Shooting unarmed protestors is not theoretical. President Trump gave that order to the previous Secretary of Defense in his first term. That Secretary didnโt carry out that and other orders because he had the guts to stand up to a President.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the strolling of the dudes
They ambled up the street today before the crowds so few
There wasnt much to see maybe an abram tank or two
This parade is kinda mid
Glory glory what a bullshit way to serve
By the time #TeslaTakedown is finished, this image will live in infamy; cited as a cautionary tale by every history textbook, political science course, and business school curriculum in the world. #MuskMustFall
The music of Seinfeld, divorced from the show itself, is nothing short of disgusting. Imagine if the show didnโt exist but the music somehow did. Hearing it, your face would twist in angry revulsion
The picture of President Trump on a giant banner "is reminiscent of portraits of leaders hanging from public buildings, often seen in dictatorships, monarchies, and in descriptions in George Orwellโs 1984 of 'Big Brother.โโ - The Independent (UK) [โฆ]
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An average of 10 of my Voice of America colleagues per day in the past week have been receiving letters informing them that their contracts will be terminatedโfor convenience.โ As of today more than 50 of these outstanding VOA journalists on personal service contracts have been fired. #SaveVOA
It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.
SCOOP: YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy. "YouTube quietly removing โgender identity and expressionโ from its list of protected groups is a major radical shift away from best practices in the field of trust and safety."
Marc Thiessen has possibly the worst take/excuse for this bit of inexcusable incompetence and obvious attempt to avoid accountability, which is no surprise to anyone who is familiar with the inexcusable incompetence of Marc Thiessen.
so to be absolutely clear: the black man hired for the job did it competently for four years, only to be replaced by the unqualified white guy who has careened from fuck up to fuck up
think ive got that right.
Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that heโs โnever met, donโt know, never communicated withโ Jeffrey Goldberg.
Hereโs a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attendedโa Q&A with a French filmmakerโwas moderated by Goldberg.
Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, itโs simply about taking away resources from our public schools.