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Politico:
Elon #Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is calling for volunteers to send in their résumés — via X direct message.
JHC
Politico:
Elon #Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is calling for volunteers to send in their résumés — via X direct message.
Politico:
Michael Anton and Sebastian Gorka in the running for deputy national security adviser
I had to read this 3x to realize it wasn’t satire. #WompWomp
The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/onion-wins-alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-auction-rcna179936
@HistoPol @SnowshadowII Thanks! I love when I have an idea that’s totally spontaneous and someone likes it
@HistoPol @SnowshadowII Corruption Inc.
Via Kyle Cheney:
Rudy #Giuliani's lawyers are quitting on him after they say he's taken actions or insisted on arguments they disagree with.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.626017/gov.uscourts.nysd.626017.110.0.pdf
❤️
Via Kyle Griffin:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will become the top Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in the next Congress.
Welp. Let’s hope that’s a huge “IF”
Via Robert Costa:
What I’m hearing privately from a few key GOP senators: yes, they’d prefer to not have a messy fight over #Gaetz. Not their favorite. But they also don’t have a lot of energy for pushing back. Trump runs the show, they say. If Gaetz can reassure them, they’re open to backing him.
Via Prof. Bernard Fraga:
#Georgia is the first state to release full vote history for 2024. As a share of the citizen voting-age population, turnout rates went up for all groups compared to 2020 🚨except Black Georgians🚨
EU fines Meta 798 mn euros for Facebook ad antitrust breach — AFP
Via Rupar:
If #Trump can install walking honeypot marks like Pete #Hegseth and Matt #Gaetz into his cabinet, it will tell us all we need to know about how unchecked his power is. These are obscene nominations.
Via @emptywheel :
Folks: Matt #Gaetz resigned for two reasons.
1) To kill the ethics investigation, so it can't be used against him in confirmation.
2) To give DeSantis time to fill the seat in time for new Congress.
I guess this means he believes he'll be confirmed.
😳
Via Angry Staffer:
#Trump announced reparations for white people today, if anyone was wondering how wildly racist this is going to get
Pay attention.
Via #Maddow:
“The Senate won’t confirm them” is not even a wishful thinking response, it’s 1 that ignores what’s happening:
Trump announced in advance of these picks that he expects the Senate to shut itself down so he can make recess apptmts — which means no confirmation process at all
1st rule of authoritarian politics: there’s only one source of authority.
Cong will be expected to give up its role in governing, partic anything that restrains Trump’s choices and desires.
@WarnerCrocker Thank you. I really don't like that expression at all.
My opinion.
Trump’s thugs are not “clowns” or a “clown car” as so many pundits & others like to say. Clowns are intended to be amusing, goofy,
👉🏼harmless👈🏼, and appeal to kids.
Zero of those apply to the GOP Fascist Party. They’re malignant, calculating, and lethal. I find nothing comical about them.
“Should be left to the states”, right?
Via Kyle Griffin:
Democratic Govs. JB Pritzker and Jared Polis are launching an effort they say is designed to protect American democracy during #Trump’s second term.
The initiative — Governors Safeguarding Democracy — is intended to "protect state-level institutions of democracy" via the legislative, budgetary, executive and administrative powers granted to governors.
Via Angry Staffer:
The Senate *hates* Matt #Gaetz.
This is going to be an early check on whether or not they’ll be a realistic check on #Trump’s power or if they’ll just roll over and do what he wants.
But the fact that a coked up pedo was even nominated for AG is insane.
@WarnerCrocker Seriously, how much more? I'm going to explode!!
Thank you.
My day so far, and it’s only 8:30 am:
Up since 4:30 because, well, same as you.
F’ing Mastodon server crashing every 2 seconds.
Have to go back to Calif tomorrow for a flurry of routine dr apptments bc no dr set up in Canada yet (it takes forever)
Found out my sister in law just had a mastectomy. She seems fine, caught VERY early
Have to miss my favorite part of #LaffysBigTownhouseRenovation because timing
How’s your day going?
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