@sloantalcott.bsky.social
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JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
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With an opposition party like this, what is the point?
March 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
With an opposition party like this, what is the point?
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Talk about a good ROI. Vladimir Putin’s investment in Donald Trump is sure paying off.
Read @davidcorn.bsky.social's timely newsletter from yesterday.
Read @davidcorn.bsky.social's timely newsletter from yesterday.
Vladimir Putin’s investment in Donald Trump pays off bigly
After secretly helping Trump's last three presidential campaigns, Russia is getting its money's worth from him.
www.motherjones.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Talk about a good ROI. Vladimir Putin’s investment in Donald Trump is sure paying off.
Read @davidcorn.bsky.social's timely newsletter from yesterday.
Read @davidcorn.bsky.social's timely newsletter from yesterday.
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My Senator is a traitor.
February 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My Senator is a traitor.
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
So strange - I was doing a fairly difficult crossword today, and came across a term I was unfamiliar with: Gish-gallop. It is so descriptive of tRump in general, and what happened today in particular.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
Gish gallop - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So strange - I was doing a fairly difficult crossword today, and came across a term I was unfamiliar with: Gish-gallop. It is so descriptive of tRump in general, and what happened today in particular.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...
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DOGE = Department of Gross Errors
February 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
DOGE = Department of Gross Errors
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When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.
February 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Here we go.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
February 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here we go.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
Certain generals must be removed before any martial law plan is put into action—as Trump and Hegseth are worried there may still be some generals out there who support the Constitution rather than his proposed dictatorship.
This is a political purge intended as a precursor to far more.
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back-door deal (all those secret phone calls with no transparency) to guarantee himself a percentage of the spoils when sanctions are lifted.
Thoughts?
back-door deal (all those secret phone calls with no transparency) to guarantee himself a percentage of the spoils when sanctions are lifted.
Thoughts?
February 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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back-door deal (all those secret phone calls with no transparency) to guarantee himself a percentage of the spoils when sanctions are lifted.
Thoughts?
back-door deal (all those secret phone calls with no transparency) to guarantee himself a percentage of the spoils when sanctions are lifted.
Thoughts?
Two posts:
I had an epiphany today on the elusive answer as to “why” trump is doing everything in his power to please Putin and harm Ukraine. It’s so simple, really.
Since Putin has been under severe sanctions up to this point, I believe the self-dealing trump made a back-door deal (continued)
I had an epiphany today on the elusive answer as to “why” trump is doing everything in his power to please Putin and harm Ukraine. It’s so simple, really.
Since Putin has been under severe sanctions up to this point, I believe the self-dealing trump made a back-door deal (continued)
February 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Two posts:
I had an epiphany today on the elusive answer as to “why” trump is doing everything in his power to please Putin and harm Ukraine. It’s so simple, really.
Since Putin has been under severe sanctions up to this point, I believe the self-dealing trump made a back-door deal (continued)
I had an epiphany today on the elusive answer as to “why” trump is doing everything in his power to please Putin and harm Ukraine. It’s so simple, really.
Since Putin has been under severe sanctions up to this point, I believe the self-dealing trump made a back-door deal (continued)
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Your real president wasn’t even on the ballot last November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXQ...
President Musk
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Your real president wasn’t even on the ballot last November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXQ...
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Musk's latest power grab: your Medicare benefits.
Elon - you're looking in the wrong place. Private insurers in Medicare Advantage overcharged taxpayers by at least $83 billion in 2024 alone.
Elon - you're looking in the wrong place. Private insurers in Medicare Advantage overcharged taxpayers by at least $83 billion in 2024 alone.
Exclusive | DOGE Aides Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems for Fraud
Elon Musk’s allies have been on site at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services offices this week.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Musk's latest power grab: your Medicare benefits.
Elon - you're looking in the wrong place. Private insurers in Medicare Advantage overcharged taxpayers by at least $83 billion in 2024 alone.
Elon - you're looking in the wrong place. Private insurers in Medicare Advantage overcharged taxpayers by at least $83 billion in 2024 alone.
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NEW: Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, has such a colorful history that experts doubt he’d pass a background test typically required for access to sensitive US government systems:
www.wired.com/story/edward...
www.wired.com/story/edward...
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW: Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, has such a colorful history that experts doubt he’d pass a background test typically required for access to sensitive US government systems:
www.wired.com/story/edward...
www.wired.com/story/edward...
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NEW: Elon Musk’s DOGE is working on a custom chatbot called GSAi as part of Trump's AI-first agenda: www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi
The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
NEW: Elon Musk’s DOGE is working on a custom chatbot called GSAi as part of Trump's AI-first agenda: www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE staffers are set to gain access to data at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Great scoop by @makenakelly.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/doge-a...
DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
DOGE staffers will get read-only access to CFPB data, systems, and equipment, according to an internal email reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Elon Musk’s DOGE staffers are set to gain access to data at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Great scoop by @makenakelly.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/doge-a...
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"If Patel is confirmed, the agency responsible for defending against Russian espionage operations inside the United States would be led by someone who months earlier had taken money from a perceived ally of the Kremlin."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Kash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, documents show
Patel, Trump’s nominee to be FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company that has promoted anti-Western views advanced by the Kremlin, documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"If Patel is confirmed, the agency responsible for defending against Russian espionage operations inside the United States would be led by someone who months earlier had taken money from a perceived ally of the Kremlin."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"The payment system “is a road map” to U.S. secrets coveted by foreign intelligence services."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"The payment system “is a road map” to U.S. secrets coveted by foreign intelligence services."
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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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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“Delete” the CFPB & IRS. Abolish bank regulators. Gut Social Security and Medicare.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
February 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Delete” the CFPB & IRS. Abolish bank regulators. Gut Social Security and Medicare.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
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Have you seen this scoop yet? Trump’s pick to be FBI chief was paid by a pro-Putin propagandist.
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Have you seen this scoop yet? Trump’s pick to be FBI chief was paid by a pro-Putin propagandist.
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Silent Coup d’État:
(noun)
A shift in power that occurs without open violence, military intervention, or public upheaval.
It happens through legal, bureaucratic, or institutional means.
It is carried out by insiders—politicians or corporate elites—who manipulate the systems to consolidate power.
(noun)
A shift in power that occurs without open violence, military intervention, or public upheaval.
It happens through legal, bureaucratic, or institutional means.
It is carried out by insiders—politicians or corporate elites—who manipulate the systems to consolidate power.
February 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Silent Coup d’État:
(noun)
A shift in power that occurs without open violence, military intervention, or public upheaval.
It happens through legal, bureaucratic, or institutional means.
It is carried out by insiders—politicians or corporate elites—who manipulate the systems to consolidate power.
(noun)
A shift in power that occurs without open violence, military intervention, or public upheaval.
It happens through legal, bureaucratic, or institutional means.
It is carried out by insiders—politicians or corporate elites—who manipulate the systems to consolidate power.