The DOGE-triggered brain drain.
WEEKEND QUOTABLES
Anti-poverty organizers, Rev. Dr Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back
In the world’s richest country, in which mass poverty exists beside unprecedented plenty, we’re tired of just fending off the worst attacks. Too much ground is lost when our biggest wins are simply not losing past gains. Amid Trump’s cruelty and avarice, it’s time to fight for a new social contract – one that lifts from the bottom of society so that everybody rises. — How to fight back against Trump? Look to Poor People’s movements
Two years ago, everyone knew Biden was out of it. Now, everyone knows Trump is adrift. But they're all afraid to say it.
As for Biden,
One reason to dwell on the issue now, writes Pulitzer-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, is that Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, the authors of Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, had every reason to know something long before the election season. As a broadcaster with a national audience, Tapper did not conduct any reporting for the public on that issue when it mattered—when there was still time for the Democratic leadership to pressure Biden to withdraw and hold an open convention to select a new candidate.
And it’s not just Trump’s brain that’s addled; the DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
As Mother Jones reports:
In science, land management, international aid, emergency response, national parks, and federal infrastructure, the effect is the same: a sudden, widespread uncertainty about basic things we once knew.
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Latest from the unwinnable proxy war in Ukraine
Today’s Guardian headlines as we head to today’s meeting in Istanbul between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators.
Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers
Russia launches deadly attacks across Ukraine
Remember, DT claimed he would end the war with a phone call.
More Quotables
Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget
Vought appeared on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday and defended the Trump administration’s budget proposal, claiming that “no one will lose coverage as a result of this bill.” — Politico
Steve Bannon
“If you merge MAHA with MAGA, it’s like 1932 - you govern forever.” — War Room
Here's a breakdown: MAHA: "Make America Healthy Again" is a slogan and American political movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ~ Wikipedia
1932: This year marks the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, which ultimately led to Hitler’s fascist regime. Bannon's comparison suggests that merging MAHA and MAGA could lead to a similar outcome.
Death cultist, Joni Ernst, Republican Senator from Iowa
When discussing proposed Medicaid cuts, an audience member shouted, "People will die!" Ernst replied, "Well, we all are going to die." — Washington Post
Rev. William Barber responds to Sen. Ernst
“What sickness has gotten hold of you, Joni Ernst. We are not just going to sit here and die.” — Tennessee Holler
Donald Trump
“We’re going to have a big, big celebration, as you know, 250 years,” he said during a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery. “Can you imagine? I missed that for four years, and now look what I have, I have everything. Amazing the way things work out. God did that.” — The Intercept
Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security
Noem goes full Red Scare: "Harvard has perpetuated Chinese Communist Party priorities and students on their campus." — Jezebel
