Originally published at: Let’s Go Branding - TPM – Talking Points Memo
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The DOJ is trying to stack the immigration court system with new hires that it’s calling “deportation judges,” a branding exercise revealed in a recruitment ad and website that the Department posted on Thursday. The ad is full MAGA. It reads “YOU BE THE JUDGE,” exhorting applicants to…
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I had thought of Peanut Charlie Brown yelling but it seemed a bit over the top
Holee crap… I’m frist!!!
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Seeing the light?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign in January
“If I am cast aside by MAGA Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans, then many common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well,” Greene said in a statement posted to social media.
“Until then I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path ahead. I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026,” she wrote.
“I Refuse To Be A Battered Wife” Georgia Rep. MTG Resigns, Scorches Trump And DC Establishment
Greene, often a polarizing figure in the Capitol, framed her exit as a rejection of a “political-industrial complex” she claims uses the American electorate to maintain a status quo that favors corporate interests over the working class. However, the most explosive remarks centered on her fractured relationship with the White House and the Republican Party.
“I refuse to be a battered wife hoping it all goes away and gets better,” Greene said, alleging that President Trump has “hatefully dumped tens of millions of dollars” into a primary campaign to unseat her. She described a sense of betrayal, citing her loyalty during Trump’s legal battles and impeachment proceedings—often at great personal cost—only to be “cast aside” by the President and replaced by “neocons” and the "elite donor class.
Trump celebrates Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation: “Great news for the country!”
Hours after former-diehard MAGA supporter MTG announced her resignation from Congress, Trump seemed to celebrate her departure.
“I think it’s great news for the country. It’s great,” Trump told ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott in a brief phone call on Friday.
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The CBO had to revise down because they had neglected to take into account the gratuities owed to the TRUMP family and friends when they made the original projection.
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Said it before; saying it again:
Can the House please go back on recess until they’re done acting like middle school cafeteria patrons?
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Didn’t see this story mentioned this morning:
I woke to this as an alert from the Guardian.
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The DOJ recruitment ad basically says: “You Too Can Be a Fascist!”
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The revenue-evil curve, an idea of Vitak Buterin in 2022, proposes that a product is a two-dimensional curve that plots the answer to the following question:
How much harm would the product’s creator have to inflict on their potential users and the wider community to earn $N of revenue to pay for building the product?
Now just change $N to numbers of votes.
Or be more specific, Sam Altman is ok with the ChatGPT porn industry. Elon has launched a company, Macrohard, that is entirely run by AI and almost all the employees are virtual AI agents. His plan is to end all other software companies, and get all the money. What could possibly go wrong?
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NOTHING is safe anymore!
Trump FDA Official Warns Recent Changes at Agency Risk Public Health: Report
Per reporting from The Washington Post on Friday, Dr. Richard Pazdur , a longtime FDA official whom President Donald Trump’s administration recently appointed to be the nation’s top drug regulator, has warned that several fast-tracked initiatives to overhaul drug approvals “pose a risk to public health.”
According to the Post, Pazdur, who was appointed on Nov. 11, has privately raised alarms about the “legality and pace” of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s plans to dramatically accelerate drug-related decisions, including proposals to reduce the number of studies required before the agency signs off on changes to drug labels or other regulatory actions.
Makary has argued the shift to a single study would help the FDA “more quickly respond to new evidence,” but Pazdur has countered that multiple studies may still be essential to safeguard patients, explained the Post’s Dan Diamond and Rachel Roubein, who spoke to three sources familiar with the matter.
Pazdur has also questioned a separate Makary-championed drug-review program, embraced by the Trump administration as part of its push for lower drug prices and increased domestic manufacturing. The program allows the FDA to “significantly shorten” review times and expedite approvals for treatments tied to national health priorities, yet Pazdur has reportedly warned colleagues that it’s not transparent enough and “could be illegal
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When a disgruntled employee resigns, it pretty well solves management’s problem.
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" CBO: Trump’s Tariffs Will Reduce Deficit By $1 Trillion Less Than Expected
Things are looking worse and worse for Trump’s tariffs."
What a surprise!!!
Every time someone said they voted for Trump because he was a businessman obviously did not look at his record as such. He bankrupted many of his businesses including 5 Casinos, which actually are a licence to steal money. He is a complete moron when it comes to economics.
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“YOU BE THE JUDGE,” exhorting applicants to “help write the next chapter of America” and, again in all caps, “DEFINE AMERICA FOR GENERATIONS.”
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Is that Neil Patrick Harris in the picture???
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Yep. Starship Troopers. Sounds soooo much like the propaganda in the film.
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But Neil??? When did he go to the dark side??? Or was his image used without permission?
ETA: does he not understand his lifestyle is under attack from this administration?
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