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Not to be forgotten, as the President now attempts to take over the Library of Congress:
He did something similar in February when he fired the Archivist of the US.
It's now three months later and counting, and he apparently has notified Congress of his reasons for doing so, as required by law. 🗃️
He did something similar in February when he fired the Archivist of the US.
It's now three months later and counting, and he apparently has notified Congress of his reasons for doing so, as required by law. 🗃️
It has not been the norm for incoming presidents to fire the Archivist of the United States.
The president has the power of removal, but is required to notify Congress of his reasons, as @historians.org pointed out last week.
That notification does not appear to have yet taken place. 🗃️
The president has the power of removal, but is required to notify Congress of his reasons, as @historians.org pointed out last week.
That notification does not appear to have yet taken place. 🗃️
Trump fires archivist of the United States, official who oversees government records
May 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Not to be forgotten, as the President now attempts to take over the Library of Congress:
He did something similar in February when he fired the Archivist of the US.
It's now three months later and counting, and he apparently has notified Congress of his reasons for doing so, as required by law. 🗃️
He did something similar in February when he fired the Archivist of the US.
It's now three months later and counting, and he apparently has notified Congress of his reasons for doing so, as required by law. 🗃️
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I asked Jamie Raskin if Dems will impeach Trump over his emoluments grift if they take back the House next year.
He comes very close to saying yes, claiming these violations are unquestionably impeachable:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
He comes very close to saying yes, claiming these violations are unquestionably impeachable:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
May 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I asked Jamie Raskin if Dems will impeach Trump over his emoluments grift if they take back the House next year.
He comes very close to saying yes, claiming these violations are unquestionably impeachable:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
He comes very close to saying yes, claiming these violations are unquestionably impeachable:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
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Jamie Raskin on Trump's Qatar plane grift: "We’re talking about corruption at just an epic scale."
This is a remarkable description from Raskin of how Trump's various corrupt schemes all interlock with each other:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
This is a remarkable description from Raskin of how Trump's various corrupt schemes all interlock with each other:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
May 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Jamie Raskin on Trump's Qatar plane grift: "We’re talking about corruption at just an epic scale."
This is a remarkable description from Raskin of how Trump's various corrupt schemes all interlock with each other:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
This is a remarkable description from Raskin of how Trump's various corrupt schemes all interlock with each other:
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
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Hey man, I also think it sucks how much gambling has seeped into the sport, but the rules around folks in the game betting on baseball have been the same for over 100 years! Can't do it! Tucupita Marcano drew a lifetime ban last year! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
May 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey man, I also think it sucks how much gambling has seeped into the sport, but the rules around folks in the game betting on baseball have been the same for over 100 years! Can't do it! Tucupita Marcano drew a lifetime ban last year! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
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“We know federal officers often don’t follow the law and their own policy,” EFF’s Sophia Cope told @theintercept.com. “If you know they’re supposed to put the phone in airplane mode, for example, you can ask them about that.”
Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Searches of phones and other electronics are on the rise for those entering the U.S. Take these steps to help secure your devices.
theintercept.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“We know federal officers often don’t follow the law and their own policy,” EFF’s Sophia Cope told @theintercept.com. “If you know they’re supposed to put the phone in airplane mode, for example, you can ask them about that.”
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Howard Lutnick's Wall Street firm blasts RFK Jr.:
Kennedy “is steering this country into dangerous territory based on his own whims and invalidated beliefs.”
“He’s ventured far outside of his swim lane. It’s time to take him out of the pool.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kennedy “is steering this country into dangerous territory based on his own whims and invalidated beliefs.”
“He’s ventured far outside of his swim lane. It’s time to take him out of the pool.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Cantor Analysts Blast RFK Jr., Warn of ‘Dangerous Territory’
Cantor Fitzgerald biotech analysts slammed the leadership of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling on the Trump administration to “re-evaluate” his role after a top vaccin...
www.bloomberg.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Howard Lutnick's Wall Street firm blasts RFK Jr.:
Kennedy “is steering this country into dangerous territory based on his own whims and invalidated beliefs.”
“He’s ventured far outside of his swim lane. It’s time to take him out of the pool.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kennedy “is steering this country into dangerous territory based on his own whims and invalidated beliefs.”
“He’s ventured far outside of his swim lane. It’s time to take him out of the pool.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This doesn't look good, folks
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This doesn't look good, folks
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Opening Day!!!!!!!
