I completely agree and I was wondering if I could just view it via an archive link. However I think it’s really important to try and understand how other people think or are influenced. Ignoring them sadly won’t make it go away.

Off topic, but that domain name sure is misleading!

In 2024, Pete Hegseth said concerns over his Jerusalem cross tattoo and the symbol’s ties to extremists caused the District of Columbia National Guard to pull him from a mission to guard the inauguration of President Joe Biden and helped spur him to retire from the military.[21][22] According to fact-checker Snopes: “Two of Hegseth’s Christian-based tattoos [the Jerusalem Cross and the Deus valt tattoo] use symbology that has become associated with — but doesn’t necessarily indicate adherence to — Christian nationalist views. Historically, both tattoos have connections to the Crusades, a series of wars in which Christian armies sought to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule in the 11th-13th centuries.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cross#Modern_use

Lmao the republicans are the not the party of the little people.
The article is from 2022 Inflation Reduction Act https://www.caltaxadviser.com/irs-audits-are-about-to-surge-heres-who-theyre-targeting/

Commissioner Werfel emphasized that most Americans, particularly middle- and low-income taxpayers as well as small business owners, will not experience a significant increase in audits. Instead, by prioritizing high-wealth individuals, large corporations, and intricate partnerships, the IRS aims to target its resources where they can have the most significant impact

Lol https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/irs-should-target-large-complex-partnerships-watchdog-says

A country with no department of education … I realise they’re devolving some of it to state level, but wow.

Maga works won’t realise because they’ve been trained to fear and/or dislike the “woke” govt employees.

It’s just another group to blame for all the wars, expensive groceries, regulations protecting consumers, health care, social work

Podcasts are thinking for people who can’t read.

I’m making a rather cruel joke, but I do find some friends who struggle (lazy / busy, I’m not sure why) to read a news article I might share with them and, who will share with me some 20 sec Instagram clip with the words flashing up with Peterson or Rogan “slamming”, “owning”, “destroying” the libs. A quick Google usually dispels the quote or shows that the subject is not so simple.

I should also add I do listen to podcasts and radio and there’s nothing wrong with both.

My exact first thought. If he’s going to abuse his power and force govt services to provide twitter updates it should be accessible to all without restriction.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Saturday said it will stop e-mailing news organizations and reporters with updates about two plane crashes that occurred earlier this week.
Moving forward, the federal agency tasked with investigating transportation-related accidents and disasters said news organizations and reporters will have to follow the agency’s official account on X

https://thedesk.net/2025/02/ntsb-moves-plane-crash-press-updates-x-twitter/

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt also confirmed that Musk would extricate himself from any situations where he might have a conflict. “If Elon Musk comes across a conflict of interest with [his companies’] contracts and the funding that Doge is overseeing, then Elon will excuse himself from those contracts . . . he has abided by all applicable laws,” she said.

🤣😂🤣

Like when he started a lottery to bribe people into voting for trump. Or he forced back workers during COVID. Or when he bought twitter stock and spread rumors to lower the price … the list goes on

So, trump’s trying to get people to panic sell so his friends can buy things up cheap?

Just generally causing disruption and fear amongst people?

What’s the plan here…

And Friday, the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department, David A. Lebryk, reportedly resigned after refusing to hand Musk’s lackeys the keys

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lebryk

People like this are giving up life long careers to stand up for their principles and what is right.

“Since 2021, we have returned billions of dollars from repeat offenders and other bad actors, implemented dormant legal authorities and long-overdue rules required by law, and given more freedom and bargaining leverage to families navigating a complex and confusing financial system,” he wrote.
“If civil society does its job, every person unnecessarily taken advantage of by a financial institution will attribute the blame to the right person—Donald Trump.”

Chopra also touted the CFPB’s regulation of junk fees, inaccurate medical bills, and digital surveillance by Big Tech. Under Chopra, the CFPB sued major financial institutions such as Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase and finalized a rule to strike around $49 billion worth of medical debt from credit reports, according to CNN.

With Chopra in charge, the bureau “has fought against junk fees, repeat offenders, big tech evasions, and corporate deception. It has championed competition, transparency, accountability, and consumer financial health,” Adam Rust, director of financial services for the Consumer Federation of America, said in a statement reported by NPR.

I can only guess it’s to prevent workers from accidentally stabbing themselves on a needle, but the use of that huge earth mover seems so overpowered and inhumane in clearing those tents.