Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Skeets Of The Day

 

What resistance looks like, cont. --

 

8 Inspectors General Fired by Trump File Lawsuit Seeking Reinstatement The case is the latest to challenge a wave of actions by President Trump that brazenly violated legal limits on his power. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

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— Charlie Savage (@charliesavage.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM


What's that Musk-y smell?  Corruption, the Dunning-Kruger effect, and USAID --

 

A historic graphic of corruption. The 11 federal agencies so far targeted for firings or dismantling by Elon Musk have more than 30 ongoing investigations into his companies. (📸 Malika Khurana for NYT)

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— News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM

 

Catching up on this Musk Oval Office appearance and, optics aside, it's like a brave explorer holding a press conference from the first peak in the Dunning-Kruger range. Just so much confident opining on stuff that even casual observers can spot as completely wrong.

— Philip Bump (@pbump.com) February 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM

 

CFPB - closed USAID - closed Medicaid - under attack NIH cancer funding - frozen Department of Education - under attack But do you know who just got a NEW government contract for $38,858,978 literally today? SpaceX — owned by Elon Musk

— Trisha Blue DOT (@kansasgal71.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM

 

Across the former Soviet bloc, rightwing and autocratic government have their knives out for USAid, demanding data on grant recipients from Elon Musk and threatening employees and grant recipients with investigations and prison. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

— Anders Åslund (@andersaslund.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM


DUI hire capitulating to Putin on Ukraine's security--

 

US Defense Secretary Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe should be responsible for the country's security

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— CNN (@cnn.com) February 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM


No need to be polite! --

 

The author of this piece was an associate WH counsel under Reagan. He has a very polite way of explaining that what Trump is doing with DOGE is a coup. wapo.st/4hSE7Ox

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— Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM


Self-awareness --

 

A rare moment of self-awareness.

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— Luke Herring (@lhjh.bsky.social) February 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM

 

The farce is strong with this one --

 

farcical

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM

 

The Four Horseasses Of The Apocalypse --

 

Conquest: Trump War: Hegseth Famine: Musk Death: RFK

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM

 

Today's all purpose reaction --

 



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— Effin' Birds (@effinbirds.com) February 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM

 

 

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