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DOGE Is Accused of Wasting $21.7 Billion in Just 6 Months Here are five takeaways from Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal's new 54-page report accusing DOGE of waste.

Doge wasted $22 billion. Thanks, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social .

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If you're wondering how things are going on twitter, the current comms director of the Nebraskan Republican party has uploaded a photo of themselves doing a nazi salute. This is part of a recent trend of women doing it for clicks

Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex Before he became a leading voice for conservative causes on Capitol Hill, U.S. Senator James Lankford spent more than a decade as the director of youth programming at the Falls Creek Baptist Conferenc...

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The folks in Stilwell, OK are up in arms over this billboard - not sure if because of its truth or that they all voted for him

still thinking about the Montana knife maker who said you don't have to worry about tariffs if you buy american. and then three months later, he realized he imports swedish steel and german equipment. and even MiUSA equipment costs $100k more now because of tariffs

Applebaum on Autocracy Anne Applebaum warns that Sudan’s descent into chaos shows what happens when institutions fail—and why a free press is essential to prevent America from following the same path.

Anne Applebaum: "If American media can’t convey how dangerous this behavior is—for our prosperity, for our health, for our democracy—then American media will eventually cease to exist."

More from our convo in @status.news: www.status.news/p/anne-apple...

Here's the link to the IRS Direct File Software on GitHub. #Happycoding. github.com/IRS-Public/d...

IRS employees anticipated this anti-consumer move and open-sourced the direct tax filing software. Hopefully, some developers in the USA can pick up this project. It would make a great #civictech project to give people a free or low-cost way to file taxes. bsky.app/profile/soci...

How brilliant is this www.weregildcalculator.com

The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.

"The Trump administration has launched a concerted drive to undermine American elections. These moves are unprecedented and in some cases illegal." Here are the receipts: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

This evil will destroy our country, in no small part because tens of millions feel the necessity to justify or explain it away and thereby let it devour their souls

US immigration authorities detain daughter of Korean Episcopal priest
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Privilege pilled?

At least you get to stretch the legs of that sweet ride.

🎓 Your voice matters! 📣 The OSDE is taking public comments on changes to our state ESSA plan. This affects every student in every school.

💻 Review + comment here: oklahoma.gov/education/es...
🗓️ Deadline approaching — speak up today! #OKeducation #ESSA #PublicSchools #EdPolicy #AdvocateForKids

All surviving former IDF Chiefs of Staff, Mossad directors, Shin Bet Chiefs and Police Commissioners have issued a joint statement warning Israel that Netanyahu is leading the nation to unprecedented defeat. (Restart Israel)

The culture war is real.

The more than $175 billion that the GOP Congress handed to the nation’s immigration enforcers is larger than the annual military budget of every country in the world except the United States and China, even more than Russia which is waging a major war against Ukraine

ICE’s Mind-Bogglingly Massive Blank Check Congress has appropriated billions with few strings attached, creating a likely windfall for well-connected firms.

Trump’s GOP Gave ICE a Mind-Bogglingly Massive Blank Check

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Trump Just Released His Plan to Revoke Birthright Citizenship. It’s Worse Than Imagined. Try as it might, the government cannot cover up the horrors with bureaucratic legalese.

Fuck these ghouls

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David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it

Lesson 3 - Exercise as a Longevity Tactic - Peter Attia Exercise is, without question, the most powerful longevity “drug” we have at our disposal. My perspective on exercise has evolved significantly over the years; I used to prioritize nutrition above all...

"exercise does more to delay death and prevent both cognitive and physical decline than any other intervention available." peterattiamd.com/longevity-co...

Senator Lankford confirms Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

It does hurt. This is the People’s House. Every part of the White House has a connection to history. Stripping that away for the gratification of one (grossly tasteless) man is disgusting.

Checking out the time lines of people I follow...look what I found!

Sea of people march across Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to killing in Gaza NSW police estimate 90,000 walked despite force and premier opposing rally, while Palestine Action Group claims up to 300,000 peacefully protested

Story below. Estimates of the numbers protesting range from 90,000 (NSW Police) to 300,000 (Palestine Action).

The crowd filled the one-mile long Harbour Bridge.

However, police intervened to prevent the protest reaching its intended destination: the US Consulate.

#MarchForHumanity #Gaza

New, amazing footage of 90,000 people on Sydney Harbour Bridge, marching to end the genocide in Gaza.

A protest the city and New South Wales authorities did NOT want to happen.

(🎥 ABC News)

Maybe things are as bad as they seem. Maybe they’re worse. The fact that mainstream media no longer reports it, or is complicit in disseminating propaganda, argues that things are worse. I say we’re down the rathole looking up.

How Close Is America’s Fascist Moment? Maybe things aren’t as bad as they seem.

JVL: How Bad Is It?

"Maybe these small markers are just noise.

But also, if you’re standing on a beach and the water starts going out while birds and animals head inland, maybe there’s something coming."

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Previously the “deal” these companies claimed to offer was a little bit of surveillance in exchange for using the service. This was always misleading if not an outright lie, but now the “deal” is ubiquitous surveillance for…?