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I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves The hours of videos provide fascinating, or perhaps horrifying, insight into the thinking of someone inside DOGE.

I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...

12.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 5017 πŸ” 1830 πŸ’¬ 178 πŸ“Œ 128

He should be forced to live in Tehran. Send him there today, and he's not allowed to leave until the war is over.

12.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

these fucks are BARELY out of puberty and they gleefully destroyed so much. the level of entitlement wafting off this guy is suffocating.

12.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon.

Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org

12.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 5810 πŸ” 2251 πŸ’¬ 872 πŸ“Œ 1429
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Reaching net zero by 2050 is often framed as a cost burden.

The UK Climate Change Committee’s latest analysis suggests the opposite.

The real risk is fossil fuel dependency.

11.03.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 625 πŸ” 302 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 18
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11.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 933 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9
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A DOGE staffer assigned to the National Endowment for the Humanities to flag grants for "DEI" tries to explain what "DEI" is. This deposition is part of a lawsuit by the @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

10.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 6369 πŸ” 2792 πŸ’¬ 823 πŸ“Œ 1186

lawyer: what is DEI?

douche bag: females

11.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 3224 πŸ” 678 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 76
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Senator mocked β€˜green energy crap.’ His house runs on it. Montana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.

β€œMontana Republican Tim Sheehy voted to scrap solar tax credits after installing panels and battery storage at his Bozeman home.” www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

09.03.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 1429 πŸ” 632 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 47
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Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time

The data economy has made us dumber in ways that also make us vulnerable to authoritarian takover. We are have become both cynical and gullible in the sense we think we are too jaded be fooled and as a result are tricked more easily www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

09.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 2736 πŸ” 757 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 73
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

Exclusive: Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky. Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will be the interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.

09.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 877 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 169 πŸ“Œ 809
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08.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 670 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I remember the episode Bourdain did with him, and Redzepi came off as a magical little elf who spread rainbows and sunshine wherever he went. Surprised to hear he was/is very abusive.

07.03.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By our count at @prospect.org they have killed at least 28 people since Trump's second term started.

07.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 484 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

its time to put down the confederacy once and for all.

04.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump helps MAGA influencers flee Middle East war zone on private jet Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, dogwalker Sarah Daither, former lobbyist Jay Footlik, and others managed to escape on a private plane thanks to the White House.

The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.

04.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 3844 πŸ” 2492 πŸ’¬ 337 πŸ“Œ 557
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04.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 786 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 10

who needs republicans when you have democrats

04.03.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

kind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it

04.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 16748 πŸ” 2705 πŸ’¬ 268 πŸ“Œ 136
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The war in Iran is already hugely expensive Aircraft carriers and stealth bombers are expensive to use.

did a little back of the envelope math for how much all this shit is costing. on the order of $1-2 billion per day just in direct spending, maybe 10 times that much in indirect effects

03.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 850 πŸ” 277 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 29
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01.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I just threw together a website visualizing this ICE contract data! You can browse through the companies and their contracts, and filter them by state micahflee.github.io/ice-contracts/

01.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 756 πŸ” 496 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 18

sounds like a great gig, earn 6 figure salary while doing absolutely nothing. sign me up!

28.02.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks for gifting. the photos and infographics in this really put it in perspective.

28.02.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2 Survivors Describe the Terror and Tragedy of the Tahoe Avalanche (Gift Article) The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

28.02.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t let it go unnoticed that none of the other Dem senators have called for a vote of no confidence on Schumer’s leadership.

28.02.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8
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28.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 2846 πŸ” 678 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 69

I like to distract myself from the terrifying political news by reading the ridiculous political news.

28.02.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 2760 πŸ” 567 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 28