Words that are strong enough to condemn this fuckery do not exist - SHAME!

Ouch. Republican Representative Tom Barrett held a tele-town hall with his constituents in his swing district in Michigan on Monday and ran a survey asking if they support DOGE. 70% of the participants said they do not.

Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!

What is he hawking today?

Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

Such amazing photos of my Jaheira cosplay by the supremely talented @worldofgwendana.bsky.social Truly a pleasure to spend the day with @ragingbabyseals and her outstanding Alfira.

[ SURVIVORS ] With @ragingbabyseals and @wyckedmii as Alfira and Jaheira from Baldur’s Gate 3 #bg3 #baldursgate #baldursgatecosplay #cosplay

I interviewed the extraordinary Vladimir Kara -Murza, the Russian dissident released from prison last year. He also won the Pulitzer last year for the columns he wrote from jail. Despite everything, he remains an optimist Listen: pulitzerontheroad.pulitzer.org/podcasts/vla...

A couple of golf outings could pay for over 300 federal jobs for an entire year.

This development is a horrifying and further escalation of the very topic I wrote about yesterday evening: The Trump administration’s move from governmental changes to individual attacks focused on political opponents. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...

Aside from the startling number of airline collisions... The state of the FAA is "complete chaos." Contributing factors include depleted teams, low morale, confusing directives, and the sudden insertion of both Elon Musk and Ted Malaska, a SpaceX engineer. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

For the Sunday edition of @status.news, I spoke with @davidenrich.bsky.social about his new book, "Murder the Truth," and how powerful right-wing forces are working to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan. www.status.news/p/new-york-t...

$38 billion

The Social Security Administration “eliminated” its civil rights office on Tuesday — a deputy commissioner-level office with several statutorily required functions within the agency — because it was “duplicative,” the acting commissioner said in a statement.

Is it bad if only 78 percent of Trump-loyal Republicans view democracy positively but 55 percent view an unchecked strongman positively? Asking for a fairly large nation. Gift link: wapo.st/4hLudP3

So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

Is Trump KGB story fact or fiction? Trump KGB story rapidly disappearing online per Daily Kos: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants. nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

In the early 20th century witnessed the rise of history’s most destructive authoritarian regimes. Adolf Hitler, propelled by ultranationalist fervor and a vision of global domination, led Nazi Germany into a catastrophic war that reshaped the geopolitical landscape. open.substack.com/pub/normsmus...

Zombie Ronald Reagan doesn't like this

SCOOP: On his second day as HHS secretary, RFK Jr., the onetime environmentalist, killed climate change programs at NIH that research and prepare for the health effects of extreme weather and a warming planet. This is not going to make Americans healthy. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The small city of Reading in central Pennsylvania is around 70 percent Latino. In 2024, it shifted toward Trump by a staggering net 16 points. I spent some time trying to figure out why that happened. The result is this piece. I hope you'll check it out: newrepublic.com/article/1908...

MAGA/GOP hate women. They fear us. Why else would they need to control our bodies and stop us from voting. Get documentation: birth cert marriage cert divorce decree US Passport Be prepared and own your power. (HR link below) #WomenArePower #SheShed www.newsweek.com/save-act-pas...

Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1914...

@infortheride.bsky.social Maybe this will represent how alarming this is and my posting demonstrates my alarm! www.muellershewrote.com/p/did-elon-j... 🔥🔥🔥👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻🔥🔥🔥 Did Elon Just Create a Secret IT Contracting Vehicle at OPM? Why is no one talking about this? 🔥🔥🔥👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻🔥🔥🔥

Just got off the phone with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who said Elon Musk's DOGE team is "actively dismantling" federal Department of Education programs today. "They are in the building, on the 6th floor, canceling grants and contracts."

Black educators warn of what is lost if Education Department is shuttered: Black educators are sounding the alarm as President Trump ramps up talk of eliminating the Department of Education. Trump, who has long called for the Education Department to be shut down, said in the Oval Office on Tuesday…

OMG folks...hope you can follow this link. We are in trouble. #YSDemocracy www.facebook.com/share/r/1ACr...

NEW: Did Elon just create a secret IT contracting vehicle at OPM to avoid Congressional and public oversight? We need to get more eyes on this so please share my latest (always free): www.muellershewrote.com/p/did-elon-j...

In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law From there, the engineers from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency quickly gained access to USAID’s financial system. www.propublica.org/article/usa...

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue Diversity? No, our tribe only 😤 Equity? No, our tribe first 😤 Inclusion? No, our tribe alone.😤 Breathe. Calm down. D.E.I. lifts everyone and is not “unfair” to anyone.

NSA risks deleting its expertise about privilege escalation today in Stephen Miller's war against DEI [sic]. popular.info/p/the-nsas-b...

Trump will soon be searching for contractors (immigrants) to make some modifications to his new residence. He's going to rename it The White Power House.

🚨🚨🚨 NY 21 Special Election Information: Blake Gendebien is the Dem candidate running for the NY21 Congressional seat to replace Elise Stefanik. This is a solidly red area, but with education, unity and hard work anything is possible. Pls share and consider donating. blakegendebienforcongress.com

The world in 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Germans oppose neo-fascism. The top aide to the president of the United States supports it. apnews.com/article/germ...

Every. Single. Word. Of. This. I couldn't be prouder of my fellow Floridian @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and the new generation of Dems fighting fire with fire. More of this, please!

Elon Musk was raised in apartheid South Africa. He and his family observed, endorsed, and enjoyed apartheid. Until the age of 18, Elon was completely immersed in a wildly racist, homophobic, whites-only culture. These were Elon’s formative years, and as a result, bigotry is firmly embedded in…

F*#K these pieces of shyte!

🚨From me, here's the latest of what we know about Russ Vought's CFPB shutdown: -The supervision order is sweeping, frees up big banks and not small banks, and is likely illegal -Vought also wanted to defund CFPB but found that the agency was already funded for the year prospect.org/power/2025-0...

"Some longtime officials at the Justice Department say they are weighing whether to quit. One talked about it Monday with a former colleague. "'I can’t imagine the Justice Department without you,' the former colleague said. "'The department is dead,' the official replied."

The excellent reporting by WIRED and Victoria Elliott continues. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

NIH has cut billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Will this matter?