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“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.”

Beyond parody.

The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.

Susan Collins refusing to meet with Hegseth's accuser is just so par for the course. She wants to appear like a moderating force, but she'll dime out women every time.

(Also shame on Jodi Ernst, a sexual assault survivor, for doing the same.) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Just gave this pack a follow all for turning up on bluesky !

Real. #NATO #Ukraine #dgg

Supreme Court term-limits amendment proposed by Sens. Manchin, Welch The long-shot proposal by Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin III (I-West Virginia) would impose 18-year term limits on new justices.

Two senators have introduced a constitutional amendment that would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices, a long-shot escalation of the congressional effort to overhaul the nation’s highest court amid ethics scandals and sinking public approval.

Kash Patel is about to be the subject of some incredible leaked stories that are impeccably sourced.

Trump just nominated Kash Patel — who lied about the 2020 election being stolen and lied about the existence of a "deep state" out to get Trump — to be his FBI director.

Reminder: The position requires Senate confirmation.

Lex Fridman • @lexfridman • 21h I would love to do a 3 hour podcast with @ZelenskyyUa I will come to Kyiv for it. Let's do it. @ 2.3k 17 2.1K . S43k lll2M只企 Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський & @ZelenskyyUa Agreed. See you in Ukraine, @lexfridman

President Zelenskyy of Ukraine is going on Lex Fridman’s podcast.

LA TIMES: Los Angeles Gimes RAW FARM Mark McAfee stands with his dairy cows at sunrise at his raw milk dairy, in Fresno, in June. (Tomas Ovalle/For The Times) Bird flu virus detected in California raw milk BY SUSANNE RUST | STAFF WRITER NOV 24, 2024 | 3:35 PM

So about that whole raw milk thing

I say no recall!

Gotta let the raw milk people do their own research.

Bye bye pedo.

We gotta keep up the noise. The other rapist and the Russian doll are next. Then we can work on worm guy.

Orange guy’s ego will handle Elonia.

Let’s make more bloody noise!!

#ResistMAGAMorons

This is a list of statements by House Democrats defending Sarah McBride.

It does not include statements of support that make no mention of the transphobic attacks against her, or statements about transphobia that are not directly relevant. It also does not include retweets/reposts.

Ok?

Are there any bipartisan bills we can pass during the Trump administration?

I was in a meeting when Gaetz news came in. Colleague said a report about a second woman might have been what forced him out. I said, you sure that wasn't Hegseth, because I'd just heard about a second woman in that story. And he said, no Gaetz. But that's kind of where we are.

on top of the deep irony (and 2017 being the year of his alleged encounters with a minor) this also just shocks me because i can't imagine matt gaetz ever saying anything vaguely normal/appropriate

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I think USAFacts by Steve Ballmer is doing a good job.

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Love to ban trans women from capitol restrooms in order to “protect women and girls” while suppressing a report about the incoming attorney general paying for the statutory rape of a minor while in congress and showing women’s nudes on the House floor

Something that seems to be very overlooked with Gabbard, yes she is pro-Russian, but she has throughout her career done even more propaganda work trying to normalise the Assad regime.

If the House Ethics Committee will not release the Gaetz report, the Senate should just redo the investigation publicly during the confirmation hearing.

Recall every witness.

Get it all out there.

Agree with this 100%
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Democrats are just incredibly, self-defeatingly bad about challenging their too-old members.

Multiple members ran for re-election this year despite being visibly ailing. One (Bill Pascrell) died after the primary - he was seeking a new term at age 87.

How Trump can lead on vaccine development, again It’s time to get ready for bird flu

The worsening bird flu situation is an alarming reminder that years after Covid we’re still not taking pandemic defense seriously enough even though we’ve learned a lot about what does and doesn’t work.

www.slowboring.com/p/how-trump-...

Trump ignores transition rules. It’s a ‘hostile takeover,’ ally says. Donald Trump’s transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the handover of power in the process.

Trump has "so far declined to let the Federal Bureau of Investigation check for potential red flags and security threats to guard against espionage — instead relying on private campaign lawyers for some appointees and doing no vetting at all for others."

How Tulsi Gabbard Became a Favorite of Russia’s State Media President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to be the director of national intelligence has raised alarms among national security officials.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/u...

It was also Ladapo's office that threatened TV stations over pro-abortion advertisements. This is the man who would invoke Comstock to try and ban abortion nationwide.

What do you think about @chuckrocha.bsky.social entering the race?

The Latinos Who Found Their Inner MAGA Reporter Jack Herrera says that Trump won over many Latino voters — but Democrats lost them first.

Talked with @NYMag.flipboard.com.ap.brid.gy about how to understand Latino voting in 2024. Was the huge shift right evidence of true political realignment, or a simply a sign that this election was a referendum on inflation? The answer is “Yes.”

nymag.com/intelligence...