Reposted by CocoM80Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21/04/2025The Pentagon is in "total chaos" and Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and missteps at the highest levels of the department. "The building is in disarray." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...politico.comFormer Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth“The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece. 70492382240 0
Reposted by CocoM80The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/04/2025Texas lottery executives blessed a scheme that ensured one player would win a $95 million jackpot in 2023. In a state known for its aversion to government regulation, the successful manipulation has taken on deep meaning. nyti.ms/4jdtZ3X 15432971273 0
Reposted by CocoM80Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Confirming Hegseth really was insanely reckless. 1724505265834 0
Reposted by CocoM80Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 18/04/2025I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient. 401271785952 0
Reposted by CocoM80southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 18/04/2025With these posts, they’ve made it essentially inarguable that they’re deliberately defying the Supreme Court. 990246396879 0
Reposted by CocoM80Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/04/2025This "WHO'S NEVER COMING BACK" document published by the White House should be "EXHIBIT A" in any forthcoming hearing where a judge/justice has asked the White House to prove how it is "facilitating" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. 1279284268026 0
Reposted by CocoM80Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Musk’s DOGE involved in what appears to be a foreign espionage operation and data theft. They also have death threatened US federal whistleblowers and disabled security systems, deliberately allowing Russian IPs to access sensitive US federal government systems. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n... 22147592588 0
Reposted by CocoM80Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 04/04/2025“The economy [Trump] inherited was the envy of the world with growth of 2.8% last year, faster than almost every other major developed economy, an unemployment rate of just 4.1% and inflation of 2.8%. Stocks were at record highs.” www.wsj.com/economy/trum...wsj.comA Market-Rattling Attempt to Make the American Economy Trump Always WantedThe president dreams of factories reopened and towns revitalized by tariffs, but stocks plunged on fears economic growth will suffer. 78337 0
Reposted by CocoM80Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Straight down seems bad 1701316527325 0
Reposted by CocoM80Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2025So good. 🤡 @brendanvduke.bsky.social 549211685803 0
Reposted by CocoM80Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over. 11424171511202 0
Reposted by CocoM80Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/04/2025this is the most thorough article you'll read tonight on Wisconsin. 519240 0
Reposted by CocoM80Christopher Reader @xopherx.bsky.social · 02/04/2025We need election finance reform and a wealth cap. "Musk stood out, accounting personally for a least about a quarter of all spending in the race. That means Musk by himself spent more this spring than the total spending in any judicial race in U.S. history prior to 2023." 437369 0
Reposted by CocoM80The Onion @theonion.com · 01/04/2025Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers 617244624505 0
Reposted by CocoM80Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 31/03/2025The fact Trump created a special refugee/asylum status for (white) Afrikaners has been widely reported. This is the first reporting I've seen abt just how much we're doing/spending to essentially recruit Afrikaners to resettle in the US www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u... 25340631822 0
Reposted by CocoM80Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc. Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight? scienceimpacts.org H/T to Prathima !scienceimpacts.orgSCiMaP 881188495596 0
Reposted by CocoM80WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/03/2025The Brits are savage 🔥 550244814655 0
Reposted by CocoM80Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 29/03/2025www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caManitoba may court U.S. scientists struggling with funding cuts, loss of academic freedom | CBC NewsPremier Wab Kinew says Manitoba is considering ways to roll out the welcome mat to U.S. academics who find themselves unable to conduct research due to funding cuts and a political climate hostile to ... 652517333 0
Reposted by CocoM80Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 27/03/2025“…stepping down from a leadership role isn't a surrender. Sometimes it's just the right thing to do.” @schumer.senate.gov has served honorably, but it’s time to make way for new leadership. We can’t wait for fascism to dip below 40% in the polls. (🎁👇🏽) +… cont. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Nancy Pelosi Made Way for New Leadership. Chuck Schumer Should Follow Her Lead. (Gift Article)Instead of clinging to power, he could step down honorably from his leadership role, setting an example for his party and the country. 1053546665 0
Reposted by CocoM80The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/03/2025The incompetence of this administration is staggering.wired.comMike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List PublicA WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it. 763173974305 0
Reposted by CocoM80Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025The war plans leak IS capturing America's attention. It's not just a story for "political junkies." Today's evidence: Dave Portnoy weighed in and said Mike Waltz has got to go, and his critique came up at today's press briefing www.youtube.com/shorts/GQyh3... 591909285 0
