Keirin (Lijsbet)

this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press

Clear and petty tyrant behavior on full display

“Deplorables” was a scandal for years and she wasn’t even in the government yet. This is the White House Press Secretary, whose salary is paid by the American public.

The president of the United States has said *multiole times* that he hates Americans who are democrats. That is a FUCKING HUGE SCANDAL. Nobody will treat it as one.

TODAY is the first day of open enrollment in Idaho. That means people need to start choosing their health care plans RIGHT NOW.

One Idahoan who's paying $367/month will be paying a WHOPPING $2,232/month without the ACA tax credits.

We have to save the ACA tax credits.

Its impeachment or revolution and maybe we need to start being really clear about that

The Right Jumps to Defend Young Republicans' Racist Texts

"It’s no wonder the up-and-coming ranks of politically active youngish Republicans feel emboldened to speak in the way that they did to each other in the leaked messages. They have a mirror in the White House, and defenders all around them."

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Story here. Warning: graphic, racist, genocidal language. buff.ly/nvVkzHp

This is the modern GOP. If you are with them, you’re with the fascists. Link to disturbing story in comments. Every single GOP representative should be asked if they condemn this.

"Everyone that votes no is going to the gas chamber." - NYS Young Republican Chair Peter Giunta (right)

Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet? Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

Adelita Grijalva won her Congressional race fair and square THREE WEEKS ago.

Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat her is an absolute disgrace.

Seat her now. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Someone asked me what I believe in and I told them a variety of dipping sauces.

The attack dog targeting Trump opponents over their paperwork hasn’t even filed his own As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

“The upcoming No Kings has set off klaxons for Republican lawmakers…Some in party leadership are going further by branding it a pro-terrorism demonstration—an unambiguously false allegation meant to get ahead of a potentially massive protest against the president.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

Also not to relitigate the fascism debate yet again, but seemingly every Republican staffer under 40 expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler should be pretty conclusive evidence of the fascistic dimensions of the modern American right.

Bondi: "Pritzker in Chicago doesn't care about the people of Chicago like Donald Trump does"

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

50 days of protest in Portland. A violent police response. This is how we got here. The Trump administration describes Portland as “city under siege.” Protesters and journalists who regularly show up at the nightly demonstrations agree a siege is happe...

I'm still shocked by the reality of how many Americans don't know anything about what happened in the George Floyd protests of 2020.

As we get more and more protests on the ground, and coming into "protest season," it pays to learn our very, very recent history. www.opb.org/news/article...

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Dear [name redacted], I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a reduction in force (RIF) action. Please find attached a notice memorandum explaining the RIF and next steps. This RIF action does not reflect directly on your service, performance, or conduct. It is being taken solely for the reasons stated in the memorandum. After you receive this notice, you will be placed on administrative leave and will no longer have building access beginning Friday, October 10, unless directed otherwise by your leadership. Additionally, please save this email and its attachments, or forward them to a personal email address, for your records. Leadership at HHS appreciates your service. Sincerely, Tom Nagy

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is executing this Reduction in Force (RIF) to maximize efficiency and funding priorities. This memorandum constitutes a specific notice of a RIF. I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a RIF action. This RIF is necessary to reshape the workforce of HHS. This is your specific notice of the RIF. In accordance with the RIF procedures specified in Chapter 35 of Title 5 of the United States Code and Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 351, and HHS policy, you are being released from your competitive level based on your retention standing. Consequently, you will be separated from the Federal service effective December 8, 2025. In the event you are qualified and have assignment rights to a position that becomes available during the notice period, you will be informed via a specific, subsequent notice. Should the circumstances of the RIF notice change, this notice will be updated.

Reduction in force (RIF, I.e. firing) email and page 1 of the RIF memo.

CDC, this is absolutely illegal and our union (AFGE) will be suing.

afge2883ga.org

The union is asking that you send your RIF notice to: RIF@afge2883ga.org with

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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS

In case you were wondering what new ways the GOP are planning on cheating, an ultra right-wing GOP election official, Scott Leiendecker, has bought Dominion Voting Systems- a year before the mid-term elections.

garland's DOJ didn't even appoint a special prosecutor until nov. 2022! and that only happened because liz cheney and the J6 committee of summer 2022 shamed garland into getting off his ass and finally doing the bare minimum

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

Hey cool the NOAA guy who was found to have violated the agency's code of ethics for his role in Sharpiegate has been confirmed as the head of NOAA.

My rebuttal to this absurd take from The Atlantic: qasimrashid.substack.com/p/journalism...

You don't compromise with fascists, you run on a proven values that the American people want, and you fight for them.

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Why is Kushner involved in making deals for the Federal government?