JB Tadena

Ayyyy appreciate you my man!

All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.

Federal Unions Sue DOGE Over Department of Labor Data Access Read more here.

BREAKING: Federal unions, represented by @democracyforward.bsky.social, sue to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Department of Labor data. This marks the latest lawsuit against the faux agency for attempting to unlawfully obtain government information.

Waffle House is placing a surcharge on every egg it sells | CNN Business The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders.

"The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders.

The Georgia-based chain is adding a 50-cent charge per egg because of the 'nationwide rise in cost of eggs,' according to signs posted at its restaurants."

Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.

This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.

Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates

1. BREAKING

Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.

We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits

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.

stone text inlay: HERE WE ADMIT A WRONG

I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-

Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...

Air Force says new recruits will again learn about Tuskegee Airmen The head of the service's San Antonio-based training command said a video about the pioneering Black aviators would remain in the basic training curriculum.

Thank goodness: after an outpouring of public dissent, Lackland reversed its terrible decision and will thankfully be teaching recruits about the Tuskegee airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots again. A reminder that we must always push back: www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Donald Trump is a remarkable moron.

If she can do it, we can all do it.

Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense does not know where South East Asia is

N95 Masks are Available at all Los Angeles Public Library Locations

All Los Angeles Public Library locations are providing free N95 masks. Libraries are essential!

The worst

Posting for no reason that employees have to pay for parking while they work at the grove, the Americana, and the village

Black residents mourn lost homes, history as wildfires scorch Altadena “All that stuff that you thought was so important can be gone in five minutes.”

I talked to the Black residents of Altadena who say they’ve lost everything but hope.

“When you escape tragedy, you say, ‘it could have got me.’ It didn’t. So I’m going to keep on going,” said 83-year-old Walt Butler.

BREAKING: California has banned insurers from canceling or not renewing residential property policies in the Los Angeles neighborhoods that were affected by the massive wildfires across the city. This ban is in place for one year.

Airbnb Offers Temporary Housing to People Impacted by Los Angeles Wildfires Airbnb is offering temporary housing to people impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. Here's how to host or find housing on Airbnb.

Airbnb offers temporary housing to people impacted by Los Angeles wildfires

Seems strange to lead with "get rid of factcheckers" instead of the new horrifically bigoted anti-LGBQT anti-moderation policies.

It’s funny Zuck says “I started building social media to give people a voice” when in fact, he started building social media to publicly rate the hotness of undergrads.

dramatic donut run.

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Today brings another reminder that the guy who owns the other place is really no better than the guy who owns the other, other place.

10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021 After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...

1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years

But we've identified 10 promise keepers:

Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft

January 6th, four years ago today.

“A day of love”

an AI-generated profile of a "proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller"

an AI-generated profile of a "everybody's grandpa"

why do we need AI-generated profiles. why