March 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Opening Day!!!!!!!
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The USPTO is making it harder to challenge bad patents. That’s great for patent trolls—terrible for everyone else.
New USPTO Memo Makes Fighting Patent Trolls Even Harder
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just made a move that will protect bad patents at the expense of everyone else. In a memo released February 28, the USPTO further restricted access to inte...
www.eff.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The USPTO is making it harder to challenge bad patents. That’s great for patent trolls—terrible for everyone else.
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If MLB is gonna claim it's concerned about its diversity employment program violating federal law they should say what law they're talking about. Just totally contemptuous, condescending bullshit.
March 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If MLB is gonna claim it's concerned about its diversity employment program violating federal law they should say what law they're talking about. Just totally contemptuous, condescending bullshit.
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This guy can go fuck himself with his $2-4 billion net worth
Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says if Social Security skipped a check, his mother-in-law wouldn’t complain—and if you would, it indicates you are probably a fraudster. Insane.
March 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This guy can go fuck himself with his $2-4 billion net worth
Beware the ides of March
March 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Beware the ides of March
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Imagine supporting a party that stands for something. Imagine not having to vainly plead for your party to NOT do things that the opposition wants. It’d be amazing. bsky.app/profile/sahi...
SCHUMER just now: "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."
March 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Imagine supporting a party that stands for something. Imagine not having to vainly plead for your party to NOT do things that the opposition wants. It’d be amazing. bsky.app/profile/sahi...
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Perhaps the most depressing part about the last couple of months is that every awful shitty thing that’s happening to this country is self-induced. People asked for this. None of it had to happen.
March 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Perhaps the most depressing part about the last couple of months is that every awful shitty thing that’s happening to this country is self-induced. People asked for this. None of it had to happen.
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Guys I want to quit Twitter real bad. Please for gods sake put me in your starter packs and tell people to follow me here. It’s absolutely hell over there 🤣
March 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Guys I want to quit Twitter real bad. Please for gods sake put me in your starter packs and tell people to follow me here. It’s absolutely hell over there 🤣
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If Texas let Spain build a metro system for them, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth could each have a 110-mile subway system for the amount the state is spending on roads and highway projects.
March 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
If Texas let Spain build a metro system for them, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth could each have a 110-mile subway system for the amount the state is spending on roads and highway projects.
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NEW: NYT asks Judge Ho to unseal newly filed govt exhibits in Eric Adams case that purport to show "troubling conduct" of SDNY prosecutors: "It is hard to imagine a circumstance in which the public interest would be higher and the privacy interest lower." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
NEW: NYT asks Judge Ho to unseal newly filed govt exhibits in Eric Adams case that purport to show "troubling conduct" of SDNY prosecutors: "It is hard to imagine a circumstance in which the public interest would be higher and the privacy interest lower." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The economy is sputtering under Trump’s reckless policies. Job growth is slowing, markets are sinking, and experts warn of stagflation. The ones who will suffer most are the Americans who can least afford it. Jen Rubin explains.
Trumpcession
Trump is running the economy into a ditch…again
contrarian.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The economy is sputtering under Trump’s reckless policies. Job growth is slowing, markets are sinking, and experts warn of stagflation. The ones who will suffer most are the Americans who can least afford it. Jen Rubin explains.
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Strange that President Biden never had these crappy numbers when it was actually his economy.
March 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Strange that President Biden never had these crappy numbers when it was actually his economy.
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Democracy is burning, and we need sites like Bluesky more than ever. And Senator Durbin wants to repeal 230, which would massively stifle the ability of sites like Bluesky to exist, while massively empowering X and Meta.
Why?
It seems that someone in his office doesn't understand 230.
Why?
It seems that someone in his office doesn't understand 230.
It’s time to repeal Section 230. We must be able to take social media companies to court for addicting kids and enabling drug trafficking on their platforms.
Sen. DURBIN: Fentanyl often gets to our kids and young people through the internet.
Section 230 absolves social media companies from any responsibility. “That has got to end.”
Section 230 absolves social media companies from any responsibility. “That has got to end.”
March 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Democracy is burning, and we need sites like Bluesky more than ever. And Senator Durbin wants to repeal 230, which would massively stifle the ability of sites like Bluesky to exist, while massively empowering X and Meta.
Why?
It seems that someone in his office doesn't understand 230.
Why?
It seems that someone in his office doesn't understand 230.