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Trump: DOGE is rooting around in stuff they donโ€™t need

1 day ago
Somebody asked Donald Trump today why Elon Musk's crew of techbros needs access to private information about Americans: Trump suggested that he has given the tech billionaire free rein and appeared blase about the details. Asked why Doge needs access to treasury payment systems including Americans’ social security numbers, home addresses and bank accounts, he ...continue reading "Trump: DOGE is rooting around in stuff they don’t need"
Kevin Drum

Why is the Navy killing sexual assault training?

1 day 12 hours ago
What's going on here? Several U.S. military branches are pausing training related to the prevention of sexual assault in order to comply with one of President Trump’s executive orders related to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. A directive issued by Marine Corps headquarters on Tuesday “asked the fleet to PAUSE on all [Sexual Assault Prevention ...continue reading "Why is the Navy killing sexual assault training?"
Kevin Drum

Trump and white people

2 days 5 hours ago
Hum de hum: A key DOGE staff member who gained access to the Treasury Department’s central-payments system resigned Thursday after he was linked to a deleted social-media account that advocated racism and eugenics. ....“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool,” the account posted in July, according to the Journal’s review of ...continue reading "Trump and white people"
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Donald Trump is very concerned about South Africaโ€™s white people

3 days 3 hours ago
Donald Trump tweeted this on August 22, 2018: I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers. “South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers.” @TuckerCarlson @FoxNews — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2018 What's ...continue reading "Donald Trump is very concerned about South Africa’s white people"
Kevin Drum

Lunchtime Photo

3 days 10 hours ago
This is a nice, fat seagull hanging out at the Seal Beach pier at sunrise, with the Long Beach skyline in the background.
Kevin Drum

Why does Trump want Gaza?

4 days ago
I know it's pointless to ask, but . . . Aside from everything else, why does Donald Trump want Gaza? What possible use is it to the United States? Am I missing something obvious here?
Kevin Drum

Lunchtime Photo

4 days 10 hours ago
Since water is in the news, here's a picture of the Hinds Pumping Station in Riverside County. But it has nothing to do with water from the north. It feeds the Colorado River Aqueduct, which begins about a hundred miles east at Lake Havasu. Here in Southern California, we steal our water from a great ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
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What in Godโ€™s name is the deal with USAID?

5 days 8 hours ago
The ongoing saga of USAID is the damnedest story: “In many cases USAID is involved in programs that run counter to what we’re trying to do in our national strategy with that country or with that region,” [Marco] Rubio told reporters in El Salvador’s capital. “That cannot continue.” ....America’s new chief diplomat also accused USAID ...continue reading "What in God’s name is the deal with USAID?"
Kevin Drum