share of uk/germany/spain/france/italy populations that believe president trump is a threat to peace, in red:

YouTube video by SXSW Bluesky's CEO on the Future of Social Media | SXSW LIVE

Every few years, we sign up for yet another platform just to keep in touch with our friends. Private platforms have locked users in for too long, causing a lack of innovation & competition in social media.

Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.

Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:

It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.

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WOW. Read this entire affidavit.

If you were really looking for fraud at SSA, you wouldn’t need write access. You WOULD need write access if you wanted to CREATE fraud where none existed as a pretext to shut down Social Security.

Talk soon, @rieckhoff.bsky.social!

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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.

I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.

Act of Congress Establishing the Treasury Department Chapter XII. An Act to Establish the Treasury Department. (a) Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shal...

Per @rwpusa.bsky.social on another platform:

"Attention DOGE: When you mess around in the Treasury Department's records and payment systems, remember that since 1789, self dealing and conflicts of interest at the Treasury Department have been a criminal offense. See Section 8."

Social Security now requires Maine parents to visit an agency office to register newborns The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.

There’s been zero explanation for this given but it seems exceedingly likely it’s pure retaliation for the Maine governor challenging Trump. Really sick.

www.pressherald.com/2025/03/06/s...

Trump Republicans lash out at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a DEI hire Some conservatives attacked Justice Barrett as a DEI hire after she backed a district judge's order requiring the administration pay foreign aid bills.

Funny what happens when the DEI card is played against you. Wonder what all of the orange man’s supporters will say when he comes after their jobs. Oh but Thomas is okay because he is a puppet!

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

I’ve got some free time this afternoon - let’s do a quick Q&A. Share your questions below, and I’ll answer as many as I can.

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

Well said!

Republicans are spreading lies to distract from the truth—they’re trying to cut Medicaid.

We heard a lot from President Trump tonight - longest presidential address in history - but we didn't hear about how he'll bring down prices for groceries, housing, health care, or child care.

Instead, he talked about in increasing tariffs while cutting taxes for the wealthy.

Senator Slotkin was superb. As she said “don’t tune out—America needs you now more than ever!”

WE can stop supporting billionaires!

I like the app, but struggle with it at the same time. Take for instance Amazon, they donated to Dems, but now they are all in with Trump. There are a LOT of examples like this. Also, I have found that sometimes they have a mix of answers for the same company, finally it’s hard to verify companies.

My friend Anna who isn't on BlueSky (YET!) shared this with me! 📣 #Boycott 📣📣📣 #BOYCOTT Also, enjoy this Totodile to brighten your spirits...

... while you #boycott

let's go beyond a 24hr boycott. start finding ways to live your life without relying on amazon/walmart/etc. get creative and learn how to live without all the bullshit they have convinced us we "need"

#Blackout #Boycott

let's go beyond a 24hr boycott. start finding ways to live your life without relying on amazon/walmart/etc. get creative and learn how to live without all the bullshit they have convinced us we "need"

A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

www.npr.org/2025/02/27/n...

Today! #dontbuystuff #Boycott #February28 no big stores (Amazon, Target, Whole Foods, Walmart…). Use cash only at small local
Independent stores

The National Hurricane Center set an all-time record for forecast accuracy in 2024 Finally, there's some good news to report from NOAA, the parent organization of the National Hurricane Center, or NHC: During the highly active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, the NHC made record-accurate track forecasts at every time interval (12-, 24-, 36-, 48-, 60-, 72-, 96-, and 120-hour forecasts), according to the preliminary 2024 NHC Forecast Verification Report released on Feb. 24. And 2024 research suggests that the research dollars spent since 2007 on improved hurricane forecasts could have led to over $10 billion in combined benefits just for the two major hurricanes that hit in 2024, Helene and Milton. But the budget for hurricane research could be slashed under

You know why hurricanes have gotten less deadly over the past century? Not because they're less dangerous. Because scientists at NOAA have gotten really good at predicting their tacks, enabling people to get out of harm's way.

Gutting NOAA will kill people.