Hard Pass

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Not surprised at all

It’s yet another black mark on Noem’s disastrous tenure at DHS. The agency shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis on her watch while carrying out the Trump administration’s violent mass deportation agenda. Noem also faced criticism for hiring an eight-day-old company for a $220 million ad campaign for ICE, spending millions on luxury jets, and buying 2,500 trucks for ICE that the agency can’t even use, among numerous other misdeeds. What other ill-advised purchases has she saddled taxpayers with?

The judges behind this decision can FUCK AAALLLLLL THE WAY OFF! They're telling adults how to express themselves.

Some subscribers recently received a heads-up that they're on the hook for a new rate "set by an algorithm using your personal data." We asked a UVA expert what that might mean.

“The security of our election infrastructure depends on leadership that is trusted,” a voting rights advocate said.

I assume we're not going to have elections this year because "bad people". But if we do have a real Congressional election, I would encourage you to vote for anything or anyone other than the MAGA Republican garbage.

I don't care if your a Green, Liberal, Anarchist, Satanist, Leftist, Libertarian or otherwise, the MAGA Republicans have shown their true colors. They read Bible verses from their positions of power, to military leaders. Important new trends are emerging all the same time. We live in a special moment in history.

And it is ultimately our responsibility to transform the whole thing into something silly. Love, Light and Language are our signatures and tools.

Best of luck to everyone.

P.S. - We might disagree on choices but roughly 95% - 98% of us are on the same team. The other 2% - 5% are among the most dangerous humans who have ever lived. That's a fact.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7945556

The Pentagon recruiting effort dangles both money and access, offering Wall Street recruits the opportunity to manage “more capital than most investors deploy in their entire careers.” Salaries could reach as much $300,000 at the Pentagon, or $500,000 to $600,000 “if employed through a government-aligned nonprofit.” According to federal statistics, the average pay for a federal worker is about $100,000, and only about 3 percent make $200,000 or more.

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The Pentagon has become one of the drivers of the Trump administration’s new strategy of acquiring equity stakes in companies in certain industries. While the Commerce and Energy Departments have also snapped up ownership stakes in private companies, the Pentagon is by far the most deep-pocketed agency.

That includes the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital, which was established in 2022 under Mr. Biden and received an infusion of funding in President Trump’s tax bill last year.

Last summer, the office announced a $150 million loan to MP Materials, the owner of a rare earths mine. Since then, the Pentagon has taken equity stakes in other metals and mining firms, including Trilogy Metals, Vulcan Elements and ReElement Technologies. The investment team that the Pentagon is building would be directed at doing more deals like those.

Hacker News.

They kept getting spares