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You can call it tariffs.
You can call it spicy pickles.
You can call it purple monkeys.
You can call it not tariffs.
A tax is a tax is a tax is a tax.
You can call it spicy pickles.
You can call it purple monkeys.
You can call it not tariffs.
A tax is a tax is a tax is a tax.
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You can call it tariffs.
You can call it spicy pickles.
You can call it purple monkeys.
You can call it not tariffs.
A tax is a tax is a tax is a tax.
You can call it spicy pickles.
You can call it purple monkeys.
You can call it not tariffs.
A tax is a tax is a tax is a tax.
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Don’t want people to know what’s going on? Fire everyone in the FOIA offices. Not at all a suspicious thing to do.
NEW: The entire CDC #FOIA office — nearly two dozen people — received RIF notices. FOIA personnel at FDA and NIH were also dismissed. The CDC has seen a massive uptick in FOIA requests this year. It’s the second busiest year since Covid.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Top US Drug, Tobacco Regulators Cut as RFK Jr. Reshapes Health Agency
First came Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ouster of a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services’ vaccine division. Then, the HHS chief axed the people overseeing new drug reviews and tobacc...
www.bloomberg.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Don’t want people to know what’s going on? Fire everyone in the FOIA offices. Not at all a suspicious thing to do.
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New: The entire CDC team focused on infertility & other assisted repro technology was laid off today as part of the larger CDC cuts.
The small but highly specialized group consists of infertility researchers & experts responsible for tracking IVF cycles & creating data.
The small but highly specialized group consists of infertility researchers & experts responsible for tracking IVF cycles & creating data.
April 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New: The entire CDC team focused on infertility & other assisted repro technology was laid off today as part of the larger CDC cuts.
The small but highly specialized group consists of infertility researchers & experts responsible for tracking IVF cycles & creating data.
The small but highly specialized group consists of infertility researchers & experts responsible for tracking IVF cycles & creating data.
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This is some fucking bullshit. I encourage all 30K+ of my followers to contact their reps in Congress and object to this kind of abuse. This was a young kid, and *even if* he was a shitty employee, THIS is NOT how you tell them that. This is pure abuse and must not be tolerated.
Absolute trash.
Sen. Jim Banks told a laid off U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employee who approached him that they “probably deserved it” and they “seem like a clown.”
April 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is some fucking bullshit. I encourage all 30K+ of my followers to contact their reps in Congress and object to this kind of abuse. This was a young kid, and *even if* he was a shitty employee, THIS is NOT how you tell them that. This is pure abuse and must not be tolerated.
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inbox: BILL CASSIDY and BERNIE SANDERS are jointly asking RFK Jr to testify on today’s health department cuts
April 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
inbox: BILL CASSIDY and BERNIE SANDERS are jointly asking RFK Jr to testify on today’s health department cuts
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With a 60 thousand dollar Rolex on her bony wrist. A ghoul dressed in finery earned with blood and terror
March 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
With a 60 thousand dollar Rolex on her bony wrist. A ghoul dressed in finery earned with blood and terror
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History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes
March 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes
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These two images should be inseparable!
March 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
These two images should be inseparable!
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Appeals court upholds TRO on Alien Enemies Act deportations, writing, “an invasion is a military affair, not one of migration.” I’ll discuss at 11:30 pm ET on MSNBC.
Appeals court upholds temporary block on Alien Enemies Act deportations
The Trump administration asked an appeals court to overturn Judge James E. Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking the deportations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Appeals court upholds TRO on Alien Enemies Act deportations, writing, “an invasion is a military affair, not one of migration.” I’ll discuss at 11:30 pm ET on MSNBC.
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They have a personal phone, and a government issued phone. The latter is secured by NSA. It cannot have third party apps on it.
If they're using a personal phone for government business, they're already breaking the law regardless of what app they're using.
If they're using a personal phone for government business, they're already breaking the law regardless of what app they're using.
