So, what's up with the WH ballroom? Were government rules for competitive bidding followed? How did a contractor and architect get selected so quickly?

What on earth is Dick Durbin even doing?!? Does he need so badly to have his name on something, anything, that is a “win”? This was in the middle of the worst scandal (so far) of this admin! We need new Dem leadership that knows how to fight! www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...

Senate confirms Marty Makary to lead FDA, Jay Bhattacharya to head NIH

Both agencies are part of the Department of Health and Human Services, which like much of the federal government, has seen mass layoffs as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to impleme...

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What a terrible headline on a terrible story! It was just a charm campaign for a new president! No mention of the deep unprecedented levels of corruption on both sides of this “relationship.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/u...

How New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, Wooed Donald Trump

Mayor Eric Adams’s charm campaign involved phone calls to the Trumps and a meeting with Steve Bannon. Mr. Trump showed sympathy for the mayor, as his administration moved to drop charges against Mr. A...

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I’m about ready to leave all Meta platforms over policy and privacy changes. What is the alternative to FB that is equivalent to leaving Leon’s place for Bluesky? I still want to keep up with friends and family and their photos.

This is very good

Mandate? Trump is now under 50% in the popular vote with his margin ranking 44th out of 51 elections since 1824. 4 Democrats won Senate seats in states Trump carried—compared to zero in 16 and 20. GOP poised for its smallest House majority since the U.S. had 50 states. - CNN’s Harry Enten reports

☠️ I died from “Cough” in the week of September 12th, 1665 vole.wtf/death-roulet...

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Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.” www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...