Anita Rios
@anitamrios.bsky.social
Concerned and informed citizen, outdoor enthusiast, and dog mom
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We are still actively reviewing online threats and reports. There are currently over 50 ongoing investigations. We’ll share an updated number as soon as we have it.
June 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
We are still actively reviewing online threats and reports. There are currently over 50 ongoing investigations. We’ll share an updated number as soon as we have it.
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“Among the canceled contracts was one to maintain a gene sequencing device used to develop better cancer treatments.”
New: A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool to review Veterans Affairs contracts.
But there was a slight hitch.
It hallucinated the size of those deals.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand contracts were each worth $34M, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
But there was a slight hitch.
It hallucinated the size of those deals.
For example, it concluded that more than a thousand contracts were each worth $34M, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts
We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...
www.propublica.org
June 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“Among the canceled contracts was one to maintain a gene sequencing device used to develop better cancer treatments.”
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In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
June 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.
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Programs like the one at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth are critical to providing young people with the mental health support they need. Ending a program that’s working makes no sense. We need more of this kind of support, not less.
www.startribune.com/fed-funding-...
www.startribune.com/fed-funding-...
Feds cut grant supporting St. Scholastica students’ mental health work with schoolkids
The program placed occupational therapy graduate students in regional classrooms.
www.startribune.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Programs like the one at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth are critical to providing young people with the mental health support they need. Ending a program that’s working makes no sense. We need more of this kind of support, not less.
www.startribune.com/fed-funding-...
www.startribune.com/fed-funding-...
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"The Italian newspaper La Repubblica featured the image on its homepage, alongside commentary accusing Trump of 'pathological megalomania'..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Many Catholic leaders weren’t amused by Trump’s ‘joke’ about becoming pope
When the president isn't using faith as a sword against his perceived political foes, he’s using it as a punch line to an unnecessary joke.
www.msnbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"The Italian newspaper La Repubblica featured the image on its homepage, alongside commentary accusing Trump of 'pathological megalomania'..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Our hearts go out to the incredible folks at NIOSH. On Friday night, most remaining staff were laid off—gutting programs that protect workers, like PPE approvals and firefighter health research.
RFKJ’s HHS tried to downplay it on X, brushing it off as just a “required notice.”
Total BS.
RFKJ’s HHS tried to downplay it on X, brushing it off as just a “required notice.”
Total BS.
Worker safety agency NIOSH lays off most remaining staff
Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.
www.cbsnews.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our hearts go out to the incredible folks at NIOSH. On Friday night, most remaining staff were laid off—gutting programs that protect workers, like PPE approvals and firefighter health research.
RFKJ’s HHS tried to downplay it on X, brushing it off as just a “required notice.”
Total BS.
RFKJ’s HHS tried to downplay it on X, brushing it off as just a “required notice.”
Total BS.
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As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/fema-e...
FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas
As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/fema-e...
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On Wednesday I'll be in Boston interviewing Rachel Maddow at the Orpheum Theater. This is the first stop on the book tour for the paperback edition of Prequel, her excellent book on the history of US fascism in the 1930s and 40s. If you're in the area, come join us. www.msnbc.com/prequel
PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
Inspired by her research for Ultra, in "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism," Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American Democracy back to WWII.
www.msnbc.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear U.S. residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
May 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear U.S. residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does.
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long answer: Due Process doesn't protect only citizens, or only law-abiding citizens, or only law-abiding people w/ lawful immigration status. It protects people. & no matter how much it upsets Miller, immigrants are in fact people
short answer: absolutely tf not
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
short answer: absolutely tf not
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
May 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
long answer: Due Process doesn't protect only citizens, or only law-abiding citizens, or only law-abiding people w/ lawful immigration status. It protects people. & no matter how much it upsets Miller, immigrants are in fact people
short answer: absolutely tf not
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
short answer: absolutely tf not
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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It's probably just a coincidence that 'Escape from Alcatraz' aired multiple times on a local South Florida station just as our TV-obsessed president was staying at Mar-a-Lago and suddenly decided that the prison needed to be reopened.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump announced Alcatraz reopening hours after ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ aired on PBS
The 1979 film starring Clint Eastwood about the daring 1962 escape attempt aired on the local PBS channel just six hours before the president made his demand that the prison be reopened
www.independent.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It's probably just a coincidence that 'Escape from Alcatraz' aired multiple times on a local South Florida station just as our TV-obsessed president was staying at Mar-a-Lago and suddenly decided that the prison needed to be reopened.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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This is what happens when DOGE fires air traffic controllers.
United Airlines urges people to consider avoiding Newark, find a different airport
By mid-day on Monday, more than 150 flights were canceled and more than 250 flights were delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport.
www.nj.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is what happens when DOGE fires air traffic controllers.
