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Margaret Keck
@mkeck.bsky.social
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Professor Emerita, Political Science, Johns Hopkins University.

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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 28
Yes, I was also wondering about the zoo.

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 28
Now they are going after the Smithsonian.
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 25
There is generally a high minimum balance requirement in order to have an account without fees. My daughter avoided having a bank account for quite a while. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, it’s hard to navigate.
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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · Mar 21
So it seems Columbia gave the Trump administration everything they wanted and more, including a new "vice provost" who will review curriculum, hiring, and leadership.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Exclusive | Columbia Yields to Trump in Battle Over Federal Funding
Columbia’s agreement is a significant moment in the intensifying battle between Trump and elite universities.
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 21
It’s a good time to donate to The Internet Archive.

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 21
Three books and a slew of articles.
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 21
The Times is carrying it, with pictures.

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 21
I posted this article (gifted) on FB, and it was removed. The same thing happened to another NYT piece I posted earlier today.
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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · Mar 20
“An Army webpage from 2008 that lauded the 60th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s 1948 integration order has disappeared. It was available as recently as last year, web archives show” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/pentago...
Pentagon Removes Webpages Celebrating Racial Integration of the Armed Forces
Several webpages that celebrated the armed forces’ history of racial integration have...
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 18
That’s the point.
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Mar 1
I thought that stuff belonged in the national archives.

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 28
Yes. Nauseating, embarassing…

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 25
It’s disgraceful.
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Adam Sheingate @adamsheingate.bsky.social · Feb 23
Here's a list of the top 10 Republicans in terms of federal employment (and their office phone numbers).
table of top 10 GOP districts for federal employment
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Adam Sheingate @adamsheingate.bsky.social · Feb 23
Lots of GOP House members have large numbers of federal employees in their districts. Yes, DC metro is hardest hit by DOGE, but the pain from cuts will be felt across the country. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
map of government employment by congressional district by party, percent employed by federal government, and number of federal employees
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Feb 23
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.

100% of his salary is paid by WA state.

Elon fired him. Share his story.
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 14
What a jerk.
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · Feb 12
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 11
Confirmation bias?

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 9
So is it now only going to be legal to hire white dudes?
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 9
So Costco will only be allowed to hire white men?

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 6
Isn’t he the one who was getting permission to change code?

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 5
Thanks for this!

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 5
Yes, I took that as a declaration of interest.

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 4
So what are the odds that these folks crash the Treasury Department’s computer system, either after they empty it or in the process…

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 4
Well, Edelweiss and La Marseillaise (sp?) were more inspirational…
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 4
That’s the most positive news I’ve seen all week.
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Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 4
None of mine would have either, but they never really were, for methodological reasons.

Margaret Keck @mkeck.bsky.social · Feb 3
It would be interesting to see if he does it.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · Feb 1
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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Senate Finance Committee @senatefinance.bsky.social · Jan 31
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
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