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[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

To understand how cynical Zuck is: he's accusing Biden of targeting Meta for political reasons, which he knows is exactly what *Trump* has publicly done.

Trump threatened to *imprison* Zuckerberg. But he goes on Rogan to complain about Biden, not Trump, to his new MAGA fans.

[Adam Bienkov @AdamBienkov]

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The astounding absurdity of @ThierryBreton 🤡 as tyrant of Europe 😂

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Of 717 grooming offences recorded in 2023, some 83% of perpetrators were White, 7% Asian, 5% Black and 3% mixed race.

The Far Right doesn't want another national inquiry into the 83%. Wonder why.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

California is preventing insurance companies from canceling home coverage for LA wildfire victims in impacted zip codes over the next year.

The folks in these communities have suffered enough. They should not have to deal with the stress of home insurance on top of it all.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Mark's basic argument: America can only win when Facebook is unregulated and can addict as many kids and cause as much social harm as possible.

This is a person who either has no idea how much destruction his technology has caused or he knows and pretends not to know.

[Alex Vindman 🇺🇸 @AVindman]

Statement on National Security Staff Firings

Yesterday, President Trump’s National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz @michaelgwaltz , announced a sweeping directive to terminate all national security staffers loaned from other departments and agencies who serve in apolitical, non-partisan senior staff roles. Waltz framed this decision as a means to eliminate Biden-era appointees and enforce absolute alignment with Trump’s policy agenda. Notably, Waltz justified this move by referencing my role in exposing Trump’s abuse of power, which led to his first impeachment. Using my actions as a rationale, Waltz aims to purge scores of professionals from the Department of Defense, Department of State, CIA, and other agencies—not because of their conduct, but due to a demand for blind allegiance to Trump. This approach sends a stark and troubling message: in a second Trump administration, only political loyalists will be permitted to serve on the NSC.

To set the record straight, I served as an apolitical detailee and a faithful Army officer implementing President Trump’s national security agenda, as outlined in the National Security Strategy he approved. My actions did not conflict with Trump’s stated national security policy. My reporting of corruption—my refusal to remain silent as Trump engaged in criminal activity, undermined free and fair elections by pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden, to steal the 2020 election—and my refusal to betray my oath to the U.S. Constitution are why I was fired. These are the same reasons professional staff are about to be purged, and apolitical staff will be barred from the NSC.

On the surface, it is reasonable for a president to seek a loyal and trusted teams faithful to their agenda. However, absolute loyalty should not be the exclusive qualification, overriding competence, experience, and fidelity to a constitutional oath. An NSC staffed with “team members who are 100% aligned with the president’s agenda” will not only diminish the NSC’s capabilities but also erode continuity in policy. Worse, it will create an environment where dissenting views, even those grounded in experience and ethical responsibility, are stifled.

The so-called “Vindman Rule” sets a dangerous precedent by ensuring that only political loyalists can serve on the NSC, advise the president, and interact with the president and top decision-makers. Such an approach will have a chilling effect on senior policy staff across the government. Talented professionals, wary of being dismissed for principled stances or offering objective advice, will either self-censor or forgo service altogether. This undermines the very purpose of the NSC: to provide the president with the best possible advice as well as the coordinating team to advance U.S. national security interests.

The implications of this loyalty-above-competence model are dire. By purging the NSC of apolitical, experienced professionals, Trump and Waltz are hollowing out the institutional expertise required to navigate complex global challenges. This will create a policy apparatus incapable of discerning sound policies from reckless impulses—or worse, one that actively disregards legal and ethical obligations to implement Trump’s personal whims. Consider the implications: Would Department of Defense detailees still counsel against invading Greenland or Canada or feed those foolhardy thoughts to curry favor? Would FBI detailees agree to engage in political reprisals against Trump’s enemies to serve in the NSC? These are not far-fetched concerns but real dangers inherent in the precedent Waltz establishes.

This announcement also presages broader plans by the Trump administration to fire tens of thousands of senior apolitical government officials and replace them with Trump loyalists. By prioritizing loyalty above all else, the Trump administration will significantly undermine the foundations of good governance, jeopardize U.S. national security, and weaken U.S. democracy.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

A ridiculous lie. We have doubled the size of our firefighting army, built the world’s largest aerial firefighting fleet, and increased the forest management ten-fold since taking office.

Time to serve these folks the facts.

[Liz Wheeler @Liz_Wheeler]

You gonna ask Andrew Tate about this, @bennyjohnson? When Tate brags about grabbing women by the throat, choking them, breaking their cheekbones, making them cry during sex, beating them & pimping?

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: With today’s jobs report being released, President Biden will officially have went his entire term without a negative jobs month. This is unprecedented.

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

Flashback to 2020:

CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."

Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."

"I wish science agreed with you."

Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

So good. (And this will make Trump so MAD.)

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

NEW YouGov poll shows 65% of Brits say Trump is a threat to European peace & security.

That's also a majority in all parties except Reform UK.

[Pekka Hellman 8647 🇫🇮🏴‍☠️ @PekkaHellman]

Banksy

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

Holding Labour accountable is fine but that’s NOT what’s happening. What we’re seeing is the most rich powerful people in the world throwing all they’re got at a democratically elected UK govt, because it’s far less likely to work solely in THEIR interests than the previous one.

[Humza Yousaf @HumzaYousaf]

Elon Musk needs to be stopped.

After he fanned the flames of racial division in the UK last summer, I warned that he was one of the most dangerous men on the planet.

Armed with billions and driven by hatred, it is time we confront Musk's hateful rhetoric, not pander to it.

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Target met ✅

Our Plan for Change is strengthening our borders.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

Come find me on B—-sky. 👇👇

And pls RT.

[ricky montgomery @rohmontgomery]

My fellow LA friends, let this be the disaster that radicalizes you. No more billionaires in our government. Our survival depends on real, responsible solutions made by people who care about us