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"... a former product manager at the U.S. Digital Service said the Trump administration laid off, fired, or offered deferred resignations to 'amazingly talented' engineers and data scientists earlier this year and is now searching for replacements with less experience. 'It’s comical.'"
Trump’s Tech Force treads familiar ground for former government tech leaders
One former U.S. Digital Service worker called the new project a ‘slap in the face’ to those laid off at the beginning of the Trump administration.
fedscoop.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"... a former product manager at the U.S. Digital Service said the Trump administration laid off, fired, or offered deferred resignations to 'amazingly talented' engineers and data scientists earlier this year and is now searching for replacements with less experience. 'It’s comical.'"
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Those roving patrols and racial targeting that Kavanaugh allowed?
This is what they led to.
www.propublica.org/article/immi... (from Oct)
This is what they led to.
www.propublica.org/article/immi... (from Oct)
December 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Those roving patrols and racial targeting that Kavanaugh allowed?
This is what they led to.
www.propublica.org/article/immi... (from Oct)
This is what they led to.
www.propublica.org/article/immi... (from Oct)
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20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
20 State AGs have sued Russell Vought for trying to starve the CFPB of funding.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
Since 2011, the CFPB has returned over $20B to consumers.
Without the Bureau, financial predators and scammers will have an easier time picking your pocket.
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He is promising, on camera, to break his oath to the Constitution by illegally and unconstitutionally usurping the exclusive authority of Congress. Sprinkle in a little 'blowing up the Union' to boot
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
He is promising, on camera, to break his oath to the Constitution by illegally and unconstitutionally usurping the exclusive authority of Congress. Sprinkle in a little 'blowing up the Union' to boot
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“In DOGE’s published list of canceled contracts and grants, the 13 largest were all incorrect.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“In DOGE’s published list of canceled contracts and grants, the 13 largest were all incorrect.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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A) that’s not what this means what an absolute clown 🤡
B) the bulk of this “growth” was health insurance spending 😕
B) the bulk of this “growth” was health insurance spending 😕
December 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A) that’s not what this means what an absolute clown 🤡
B) the bulk of this “growth” was health insurance spending 😕
B) the bulk of this “growth” was health insurance spending 😕
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
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LYING: It's the Lord's work!
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
LYING: It's the Lord's work!
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So true. Big media fail. And Democrats never conveyed this.
So many news outlets continue to push the obviously false claim that Elon Musk and DOGE were trying to eliminate waste and fraud.
Because the goal was never “saving” anything. The mission was the destruction of the federal government and the theft of everyone’s data, and they achieved everything they intended to do.
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
So true. Big media fail. And Democrats never conveyed this.
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The Legislature That Won't Stay In Its Lane sheilakennedy.net/2025/12/the-...
The Legislature That Won’t Stay In Its Lane
Indiana’s legislature is preparing for its 2026 session. Despite the Indiana Senate’s recent, surprising show of integrity in refusing to bow to Trump’s gerrymandering order, my e…
sheilakennedy.net
December 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The Legislature That Won't Stay In Its Lane sheilakennedy.net/2025/12/the-...
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Lutnick isn’t stupid. He knows what he’s saying here is a lie. Kellyanne knows this is a lie. But they have nothing but contempt for the Fox audience, and serving up lies to the lemmings has worked so well for so long. A tiny handful are doing well, millions are not.
December 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Lutnick isn’t stupid. He knows what he’s saying here is a lie. Kellyanne knows this is a lie. But they have nothing but contempt for the Fox audience, and serving up lies to the lemmings has worked so well for so long. A tiny handful are doing well, millions are not.
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Total civilian casualties in Ukraine from January to November 2025 (2,311 killed; 11,084 injured) are 26% higher than the same period in 2024 (1,979 killed; 8,616 injured), and 70% higher than in 2023 (1,847 killed; 6,054 injured).
December 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Total civilian casualties in Ukraine from January to November 2025 (2,311 killed; 11,084 injured) are 26% higher than the same period in 2024 (1,979 killed; 8,616 injured), and 70% higher than in 2023 (1,847 killed; 6,054 injured).
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The rich and powerful don’t get their wages garnished when they default on a loan. They declare bankruptcy and end up paying pennies on the dollar, if anything. Like Trump did many, many times.
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The rich and powerful don’t get their wages garnished when they default on a loan. They declare bankruptcy and end up paying pennies on the dollar, if anything. Like Trump did many, many times.
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This hasn't received much attention but with 2nd seizure of oil tanker of Venezuela it will.
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
China says US seizure of ships 'serious violation' of international law
The U.S. intercepted a China-bound oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This hasn't received much attention but with 2nd seizure of oil tanker of Venezuela it will.
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
The two tankers seized are oil China purchased. Seizures violate International Law.
China has taken the issue to the UN.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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An important point that needs to be made on the AEI website. The best deal that the Trump administration is willing to offer Ukraine is still an abomination. Trump has so warped expectations that too many can’t admit this. @kschake.bsky.social
www.aei.org/articles/tru...
www.aei.org/articles/tru...
www.aei.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
An important point that needs to be made on the AEI website. The best deal that the Trump administration is willing to offer Ukraine is still an abomination. Trump has so warped expectations that too many can’t admit this. @kschake.bsky.social
www.aei.org/articles/tru...
www.aei.org/articles/tru...
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I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
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We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
Here's how to reach out:
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities.
Here's how to reach out:
Here's how to reach out:
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Ok how much did the military lose. The USPS is not a business
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ok how much did the military lose. The USPS is not a business
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When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond?
By garnishing their wages.
When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?
By extending their tax cuts.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
By garnishing their wages.
When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?
By extending their tax cuts.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When student loan borrowers are in default, how does the Trump regime respond?
By garnishing their wages.
When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?
By extending their tax cuts.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
By garnishing their wages.
When billionaires see their wealth hit record highs, how does the Trump regime respond?
By extending their tax cuts.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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A federal judge has ruled the Trump regime broke the law when it deported over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT without due process in March.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
What is Due Process?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A federal judge has ruled the Trump regime broke the law when it deported over 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT without due process in March.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
Here's your reminder of what due process is — and why it's the cornerstone of our democracy.
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
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This is a lot of words to say that DOJ is in violation of the statutory deadline and will take even longer to produce records that were due last week.
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a lot of words to say that DOJ is in violation of the statutory deadline and will take even longer to produce records that were due last week.
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Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward