Trump reportedly prepared to accept ‘palace in the sky’ as gift from Qatar News of present from royal family ignited accusations of bribery and corruption, as well as criticism against president

As federal civil servants, we have anxiety about accepting a branded water bottle at a conference... lest we trigger an ethics review.

Meanwhile, Trump’s out here getting a $400M sky palace from Qatar. Cool cool.

Congress needs to step in and stop Trump from taking a $400 million bribe from Qatar. And we need a full independent investigation - hearings, special counsel, the works.

Scripts and language here.

It seems around half of the U.S. doesn't care about ethics, grift, and fraud anymore.

THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS.

Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”

Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.

GOP photos at El Salvador prison evoke Abu Ghraib—and worse Members of Congress visited CECOT for some torture tourism—and to prove loyalty to Trump.

My latest —

And somehow, I'm still hearing from MAGA folks that DOGE is "just conducting an audit." 🤷

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

DOGE was never about savings. It was always about surveillance.

Over the weekend, we released new details—and now whistleblowers are coming forward too. What’s becoming clearer by the day: DOGE isn’t a government efficiency program. It’s a data weapon aimed at the American people.

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules The judge said the Trump administration’s evidence – a two-page letter from Secretary of State Marco Rubio – is sufficient to deport Khalil under an obscure legal provision.

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules

The judge said the Trump admin’s evidence – a two-page letter from Marco Rubio – is sufficient to deport Khalil under an obscure legal provision.
@delaneynolan.bsky.social reports.

Read the article: zeteo.com/p/breaking-m...

In a real democracy, insider trading is a crime—even for a president. But when power protects the corrupt, it’s not justice—it’s the rule of law in free fall.

Europe sees the scam. The world is watching.

So tell us—how many Republicans cashed in while the rest of the world played by the rules?

Dems launching investigations are as about as powerful as a "strongly worded letter." 😞

Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order It’s a small federal agency few have heard of, but it has a large impact around the country. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries.

The Trump administration has placed roughly 80% of the agency's staff on administrative leave.

This is Senator Jim Banks from Indiana. No need to tell you he’s a Republican—it’s clear by the cruel disdain he shows his own constituent who was laid off.

Note: he waits until the door’s about to close before telling him he deserved it & calling him a “clown.”

He’s not just cruel—he’s a coward.

@nytimes.com has been playing the right-wing game since drumming up false support for war after 9/11, so why would it change directions now?

Protect NOAA: Our Safety in a Climate-Changed World Depends on It As part of the Project 2025 assault on basic and essential government functions, President Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With recent f...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...

YouTube video by Will Kimbrough - Topic Alabama (For Michael Donald)

@willkimbrough.bsky.social has a song about this tragic stain on Alabama history. youtu.be/cZisjPmwhIY?...

Siri only works for me about one in every five tries. So sure, let's make that feature even worse with AI.

White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs Trump administration looks to axe half up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA

Trump and musk plan to fire 83,000 from the department of veterans affairs. Remember all those times the GOP said we couldn’t care for refugees because we needed to take care of our veterans first? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Sad to see something from the Alabama legislature that offers a modicum of empathy and compassion and immediately think, "What's the catch?" But maybe they just like animals more than children? And women. And the impoverished. And gay people. Dang, I'm out of space and so many groups left to name!

Seems we U.S. citizens need to start learning Russian to better communicate with our new overlords, as provided by the administration of Russian operatives in the White House.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

BREAKING: Foreign-born leader comes to Oval Office, dressed down in a disrespectful manner, having already received billions from America, asking for American taxpayers to keep paying him more billions, subsidizing him for years to come:

We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org

Exactly

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

It is clear that Krasnov and the current U.S. administration are being controlled by Putin. Such a shame what the U.S. has become.

Congrats, everyone—the Elon boycott is working! Reports indicate that Tesla inventory is swelling, especially with Cybertrucks piling up outside their factory. Keep the boycott going, and don’t forget—today is the Economic Blackout!