A Startling Admission From a G.O.P. Senator: ‘We Are All Afraid’ Lisa Murkowski, a longtime senator from Alaska and an independent voice in an increasingly tribal party, has been the rare Republican on Capitol Hill willing to criticize President Trump’s actions.

Murkowski’s interview where she stated republican congress members were too afraid of retaliation by the administration to do the right thing. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...

This made me laugh and cry.

This is sooo true. Murkowski and the other republicans in congress need to realize this. It will only get worse, now is the time to do something.

No, it’s still gotta be the people who voted for this.

They aren’t going to retire because they don’t want to lose access to all those sweet vacations, houses, etc. They can’t live the billionaire lifestyle if they aren’t in a position to be bribed.

He has spent his entire life dodging accountability. He will try to lie his way out of this too.

They provide a service to the taxpayers, they don’t need to generate revenue.

They couldn’t even find it on a map.

I do want my tax dollars used correctly, I want it to go towards helping us, the taxpayers! I want healthcare, education, FEMA, SNAP, national parks to visit, etc. we could have it all if the billionaires just paid their fair share!

They are going to cut funding anyways, teach what you want.

The graphic shows arrows going from 11 general agencies and institutions to Musk companies which include SpaceX, Tesla. neuralink, x, and Musk himself. The text at the top reads: Trump firings hit agencies with oversight of Musk's companies Staffing changes, including the firing of several top officials, have affected agencies with federal investigations into or regulatory battles with Elon Musk's companies. The graphic is credit to Malika Khurana for the New York Times

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)

Pop quiz: People are saying the kid says “you’re not the president you need to go away” — do y’all hear it too?

The world’s richest person, without any actual authority, is infiltrating entire govt agencies and gaining access to sensitive info.

And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

It is a total disgrace that he was elected again.

Fritter and Rocki.

No, but we have that moron gop governor filming Orion’s Belt for 45 minutes.

There will be no library, that 15 million will just disappear into his pockets. Picture from 2020.

It’s definitely why the SEC is on his list of departments to cut.

Opinion | The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms (Gift Article) It echoes another era of extreme inequality and extreme violence.

I've always admired Zeynep.

gift article from The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...

Don’t forget, Grok named Elon as a the biggest spreader of misinformation on his own site!