Cynthia Boatner

“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.

Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.

We need to hear more about who's doing what on the legal aspects. What lawsuits have been filed and who filed them?

South Africa defends itself against Trump and Musk attacks on land policy South Africa defended itself on Monday against attacks on its land confiscation policy by Donald Trump and his South African-born billionaire backer Elon Musk after the U.S. president said he would cut off funding to the country over the issue.

South Africa defended itself against attacks on its land confiscation policy by Donald Trump and his South African-born billionaire backer Elon Musk after the US president said he would cut off funding to the country over the issue reut.rs/3EplPWH

What Trump's tariffs will mean for your wallet One forecast estimates Trump's tariffs will cut household purchasing power by $1,000 a year.

The Budget Lab at Yale University forecasts even after all that, the average U.S. household will still lose about $1,000 of purchasing power a year.
www.axios.com/2025/02/03/t...

Perfectly captured.

Americans are about to learn some economics.

Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

USAID is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk wrote on Sunday in a social media post that many aid workers saw as confirmation the agency would soon be absorbed into the State Department and that some viewed as a potential threat to their personal safety. “Time for it to die.”
THIS HAS TO STOP.

BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community.

Veterans suicide.

We strongly urge you not to resign and recommend seeking legal counsel!

It's a safe space as far as I can tell. I'm still learning how to do this, and they're building a video and image app like Instagram called Flash, so it's definitely growing. LOTS of younger folks, which is great in helping me keep up. All of my favorite independent news sources are here, as well.

@lynnejenson.bsky.social hello, love!!!!

What disgrace to the memory of MLK.

It’s Time to Check Back in, Liberals—Trump 2.0 Will Be Far, Far Worse Most people I know—even me, to an extent—have been avoiding it. Well, we don’t have that luxury anymore.

Trump will have one big thing that he didn’t have in 2017: a pliant and willing establishment that will give him every benefit of every doubt as he pulls at the republic’s threads.

The temperature at noon on Monday will be 22 degrees which is the same temperature it was in 1961 when Kennedy was inaugurated.

The ceremony was held outside.

Pete Hegseth with a bottle of Jack Daniels. Text above him says "DUI HIRE".

Who made this?! 😂

You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What? For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.

this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...

Half staff on land, half mast on water.

The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care.

But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix.
The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.

ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com

It's like they're TRYING to start a Revolution.

The America Psycho and the Pentagon Imagine a country perched on the edge of a political cliff, trembling in the shadow of an authoritarian leader.

Hegseth gives off strong Patrick Bateman energy.

My latest article is "The American Psycho and the Pentagon"

therickwilson.substack.com/p/america-ps...

Ugh....