Buttigieg: Like I love A1 steak sauce, but A1 steak sauce is not one of the most important things confronting humanity right now. Artificial intelligence is. And somebody who doesn't understand that probably should not be leading an important federal agency.

Kander: This is a trade war of choice to support Trump's ego, I guess.

Gupta: And his bank account. He's leveraging the pressure of tariffs to get favorable private deals for the Trump enterprise...

Kander: What an argument! You have to be able to afford less so that the President can get richer.

This GOP Lawmaker Just Won't Stop Making Bigoted Comments About Muslims Rep. Randy Fine has a documented history of racist rhetoric, recently calling Rep. Rashida Tlaib a terrorist and endorsing the starvation campaign in Gaza.

Rep. Randy Fine has a documented history of racist rhetoric, recently calling Rep. Rashida Tlaib a terrorist and endorsing the starvation campaign in Gaza.

Riggs: My opponent—there are a hundred counties in North Carolina. He picked four of the most Democratic counties and challenged the military and overseas voters in those four counties only.

We were gratified that the federal court yesterday upheld every one of the arguments we made..

BREAKING: Denmark says it will summon the US ambassador to respond to reports that US intelligence was ordered to step up espionage in Greenland.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told Ritzau: “It worries me a lot, because we don’t spy between friends.”

ICC: Dozens of member states back top criminal court after Trump sanctions - BBC News A majority of member states, including the UK, Germany and France, said the court was "vital" for international justice.

Condemning is fine but boycott, divest, and sanction of the Trump regime should be the bare minimum from all ICC members. Everyone should be demanding this of their politicians and implementing it personally. The ICC works for all of us and they need to be supported. #3E www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Case For USAID It does us, and others, a world of good

For a quick sugar high to “own the libs,” the attempts to shutter USAID would do long term damage that couldn’t be reversed for a generation. My latest:

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NEW: DOJ files a notice of correction indicating that (1) it underestimated the number of USAID employees placed on leave; and (2) misstated that only future contracts were being frozen, when existing contracts were frozen as well.

I suspect the judge will not be happy.
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Elon Musk-led group makes $97 billion bid for control of OpenAI A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the billionaire's fight to block the artificial intelligence startup from transitioning to a for-profit firm.

A consortium led by Elon Musk said it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the billionaire's fight to block the artificial intelligence startup from transitioning to a for-profit firm reut.rs/41a0wkY

Donald Trump refused today to say that his handpicked VP is his successor, even as he also said he is doing a great job

And yes, that statement—an immediate unwillingness to acknowledge that he will have a successor, to even say that Vance _could_ be a successor—means exactly what you think it does

When social media exposes traditional media’s deceit, it’s time for independent journalists to investigate why the press is backing a president who undermines free press—and is it coordinated?

There have been some truly awful and egregious headlines on Gaza in the New York Times over the past 16 months but we may have a winner, folks.

‘Gaza Development Plan’

Trump outs Elon Musk for rigging the US election. Note, Elon does not have a pardon.

The TikTok ban was merely a performative bullshit ruse to give the orange felon credit for pretending to bring back a social media platform that he planned to ban from the very beginning. I hate him.

Tomorrow will be hard, but we will stand tall.

And then, it will be our turn.

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Journalist Simone De Alba tweet: HEADS UP: If you were planning to go to the National Mall to watch the indoor inauguration from the Jumbotrons- those have been removed. The National Park Service says they were taken down at the request of the Presidential Inaugural Committee

The Jumbotrons were taken down.
Because of the cold.
Really.

And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far.

The newest right wing ‘fact check’ is going after me for saying Trump wants to invade other countries. But he has explicitly said he has not ruled out military force.

But try to convince a cult member of that. It’s like arguing with a toilet.

Melania's life isn't that exciting. She was a girl with dreams of modeling who ended up moonlighting in prostitution and got shopped to a john, married for his money, had his baby while he was cheating on her with a porn star, blah blah blah.

It's not worth a movie.

I just saw a post on Facebook start with ‘Convicted Rapist Mark Zuckerberg….’ Let’s see how long this no fact checking lasts.

Norovirus Cases Are Surging. These Are The Most Common Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now. The highly contagious virus is having a "banner year" spreading throughout the country, according to experts.

The highly contagious virus is having a "banner year" spreading throughout the country, according to experts.

Maybe it’s just me, but the two jobs that were once highly respected were that of Supreme Court Justice and The President Of The United States. They literally mean nothing now.

Defending Democracy Without Fear Why We Must Stay in the Fight Against Extremism and Intimidation

“We will stand tall. We will remain ready, willing, and able to defend this nation for as long as it takes.” My latest:

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What specifically is Donold distracting everyone from by calling for war on Canada and Greenland

Why are we ignoring the Fourteenth Amendment-Section 3?

#NeverForgetJanuary6th

I’m seeing a lot of new people joining here today. Welcome!