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Why would I comment on black America? Says more about you than me if you’re mad I’m criticizing Jeffries. My criticisms have nothing to do with race. Suggesting he should be beyond reproach is just as bad as the current administration running a DEI program for unqualified white people.

Dick Gephart and Nancy Pelosi were both considered effective minority leaders. In fairness to Jeffries, Congress has never been this polarized and republicans are mostly voting strictly along party lines. I don’t know why you keep bringing up race. Doesn’t have any relevance.

Bottom line is he’s been ineffectual. Perhaps he would be a better speech giver than minority leader. He just looks like an AIPAC shill when his number one concern is a Muslim running for mayor

Got it. Why not have someone else be minority leader, then? Nancy seemed to have gotten stuff done in that role. Perhaps he should spend more time opining about everything the current administration is doing wrong instead of denigrating an NYC mayoral candidate.

Could you enlighten me on how much he’s done? MAGA republicans seem to be getting whatever they want.

When ICE said they were going to get the criminals off the streets I didn’t know that meant they were going to hire them 😀

Tillis is not facing any of these headwinds and still voted to confirm. The coward took a performative stance against the BBB in an effort to distance himself from the resulting stench but he showed his true colors here.

Paul Manafort: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.
George Papadopolous: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.
Mike Flynn: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.
Roger Stone: Pardoned for lying to protect Trump.

Next up, Ghislaine Maxwell.

They’ve already proven they don’t need his vote to pass. You’re charitable and I’m cynical. Giving lip service as opposition doesn’t cut it for me. He’s tacitly given Thune the green light by not doing more to oppose. He could be working with his “concerned “ colleagues from AK and ME to derail this

Are you sure it’s anything more than a performative vote? Funny how the R caucus always gets just enough votes. He happens to be the guy up for reelection in a potential swing state.

The fine whiskeys she enjoys aren’t going to pay for themselves, sir.

Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."

This is ridiculous. RFK, Jr. is what everyone knows he is. This is all on Cassidy.

I love the subtle shade over my typo 😀. Of course my opinion is that Israel’s war effort wouldn’t be sustainable without US military aid.

It’s hard to agree with your conclusion given Israel is the recipient of the largest amount of foreign aid from the United States. I’d argue IDF’s current military campaign would be unsustainable with the increased military aid from the US

Chief Roberts calls balls and strikes like Angel Hernandez; lot of head scratchers with the calls seemingly predetermined.

Cornyn looks so engaged 😀

lol, sports reporter opining on economics with self-assured confidence.

Little Marco will probably carve out exceptions for Cubans

The ‘ol political game of offering indignant platitudes while continuing to support odious policies

The consequences of such reforms are well-documented. Brazil's experience shows how political appointees lacking adequate expertise decreased administrative efficiency. In Hungary, politically motivated personnel decisions demoralized civil servants and led to a critical loss of organizational expertise. In Turkey, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) governments intensified anti-bureaucratic rhetoric, framing the bureaucracy as an extension of a privileged elite. This framing reinforced the populist dichotomy between the "pure nation" and the "enemy of the nation," positioning the AKP as the true representative of the people while portraying the bureaucracy as a "servant of a specific elite group" and, consequently, an "enemy of the people". Similar patterns emerged during Trump's first term, where expert staff were often viewed as "political resistance forces," leading to a devaluation of expert judgment and loss of organizational expertise as experienced staff resigned.

The closest parallels to Trump's changes to government are not in the private sector: they are Hungary under Orban, Brazil under Bolsonaro, or Turkey under Erdogan.
The removal of merit from public service is a form of administrative backsliding designed to serve democratic backsliding.

I don’t get why Rick Scott isn’t leading the effort to reduce Medicare fraud. You need a SME

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org

JD’s originalism philosophy doesn’t extend to his interpretation of the Holy Word. Perhaps he reveres the Constitution more than the Bible

Can they reorganize as Society for Black Muslim Engineers?

The architect of Citizens United was never moderate. He just made concessions on some liberal issues to give that impression.

The gate keeping for Sec Defense should be addressed. Having led an organization of hundreds demonstrates requisite leadership experience. Never mind the bankruptcy part; DoD can’t go broke, amirite?

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

Folks: please be diligent about not disseminating Ann Telnaes' cartoon in a way that she's not getting the clicks on it (until she says differently). Her IP matters now more than ever.

Make it go viral but make sure she benefits.

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