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It’s no surprise that Scott Bessent and Donald Trump want to save face and downplay the risks as Elon Musk seizes power, but the American people know better. Trump and Bessent are asking you not to believe what’s playing out right in front of your eyes.
Treasury defends DOGE's ‘read-only access’ to payments system
The department told lawmakers its efficiency review “is not resulting” in any suspensions of or delays to disbursements.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It’s no surprise that Scott Bessent and Donald Trump want to save face and downplay the risks as Elon Musk seizes power, but the American people know better. Trump and Bessent are asking you not to believe what’s playing out right in front of your eyes.
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The takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem
February 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
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The CDC purged terms such as “transgender,” “L.G.B.T.” and “pregnant person,” from its website to comply with an executive order. Intense backlash prompted the reinstatement of some resources. But guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care remain missing.
‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say
Documents purged from government websites include guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The CDC purged terms such as “transgender,” “L.G.B.T.” and “pregnant person,” from its website to comply with an executive order. Intense backlash prompted the reinstatement of some resources. But guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care remain missing.
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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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Mango Mussolini, arch *dicktim* has perfected this tactic stolen straight from the narcissist abuser's playbook.
January 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Mango Mussolini, arch *dicktim* has perfected this tactic stolen straight from the narcissist abuser's playbook.
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The American people deserve an intelligence chief that will stand up to Donald Trump if he gives them a directive to illegally gut funds from watchdogs that oversee intelligence agencies. Tulsi Gabbard refused to answer, which tells you everything you need to know.
WYDEN: If Trump orders you to withhold appropriated funds from the inspector general, would you refuse that illegal order?
GABBARD: I don't believe for a second President Trump would ask me to do something that breaks the law
WYDEN: That's not what I'm asking.
GABBARD: I don't believe for a second President Trump would ask me to do something that breaks the law
WYDEN: That's not what I'm asking.
January 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The American people deserve an intelligence chief that will stand up to Donald Trump if he gives them a directive to illegally gut funds from watchdogs that oversee intelligence agencies. Tulsi Gabbard refused to answer, which tells you everything you need to know.
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Trump is an extremely dangerous man--stupid, vindictive, fixated on payback for his enemies. This country will be lucky to survive him.
January 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump is an extremely dangerous man--stupid, vindictive, fixated on payback for his enemies. This country will be lucky to survive him.
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
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Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.
Is the HPV Vaccine Safe? Yes, Despite What R.F.K. Jr. Has Said.
During his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to disavow comments he had made disparaging the vaccine as unsafe.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Yes, the HPV vaccine is safe, despite R.F.K. Jr.'s claims. It's remarkably effective at preventing cancer — roughly 97% effective in preventing cervical cancer, and nearly 100% effective in preventing external genital warts.
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"The administration does not want to hear from the public. This board wasn't monolithic, it takes diverse viewpoints to form consensus on school safety issues." Liz King, Leadership Council of Civil and Human Rights.
The safety of our children should NOT be a partisan issue!
The safety of our children should NOT be a partisan issue!
January 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"The administration does not want to hear from the public. This board wasn't monolithic, it takes diverse viewpoints to form consensus on school safety issues." Liz King, Leadership Council of Civil and Human Rights.
The safety of our children should NOT be a partisan issue!
The safety of our children should NOT be a partisan issue!
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Maybe they were just overstimulated and accidentally did Nazi stuff.
January 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Maybe they were just overstimulated and accidentally did Nazi stuff.
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"No executive order has the power or the right to tell you who you are. F*ck that noise. Surround yourself with love, and when you’re ready, get back in this fight."
We need you. 🫶🏽--Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, PA
We need you. 🫶🏽--Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, PA
January 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"No executive order has the power or the right to tell you who you are. F*ck that noise. Surround yourself with love, and when you’re ready, get back in this fight."
We need you. 🫶🏽--Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, PA
We need you. 🫶🏽--Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, PA
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They really are.
January 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
They really are.
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I’m old enough to remember when FFOTUS claimed that Sen. Elizabeth Warren was only “1000/24th” Native American
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
January 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I’m old enough to remember when FFOTUS claimed that Sen. Elizabeth Warren was only “1000/24th” Native American
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
January 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
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The Patriarchy also harms the men who don't benefit from it.
December 2, 2024 at 4:35 PM
The Patriarchy also harms the men who don't benefit from it.
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I wrote this shortly after the election.
December 2, 2024 at 9:03 PM
I wrote this shortly after the election.
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I’m old enough to remember having told people that electing an ill, ignorant, and impulsive idiot to the presidency would be bad
November 26, 2024 at 2:38 AM
I’m old enough to remember having told people that electing an ill, ignorant, and impulsive idiot to the presidency would be bad
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President-elect Trump’s picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream. Some doctors and scientists are bracing themselves for the gutting of public health agencies and a loss of scientific expertise.
Trump’s Choices for Health Agencies Suggest a Shake-Up Is Coming
The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:19 PM
President-elect Trump’s picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream. Some doctors and scientists are bracing themselves for the gutting of public health agencies and a loss of scientific expertise.
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Donald Trump's administration wants to give longer prison sentences to women who have an abortion after a sexual assault than the rapist.
This is not my America.
This is not my America.
November 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump's administration wants to give longer prison sentences to women who have an abortion after a sexual assault than the rapist.
This is not my America.
This is not my America.
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Sooo many sexual assaulters in the incoming Trump administration, from the top down, it’s like their own Me Too movement. “You’re a rapist? Me too! Welcome.” 🤬
November 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Sooo many sexual assaulters in the incoming Trump administration, from the top down, it’s like their own Me Too movement. “You’re a rapist? Me too! Welcome.” 🤬
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The New York Post editorial board on their meeting with RFK Jr:
“When it came to that topic his views were a head-scratching spaghetti of what we can only call warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines…In fact, we came out thinking he’s nuts on a lot of fronts.”
“When it came to that topic his views were a head-scratching spaghetti of what we can only call warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines…In fact, we came out thinking he’s nuts on a lot of fronts.”
November 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
The New York Post editorial board on their meeting with RFK Jr:
“When it came to that topic his views were a head-scratching spaghetti of what we can only call warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines…In fact, we came out thinking he’s nuts on a lot of fronts.”
“When it came to that topic his views were a head-scratching spaghetti of what we can only call warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines…In fact, we came out thinking he’s nuts on a lot of fronts.”