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"This is no longer a post-electoral moment. It is a pre-catastrophic moment. #Trump voters are caught in the notion that Trump must be doing the right thing if #Harris voters are upset. But Harris voters are upset now because they love their country. And Harris voters will have to get past the idea that Trump voters should reap what they have sown. Yes, some of them did vote to burn it all down. But if it all burns down, we burn too." #TimothySnyder
"To give some idea of what banning #fluoride might look like, Calgary, Canada, banned fluoride in 2011. In the eight years afterward, the need for intravenous antibiotic therapy for children to avoid death from #infection skyrocketed 700 percent at the Alberta Children’s Hospital."
Aside: This is because bacteria in untreated, infected #cavities can sometimes spread to other body parts, including the bloodstream, and lead to #sepsis.
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#rfkjr #trump #dental #publichealth
RFK Jr. Has Terrifying Plan for First Day in Trump’s Administration
Donald Trump has promised to put Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in charge of public health.The New Republic
New: From the Justice Department to #immigration, here are some of the topics ProPublica’s reporters will be watching in a second Donald #Trump presidency.
#News #Journalism #Government #DonaldTrump #Election #Election2024 #Democracy #Politics
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Second Trump Presidency: Issues We’ll Be Watching and How to Get in Touch
During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will continue our focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them.ProPublica
Despite Trump’s Win, #School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters
In several Republican-led states, popular sentiment on the voucher issue has been overridden by the efforts of special interest groups and powerful governors who have enacted sweeping voucher programs that often benefit affluent families.
#news #Education #schools #election2024 #voting #trump #kentucky #nebraska #colorado #government #politics
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Via Dave Wasserman:
New CookPolitical: over 151M votes now counted, #Trump's popular vote lead down to 2.0%.
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2024 National Popular Vote Tracker
Former President Donald Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, but we will continue to update this page often as more votes are counted, using results compiled from official sources.Cook Political Report
Hi Musk.
Reuters reports that #Trump's team is planning to end the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit
“FBI seized a cellphone and other electronic devices of betting site Polymarket’s CEO Shayne Coplan in a raid on his New York City apartment early Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The search comes shortly after the company’s markets wagered correctly and controversially in Donald #Trump’s favor in bets for who would win the presidential election, despite opinion polls showing a tight race”
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FBI raids Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan's apartment, seizes phone: source
The FBI seized a cellphone and other electronic devices of betting site Polymarket’s CEO Shayne Coplan in a raid on his New York City apartment early Wednesday.Sophia Pargas (NBC News)
Only the best people
Via Kyle Griffin:
#Trump's Cabinet picks:
Gaetz: Just resigned from the House to, reportedly, block a damning report from the Ethics Committee, which was investigating him for sexual misconduct.
Gabbard: Secretly met with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017 and blamed the U.S. and NATO for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Hegseth: Lobbied Trump to pardon U.S. service members accused of war crimes and has argued women should not serve in combat roles.
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Via Zoe Tillman:
During Donald #Trump’s hush-money trial, a string of top Republicans turned up at the Manhattan courthouse in a public show of loyalty. Predictions that those appearances previewed future Trump administration picks are proving true so far.
Fascism Inc.
Via Kyle Griffin:
As of now, not a single Republican senator has publicly said he or she will vote against a single #Trump nominee.
Of course.
Via Kyle Griffin:
#Trump just named Todd Blanche, who has represented Trump for the last 18 months and (unsuccessfully) defended him during his criminal hush money trial, as his pick for Deputy Attorney General.
How RFK Jr. and Trump's 'Unity' Pledge Led to His Nomination to Serve as Trump's HHS Secretary
#UnityGovernmentProposal #Mediaite #RFKJr #TrumpWhiteHouse #Trump
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RFK Jr. Sent Trump Team 'Unity Government Propsosal'
Trump’s team asked Kennedy to draft a “Unity Government Proposal” to know what the political scion envisioned as his role in a potential Trump White House.Diana Falzone (Mediaite)
In my opinion it was always the goal to destroy this successful free speech platform and transform it with the help of foreign investors into a controlled tool for propaganda and manipulation.
And you know what, it worked as we can see now. 44 billion well spent…
Worrying…
#uspolitics #trump #misinformation #manipulation #propaganda #musk
#Trump names another pedophile, Republican Matt Gaetz, as Attorney General.
Gaetz is currently under investigation for the #rape of a minor in Florida.
#GOP #GOPClownShow #pedophilia
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Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz as attorney general sparks criticism and shock – US politics live
Former Trump official criticizes pick of far-right congressman’s as Republicans react with shock and evasionMartin Belam (The Guardian)
Donald #Trump and his Attorney General pick Matt Gaetz vow to crack down on #crime, such as #rape and #SexTrafficking.
