Patrick Conlon

Not to distract from the article’s substantive points, but what in the white nonsense is “Brilyn”?

This is great! Thanks!!

Amoral media groups like Politico are part of the reason that the US finds itself in this horrible societal and political mess. Treating politics like a fucking baseball game where stripping millions of people of their healthcare can mean being “at the top of his game.” Fucking soulless ghouls.

I’ve started seeing this and I really hate it.

This “hate the sin, love the sinner” ass bullshit.

What the f*ck does any of that even mean? Where’s Jake Tapper when you actually need him?

I think the Director of the NSA and other top US national security positions should be filled by experienced patriotic professionals, rather than be decided by lunatic conspiracy theorist influencers.

Sorry to get so partisan, but that's how I feel.

Haley Britzky @halbritz AFRICOM commander Gen. Langley tells senators that China is "trying to replicate" USAID programs in Africa as the US scales back USAID. "They're trying to use that as an extension of the Belt and Road Initiative to gain favor by the African countries," Langley said.

Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen

It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world

It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction

I’d really like a break, please

There’s no reason to have a Democratic Party if it won’t go to the mat to save the Department of Education. It’s a fundamental belief that children in America deserve better futures. It’s tremendously simple. You cannot continue funding a government that would close this.

I feel like this is 100% correct and incredibly sad.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org

Dumb fucks

Donald Trump stops giving PrEP to gay men & sex workers, ensuring HIV outbreaks abroad - LGBTQ Nation The policy change is illegal and will result in easily preventable deaths, experts say.

the trump administration wants gay and trans people to die.

I think it should be made clear at this point: If you're a federal employee, you should consider your work devices bugged. If you've logged into personal stuff on those devices, you should consider suspending or deleting the accounts you accessed.

Primary Every Democrat It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.

It’s exhausting to watch poll-tested, donor-beholden Congressional Democrats continue to be too old, too cloistered, and too bumbling to do anything as the government burns.

https://newrepublic.com/article/190922/primary-every-democrat-trump-durbin?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaig…

Yay

The six young men raiding US personnel data for Elon Musk are now among the world’s biggest intelligence targets, yes. They have access to tons of sensitive info, and are in way over their heads.

Safe to say plans to try hacking, bribes, blackmail, honey pots—you name it—are already in the works.

Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran are aiding Musk in his government takeover.

I hate that it's gotten this far, but if countries want to counter a US-imposed trade war, they should make Elon Musk's companies a focus of their retaliation.
Those business interests have effectively merged with the US executive branch, and decision-makers value them more than the American people.

Donald Trump’s data purge has begun Researchers have been archiving government websites for months.

U.S. government websites such as the EPA’s and CDC’s are removing any content related to climate change, racial equity, or gender identity.

Elections have consequences and this is what voters wanted. All I’ll say is that hiding facts doesn’t make them any less true.

It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x

Since we’re going back to the American government wanting queer people sick or dead, please send relevant info to Hymes and others if you have it.

Removing the clinical guidance on PrEP which is 99% effective at preventing transmission of HIV is morally reprehensible. Being able to prevent a disease that ripped through our community in the ‘80s and ‘90s with a single pill is a MIRACLE. I’ve never hated someone as much as I hate Donald Trump.

Y’all OK?

Since when is shitting on the chessboard considered playing 4-D chess?

Already obvious, but legacy/corporate media can’t be trusted as they jockey for more access to power and protect monied interests. What sources are y’all turning to.
Side note: I will miss the NYT Cooking section when I cancel my subscription, but they keep soft lighting fascists.