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This is a theme we keep repeating too. Until you see it for yourself, I think it’s hard to really understand how completely unnecessary and disproportionately violent the federal response has been.
How much is for fun, terror, or social media, I don’t know. A mix of the three for sure.
How much is for fun, terror, or social media, I don’t know. A mix of the three for sure.
October 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is a theme we keep repeating too. Until you see it for yourself, I think it’s hard to really understand how completely unnecessary and disproportionately violent the federal response has been.
How much is for fun, terror, or social media, I don’t know. A mix of the three for sure.
How much is for fun, terror, or social media, I don’t know. A mix of the three for sure.
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Trump has sought emergency intervention by the Supreme Court 28 times in the first eight months of his new term, more than Bush, Obama and Biden did combined over 20 years. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump’s Flood of Emergency Appeals Is Straining the Judicial System
The administration has turned to the Supreme Court at a record pace, and the justices have issued orders that lower courts have struggled to interpret.
www.wsj.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Trump has sought emergency intervention by the Supreme Court 28 times in the first eight months of his new term, more than Bush, Obama and Biden did combined over 20 years. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Mamdani got 20 times as many votes in the mayoral primary as Jeffries got in the House primary that installed him in Congress
Fun politics fact: Zohran Mamdani got 2.4 times as many votes in the mayoral primary as Hakeem Jeffries got in the highest-turnout general election of his career
Are these guys high
July 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Mamdani got 20 times as many votes in the mayoral primary as Jeffries got in the House primary that installed him in Congress
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Fun politics fact: Zohran Mamdani got 2.4 times as many votes in the mayoral primary as Hakeem Jeffries got in the highest-turnout general election of his career
July 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fun politics fact: Zohran Mamdani got 2.4 times as many votes in the mayoral primary as Hakeem Jeffries got in the highest-turnout general election of his career
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My response to Ring's decision to roll back reforms and go back to surveillance on behalf of police as a business model.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My response to Ring's decision to roll back reforms and go back to surveillance on behalf of police as a business model.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
This is part of a trend of companies bending over backwards to get in on the techno-authoritarian money/power grab that comes with being a lapdog of the carceral state.
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Big development in the NYC mayoral race:
Lander and Mamdani have 'cross-endorsed' each other, meaning that they've invited their own supporters to rank the other. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/n...
Lander and Mamdani have 'cross-endorsed' each other, meaning that they've invited their own supporters to rank the other. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/n...
Mamdani and Lander Will Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Big development in the NYC mayoral race:
Lander and Mamdani have 'cross-endorsed' each other, meaning that they've invited their own supporters to rank the other. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/n...
Lander and Mamdani have 'cross-endorsed' each other, meaning that they've invited their own supporters to rank the other. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/n...
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The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!
April 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The 10% tariff alone is a $2500 per household annual tax hike!
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The fact that some Democrats can't figure out how to make "billionaires illegally take over federal government to cut programs people depend on and enrich their friends" into a kitchen table issue seems like a skill issue on their part.
March 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The fact that some Democrats can't figure out how to make "billionaires illegally take over federal government to cut programs people depend on and enrich their friends" into a kitchen table issue seems like a skill issue on their part.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration plans to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo.
March 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration plans to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo.
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This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
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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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Horrific: One of the USAID programs Trump just terminated was set to deliver lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of starving kids abroad. Much of it is now sitting in a Georgia warehouse.
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.
newrepublic.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Horrific: One of the USAID programs Trump just terminated was set to deliver lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of starving kids abroad. Much of it is now sitting in a Georgia warehouse.
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
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Strong words from Bret Stephens: “Roosevelt and Reagan must be spinning in their graves, as are Churchill and Thatcher. It’s up to the rest of us to reclaim America’s honor from the gangsters who besmirched it in the White House.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | A Day of American Infamy (Gift Article)
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Strong words from Bret Stephens: “Roosevelt and Reagan must be spinning in their graves, as are Churchill and Thatcher. It’s up to the rest of us to reclaim America’s honor from the gangsters who besmirched it in the White House.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
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Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
February 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.”
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.
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D.C. is showing the first signs of financial strain under DOGE: Unemployment claims last week jumped 25 percent over the previous week and home listings have also spiked:
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. showing signs of economic strain amid federal government cuts
Overall in D.C., more than twice as many people have filed for unemployment insurance this year than did during the same period last year.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
D.C. is showing the first signs of financial strain under DOGE: Unemployment claims last week jumped 25 percent over the previous week and home listings have also spiked:
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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At least 32 cybersecurity contracts at the CFPB have been canceled by the DOGE team - contracts that govern protections for the mountains of data inside the Bureau, and those who access them.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
CFPB Data Imperiled by Cybersecurity Contract Cancellation, Ex-Official Says
The cancellation of nearly three-dozen cybersecurity contracts at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau endangers the security of sensitive data maintained by the federal watchdog, a former seni...
www.bloomberg.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
At least 32 cybersecurity contracts at the CFPB have been canceled by the DOGE team - contracts that govern protections for the mountains of data inside the Bureau, and those who access them.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The DOGE Purge Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s an authoritarian tactic. I wrote a more in depth piece on the empirical evidence showing how liberal-leaning agencies are being disproportionately targeted and how this mirrors authoritarian strategies seen in Hungary and Turkey.
The DOGE Purge: Empirical Evidence of Politically Motivated Firings
And what it means for American Democracy
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The DOGE Purge Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s an authoritarian tactic. I wrote a more in depth piece on the empirical evidence showing how liberal-leaning agencies are being disproportionately targeted and how this mirrors authoritarian strategies seen in Hungary and Turkey.
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If you’re a Dem elected and you’re not mentioning the massive cuts to cancer cure and social security funding in every public appearance you’re just not doing your job.
February 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you’re a Dem elected and you’re not mentioning the massive cuts to cancer cure and social security funding in every public appearance you’re just not doing your job.
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NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEWS: In USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
+ similar in the Department of the Interior
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By rights, this would be another enormous DOJ scandal www.yahoo.com/news/senior-...
February 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
By rights, this would be another enormous DOJ scandal www.yahoo.com/news/senior-...
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"The notion that the federal government is hopelessly bloated due to waste that every reasonable person wants to eliminate is an appealing myth, but it’s a myth."
www.vox.com/policy/38738...
www.vox.com/policy/38738...
Why Elon Musk can never balance the budget, in one chart
Elon Musk wants to slash trillions in “waste.” Good luck, buddy!
www.vox.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:58 PM
"The notion that the federal government is hopelessly bloated due to waste that every reasonable person wants to eliminate is an appealing myth, but it’s a myth."
www.vox.com/policy/38738...
www.vox.com/policy/38738...