#MattGaetz #DoJ #GOP #GOPClownShow
Earlier: Former Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on #Trump's pick for Attorney General Matt Gaetz.
#MattGaetz #GOP #GOPClownShow #pedophilia
So Li'l Marco (Sec of State) and Tusli Gabbard (Director of National Intelligence) are officially #Trump's choices now.
Putin is all 🥳
Via Adam Parkhomenko:
It took exactly one week for #Trump to say out loud since the election that he can’t run again but maybe he is here to stay.
😫#Trump said on Tuesday Elon #Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek #Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk and Ramaswamy "will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies," Trump said in a statement.
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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency
Trump said their work would conclude by July 4, 2026, adding that a smaller government would be a "gift" to the country on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.By REUTERS (The Jerusalem Post)
Via Rupar:
3 years ago Twitter suppressing deadly covid misinformation was viewed as a partisan attack on Republicans that generated months of performative outrage and resulted in congressional hearings. Today the owner of the platform literally took a job in the #Trump administration. 🤔
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Via Kyle Griffin:
#Trump says he's naming Elon #Musk and Vivek #Ramaswamy to lead an outside-of-government group called the Department of Government Efficiency to slash regulations and "restructure" agencies.
Governmental spending decisions are up to Congress and the president — not outside groups.
For some reason people fleeing the sinking #Twitter / #X ship for #BlueSky don't seem to be aware of the fact that crypto bros at #BlockchainCapital bought a huge stake in the company just a few weeks ago. Like these are basically the same crypto bros who just helped #ElonMusk buy Twitter. They might even be literally the same people (I strongly suspect they are but I'm too lazy to check). Either way #BlockchainCapital was co-founded by #BrockPierce, who also brought you #Tether, AKA the company that Trump's transition team chairman manages $120 billion for. Pierce is also a friend of the #Netanyahu family.
You don't have to take my word for it. Here's the official press release: bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2…
Moving to BlueSky is not an escape. Growing a base there is just putting in a bunch of work to create a platform that will be co-opted by crypto bros as soon as X breaks in half.
p.s. crypto bros (#a16z) also own #Substack
#crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #USDT #Trump #DonaldTrump
Oh good grief.
Via Katie Phang:
Because apparently being a lawyer wasn’t in the cards for Habba…
Alina Habba Emerges as Front-Runner for #Trump Press Secretary
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Scoop: Alina Habba Emerges as Front-Runner For Trump Press Secretary
Alina Habba has emerged as a front-runner to serve as press secretary in the incoming White House, multiple sources told Mediaite.Diana Falzone (Mediaite)
“ #Trump announced Tuesday evening that William McGinley, a lawyer who worked in the former president’s first administration, will be White House general counsel in his second term.
McGinley served as WH Cabinet secretary in Trump’s first administration. In statement, Trump said McGinley played a “major role” in his election victory as the RNC’s outside counsel for election integrity”
#Bannon is out on pre-trial release for his Dec. 9 trial on charges he defrauded Trump supporters to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. This is what he said today.
"So the one thing I have to say to Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, Jack Smith, Tish James, Alvin Bragg, you wait.
The hunted are about to become the hunters."
The prosecutors should determine if he is violating ANY of his pre-trial conditions. #Bannon & #Trump aren't in charge of the #DOJ -- yet.
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Judge declines to postpone Steve Bannon's trial on 'We Build the Wall' fraud charges
The staunch Trump ally is fresh out of prison on contempt of Congress charges.Aaron Katersky (ABC News)
😳
Via Angry Staffer:
#Trump announced reparations for white people today, if anyone was wondering how wildly racist this is going to get
🚨Via Kyle Griffin:
The #Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that would create a board to purge three- and four-star generals 'deemed unfit for leadership.'
Such a panel could upend the traditional military review process and raises concerns about politicization of the military. wsj.com/politics/national-secu…
🤦🏻♀️Via Meidas Touch:
#Trump’s top pick for treasury secretary is currently Scott Bessent, who served as George Soros’s chief investment officer at Soros Fund Management. Bessent is often regarded as a Soros protégé.
Can’t make this up.
Via Roger Sollenberger:
New filing just shows Donald #Trump converted his 2024 campaign to a leadership PAC, called “Never Surrender, Inc.” This means Trump has two leadership PACs right now that he can use as personal slush funds—his other, Save America, was his legal slush fund docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms…
Via Matthew Gertz:
1. #Trump calls for #TikTok ban.
2. TikTok alters algorithm + content moderation to favor Trump supporters (theinformation.com/articles/ho…)
3. Trump meets with megadonor TikTok investor
4. Trump flips on TikTok
5.
Walter Bloomberg:
TRUMP EXPECTED TO TRY TO HALT TIKTOK BAN: WAPO
Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. Trump said Tuesday that Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S.ZEKE MILLER (AP News)