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Photograph of Big Bear Lake. The light and clouds are reflected in the water and the surrounding land is silhoutted in darkness.

Big Bear Lake at sunrise

Somewhere a mall Easter Bunny is looking for his suit. But yes, he’s right.

Dramatic cloud formation with blue sky visible to the right of the picture, some light reflecting off an otherwise dark seascape.

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Coalition building is not the same as pandering to people's worst bigotries in the hopes they'll like you.

Vote NO!

Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’ Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:

BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight.

This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that

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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

This is absolutely the kind of forensic analysis required. Superb work @chrischirp.bsky.social 👏

Amidst a tornado of Executive Orders & verbal slurry from Trump, it is essential to monitor the systemic dismantling of key structures of state (and checks & balances).

Deserves to be widely published.

Please work with your media-savvy colleagues to expand your reach - this is 10 hours old and there’s almost zero engagement with it. I’m a nobody but you are in a damn important role right now - you need a bigger microphone or a willingness to let someone else use theirs.

Not a single person in the Executive Branch — not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, and not any of their cronies — has the authority to shut down USAID. Congress created the agency by statute.

We ask a lot of our civil servants. Today, we ask of them another task — show up to work. Continue to serve.

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit, Seeks Immediate Court Order to Block Sweeping OMB Directive Freezing up to $3 Trillion in Vital Federal Funding New OMB directive would pause funding for disaster recovery, as well as public health, education, and public safety programs SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with New Yo...

BREAKING: 23 Democratic attorneys general file a lawsuit over Trump's federal grants freeze. They argue that the administration's actions violate the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act. More to come.

We all need something to look forward to.

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Can’t wait to use the ol’ “I promise I’ll stop drinking” as a closer at my next job interview.

Burn, Omo River

Apparently I’ve been listening to all the wrong podcasts

Monday after Thanksgiving….sure, let’s reboot this whole reality - see ya next year ham and candied yams!

Sunset with several figures in the foreground

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Sunset over #Temecula wine country