Angela Santarelli

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.

Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters

Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

There’s No Such Thing as an “Illegal Boycott”, Fuckhead People Aren’t Required to Buy Swastikars From Nazis

Today, I wrote about Donald Trump's "Illegal Boycotts."

We don't have to buy your weird, Nazi vampire's shitty cars. Go to hell if you don't like it.

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If you’re in the neighborhood…

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

evergreen tweet from 2022

Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."

The Week Ahead February 23, 2025

Perhaps Trump should have just left the nation’s Inspector Generals, the professionals charged with finding waste & fraud, in place instead of firing many of them. DOGE is not a sophisticated strike force joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

In this time of distress, grief, anger, despair, as you figure out your own ways to fight back, don’t forget to take the time to recharge. Find joy in friends, in creative endeavors, in art, nature, a meal. Smile. Laugh. Find comfort. For even brief moments. Share the love.

Wyoming woman hospitalized with bird flu in third confirmed human case - UPI.com A Wyoming woman hospitalized with bird flu is the state's first human case after her flock of chickens became infected and died, according to state officials.

A Wyoming woman hospitalized with bird flu is the state's first human case after her flock of chickens became infected and died, according to state officials. #News&Politics

“What they call you is one thing.

“What you answer to is something else.”

- Lucille Clifton

The Musk Purges bsky.app/profile/wash...

Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off

Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.

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A team from SpaceX is being brought in to overhaul FAA’s air traffic control system Staff shortages are about to get even worse.

Headline: Exploding rocket company to oversee changes to airplane safety.

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When my class was elected in 2010, we cut congress’ own budget and our personal ones by about 10 percent.

This one should cut theirs by about 20, and each office should lay off a couple employees.

Same DOGE is requiring.

Make every
@gop
answer

NEW: As legal challenges to DOGE mount, the White House claims Elon Musk is not technically in charge of the effort and has no decision-making power.

That contradicts Trump/Musk's own public portrayal. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.

There’s not.

Trump's firing of independent watchdogs raises concerns about government fraud and ethics In another sweeping move of his second term, President Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general, the non-partisan watchdogs appointed to protect against abuses of power, waste and mismanagemen...

ICYMI: Trump removed the non-partisan chief fraud investigator, Inspector General Ware, from SBA, jeopardizing billions of taxpayer dollars.

Ranking Member Markey (@markey.senate.gov) called for IG Ware to be reinstated or a qualified, impartial nominee confirmed.

1/This may truly blowup #KashPatel nomination

On left:

Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."

On right:

Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!

Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”

“I’m not in this game to just yell at Dems and say be better. I want to be cheering them on as a unified opposition.”

@ezralevin.bsky.social tells @maddow.msnbc.com what it will take to get more Democrats to stand up to Trump.

None of this is legal

None of this is legal:

If the Treasury Secretary does not remove DOGE’s access to the Treasury payment systems at once:

Congress must immediately act.

That is why Rep. Jeffries and I will work together on legislation to stop unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department’s payment systems.

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The tuberculosis outbreak has expanded from Kansas to Ohio.

Lindsey Graham on Trump’s plan to take over Gaza:

“We’ll see what our Arab friends say about that. I think most South Carolinians would probably not be excited about sending Americans to take over Gaza. I think that might be problematic. But I’ll keep an open mind.”

The CIA Is About to Get a Trump Makeover The spy agency’s workforce received a buyout-style offer on Tuesday.

Hey it turns out we're getting rid of the CIA.

"The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, in what officials said is a bid to bring the agency in line with President Trump’s priorities, including targeting drug cartels."

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How Trump Gutted America’s $40 Billion Aid Agency in Two Weeks The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development appears to be a test case for the new administration.

Work that was halted, according to employees and contractors, included the U.S.’s efforts to stop the spread of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in Tanzania, and a multicountry outbreak of Mpox.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

“On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs. Essential personnel expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership by Thursday, February 6, at 3:00pm (EST). For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for return travel to the United States within 30 days and provide for the termination of PSC and ISC contracts that are not determined to be essential. The Agency will consider case-by-case exceptions and return travel extensions based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns, or other reasons. For example, the Agency will consider exceptions based on the timing of dependents’ school term, personal or familial medical needs, pregnancy, and other reasons. Further guidance on how to request an exception will be forthcoming. Thank you for your service”

USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency

Here's How Democrats Can Stop Trump and Musk Trump and Musk aren’t kings, and the rest of us aren’t powerless in the midst of this coup.

“Here's How Democrats Can Stop Trump and Musk”

A very practical and insightful #mustread for Zeteo from Indivisible’s ⁦‪Ezra Levin‬⁩ and ⁦‪Leah Greenberg‬⁩.

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Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink If there's one universally accepted truth in the modern age, it's that sequels suck. And Trump 2.0 will be no exception. Trump, Vance, and their MAGA minions feel vindicated by the victory of their bi...

Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...