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David Durham
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
Scatterplot titled “Empirical Evidence of Ideological Targeting in Federal Layoffs: Agencies seen as liberal are significantly more likely to face DOGE layoffs.” • The x-axis represents Perceived Ideological Leaning of federal agencies, ranging from -2 (Most Liberal) to +2 (Most Conservative), based on survey responses from over 1,500 federal executives. • The y-axis shows Agency Size (Number of Staff) on a logarithmic scale from 1,000 to 1,000,000. Each point represents a federal agency: • Red dots indicate agencies that experienced DOGE layoffs. • Gray dots indicate agencies with no layoffs. Key Observations: • Liberal-leaning agencies (left side of the plot) are disproportionately represented among red dots, indicating higher layoff rates. • Notable targeted agencies include: • HHS (Health & Human Services) • EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) • NIH (National Institutes of Health) • CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) • Dept. of Education • USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) • The National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE), despite its conservative leaning (+1 on the scale), is an exception among targeted agencies. • A notable outlier: the Department of Veterans Affairs (moderately conservative) also faced layoffs despite its size. Takeaway: The figure visually demonstrates that DOGE layoffs disproportionately targeted liberal-leaning agencies, supporting claims of ideological bias. The pattern reveals that layoffs were not driven by agency size or budget alone but were strongly associated with perceived ideology. Source: Richardson, Clinton, & Lewis (2018). Elite Perceptions of Agency Ideology and Workforce Skill. The Journal of Politics, 80(1).
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Two points about the Commanders. Quality ownership matters. Superior QB play matters. This franchise has been without these things for so long. So refreshing.
January 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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This game is hilarious. Detroit fans (many of whom are friends and family) were so…damn…dismissive of the Commanders. #HTTC
January 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Best 8-5 season ever. #GoBlue
December 31, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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Sing to the colors
that float in the light;
Hurrah for the
Yellow and Blue!
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December 31, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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A tradition like no other. Merry Christmas, punks.
It's A Bad Brains Christmas, Charlie Brown
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December 9, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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An all-ACC Women’s Soccer College Cup is an impressive feat (although I have to admit my Hokie son is who reminded me that Stanford is now in the Atlantic Coast Conference)
ourgamemagazine.bsky.social Our Game Magazine @ourgamemagazine.bsky.social · Dec 1
And then there were four.

#CollegeCup on Dec. 6 is set:

— Duke vs. North Carolina
— Wake Forest vs. Stanford

Winners advance to the National Championship on Dec. 9.
December 1, 2024 at 3:25 AM
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November 30, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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☆。★。☆。★
。☆ 。☆。☆
★。＼｜／。★
Sing to the colors
that float in the light;
Hurrah for the
Yellow and Blue!
★。／｜＼。★
。☆。。☆
☆。 ★。 ☆ ★
November 30, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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Going all out today since we need to beat Northwestern to become bowl eligible 🙄 〽️ #GoBlue
November 23, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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If you haven't used this one I definitely suggest you do. 👇💙👩‍🍳🏳️‍⚧️
November 16, 2024 at 3:21 PM