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Bob Ferris
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I am a retired scientist and conservationist long active in species restoration, environmental protection and sustainability. Currently, volunteering at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
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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...
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June 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...
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June 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Quiver Quantitative (@quiverquantitative) on Threads
Look at this: Representative James Comer made exactly one stock trade the day after Trump was inaugurated. It was a purchase of Palantir, $PLTR. It has risen 80% since. Comer is the chairman of th...
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June 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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May 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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The Trump administration leaned on African countries. The goal: get business for Elon Musk. - ProPublica
May 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest
Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE’s Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, ac...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor
Martin’s career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried in court filings, overlooke...
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April 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the norma...
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April 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Beyond Showerheads: Trump’s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos
Donald Trump has long railed against everything from low-flow showerheads to LED lightbulbs. After failed attempts to undo appliance regulations in his first term, he may have found a new end-run to a...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US
Thousands of demonstrators are rallying at sites across the U.S. against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
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April 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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White House fires three NSC staffers after president meets with far-right activist Laura Loomer | CNN Politics
The White House has fired at least three National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN.
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April 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Representatives Demand Housing Agency Halt Any Cryptocurrency Experiments
Following reporting by ProPublica, three Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have warned HUD against using crypto, which they said could be “dangerous, speculative, and harmful to work...
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April 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Trump is right: Everyone will remember the day he launched a total trade war | CNN Politics
Donald Trump just took the greatest political gamble with the US economy of any modern president.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will go into effect immediately, White House says | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs are a day away – and they’ll go into effect sooner than some had expected. As in, immediately, the White House said Tuesday.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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What does Project 2025 say about using Signal? What to know
The Trump administration is facing criticism over its use of Signal to discuss sensitive military plans.
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March 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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One consequence of tolerating pseudoscience is that people die when its legitimatization becomes baked into our culture, health care systems, and institutions.
March 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...
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March 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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'Not what he expected': Rubio 'frustrated' as he's overshadowed by jet-setting Trump pal

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'Not what he expected': Rubio 'frustrated' as he's overshadowed by jet-setting Trump pal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s role as the country’s top diplomat isn’t shaping out as he expected as he has found himself taking a back seat to President Donald Trump’s close friend, billionaire re...
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March 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Killing Grants That Have Saved Lives: Trump’s Cuts Signal End to Government Work on Terrorism Prevention
Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,” ...
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March 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee
Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potenti...
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March 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Elon Musk is now running the Dept of Defense through his Fox host useful idiot proxy.
March 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

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March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM