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I was on All In With Chris Hayes last night talking about the SCOTUS order in the Abrego-Garcia case.

Given how the admin responded (refusing to respond to the lower court's questions), I think my concerns held up pretty well!

www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch...
Supreme Court unanimously rules against Trump, orders return of mistakenly deported man
The Supreme Court has upheld an order directing Trump officials to “facilitate” the return of the Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador mega-prison. Leah Litman joins Chris Hayes to break...
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April 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
bbjacks.bsky.social
I’m sorry, are we seriously back to Scopes Trial 2.0???
miquai.bsky.social Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · Mar 29
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Senator Raphael Warnock in the Senate while they start an all-night session to protest Russell Vought's nomination:

"Project 2025 is no longer theoretical. It is unfolding right before our very eyes in real time."

Fact.
February 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency
“On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs. Essential personnel expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership by Thursday, February 6, at 3:00pm (EST). For USAID personnel currently posted outside the United States, the Agency, in coordination with missions and the Department of State, is currently preparing a plan, in accordance with all applicable requirements and laws, under which the Agency would arrange and pay for return travel to the United States within 30 days and provide for the termination of PSC and ISC contracts that are not determined to be essential. The Agency will consider case-by-case exceptions and return travel extensions based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns, or other reasons. For example, the Agency will consider exceptions based on the timing of dependents’ school term, personal or familial medical needs, pregnancy, and other reasons. Further guidance on how to request an exception will be forthcoming. Thank you for your service”
February 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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lauraclawson.bsky.social
The ads write themselves. “Donald Trump has given Elon Musk control of your Social Security check,” over footage of Elon’s salute, a flaming Tesla, and Starship wreckage crashing to Earth.
wyden.senate.gov 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.
senatefinance.bsky.social 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
February 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
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February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Insanity — Trump signs an order blaming Biden and DEI for flight dangers
January 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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*INITIAL FAA REPORT SAYS STAFFING WAS NOT NORMAL AT TOWER: NYT
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Staffing was ‘not normal’ at airport tower, according to a preliminary F.A.A. report. By Sydney Ember and Emily Steel (New York Times) -- Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times. The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport’s vicinity Wednesday night was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways. Those jobs typically are assigned to two controllers, rather than one. This increases the workload for the air traffic controller and can complicate the job. One reason is that the controllers can use different radio frequencies to communicate with pilots flying planes and pilots flying helicopters. While the controller is communicating with pilots of the helicopter and the jet, the two sets of pilots may not be able to hear each other. Like most of the country’s air traffic control facilities, the tower at Reagan airport has been understaffed for years. The tower there was nearly a third below targeted staff levels, with 19 fully certified controllers as of September 2023, according to the most recent Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan, an annual report to Congress that contains target and actual staffing levels. The targets set by the F.A.A. and the controllers’ union call for 30. The shortage — caused by years of employee turnover and tight budgets, among other factors — has forced many controllers to work up to six days a week and 10 hours a day. The F.A.A. did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Click Here to see the story as it appeared on the New York Times website. Copyright 2025 The New York Times Company -0- Jan/30/2025 18:41 GMT
January 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM