After illegally abducting Maduro, Trump has just sold $250M of Venezuela's oil to Vitol.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
OJOTD:
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Mine is the difference between a reason and an excuse. Drives me crazy almost daily.
15.07.2025 20:25 β π 14 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0How True this isβΌοΈ
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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
DJOTD:
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Happy International Incels Who Call Themselves Alphas Complaining That There's No International Men's Day Even Though International Men's Day is November 19th But They Don't Know That Because All They Actually Want Is For There To Be No International Women's Day Day.
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BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for threatening funding cuts to schools that engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The federal government cannot force schools to follow their political agenda.
looking back everything went to shit when Schoolhouse Rock stopped airing
21.02.2025 02:16 β π 19083 π 1930 π¬ 458 π 131No, but if youβre looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.
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Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out.
Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal.
Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home.
That.
Do that.
ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: Iβll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF.
Now.
Print hard copies.
And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
Anthony Sledwards is officially ready for Minnesota winter.
A big thank you to the 1,600 snowplow drivers who keep us safe and our roads cleared all winter long, and the Minnesotans who continue to demonstrate unrivaled creativity in naming our snowplows.
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
JUST IN:
Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore βby no later than 11:59 pmβ today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last,
For violent fires soon burn out themselves
OJOTD:
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As Trumpβs marauding continues, America's last defense is the federal courts. But the big story here (which hasnβt received the attention it deserves) is that the Trump regime isΒ ignoringΒ the courts.
Where will this end? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-a-lawless-president
Right? It's as good as Under Armour's "I will what I want."
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Fascism backed by Big Money is one of the most dangerous of all political alliances.
We saw it in 1930s Germany, and we're seeing it again today.
ICYMI: In the last two weeks, Philefest has announced that Mitch and Arlene Pileggi, Nicholas Lea, and Anne Simon will all be attending Philefest 2025 this Labor Day weekend. Get tickets at philefest2025.com
11.02.2025 15:58 β π 10 π 5 π¬ 0 π 2Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
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The AMA has a YouTube page where you can catch up on all the fun, ongoing TB & bird flu outbreaks, since the CDC is no longer allowed to do that: youtube.com/watch?v=HlPB...
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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.