Total domination does not allow for free initiative in any field of life, for any activity that is not entirely predictable. Totali- tarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.u

This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:

Saying these people are out of their depth is an insult to people who are out their depth

Warner: And the idea somehow, well, none of this was classified, but we can't talk about it here. You can't have it both ways.

DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup The crackdown on routine expenses is part of a campaign by the president and Elon Musk to reset the scope and mission of America’s sprawling bureaucracy.

Their job is to **identify American soldiers** killed in combat and Trump has told them to stand down and stop their work.

"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Thoughts on boycotts: inflict pain on the corporation. Buying a couple 99 cent ebooks from a self-published author on Amazon is fine. Don’t buy a microwave on it. Purity is never the answer. Restraint though and thoughtfulness is.

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Yeah, that is a drawback of this platform. A whole lot of people just reposting what others post. I've blocked a lot because of that.

Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data.

They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers…

Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.

Did not realize this address from Trudeau was going to be aimed at us

Ya know… alright.

Donald Trump has cancelled the $35 a month Insulin cap.

Prices are expected to almost instantly go back to $1500 a month.

Insulin costs $2 to make.

The Anti-Defamation League has bent the knee to Elon Musk and betrayed those they swore to protect.

@aoc.bsky.social calls them out.

Fetterman’s time is ticking.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

Written right there in the Constitution.

The President cannot change that with the stroke of a pen.

A screenshot of the interaction I describe in the post

Me: please remember that making threats of violence against a member of the executive branch in writing on a public forum is inviting The Knock

BlueAnon: OH, SO YOU WANT US TO COMPLY IN ADVANCE, THEN

A screenshot of the new tiktok removing a "free Luigi" comment

A screenshot of TikTok flagging a political video as possibly innacurate

A screenshot of a tiktok appeal form after a video is removed for being tagged #abortionrights

A screenshot from reddit of a user's tiktok comment being removed for making fun of Mark Zuckerberg

An update on the TikTok situation from our monitoring on Reddit. Now you get TOS'ed for saying negative comments about meta and Zuckerberg, left-wing politics get flagged as misinformation, and you can't tag #fucktrump #fuckelon or #fuckmeta but you CAN tag #fuckbiden and #fuckkamala

You can take the next couple of days to find your ground and your people and agree not to give them the satisfaction of yelling "fire" and watching us all run around screaming and trampling each other. Like it or not, we are playing a long game.

Fighting!! 3/3

'Gattsu' quotes a tweet from '@NewsWire_US' which says, "Elon Musk set to have space in the White House complex --NYT." 'Gattsu' responds, "not even Russian oligarchs do this shit bruh my dear Americans you guys are cooked"

We are on a path to oligarchy, folks. It’s clear as day.

Honoring lives lost in Altadena 🙏🏽

Kamala Harris has been all grace and dignity in defeat, which is quite a contrast to the orange man-baby who manipulated his supporters with lie after lie before inciting a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that injured more than 140 police officers.

#TrumpCoupAttempt

It should be illegal for insurance companies to leave people in the lurch when disaster strikes.

It's absolutely INSANE.

When a hurricane struck North Carolina, Republicans lied about FEMA.
When a terrorist attacked New Orleans, Republicans lied about immigration.
When wildfires hit Los Angeles, Republicans lied about fire dept. funding and DEI.
Exploiting tragedy is part of the GOP playbook. Helping victims is not.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

A Guard member who was a security manager & on an anti-terrorism team, shared an email he sent to the unit’s leadership flagging a tattoo of Hegseths reading “Deus Vult” that’s been used by white supremacists, concerned it was an indication of an “Insider Threat.”
NO ON HEGSETH 📱202-224-3121

Tyler Perry Calls Out Home Insurance Companies for Canceling Plans Months Before L.A. Fires: ‘People Are Left With Nothing Because of Pure Greed’ Tyler Slams says insurance companies acted out of "pure greed" by canceling thousands of plans months before the L.A. Fires.

TYLER PERRY: ".. Does anyone else find it appalling that insurance companies can take billions of dollars out of communities for years and then, all of a sudden, be allowed to cancel millions of policies for the very people they became rich on?"

@latimes.com
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

In Praise of California It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness

"California paid in a lot more [to the federal government] than it got back — $83 billion in total. So did Washington state and much of the Northeast. Most red states were in the reverse position, getting much more from DC than they paid in return."

🚨 Kivett v. North Carolina State Board of Elections II Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: North Carolina trial court DENIES Republican Party motion to throw out 60,000 votes cast in the November 2024. www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

Biden's total student debt relief passes $183 billion, after he forgives another 150,000 borrowers In his final days in office, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would forgive student debt for more than 150,000 borrowers.

🚨BREAKING: President Biden announces 150,000 more borrowers will have their student loans forgiven — bringing the total to 5 million, including:

✅85K defrauded students
✅61K with total and permanent disabilities
✅6.1K public service workers
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/13/b...

Go get 'em Mama D!