They’re going to accidentally deport a U.S. citizen aren’t they

Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA?

President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants…

The book is called “The Jungle.”

You go, Senator! Thank you!

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

A bowl of fresh-cut tagliatelle sits on a wooden board, next to the hand-cranked pasta machine, and a wooden sign in the shape of a pig’s silhouette reading “Uncle Bob’s Kitchen”

Boiled and drained tagliatelle sits in a large saucepan; a dusting of grated pecorino is barely visible.

A bowl of tagliatelle mixed with a meat ragù

Made tagliatelle today for the first time in ages, and dressed it with grated pecorino and my bison, lamb, and porcini ragù. Oh, so satisfying.

Exclusive: Fired US government workers with top security clearances were not given exit briefings, sources say The lack of so-called "read outs" for workers with clearances dismissed by Musk's DOGE could raise security risks, experts say.

"None of the employees with security clearances for nuclear secrets were properly debriefed, the current DOE source said...

"Those employees could be targeted by foreign adversaries for nuclear espionage...

"They have lost their source of income..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/fir...

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

A browned, rectangular loaf of sourdough bread, with a prominent ear, sits on a round wire rack. In the background, a sign in the shape of a pig reads “Uncle Bob’s Kitchen”.

Baked this loaf of sourdough yesterday afternoon

February 20, 2025 On Monday, James Marriott of The Times, published in London, noted that the very stability and comfort of the post–World War II liberal order has permitted the seeds of its own destruction to flourish...

February 20, 2025

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

February 15, 2025 After World War II, the vast majority of Americans—Democrats and Republicans alike—agreed that the federal government should regulate business, provide a basic social safety net, promote infrastructur...

February 15, 2025

Paul Martin, the inspector general for the USAID, has been fired after resisting the administration. Just a day ago, his office released a report warning that staff reductions and spending freezes put hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars at risk of misuse and waste. This is the way.

CFPB Is Suspended & We Are All at Risk What shutting down the CFPB means for working Americans and the billionaire class

Trump hopes Americans don’t realize what the CFPB does.

So I wrote this piece on why CFPB exists, the billions it has saved us, & why dismantling it devastates working people. This is class warfare & we cannot afford to lose.

No paywall. Please read & share:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/cfpb-is-su...

Is this just about pwning the libs and distracting, or do they really want to accelerate the destruction of our planet?

Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.

Morale plummets at the CDC as staff fear job losses Staff at the CDC are bracing for a significant reduction in the work force that appears to be targeting staff with the fewest worker protections.

Staff at the CDC are bracing for a significant reduction in the work force that appears to be targeting staff with the fewest worker protections.

AG Bondi to Criminally Prosecute Private Entities for DEIA Bondi makes clear that the "again" in MAGA refers to the period of Jim Crow America

DOJ's memo to criminalize DEIA also means criminalizing Accessibility. That means wheelchair ramps, elevators, language access, hell, even handicapped parking is all deemed illegal.

A reminder that the Nazis actively targeted and killed people with disabilities.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/ag-bondi-t...

I remember watching Star Wars as a kid and asking myself, who would voluntarily join the dark side? I understood Darth Vader's motivation, but not the stormtrooper's.

I have news for you - we aren’t taking over Gaza.

But the media and the chattering class will focus on it for a few days and Trump will have succeeded in distracting everyone from the real story - the billionaires seizing government to steal from regular people.

February 2, 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...

February 2, 2025