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🇩🇪 German Chancellor Merz:
"Russia is already attacking us today. The infrastructure, we have attacks, arson attacks, what has also happened in barracks here in recent days. The trails almost all lead to Russia."
"Russia is already attacking us today. The infrastructure, we have attacks, arson attacks, what has also happened in barracks here in recent days. The trails almost all lead to Russia."
July 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🇩🇪 German Chancellor Merz:
"Russia is already attacking us today. The infrastructure, we have attacks, arson attacks, what has also happened in barracks here in recent days. The trails almost all lead to Russia."
"Russia is already attacking us today. The infrastructure, we have attacks, arson attacks, what has also happened in barracks here in recent days. The trails almost all lead to Russia."
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Isn't it supposed to flood? I mean, the whole point of building Alligator Auschwitz in the middle of the Everglades is to be cruel.
And please, stop calling it Alligator Alcatraz. Alcatraz was a prison designed for criminals. Alligator Auschwitz is a concentration camp holding one group of people.
And please, stop calling it Alligator Alcatraz. Alcatraz was a prison designed for criminals. Alligator Auschwitz is a concentration camp holding one group of people.
"Alligator Alcatraz" floods within day of opening
Rainwater was seen seeping into the migrant detention center and onto cables on the floor after a rainstorm, according to video.
www.newsweek.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Isn't it supposed to flood? I mean, the whole point of building Alligator Auschwitz in the middle of the Everglades is to be cruel.
And please, stop calling it Alligator Alcatraz. Alcatraz was a prison designed for criminals. Alligator Auschwitz is a concentration camp holding one group of people.
And please, stop calling it Alligator Alcatraz. Alcatraz was a prison designed for criminals. Alligator Auschwitz is a concentration camp holding one group of people.
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NEWS: Judge Chutkan has granted a request by several state attorneys general for discovery on DOGE — namely the identities of DOGE personnel and the “parameter’s of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
NEWS: Judge Chutkan has granted a request by several state attorneys general for discovery on DOGE — namely the identities of DOGE personnel and the “parameter’s of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
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so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
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Last week, Elon Musk appeared alongside Trump in the Oval to defend the work of DOGE.
Looking directly at Musk, Trump asked; “Could you mention some of the things *your team* has found?”
Tonight, the government claimed that Musk isn’t in charge of DOGE & isn’t a DOGE employee.
Looking directly at Musk, Trump asked; “Could you mention some of the things *your team* has found?”
Tonight, the government claimed that Musk isn’t in charge of DOGE & isn’t a DOGE employee.
February 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Last week, Elon Musk appeared alongside Trump in the Oval to defend the work of DOGE.
Looking directly at Musk, Trump asked; “Could you mention some of the things *your team* has found?”
Tonight, the government claimed that Musk isn’t in charge of DOGE & isn’t a DOGE employee.
Looking directly at Musk, Trump asked; “Could you mention some of the things *your team* has found?”
Tonight, the government claimed that Musk isn’t in charge of DOGE & isn’t a DOGE employee.
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NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason.
February 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason.
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The next class of Kennedy Center Honorees:
Kid Rock
Scott Baio
Hulk Hogan
Jake Paul
Victoria Jackson
Kid Rock
Scott Baio
Hulk Hogan
Jake Paul
Victoria Jackson
February 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The next class of Kennedy Center Honorees:
Kid Rock
Scott Baio
Hulk Hogan
Jake Paul
Victoria Jackson
Kid Rock
Scott Baio
Hulk Hogan
Jake Paul
Victoria Jackson
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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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 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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.
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It’s a golden age of disassociation.
Good reminder of art as refuge on the cover of this week’s New Yorker
February 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
It’s a golden age of disassociation.
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STAHL: “You said Trump is nasty, not very smart, a sleazeball…”
MCCONNELL: “Those were private comments.”
STAHL: “But they’re in your biography.”
MCCONNELL: “Yeah.” 😬
MCCONNELL: “Those were private comments.”
STAHL: “But they’re in your biography.”
MCCONNELL: “Yeah.” 😬
February 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
STAHL: “You said Trump is nasty, not very smart, a sleazeball…”
MCCONNELL: “Those were private comments.”
STAHL: “But they’re in your biography.”
MCCONNELL: “Yeah.” 😬
MCCONNELL: “Those were private comments.”
STAHL: “But they’re in your biography.”
MCCONNELL: “Yeah.” 😬
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Raising the price of prescription drugs to pay for tax cuts for the rich and racism. Republicans governing. Good job, America.
January 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Raising the price of prescription drugs to pay for tax cuts for the rich and racism. Republicans governing. Good job, America.
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hey question, is this bad?
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
hey question, is this bad?
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Welp, here we fucking go. This is how they’re gonna do the abortion pill ban:
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-indictment-lousiana-new-york-doctor-63ff4d9da8a9b592a7ca4ec7ba538cd3
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-indictment-lousiana-new-york-doctor-63ff4d9da8a9b592a7ca4ec7ba538cd3
January 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Welp, here we fucking go. This is how they’re gonna do the abortion pill ban:
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-indictment-lousiana-new-york-doctor-63ff4d9da8a9b592a7ca4ec7ba538cd3
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-indictment-lousiana-new-york-doctor-63ff4d9da8a9b592a7ca4ec7ba538cd3
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An unelected, erratic, ketamine-addled billionaire with far right/white nationalist views has taken control of the personnel and payment systems of the United States government. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole.
January 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An unelected, erratic, ketamine-addled billionaire with far right/white nationalist views has taken control of the personnel and payment systems of the United States government. Not an exaggeration, not hyperbole.
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Feeling for all my fellow postdocs that are funded by NSF or NIH grants. Solidarity.
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Feeling for all my fellow postdocs that are funded by NSF or NIH grants. Solidarity.
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This is what happens when thousands of Missourians make calls to their Republican Representatives. Keep it up.
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
Missouri House speaker says ‘bounty hunter’ immigration bill has little chance of passing • Missouri Independent
There is no appetite among House Republicans for a bill that would put a bounty on undocumented immigrants, Speaker Jon Patterson said.
missouriindependent.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is what happens when thousands of Missourians make calls to their Republican Representatives. Keep it up.
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
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NEW: Govt tech workers are getting thrown into "sneak attack" meetings to discuss their code and projects with random Elon Musk bros.
It's all very reminiscent of Musk's Twitter takeover.
Inside the last week at GSA w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
It's all very reminiscent of Musk's Twitter takeover.
Inside the last week at GSA w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros
A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern has joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
NEW: Govt tech workers are getting thrown into "sneak attack" meetings to discuss their code and projects with random Elon Musk bros.
It's all very reminiscent of Musk's Twitter takeover.
Inside the last week at GSA w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
It's all very reminiscent of Musk's Twitter takeover.
Inside the last week at GSA w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday | CNN Politics
At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department ...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
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Infectious Disease doc here 🙋🏻♂️. The only reason to give less vaccine to Black people is if you don’t want them to be protected. This is straight up medical racism. #DoNotConfirmRFKJr
ALSOBROOKS: You said 'we should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that is given to whites.' Can you please explain what you meant?
RFK Jr: There's a series of studies ...
ALSOBROOKS: What different schedule would you say I should've recevied?
RFK Jr: There's a series of studies ...
ALSOBROOKS: What different schedule would you say I should've recevied?
January 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Infectious Disease doc here 🙋🏻♂️. The only reason to give less vaccine to Black people is if you don’t want them to be protected. This is straight up medical racism. #DoNotConfirmRFKJr