Q: Who’s DOGE administrator? LEAVITT (feigning exasperation): Elon Musk is overseeing DOGE. Q: He’s the administrator? LEAVITT (feigning exasperation): No, he’s a special govt employee. Q: Who’s the admin? LEAVITT: I’m not going to reveal that...We’ve been incredibly transparent.

It doesn't matter who Donald Trump "nominates." The next Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of Housing ... is Elon Musk.

Dozens of world leaders from democracies all over the world issuing statements supporting Zelensky after that meeting. Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement praising Trump.

Marco Rubio in March 2016: “For years to come, there are many people on the right, in the media and voters at large, that are going to be having to explain and justify how they fell into this trap of supporting Donald Trump.”

There is an aggressor: Russia. There is a victim: Ukraine. We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago—and to keep doing so. By “we,” I mean the Americans, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese, and many others. Thank you to

Kamala Harris told us exactly what was going to happen.

You can't understand the damage done to Europe/US relations without watching the German Foreign Minister's speech today, essentially saying that the US has fallen to Russia.

This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine. It ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the Oval Office and whispers from the White House that they may try to end all U.S. support for Ukraine. I know foreign

I know quite a few people who voted for Trump and I wouldn’t call them “MAGAtards.” There’s a difference between people who were fed up with the Democrats, & voted for a change, & the full on cultists.

This would seem to run afoul of the First Amendment in several important ways.

“Illegal protests?” He’s not a king. He doesn’t have the authority to stop protests. Or expel students. Or tell protestors not to wear masks. He’s not a king.

I've hit key creative milestones lately, but I don't plan to share them under X's toxic regime. I'm here to resist. Follow gregsc1.bsky.social if you'd like to follow my work.

Yes a shutdown would have consequences. And a Republican President, Republican House, and Republican Senate would be responsible. They have acted in a unilateral and unprecedented way. Democrats cannot cave. They must fight back.

By firing skilled human workers and replacing them with spicy autocomplete, Musk is assuming his final form. 21/

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