Brooke McKeever
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Strategic thinker with a knack for creating meaning from chaos.
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Listen to our Editor-in-Chief @sengelberg.bsky.social break down the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices, and why the untrue statistic matters.
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When an Untrue Stat Shapes Federal Policy
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Listen to our Editor-in-Chief @sengelberg.bsky.social break down the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices, and why the untrue statistic matters.
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social
This was an absolutely disgusting display of political gaslighting by Trump and Vance. Make no mistake: Zelensky is not the person who will be the cause of a potential World War III (as Trump claims in this exchange).
WATCH: President Trump and Vice President Vance's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky quickly turned into a heated argument.
Trump-Zelensky meeting: See the video of the argument between the two presidents
Watch the exchange between President Trump, Vice President Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
www.axios.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This was an absolutely disgusting display of political gaslighting by Trump and Vance. Make no mistake: Zelensky is not the person who will be the cause of a potential World War III (as Trump claims in this exchange).
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“The city of Philadelphia has been great to me," said Jalen Hurts.
"This holds a special place in my heart, and the pursuit of what we’re doing, everyone in this room, it’s more than just on the field but off the field."
"This holds a special place in my heart, and the pursuit of what we’re doing, everyone in this room, it’s more than just on the field but off the field."
Jalen Hurts accepts Citizen of the Year award: ‘The city of Philadelphia has been great to me’
Gov. Josh Shapiro presented Hurts with the award for his campaign to cool Philly public schools and his work through his foundation.
inquirer.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“The city of Philadelphia has been great to me," said Jalen Hurts.
"This holds a special place in my heart, and the pursuit of what we’re doing, everyone in this room, it’s more than just on the field but off the field."
"This holds a special place in my heart, and the pursuit of what we’re doing, everyone in this room, it’s more than just on the field but off the field."
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At Elon Musk’s order, all federal employees must summarize their work for the past week or be fired, writes Conor Friedersdorf. “This gambit is more likely to reward bullshitting persuasively via email than actual service to taxpayers.”
The Obvious Inefficiency of Elon Musk’s New Order
DOGE is wasting time and money on what makes sense only as a troll or a publicity stunt.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
At Elon Musk’s order, all federal employees must summarize their work for the past week or be fired, writes Conor Friedersdorf. “This gambit is more likely to reward bullshitting persuasively via email than actual service to taxpayers.”
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"Pete Hegseth may think of himself as a warrior type, but that was the corporate behavior of a coward. He did not publish his reasons for the firings...It was the behavior of a leader who is desperately weak."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Lawful, but Enormously Destructive
Trump’s purge of the Pentagon leadership will have long-lasting and damaging consequences.
www.theatlantic.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Pete Hegseth may think of himself as a warrior type, but that was the corporate behavior of a coward. He did not publish his reasons for the firings...It was the behavior of a leader who is desperately weak."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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When real world headlines read like The Onion…
Trump administration wants to un-fire some nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them
The individuals, who work in an agency that oversees the nation's nuclear stockpile, had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When real world headlines read like The Onion…
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February 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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