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They’re testing. It wasn’t a “glitch” that turned off Medicaid portals. They’re seeing which things they can delete without a fight. Vets benefits? Abuse shelters? Aid to children? Cancer research? They don’t care who gets hurt. Just what they can get away with. Keep. Fighting. Back.
Merrick Garland may not have been "wrong" in a moral sense - and nobody would envy the position he was in - but he was, nonetheless, wrong.
Merrick Garland and the Logic of Failure
Did Biden’s AG screw over democracy?
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Federal employees are preparing to be harassed, persecuted, turned into loyalists or chased out of their jobs. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
Opinion | I’m a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.
Practical support matters more than encouragement.
nytimes.com
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, will soon navigate the politics of federal disaster relief and a rebuilding project with Donald Trump. The president-elect has heckled Newsom with personal insults and has never been shy about using natural disasters as political weapons.
As L.A. Fires Rage, Trump and Newsom’s Hostilities Resurface
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, and President-elect Donald J. Trump have long feuded. Can the rancor be set aside to help a devastated city recover?
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Fox News is gonna have to reach into its pockets again and pay a lot more money for lying. That’s a shame. www.mediaite.com/news/just-in...
Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Suit Against Fox Set For Trial
Fox Corp lost its bid Thursday to dismiss the $2.7 billion defamation suit brought against Fox News by Smartmatic, an electronic voting systems company. A New York state appeals court rejected Fox’s m...
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin
"The worst part is they've been so propagandized that they actually think they are the smart ones." 🤷🤦🏾♀️ - Timothy O'Connor