Reposted by CocoM80Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Here is the statement from the Alexandria Police Department regarding the death of Jessica Aber, former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. 32945491365 0
Reposted by CocoM80Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Anyone have any idea how many students loan holders this impacts ? www.kvue.com/article/news...kvue.comAustin attorney sues Department of Education after seeing her student loan payments skyrocketThe attorney claims she was not informed in advance about the removal of income-driven repayment plans. 1105163994779 0
Reposted by CocoM80Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/03/2025Boycott any company that sponsors. Let make sure it’s just Balance of nature, my pillow and relief factor and whatever else Foxnews one 1796239897583 0
Reposted by CocoM80Sean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · 23/03/2025JP Morgan expects Japan, EU, and China to outperform the US in the next 10-15 years. How’s that for “winning”? #EconSky 681896571 0
Reposted by CocoM80Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Anna Paulina Luna didn’t want to talk to her constituents. So I did. 578217735172 0
Reposted by CocoM80The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/03/2025🇺🇸 WATCH: @profgalloway.com rages to @timmiller.bsky.social & @jessicatarlov.bsky.social about rich people who say they’re horrified by what Trump is doing but don’t come out against it because it doesn’t impact them. Full @thebulwark.bsky.social podcast: youtube.com/playlist?lis... 18483150 0
Reposted by CocoM80WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.freedom.pressWired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should followAs the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy 16249132723349 0
CocoM80 @cocom80.bsky.social · 17/03/2025This is perfect. That’s all Tesla needed-the Ted Cruz curse! 000 0
Reposted by CocoM80Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Three days ago, Donald Trump openly threatened to kill all of ‘the people of Gaza’ and it wasn’t even a story. No consequences. The media, the world, just moved on. 40389812717 0
Reposted by CocoM80Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/03/2025Trump is not on the side of the good guys www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/...telegraph.co.ukUS ‘to cease all future military exercises in Europe’Nato countries could be forced to plan manoeuvres without US as Trump continues pivot away from bloc 82999462916 0
Reposted by CocoM80Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/03/2025Auchincloss: "Zelenskyy flew to Washington, but he walked into the Kremlin." 428218215030 0
Reposted by CocoM80U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 08/03/2025As we honor Women’s History Month, let’s remember the strength and resilience of enslaved women who fought for freedom and shaped history. Their resilience continues to inspire the fight for justice today. 165 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD 414183823191 0
Reposted by CocoM80Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Imagine if Joe Biden had reposted a liberal pundit saying ‘shut up about gas prices’ in 2022. It would have led the news, all of the news, for days, weeks, on end. 550163353504 0
Reposted by CocoM80Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 08/03/2025DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America. Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC. 12322248411026 0
Reposted by CocoM80Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Our latest: It's a good time to be a diseasethealtmedia.comIt's a good time to be a diseaseHappy Friday. There are 606 days until the midterm elections. A good time to be a disease, CNN goes from suck to super suck and get ready for the Trumpcession. 721728395 0
Reposted by CocoM80Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025My daughter's daycare just sent out an email about potentially needing to layoff staff because new babies about to start withdrew because of parental job losses. So if you're wondering how government layoffs and mass contract cancellations will affect the economy, here's an example 241156183963 0
Reposted by CocoM80Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 08/03/2025time.com/7262838/us-p... The Case for Returning U.S. Public Lands to Indigenous Peopletime.comThe Case for Returning U.S. Public Lands to Indigenous People"If the U.S. won’t properly care for its public lands, why not return them to their original caretakers?" asks Joe Whittle. 0287 0
Reposted by CocoM80Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Is America great again yet? 1262277527194 0
Reposted by CocoM80Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/03/2025The FAA approved another launch before the last crash investigation was completed — and it ended in another disaster. Why is SpaceX getting a free pass from DOGE cuts? 🤔 24115530817724 0
Reposted by CocoM80Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page. 473283374265 0
Reposted by CocoM80Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 04/03/2025🙋🏻♂️ Raise your hand if you’re boycotting Trump’s LIE TO THE UNION address tomorrow? 1321116842415 0
Reposted by CocoM80NPR @npr.org · 02/03/2025The sisterhood is coming together to help the 3,000 displaced Girl Scouts replace their signature vests — badges, pins, troop numbers and all. via @laist.comlaist.comAfter the LA fires, the Girl Scouts are doing it for themselvesThe sisterhood is coming together to help the 3,000 displaced Girl Scouts replace their signature vests — badges, pins, troop numbers and all. 61318176 0