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[Polds4OSU]

Reporter: “Have you been in touch with El Salvador about returning a Abrego Garcia?”

Rubio: “I would never tell you that. And you know who else I would never tell? A judge.”

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[Rob B.]

...ok...

Honestly. How many have you had tonight? Most of the way through the case or you more of a bourbon guy?

 

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[mugatu]

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5381159/hegseth-signal-investigation-block-republicans

GOP disallow House Congressional inquiry and even floor discussion of the executive branch (namely Hegseth over Signal usage).

 

[Polds4OSU]

El Salvador’s security minister said Kilmar Abrego Garcia was transferred to a low-security prison after the U.S. failed to provide “proof” he is a member of MS-13.

 

[Polds4OSU]

Trump says on live TV that people in Harlem rioted to support his crackdown of Harvard.

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Trump says on live TV that people in Harlem rioted to support his crackdown of Harvard. The fact that there’s almost zero coverage from legacy media about Trump’s clear mental decline is criminal.

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[Polds4OSU]

New in PN: Trump demands states obey law he just announced via tweet

"Nowhere is Trump's legal fantasizing more bizarre than in the context of civil rights, where he's concocted new theories of gender and race discrimination and commands all of us to treat them as if they are real."

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New in PN: Trump demands states obey law he just announced via tweet "Nowhere is Trump's legal fantasizing more bizarre than in the context of civil rights, where he's concocted new theories of gender and race discrimination and commands all of us to treat them as if they are real."

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[Polds4OSU]

“This is the new model, where you work in these kind of plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here."

Lutnick, the son of a college professor, is suggesting that millions of people ought to commit to a generational lack of upward mobility under the guise of creating a new class of American labor.

Trump Official Says American Dream Is Working in Factories Forever

Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick laid out a disturbing plan to bring back serfdom in full force.

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[cowboyinexile]

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5381159/hegseth-signal-investigation-block-republicans

GOP disallow House Congressional inquiry and even floor discussion of the executive branch (namely Hegseth over Signal usage).

Johnson said before the Tuesday vote that it was meant to prevent "nonsensical waste of our time" and that the majority was using House rules "to prevent political hijinks and political stunts."

1. It seems pretty common knowledge that the Secretary of Defense either lacks understanding of how to handle confidential information or just doesn't care. I don't care what side of the aisle you are on, that is something that should be looked at. This has the potential to cause serious national security issues if it hasn't already.

2. The House wastes half it's time on political stunts. Johnson is pulling a political stunt because he says this is a political stunt. And the crap thing is that as much as it needs to be investigated he's probably not wrong. What should be a formal inquiry would likely turn into a bunch of people trying to get soundbites to play in their ads next year depending on how their district leans.

 

[Polds4OSU]

Navarro on the economy shrinking: 'Today's economic news is the best negative print I have seen in my entire life'

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Navarro on the economy shrinking: 'Today's economic news is the best negative print I have seen in my entire life'

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Critics Think Donald Trump’s ‘Brain Is Cooked’ After Bonkers Town Hall Tangent

"What the hell is this? Our president’s brain is mashed potatoes," snarked GOP strategist Sarah Longwell.

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"What the hell is this? Our president’s brain is mashed potatoes," snarked GOP strategist Sarah Longwell.

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[steross]

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This is obvious. Every Federal worker that they are getting rid of is getting paid for nothing right now. Most are getting early retirement which costs more. And, because contrary to their idiot beliefs, the federal workers do actually do stuff so we have to hire. Add in all the time and expense finding "office space" and it makes total sense that they are ballooning the budgets. Breathtaking incompetence. But, the supporters don't care about reality. Real numbers like budgets are just considered "deep state." They believe what he says, even when they are obvious lies.

The building they put me in had a pipe burst over the weekend. They have generators and fans going trying to dry it out, which isn't working very well in this humidity. It stinks from mildew so they have cranked the ac down to about 60 degrees so it is freezing.
Gee, seems like a good reason to let a doctor work from home for a week so he is out of the way of the cleaning crews and can actually take care of patients? Nope, I'm sitting there in the noise and the stink, freezing my azz off. Government efficiency.

 

[IronCodePoke]

Same thing with the state "back" to the office initiative. A lot of workers never had an office (or haven't been in one for years) and they have had to struggle finding space. By struggle, I mean spend money renting new space or building out existing space. All in the name of productivity right? BS, most of these new spaces suck as far as getting any work done. Too many distractions.

 

[Polds4OSU]

'They have to pay a price': Trump goes after New York Times for purported 'unlawful acts'​

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[mugatu]

This is obvious. Every Federal worker that they are getting rid of is getting paid for nothing right now. Most are getting early retirement which costs more. And, because contrary to their idiot beliefs, the federal workers do actually do stuff so we have to hire. Add in all the time and expense finding "office space" and it makes total sense that they are ballooning the budgets. Breathtaking incompetence.

And because they canned a bunch of people doing actual work and pushed a lot more out via retirement, until they are replaced I'm sure amount and quality of work being done hasn't been effected, right.

So what you're saying is, we've spent a ton of money to screw with people's lives, and get less for our money. Awesome.

It's all just messaging though, look at how much DOGE has claimed in savings. People never put 1/2 a brain cell to if anything they are saying makes a bit of sense.

 

[steross]

Same thing with the state "back" to the office initiative. A lot of workers never had an office (or haven't been in one for years) and they have had to struggle finding space. By struggle, I mean spend money renting new space or building out existing space. All in the name of productivity right? BS, most of these new spaces suck as far as getting any work done. Too many distractions.

My sister was a state worker. They "retired" her and brought in a crony to fill her position at a higher salary. Crony could not keep up so they hired her an assistant at my sister's salary. The two of them still not competent, so they were canned. Sis did the job for decades and since then they have gone through like 6 people trying to fill the role.