Bees 2.0

Federal district court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters, finding the "expansive" investigation is "a retaliatory act" for Media Matters' criticism of Elon Musk. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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i feel like it should be a national crisis that a foreign nation has kidnapped and tortured a U.S. citizen

You are morally obligated to stand in front of a Waymo and block traffic

I have serious doubts that the latest concentration camps in Florida are capable of actually sustaining human life in the environment they are in; this seems, in many ways, to be almost purposeful.

i also think that it is only a matter of time before this court rewrites section 1 of the 14th to effectively end birthright citizenship. the 14th amendment is the chief obstacle to a legal regime of tiered citizenship and subordinate castes, and they will not let it stand.

NY Democratic machine genuinely befuddled after the charismatic, talented person with good ideas defeated the sex pest fuck-up with name recognition

Virginia activates my hater genes

Just learned about Curtis Yarvin …. stinky 👎💨

Opinion | Trump admin's book purge at the Naval Academy goes beyond petty authoritarianism One of us wrote an academic book on gender. The Defense Department thinks it's too dangerous for the Naval Academy to have in its library.

Among the 381 books that the Naval Academy removed was one that my mom, a retired professor, authored. The Trump administration banned her book, and no one could tell us why.

So we wrote about it for @msnbc.com. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

On one hand, this is a real subculture that has emerged amongst a certain subset of people on the right and we should talk about it. On the other hand, these people want to destroy modern American democracy as we've known it since WWII, and that should maybe be in the headline?

Starting to think the US empire was NOT a smart idea 👎

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Just heard about the tariff thing. It’s not looking too hot, folks 👎

Just heard about this Musk guy. All I have to say is: 👎

Just heard about Waltz’ Signal chat. Not looking good, folks 👎

Just found out about this Trump guy. Not a fan. 👎

I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.

Time to chuck 🚮Chuck

A bunch of deranged people getting into posting wars about whether or not two members of a boyband are secretly dating is the special sauce that *makes* social media

Bluesky sucks because its growth and success didn't stem from fan culture

It should terrify everyone that a green card holder was black bagged and disappeared to Louisiana simply for having opinions this administration dislikes. They're building the prisons and camps to do it to citizens. The time to stand up to this is now.

If the Representative from Oklahoma is so concerned about the middle class, why not raise the national minimum wage? Goofy

“The members’ salary [$174,000] has not been adjusted for inflation in 15 years. Some would argue that if you have a body that only the very wealthy and the very poor can be part of, you’re locking out the great American middle class.” — Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)

“If people knew the truth about the compensation of a congressman, they would be shocked. I have people who land in the airport here and call me and ask, can I send my car for them. I mean, my first term up here I didn’t even own a car.” — Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.)

how do you manage to struggle while earning $174,000 a year

“The Punching Hitler mentality will never work”

please call this what it is, which is government-sanctioned abuse, rape and murder

I think margaritaville is really funny and that’s a personality flaw I’m willing to live with

I'm not donating to your political party if all you're going to do is post. I can do that for free. I will donate if you have a project to resurrect FDR and give him a gun

Tesla Is About to Get a Nice Big Handout as Musk Takes Over Government Elon Musk is cashing in on Donald Trump’s presidency.

The Wallet Inspector strikes again.

"The filing includes a massive contract for hundreds of millions of dollars to the Department of Government Efficiency czar’s automobile company for 'Armored Tesla (production units).'” newrepublic.com/post/191477/...

Get ready for 4+ years of CATS! The musical