March 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
They have a personal phone, and a government issued phone. The latter is secured by NSA. It cannot have third party apps on it.
If they're using a personal phone for government business, they're already breaking the law regardless of what app they're using.
If they're using a personal phone for government business, they're already breaking the law regardless of what app they're using.
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I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
March 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
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Italy has suspended the Starlink $1.6 billion purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk being a Nazi and a Trump / Russia collaborator. Italy cites security concerns about the reliability of the US.
March 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Italy has suspended the Starlink $1.6 billion purchase negotiations with SpaceX amid Musk being a Nazi and a Trump / Russia collaborator. Italy cites security concerns about the reliability of the US.
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Democratic House Rep. Ro Khanna on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:
“I don’t have faith in Schumer saving democracy.”
Same.
“I don’t have faith in Schumer saving democracy.”
Same.
March 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Democratic House Rep. Ro Khanna on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:
“I don’t have faith in Schumer saving democracy.”
Same.
“I don’t have faith in Schumer saving democracy.”
Same.
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Trump claims he didn’t sign the proclamation used to deport migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — but his signature is right there in the Federal Register. So… who is signing these things? And is that even legal? And did he sign any of these executive orders either?
March 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Trump claims he didn’t sign the proclamation used to deport migrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — but his signature is right there in the Federal Register. So… who is signing these things? And is that even legal? And did he sign any of these executive orders either?
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Elon is upset that the public is staying informed. So many threats from him lately. We are public servants, not Elon servants.
March 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Elon is upset that the public is staying informed. So many threats from him lately. We are public servants, not Elon servants.
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Americans are going hungry under Trump. Food banks across the country — already strained by deep cuts to locally grown food programs — the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in expected food deliveries, further disrupting aid as demand continues to grow.
March 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Americans are going hungry under Trump. Food banks across the country — already strained by deep cuts to locally grown food programs — the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in expected food deliveries, further disrupting aid as demand continues to grow.
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Trump is targeting law firms that defend federal employees, expanding his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he opposes. A new memorandum threatens to use government power to punish any firm that, in his view, unfairly challenges his administration.
March 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump is targeting law firms that defend federal employees, expanding his campaign of retaliation against lawyers he opposes. A new memorandum threatens to use government power to punish any firm that, in his view, unfairly challenges his administration.
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Requesting any lawyers or state attorneys general who can help intervene or take legal action to please do.
March 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Requesting any lawyers or state attorneys general who can help intervene or take legal action to please do.
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The Trump administration has already replaced the top IRS lawyer who resisted such cooperation—a shift toward using confidential tax data for immigration enforcement purposes, in direct conflict with existing federal law.
March 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The Trump administration has already replaced the top IRS lawyer who resisted such cooperation—a shift toward using confidential tax data for immigration enforcement purposes, in direct conflict with existing federal law.
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Urgent: Illegal Activity Underway
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.
March 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Urgent: Illegal Activity Underway
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.
Many undocumented immigrants file tax returns with the IRS, providing details about their residences, families, employers, and earnings. The IRS has historically encouraged tax compliance by issuing ITINs to those without Social Security numbers.
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Here we come
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Here we come
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Folks, times are extreme, and extremely stressful. We're all soft creatures sometimes.
Please call the hotlines if you're feeling The Bad.
Please call the hotlines if you're feeling The Bad.
(1/5) Updated Suicide Prevention Resources - please reach out if you're struggling!
National Crisis Line: 988
For Veterans: 988, press 1
National Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741
The above lines are the only ones tied into the National 988 network. All the rest in this thread are not.
National Crisis Line: 988
For Veterans: 988, press 1
National Text Line: text "HOME" to 741741
The above lines are the only ones tied into the National 988 network. All the rest in this thread are not.
March 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Folks, times are extreme, and extremely stressful. We're all soft creatures sometimes.
Please call the hotlines if you're feeling The Bad.
Please call the hotlines if you're feeling The Bad.