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New, from me:
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
Trump Shoots the Messenger
Firing the BLS Commissioner moves us into banana republic territory
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New, from me:
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
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BREAKING: Donald Trump officially terminated nearly half of all Education Department staff.
This is an all-out assault on our public schools and Americans with student loans.
This is an all-out assault on our public schools and Americans with student loans.
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump officially terminated nearly half of all Education Department staff.
This is an all-out assault on our public schools and Americans with student loans.
This is an all-out assault on our public schools and Americans with student loans.
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Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Why Colbert's cancellation marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large
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The level of incompetence is of these F&@/ing idiots is shocking. I think it’s a function of zero guardrails and zero accountability that breeds this level of impunity.
March 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The level of incompetence is of these F&@/ing idiots is shocking. I think it’s a function of zero guardrails and zero accountability that breeds this level of impunity.
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Trying to wrap your mind around what's happened this week (it's Wednesday)? Same...
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a gro...
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trying to wrap your mind around what's happened this week (it's Wednesday)? Same...
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
So for our clarity (and possibly yours) we're resharing some WIRED scoops in this refresher thread, starting with business leaders paying millions of dollars to dine with President Donald Trump.
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For the first time in history, a world leader has been kicked out of the White House. It wasn’t a dictator, a monarch, a despot, or a brutal authoritarian. It was a democratically elected president fighting for western values and his nation’s sovereignty.
The Founders wept.
The Founders wept.
March 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
For the first time in history, a world leader has been kicked out of the White House. It wasn’t a dictator, a monarch, a despot, or a brutal authoritarian. It was a democratically elected president fighting for western values and his nation’s sovereignty.
The Founders wept.
The Founders wept.
The Government has created a portal to report on fellow Americans who espouse 'divisive ideologies'. Americans, you know what to do.
enddei.ed.gov
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Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Government has created a portal to report on fellow Americans who espouse 'divisive ideologies'. Americans, you know what to do.
enddei.ed.gov
enddei.ed.gov
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Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Slava Ukraini.
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National Press Club president Mike Balsamo issued the following statement after the White House seized power over press pool access from the WHCA: "The White House’s announcement today is a direct challenge to the independence of a free press in the United States."
February 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
National Press Club president Mike Balsamo issued the following statement after the White House seized power over press pool access from the WHCA: "The White House’s announcement today is a direct challenge to the independence of a free press in the United States."
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While you weren't looking, Trump rolled back Biden's ethics rules prohibiting executive branch employees from accepting major gifts from lobbyists.
So much for "drain the swamp."
So much for "drain the swamp."
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
While you weren't looking, Trump rolled back Biden's ethics rules prohibiting executive branch employees from accepting major gifts from lobbyists.
So much for "drain the swamp."
So much for "drain the swamp."
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What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What I should have done in the beginning - here's a starter pack of 20-odd experts who journalists or others might want to read/talk to to understand the gutting of the administrative state (as opposed to broad decline of democracy etc). I've focused on academics go.bsky.app/MaC7vnv
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President Donald Trump’s move to fire federal inspectors general en masse in the middle of the night is an attack on oversight and accountability. In the face of a president who believes he is above the law, it is essential that inspectors general investigate abuses of power.
January 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
President Donald Trump’s move to fire federal inspectors general en masse in the middle of the night is an attack on oversight and accountability. In the face of a president who believes he is above the law, it is essential that inspectors general investigate abuses of power.
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Trump has repealed a Biden executive order mandating ethical behavior from administration employees.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
January 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trump has repealed a Biden executive order mandating ethical behavior from administration employees.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
The order told federal workers to:
-Not accept gifts from lobbyists
-Not take other bribes
-Not lobby for two years after government work
-And more
Now those rules are gone.
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Welcome to the plutokleptokakistocracy! Where the ultra wealthy steal from you and run the country in the most insanely inept way imaginable.
January 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Welcome to the plutokleptokakistocracy! Where the ultra wealthy steal from you and run the country in the most insanely inept way imaginable.
