Will Lutton

Saw this over at the bad place, and it made me laugh.😂

what an ass kisser.

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The Trump administration warned federal employees of “adverse consequences” for not reporting colleagues resisting orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, giving a 10-day deadline to report via a special email account.

Last month, Sen. Deb Fischer's (R-NE) husband refused to shake the Vice President's hand.

Yesterday, he tried to shake Doug Emhoff's hand. The Second Gentleman replied: "Why would you try to shake my hand when you wouldn’t shake my wife’s hand?”

REPOST if you love Doug Emhoff!

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Hero.

Gotta love the British press.

(b) The Federal contracting process shall be streamlined to enhance speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws. Accordingly: (1) Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025. (ii) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs within the Department of Labor shall immediately cease: (A) Promoting "diversity"; (B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking "affirmative action"; and (C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.

(iii) In accordance with Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002 (Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations), the employment, procurement, and contracting practices of Federal contractors and subcontractors shall not consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil rights laws. (iv) The head of each agency shall include in every contract or grant award: (A) A term requiring the contractual counterparty or grant recipient to agree that its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government's payment decisions for purposes of section 3729(b) (4) of title 31, United States Code; and (B) A term requiring such counterparty or recipient to certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.

BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.

Anti-Tesla graffiti seen in Berlin

Fascism is here, but we've beaten it before and we'll beat it again.

Study. Learn. Fight: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

WATCH: Rep. Andy Ogles says he introduced a bill to let Trump annex Greenland because “we are the dominant predator”

Reagan’s GOP: 🇺🇸 = “shining city on a hill”

Today’s GOP: 🇺🇸 = “dominant predator”

Sounds about right.

If the cops had arrested their Proud Boy and neo-nazi buddies when they were attacking people in the streets from 2017 on, Jan 6 would not have been possible. Cry me a river.

Late last night, Trump attacked the bishop who admonished him to treat vulnerable people with dignity.

Trump is now attacking Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde who admonished him to recognize the dignity of all people. Here is a portion of the admonition from Tuesday’s National Prayer Service that Trump took issue with.

Trump can’t stand a message that is essentially “love thy neighbor.”

Police Didn’t ‘Ignore’ the Proud Boys – They Used Them to Attack Popular Movements from Below A recent article by the New York Times argues that the Proud Boys, especially their leadership, was largely "ignored" by both local police departments and members of the intelligence community. Such a...

In the lead up to January 6th, police departments across the country stood back and allowed the far-Right to attack people, while both the fascists and law enforcement targeted those standing up to them. itsgoingdown.org/police-didnt...

The people who have a problem with the picture on the left, do not have a problem with the picture on the right.

GENERAL F$&@@& STRIKE START LABOR DAY 2025

- reinstitute row v wade
-federal minimum wage 17$
-end right to work states
-fund serious stem programs in
schools
- ban assault rifles
- ban forced prison labor
- federal protections for farm
Workers
- fed term limits cap pol.
donations

Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

The White House and Trump have ordered a halt to all external Health communications from CDC, FDA, NIH, NSF and a shut down of websites and social media. No info on drug recalls, health alerts, disease tracking, safety alerts, epidemic info etc.

Trump is trying to muzzle science communication

As one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Native American activist and political prisoner who has been incarcerated for nearly half a century for a crime he maintains he did not commit. truthout.org/articles/bid...

David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78 A visionary, his films included “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” considered his masterwork. He brought his skewed view to the small screen with “Twin Peaks.”

Global enshittification is rapidly accelerating.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/m...

As America's homelessness crisis intensifies by the day, confirmation hearings begin tomorrow for a HUD nominee who:

* rejects Housing First
* supports criminalizing homeless people for sleeping outside
* opposed a bill expanding affordable housing

Scott Turner's confirmation would be a disaster.

Trump Threatens NBC, Seth Myers for Telling Jokes About Him Trump says parent company “Comcast should pay a big price for this”

Trump Threatens NBC, Seth Myers for Telling Jokes About Him

Trump says parent company “Comcast should pay a big price for this”

In what fucking world does this make sense or is the cruelty the point?

Story of my life

For Just Dollars a Day, Inmates Fight California’s Fires Hundreds of incarcerated people are firefighting in Los Angeles. They are paid a maximum of $10.24 a day, and receive an additional $1 for each hour that they battle the deadly blazes.

I don't care that the 13th Amendment allows slavery for prison labor. Slavery is wrong. I have no problem with using volunteer prison labor to fight fires. But. You have to pay them minimum wage at least. And get rid of the prohibition against becoming firefighters once released.

A tweet by Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone) that reads: "I prescribe ivermectin more than most doctors. Because I am an infectious diseases specialist so I use it for a range of parasitic infections in patients referred to me. I never use it to treat cancer because a) I'm not an oncologist and b) it doesn't treat cancer."

Let’s be very clear about what this is good for. Ahem, [coughs], Mel Gibson and Rogan.

Navajo Nation firefighters taking a well earned break. These tribesmen are apolitical. They simply came to L.A. to help.

Wonder how long it will take for “AI-free” to be a marketing tool like “dairy free” or “carbon neutral”?