Paul
@paulatkinsonpdx.bsky.social
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Just this year...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone.
fortune.com/article/doge...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone.
fortune.com/article/doge...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone | Fortune
Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending are costing the government in lost productivity and tax revenue, workforce and policy experts claim.
fortune.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Just this year...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone.
fortune.com/article/doge...
DOGE’s mass federal workforce cuts may cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year alone.
fortune.com/article/doge...
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
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I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
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"Let this be a reminder to all of us: Watch what Trump does, not what he says..."
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www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
November 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"Let this be a reminder to all of us: Watch what Trump does, not what he says..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
Activists are targeting the reputations of Home Depot, AT&T, and other businesses.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Wait, I was told 19 kids dead in a single month didn’t matter.
November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wait, I was told 19 kids dead in a single month didn’t matter.
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A calculus that should be made about everyone else's complicity too
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A calculus that should be made about everyone else's complicity too
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They didn’t hide it.
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
They didn’t hide it.
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I posit that of instead of spending bucketloads to hit Wilson's 1500 shelter bed target, Portland could probably take a greater chunk out of homelessness if we just gave the money to people.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I posit that of instead of spending bucketloads to hit Wilson's 1500 shelter bed target, Portland could probably take a greater chunk out of homelessness if we just gave the money to people.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
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DO donate to these Dems who voted Yea on proceeding with tRump impeachment - they Serve the People😍🤩 1
Al Green
AOC
Ayanna Pressley
Bennie Thompson
Eric Swalwell
Ilhan Omar
Jasmine Crockett
Jerry Nadler
Jim McGovern
Joaquin Castro
Maxine Waters
Maxwell Frost
Melanie Stanbury
Raja Krishamoorthi
Al Green
AOC
Ayanna Pressley
Bennie Thompson
Eric Swalwell
Ilhan Omar
Jasmine Crockett
Jerry Nadler
Jim McGovern
Joaquin Castro
Maxine Waters
Maxwell Frost
Melanie Stanbury
Raja Krishamoorthi
June 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
DO donate to these Dems who voted Yea on proceeding with tRump impeachment - they Serve the People😍🤩 1
Al Green
AOC
Ayanna Pressley
Bennie Thompson
Eric Swalwell
Ilhan Omar
Jasmine Crockett
Jerry Nadler
Jim McGovern
Joaquin Castro
Maxine Waters
Maxwell Frost
Melanie Stanbury
Raja Krishamoorthi
Al Green
AOC
Ayanna Pressley
Bennie Thompson
Eric Swalwell
Ilhan Omar
Jasmine Crockett
Jerry Nadler
Jim McGovern
Joaquin Castro
Maxine Waters
Maxwell Frost
Melanie Stanbury
Raja Krishamoorthi
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This is a lot of words to say, “Yikes! That Washington Post story about us illegally killing survivors on the open seas was 100% correct!”
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is a lot of words to say, “Yikes! That Washington Post story about us illegally killing survivors on the open seas was 100% correct!”
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You're not seeing the defense and international conflict experts disagreeing because if the facts are true, it's one of the most basic things in the law of armed conflict: You cannot kill people who are "hors de combat," taken out of the game by injury or attack. This is Geneva 101 stuff.
I follower a few defense experts.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
You're not seeing the defense and international conflict experts disagreeing because if the facts are true, it's one of the most basic things in the law of armed conflict: You cannot kill people who are "hors de combat," taken out of the game by injury or attack. This is Geneva 101 stuff.
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This is the most corrupt, lawless administration in the history of the United States and there’s no close second.
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Manufacturing consent in such a short time frame is going to be hard, but they’re sure going to try.
Venezuela is entering one of its most repressive periods in years, rights monitors say, as President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting isolation and an expanding US military presence in the Caribbean.
Maduro ramps up repression in Venezuela as he faces growing threats abroad | CNN
Venezuela is entering one of its most repressive periods in years, rights monitors say, as President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting isolation and an expanding US military presence in the Caribbean.
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Manufacturing consent in such a short time frame is going to be hard, but they’re sure going to try.
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we have got to do something about eyeglass ideology
children as young as six are wearing corrective lenses
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
we have got to do something about eyeglass ideology
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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This is explicitly confirming the allegation: that he's ordering the killings for their own sake. The logical implication of which is hit them again if there are any survivors, which is both exactly what the Post reported and a cold-blooded textbook war crime.
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This is explicitly confirming the allegation: that he's ordering the killings for their own sake. The logical implication of which is hit them again if there are any survivors, which is both exactly what the Post reported and a cold-blooded textbook war crime.
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Since when do Americans “do business “with their government in this fashion?
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Since when do Americans “do business “with their government in this fashion?
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How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...