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10th Amendment: "Those powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the State's, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people" Jenet Mills, Gov of ME stood steadfast against Trump's threats. So did Canada, EU, Denmark, China. We all must to disarm his extortion
May 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
10th Amendment: "Those powers not delegated to the US by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the State's, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people" Jenet Mills, Gov of ME stood steadfast against Trump's threats. So did Canada, EU, Denmark, China. We all must to disarm his extortion
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President Trump said on Monday that he “had nothing to do with” a depiction of himself as the pope that was shared on his and White House social media accounts over the weekend. He suggested Catholics were not offended by it, and said that anyone who was “can’t take a joke.”
Trump Denies Posting Image of Himself as Pope, Laughing Off Critics
The president suggested Catholics, who have criticized the apparently A.I.-generated image, were not offended, and said that anyone who was “can’t take a joke.”
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
President Trump said on Monday that he “had nothing to do with” a depiction of himself as the pope that was shared on his and White House social media accounts over the weekend. He suggested Catholics were not offended by it, and said that anyone who was “can’t take a joke.”
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Trump’s antagonization of key allies has roiled the American tourism industry.
Industry officials tell us the dramatic decline in international arrivals threatens businesses that rely on tourism — and could cost billions.
Industry officials tell us the dramatic decline in international arrivals threatens businesses that rely on tourism — and could cost billions.
'We definitely are collateral damage’: Tourism industry roiled by Trump’s new world order
President has dismissed concerns amid declining trips to the United States.
www.politico.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump’s antagonization of key allies has roiled the American tourism industry.
Industry officials tell us the dramatic decline in international arrivals threatens businesses that rely on tourism — and could cost billions.
Industry officials tell us the dramatic decline in international arrivals threatens businesses that rely on tourism — and could cost billions.
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I could be wrong about this but I really think most Americans do not want to be forced to “do their own research” about food & drug & product safety and would rather that the government agencies that have been sorting that all out for them for decades not be obliterated in the name of “efficiency.”
April 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I could be wrong about this but I really think most Americans do not want to be forced to “do their own research” about food & drug & product safety and would rather that the government agencies that have been sorting that all out for them for decades not be obliterated in the name of “efficiency.”
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Looking forward to seeing everyone out there for tomorrow’s May Day protest!
We know the protests have been coming fast, but that’s because things in the U.S. are getting worse, and protests show the strength of our movement.
We know the protests have been coming fast, but that’s because things in the U.S. are getting worse, and protests show the strength of our movement.
May 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Looking forward to seeing everyone out there for tomorrow’s May Day protest!
We know the protests have been coming fast, but that’s because things in the U.S. are getting worse, and protests show the strength of our movement.
We know the protests have been coming fast, but that’s because things in the U.S. are getting worse, and protests show the strength of our movement.
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Do clients really want to hire a law firm known for how quickly it rolls over? Yet, now this is Paul Weiss's well deserved reputation.
Jim Cramer on CNBC said that the White House may think that "you can roll China like you rolled Paul Weiss."
whelp.
whelp.
April 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do clients really want to hire a law firm known for how quickly it rolls over? Yet, now this is Paul Weiss's well deserved reputation.
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Oh no
they 100% dumped the cold backups into an s3 bucket to save $1m a year because they can't understand the value of tape storage
April 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Oh no
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This Senate bill to slap limits on the president’s tariff power now has SEVEN Republican sponsors:
• Grassley
• Moran
• Murkowski
• McConnell
• Tillis
• Young
• Collins
• Grassley
• Moran
• Murkowski
• McConnell
• Tillis
• Young
• Collins
Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.cantwell.senate.gov
April 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This Senate bill to slap limits on the president’s tariff power now has SEVEN Republican sponsors:
• Grassley
• Moran
• Murkowski
• McConnell
• Tillis
• Young
• Collins
• Grassley
• Moran
• Murkowski
• McConnell
• Tillis
• Young
• Collins
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EXCLUSIVE: House Democrats launch an investigation into potential conflicts of interest between NASA and Elon Musk
Exclusive: House Democrats probe Elon Musk's conflicts of interest with NASA
SpaceX is one of NASA's largest private sector contractors.
www.axios.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
EXCLUSIVE: House Democrats launch an investigation into potential conflicts of interest between NASA and Elon Musk
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Republicans, Independents, and Democrats all want reforms. Trump tapped into people’s rightful anger on one thing: for too many, the status quo wasn’t working.
But the answer isn’t to burn it all down. It’s time to build something new that *actually* delivers on the promise of the American dream.
But the answer isn’t to burn it all down. It’s time to build something new that *actually* delivers on the promise of the American dream.
April 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Republicans, Independents, and Democrats all want reforms. Trump tapped into people’s rightful anger on one thing: for too many, the status quo wasn’t working.
But the answer isn’t to burn it all down. It’s time to build something new that *actually* delivers on the promise of the American dream.
But the answer isn’t to burn it all down. It’s time to build something new that *actually* delivers on the promise of the American dream.
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Good day to remember that DOGE has already lost the US government at least half a trillion dollars this year alone. And likely more.
April 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Good day to remember that DOGE has already lost the US government at least half a trillion dollars this year alone. And likely more.