Lei
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lawyer, thinker, writer, raging feminist. #JinJianAzadi #WomanLifeFreedom
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NEW: Letter from 900+ former federal prosecutors warns of decisions at Justice Dept
"Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts & the law, including to serve solely political purposes"
www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
"Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts & the law, including to serve solely political purposes"
www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
www.thejusticeconnection.org
February 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW: Letter from 900+ former federal prosecutors warns of decisions at Justice Dept
"Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts & the law, including to serve solely political purposes"
www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
"Some of you have been ordered to make charging decisions based expressly on considerations other than the facts & the law, including to serve solely political purposes"
www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
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So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
February 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
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an unelected billionaire storming into US agencies, installing his unqualified and unapproved lackeys, purging civil servants, seizing access to sensitive data and payments, unilaterally eliminating federal agencies: fine
identifying the lackeys: illegal
identifying the lackeys: illegal
February 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
an unelected billionaire storming into US agencies, installing his unqualified and unapproved lackeys, purging civil servants, seizing access to sensitive data and payments, unilaterally eliminating federal agencies: fine
identifying the lackeys: illegal
identifying the lackeys: illegal
howwww does her hair do that 😭
🚨| Taylor Swift’s glambot at the 2025 GRAMMY awards!
February 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
howwww does her hair do that 😭
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Big national media outlet still failing.
Headlines suggest some dispute over data access at US AID.
*Not connecting the dots with other DOGE moves.
*Not conveying illegality.
*Not communicating constitutional crisis.
Headlines suggest some dispute over data access at US AID.
*Not connecting the dots with other DOGE moves.
*Not conveying illegality.
*Not communicating constitutional crisis.
February 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Big national media outlet still failing.
Headlines suggest some dispute over data access at US AID.
*Not connecting the dots with other DOGE moves.
*Not conveying illegality.
*Not communicating constitutional crisis.
Headlines suggest some dispute over data access at US AID.
*Not connecting the dots with other DOGE moves.
*Not conveying illegality.
*Not communicating constitutional crisis.
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“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
February 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
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#FYI: ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes,…
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#FYI: ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
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This is so wantonly stupid and destructive that .... I can't finish the sentence.
Trump just ordered 2 dams opened up in California in an unprecedented move that risks depleting the reservoirs ahead of the dry summer months.
And the kicker? The water from the dams doesn't even flow to Los Angeles.
And the kicker? The water from the dams doesn't even flow to Los Angeles.
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is so wantonly stupid and destructive that .... I can't finish the sentence.
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The FAA has revealed that control tower staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.”
Staffing at D.C. Airport’s Control Tower Was ‘Not Normal’ Night of Crash
A preliminary FAA report says staffing levels were lower than they should have been given the time of day and amount of traffic.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The FAA has revealed that control tower staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.”
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
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I saw Trump’s press conference on the devastating collision at DCA. He was supposed to give the American people answers about what happened and how. But instead he just ranted and rattled off lies. A military helicopter ran into a plane because of DEI? Does he really expect us to believe that?
January 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I saw Trump’s press conference on the devastating collision at DCA. He was supposed to give the American people answers about what happened and how. But instead he just ranted and rattled off lies. A military helicopter ran into a plane because of DEI? Does he really expect us to believe that?
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Pete Buttigieg responds to Trump:
January 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pete Buttigieg responds to Trump:
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you don’t understand i’m just a girl who loves one direction and zayn and louis and zouis and i am girl a who will ALWAYS love one direction and zayn and louis and zouis
January 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
you don’t understand i’m just a girl who loves one direction and zayn and louis and zouis and i am girl a who will ALWAYS love one direction and zayn and louis and zouis
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No words necessary.
January 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
No words necessary.
truly how
An American Airlines plane has collided mid-air with a military helicopter and crashed in the Potomac River.
January 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
truly how
I love my community of women at work. first thing to have given me hope in a long time.
January 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I love my community of women at work. first thing to have given me hope in a long time.
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Ladies and gentlemen: we did it
In email to X staff, Musk says "user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we're barely breaking even"; sources: banks plan to sell their debt in X (Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ladies and gentlemen: we did it
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Karma can be such a bitch
January 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Karma can be such a bitch
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Over 9000 likes and 100 post cards sold. I feel like we can do better than that. The world needs SciShow!!!
You won't believe this. My team and I make this show called SciShow that works hard to be rigorous and accurate while also being appealing and entertaining.
We reach a LOT of people every year with episodes about crabs and neutrinos and gender and cancer and vaccines.
It's great, I love it.
We reach a LOT of people every year with episodes about crabs and neutrinos and gender and cancer and vaccines.
It's great, I love it.
January 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Over 9000 likes and 100 post cards sold. I feel like we can do better than that. The world needs SciShow!!!
amazing
Anders Vistisen, member of the European Parliament, responds to Donald Trump’s interest in purchasing Greenland:
“Listen very carefully… [Greenland] is not for sale. Let me put it in words you might understand — Mr. Trump, fuck off.”
“Listen very carefully… [Greenland] is not for sale. Let me put it in words you might understand — Mr. Trump, fuck off.”
January 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
amazing
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The road to fascism is paved with centrists screaming “he can’t do that because of the law”
January 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The road to fascism is paved with centrists screaming “he can’t do that because of the law”