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There's nothing wrong with joking about a bad thing that happened to a bad person who explicitly stated he wants to live in a world where that *exact* bad thing happens to other people.

the tech right is cool because they'll say "we must build the future and make the US the most innovative country in the world" and also "women should stop getting educated some time in high school so they fuck more"

I wish more politicians understood how the economy is rigged against regular people the way Bill Burr does.

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

Thoughts and prayers. Next? 🐆

"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst

That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

Senator Alsobrooks: You’ve been unable to address specific questions about your agency. Can you name which office the Safe to Sleep program operates out of?

RFK Jr.: Guesses wrong 5 times

Alsobrooks: It is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD.

This is what democracy looks like in Providence, RI #handsoff @indivisibleri.bsky.social @indivisible.org @alexagagosz.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social @tednesi.bsky.social @globeri.bsky.social @steveahlquist.bsky.social @nancyklavin.bsky.social

Oh.

I'd like to live in a country where the National Security Adviser doesn't sum up a discussion of war plans with the FIST FLAG FIRE emojis like he's talking about Fortnite.

these are almost identical to the talking points Putin used to gobble up parts of Ukraine in 2014 btw

The president is insisting he was out of the loop when his underlings were planning a military strike?

Me in the national security team group chat

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

“Two sources familiar with the matter, including a Trump administration official, tell Rolling Stone that the replies to the recent Musk OPM email have been flooded with pranks and, in the words of the Trump official, “very rude” emails listing fake, vulgar “accomplishments,”…

What an absolute shit show. Putin and Xi are laughing hysterically at this crew.

US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine — CNN The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.

This is unconscionable. America is unrecognizable. I’ve never been more disgusted and embarrassed by this country.
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You are referring to them criticizing what you’ve done around U.S.A.I.D. by saying foreign aid is not good territory for Democrats to fight for? Yeah. And you think I don’t know that foreign aid is not as popular as Medicaid? Of course I know that. But there are going to be mass deaths from malaria and H.I.V./aids and other preventable diseases and conditions because of what the United States is doing. So do I have to be thoughtful and sometimes clever about how we go about communicating that? Yes. Am I going to wait for a more popular program? No, because what they are doing here is ignoring a federal law. Which federal law are you talking about? The Foreign Assistance Act, and then, of course, every appropriations bill that funds the State Department and foreign-ops budget. They’re ignoring multiple federal laws. And I’m just—excuse me for being quaint about this—but I’m not going to just gloss over that and wait until they touch the Affordable Care Act. That’s the kind of pundit-brain, poll-tested bullshit that got us into this mess. We are constantly being told that something isn’t polling well enough yet. And one of the things that Republicans do well is not allow their pollsters to tell them everything. They invent whole stories and then the polling follows.

Senator Schatz, @schatz.bsky.social, rejects idea that Dems should wait for Trump to touch 'most popular' programs to fight.

"I'm not going to just wait until they touch the ACA. That's the kind of pundit-brain, poll-tested bullshit that got us into this mess."

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You gotta be a real special kind of racist to get booted out of this admin

No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.

One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.

The ordinary questions you might ask: Is Elon Musk a government employee? Are his lieutenants? Does he personally hold a security clearance and do his “lieutenants”? Have they all undergone a background check? Are they subject to foreign influence? Have they ever done a sieg heil on stage?

All of these records had disposition schedules saying if they were temporary or permanent; the permanent ones MUST be preserved to be sent to the National Archives. Even temporary ones must be available for the duration of their schedule.

This is a basic requirement of the Federal Records Act.

DOGE Staff Had Questions About the 'Resign' Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them "I think the information that you’re going to have about this is available to you right now,” Stephanie Holmes told workers at Elon Musk's DOGE who pressed for detail on offers of “deferred resignatio...

If you are a federal worker or have insight into DOGE, please reach out.

We can speak anonymously. You can contact me securely on Signal: makenakelly.32

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Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now

Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System

This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information.

This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
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Watching this on repeat how is your day going?

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.

Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.

But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.

They aren’t firing for a reason.