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So why was DOGE so hot and bothered to go after the US Institute of Peace? It requested $55 million for FY25. That represents .000078 of the discretionary budget for FY25.

And, a judge in the case expressed concern about the methods used but let stand the action.

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[garrow]

Which candidate did that state support in '24?

More than 425 popular campsites across Pa. are closed indefinitely due to DOGE cuts

Reservations made at impacted sites on Raystown Lake, Seven Points, Susquehannock, Nancy’s Boat-to-Shore Campgrounds, Tompkins Campground on Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes will be refunded.

www.inquirer.com

 

[Neutral Corner]

What a guy. What a guy. What a POS.

Trump's Appetite for Revenge Is Insatiable

No one can say they didn't know.

During his first official campaign rally for the 2024 Republican nomination, held in Waco, Texas, Donald Trump vowed retribution against those he perceives as his enemies...

Sixty days into Trump's second term, we have begun to see what that looks like.

The president fired the archivist of the United States because he was enraged at the National Archives for notifying the Justice Department of his alleged mishandling of clashified documents after he left office following his first term. (The archivist he fired hadn't even been working for the agency at the time, but that didn't matter.) He also fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, a traditionally independent regulatory agency, in violation of Supreme Court precedent and quite likely the language of the statute that created it. (Both members plan to sue to reverse the firings.)

Trump stripped security details from people he had appointed to high office in his first administration and subsequently fell out with, including General Mark Milley, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Adviser John Bolton, the former diplomat Brian Hook, and the infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci. The National Institutes of Health, where Fauci worked for 45 years, is being gutted by the Trump administration. The environment there has become "suffocatingly toxic," as my colleague Katherine J. Wu reported.

Trump has sued networks and newspapers for millions of dollars. His Federal Communications Commission is investigating several outlets. And he has called CNN and MSNBC "corrupt" and "illegal"—not because they have broken any laws, but simply because they have been critical of him...

I refer you to the quote in my sig, true then and now:

"But the history of the Trump administration has shown that the loudest cries of "fake news" accompany the most damning journalism. Coming from him, the phrase now dependably has another meaning: "all-too-accurate reporting that damages my reputation." ~ Margaret Sullivan, WaPo, April 13, 2020

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

I'm not sure if I should call this "All the perverts are Republicans" or "All the Republicans are perverts."

Lawmaker convicted of child sex crime had history of exploiting vulnerable boys, prosecutor alleges - KVRR Local News

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic material and discusses the sexual exploitation of minors. FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) – A former North Dakota lawmaker set to be sentenced next week for a child sex crime has a history of leveraging his power to exploit vulnerable boys and young men...

www.kvrr.com

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

No lies told. Walz is warming up for a 2028 run.

Tim Walz calls Elon Musk a ‘South African nepo baby’

Walz is just one of several Democrats who have referred to Musk’s immigrant background

www.independent.co.uk

 

[HanSenSE]

He doesn't have the authority to do this, but that only matters if Congress stands up to him, which they won't do.

Jeff Pashan has shown more courage over the last 36 hours than Congress has since 1/20/25.

 

[Starman]

EAIAC

"Fat, dumb, foolish country": Trump says US has been "pillaged" via trade deals | Salon.com

Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.

www.salon.com

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Do you like museums and/or public libraries? Well get ready to see them suffer. DOGE is at the Institute of Museum and Library Services today to shut it down. IMLS administers grants to museums and libraries. That's it. That's the sin.

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

is that good is it evil as a reasonable rational dispashionate centrist who's to say i just can't believe the elites don't try to understand how they made this happen

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Maybe arsonists aren't the biggest problem Tesla has?

Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks after it found that an exterior trim panel was falling off and creating hazardous driving conditions, the company said on Thursday. This is the eighth recall for the model.

 

[Alma]

No lies told. Walz is warming up for a 2028 run.

Tim Walz calls Elon Musk a ‘South African nepo baby’

Walz is just one of several Democrats who have referred to Musk’s immigrant background

www.independent.co.uk

Where's he getting votes?

He's priming to be a MSNBC regular contributor, is more like it.

Newsom will run. Pete will. Maybe this guy from Colorado. Maybe Wes Moore. All good options.

 

[MileHigh]

Where's he getting votes?

He's priming to be a MSNBC regular contributor, is more like it.

Newsom will run. Pete will. Maybe this guy from Colorado. Maybe Wes Moore. All good options.

Polis certainly is gearing up to run.