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Politico got a hold of a memo being circulated by House Republicans, and it ain't pretty: House Republicans are passing around a “menu” of more than $5 trillion in cuts they could use to bankroll President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities this year, including tax cuts and border security. The early list of potential spending offsets obtained by POLITICO includes changes to Medicare and ending Biden administration climate programs, along with slashing welfare and “reimagining” the Affordable Care Act.

In case you need another reason to cancel your Threads, Instagram and/or Facebook accounts, here’s the latest from the Zuckerberg company that just got rid of its fact-checking in order to make Meta more of a cesspool like Twitter. Because why stand in the way of disinformation, Russian bots or white supremacy when it might cost Zuck a tax cut? From Axios: Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is terminating major DEI programs, effective immediately — including for hiring, training and picking suppliers, according to a new employee memo obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The move is a strong signal to Meta employees that the company's push to make inroads with the incoming Trump administration isn't just posturing, but an ethos shift that will impact its business practices.read more

Looks like the president is doing everything he can to thwart whatever nastiness the Giant Yam has in store for immigrants. Via the New York Times: The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela in a move that makes it almost impossible for President-elect Donald J.

The battle continues, but trans are losing and the outcome seems obvious.

As we enter peak vaccine silly season, you might want to reconsider getting this one.

In a racist and bigoted tirade on Thursday, conservative influencer Charlie Kirk blamed the California wildfires on lesbians and a lack of "white men" firefighters. "California has been the petri dish," Kirk bellowed on his Thursday podcast. "It has been the Wuhan Institute of Virology for the woke mind virus." "California's where all of the diversity, equity, inclusion, critical race theory, LGBTQIA plus ideology has been festering," he continued.