States.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
bsky.app/profile/greg...
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We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
The Engagement Is Better on Bluesky - Bluesky
Bluesky is the lobby to the open web. Find and build your community here.
bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
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Well played. And frighteningly accurate.
November 29, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Well played. And frighteningly accurate.
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A lot of accounts asking for followers but we follow back everyone who asks no matter how long it takes us!
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
November 13, 2024 at 6:47 PM
A lot of accounts asking for followers but we follow back everyone who asks no matter how long it takes us!
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
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The House ethics committee doesn't need to "leak" the Gaetz report. Nothing is stopping any member of that committee from invoking parliamentary privilege to read the full report into the Congressional Record.
November 14, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The House ethics committee doesn't need to "leak" the Gaetz report. Nothing is stopping any member of that committee from invoking parliamentary privilege to read the full report into the Congressional Record.