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Even before Trump charged federal agencies with investigating "illegal DEI," companies began their retreat— dropping diversity promises, abandoning words like "equity." My @nytimes.com teammates and I dug through 25,000 documents to show this in real time www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Companies Like J&J, Live Nation and Uber Are Retreating From DEI
So far this year the number of companies in the S&P 500 that used the phrase “diversity, equity and inclusion” in annual reports has fallen by nearly 60 percent from 2024, a New York Times analysis sh...
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Even before Trump charged federal agencies with investigating "illegal DEI," companies began their retreat— dropping diversity promises, abandoning words like "equity." My @nytimes.com teammates and I dug through 25,000 documents to show this in real time www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Tag @meta. Share the trailer: bit.ly/3SqH91M
May 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Tag @meta. Share the trailer: bit.ly/3SqH91M
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The Administration has arrested a judge in WI and a mayor in NJ, and is threatening to arrest federal lawmakers. In any other country we would say the strongman's security forces are locking up political opponents. We need to treat it exactly that way here. www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
Trump administration threatens to arrest House Democrats over ICE facility incident
"There will likely be more arrests coming," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.
www.axios.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Administration has arrested a judge in WI and a mayor in NJ, and is threatening to arrest federal lawmakers. In any other country we would say the strongman's security forces are locking up political opponents. We need to treat it exactly that way here. www.axios.com/2025/05/10/t...
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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Fun with numbers: who got rich from Trump's tariff cave? deanbaker22.substack.com/p/fun-with-n...
Fun With Numbers: Who Got Rich Over Trump’s Tariff Cave?
Sometimes simple arithmetic can tell us a great deal about the world.
deanbaker22.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Fun with numbers: who got rich from Trump's tariff cave? deanbaker22.substack.com/p/fun-with-n...
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Friendly reminder:
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Friendly reminder:
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
Due process is how we can be sure the people Miller and his henchmen are removing are legally subject to removal in the first place.
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"If this many different judges in this many different courts appointed by this many different presidents are blocking this many policies promulgated by the same president, we ought to be able to agree that the problem is the policies—not the judges."
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
136. Setting the Record Straight on the Anti-Trump Injunctions
President Trump and his supporters are mounting increasingly noisy attacks on lower-court judges. But their claims combine shameless hypocrisy with shameful distortions of the facts.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"If this many different judges in this many different courts appointed by this many different presidents are blocking this many policies promulgated by the same president, we ought to be able to agree that the problem is the policies—not the judges."
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/136-settin...
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another student was disappeared at the University of Minnesota
March 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
another student was disappeared at the University of Minnesota
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Shocking editorial malpractice by the @nytimes.com here. He does not have this power, and if he did, the purpose wouldn’t be to “catch and combat voter fraud.”
March 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Shocking editorial malpractice by the @nytimes.com here. He does not have this power, and if he did, the purpose wouldn’t be to “catch and combat voter fraud.”
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"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."
March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."
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Perhaps the most concise way to think about this is that Musk has pranced around bragging about cracking down on fraud and abuse, finding the bad guys. Meanwhile what he's actually done is enable perhaps the biggest splurge of fraud and tax cheating in history. For him and his pals.
So look at that. DOGE has cost the US Treasury fucking half a trillion dollars. HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS. This is your cost savings.
To review what we from @washingtonpost.com are reporting out of the IRS today:
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
March 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Perhaps the most concise way to think about this is that Musk has pranced around bragging about cracking down on fraud and abuse, finding the bad guys. Meanwhile what he's actually done is enable perhaps the biggest splurge of fraud and tax cheating in history. For him and his pals.
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So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
Changes could break the system, former officials say.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
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Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards held a town hall in Asheville, North Carolina.
Constituents raged at the congressman about the Trump administration — DOGE, mass firings, tariffs, Social Security, and more.
For about an hour and a half, an audience of about 300 constituents raged at…
Constituents raged at the congressman about the Trump administration — DOGE, mass firings, tariffs, Social Security, and more.
For about an hour and a half, an audience of about 300 constituents raged at…
March 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards held a town hall in Asheville, North Carolina.
Constituents raged at the congressman about the Trump administration — DOGE, mass firings, tariffs, Social Security, and more.
For about an hour and a half, an audience of about 300 constituents raged at…
Constituents raged at the congressman about the Trump administration — DOGE, mass firings, tariffs, Social Security, and more.
For about an hour and a half, an audience of about 300 constituents raged at…
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“There’s gonna be a big presence in DC, but it’s not just DC — I want to see this in rural areas, in suburban areas, in urban areas, in red states, purple states, blue states. It’s going to take all of us.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“There’s gonna be a big presence in DC, but it’s not just DC — I want to see this in rural areas, in suburban areas, in urban areas, in red states, purple states, blue states. It’s going to take all of us.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com
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Jewish students at Columbia university today organized a demonstration in solidarity with anti-war student organizer Mahmoud Khalil and to denounce Trump's attacks on public education and protest. Photo via @/Columbia_psc
March 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Jewish students at Columbia university today organized a demonstration in solidarity with anti-war student organizer Mahmoud Khalil and to denounce Trump's attacks on public education and protest. Photo via @/Columbia_psc
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There is no legitimate reason for Musk to have these files. We should assume he either wants our tax data for his financial business or to harass and possibly blackmail his critics.
“The acting chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service has been removed from his position as billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to sensitive taxpayer records …”
Top IRS lawyer pushed aside as DOGE seeks tax records, staffing cuts
The acting chief counsel of the IRS has been removed from his position as Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to sensitive taxpayer records, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
There is no legitimate reason for Musk to have these files. We should assume he either wants our tax data for his financial business or to harass and possibly blackmail his critics.
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Just saying the quiet part out loud now bc they know they won’t get any real opposition from Hill Democrats except for some strongly worded social media content.
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just saying the quiet part out loud now bc they know they won’t get any real opposition from Hill Democrats except for some strongly worded social media content.
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Elon Musk and DOGE are causing chaos across government — and often blindsiding and aggravating Trump's advisers.
New story from @jeffstein.bsky.social, @laurameckler.bsky.social, @johnphudson.bsky.social + Jackie Alemany and me on emerging tensions in the new administration.
New story from @jeffstein.bsky.social, @laurameckler.bsky.social, @johnphudson.bsky.social + Jackie Alemany and me on emerging tensions in the new administration.
Musk’s blitzkrieg is unnerving many of Trump’s senior advisers
Senior officials have been blindsided by DOGE’s actions at Treasury and USAID. But the president’s support of the group means other advisers have limited options.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Elon Musk and DOGE are causing chaos across government — and often blindsiding and aggravating Trump's advisers.
New story from @jeffstein.bsky.social, @laurameckler.bsky.social, @johnphudson.bsky.social + Jackie Alemany and me on emerging tensions in the new administration.
New story from @jeffstein.bsky.social, @laurameckler.bsky.social, @johnphudson.bsky.social + Jackie Alemany and me on emerging tensions in the new administration.
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If the Democrats take the stupid “now people will feel the effects of the tariffs so we don’t need to say anything” approach they will fail and absolutely deserve to fail
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If the Democrats take the stupid “now people will feel the effects of the tariffs so we don’t need to say anything” approach they will fail and absolutely deserve to fail
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December 3, 2024 at 2:55 AM