Sarah
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America, thank you for speaking up for us! The National Park Service will exempt certain workers from Trump’s federal hiring freeze, including seasonal law enforcement rangers and public safety dispatchers.
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
America, thank you for speaking up for us! The National Park Service will exempt certain workers from Trump’s federal hiring freeze, including seasonal law enforcement rangers and public safety dispatchers.
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Because this is getting downplayed in some of the coverage, the racist staffer DOGE rehired isn’t a case of “stupid things he wrote years ago as a teen.” He posted about how we should “normalize Indian hate” IN SEPTEMBER.
February 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Because this is getting downplayed in some of the coverage, the racist staffer DOGE rehired isn’t a case of “stupid things he wrote years ago as a teen.” He posted about how we should “normalize Indian hate” IN SEPTEMBER.
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In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.
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The CFPB is now barred from conducting external communications and has paused key operations. Meanwhile, Musk’s staffers are accessing sensitive CFPB data, including procurement, human resources, and financial records.
February 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The CFPB is now barred from conducting external communications and has paused key operations. Meanwhile, Musk’s staffers are accessing sensitive CFPB data, including procurement, human resources, and financial records.
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Musk’s team—Christopher Young, Nikhil Rajpal, and Gavin Kliger—is currently at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This move comes just months after Musk posted “Delete CFPB” on his X social media platform.
February 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Musk’s team—Christopher Young, Nikhil Rajpal, and Gavin Kliger—is currently at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This move comes just months after Musk posted “Delete CFPB” on his X social media platform.
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The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer
The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.
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This thread sums up my own despair but I also see no path here that does not also spur significant public and govt violence. We're putting millions of ppl in positions of either utter despair or in self-imagined vigilante roles, and Congress has very little time left to defuse that bomb.
If & when the “let them enforce it” Rubicon is crossed, I have trouble seeing a plausible chain of events that doesn’t conclude with either Trump’s forcible removal or acquiescence to openly lawless autocratic rule, & either one is basically the end of anything resembling normal liberal democracy.
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This thread sums up my own despair but I also see no path here that does not also spur significant public and govt violence. We're putting millions of ppl in positions of either utter despair or in self-imagined vigilante roles, and Congress has very little time left to defuse that bomb.
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Someone I know said “I’d rather have another Civil War than another Holocaust” and that statement has been haunting me for the past week.
If & when the “let them enforce it” Rubicon is crossed, I have trouble seeing a plausible chain of events that doesn’t conclude with either Trump’s forcible removal or acquiescence to openly lawless autocratic rule, & either one is basically the end of anything resembling normal liberal democracy.
February 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Someone I know said “I’d rather have another Civil War than another Holocaust” and that statement has been haunting me for the past week.
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Civil service, explained:
The civil service, explained
The civil service is the civilian workforce of the U.S. federal government, currently numbering about 2.2 million employees.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Civil service, explained:
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Please call your Representative and Senators and tell them to get Elon Musk and the doggie boys the the fuck out of VA!
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youtube.com/shorts/zbeDp...
February 4, 2025
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February 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Please call your Representative and Senators and tell them to get Elon Musk and the doggie boys the the fuck out of VA!
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Federal agencies are sending out sample contract agreements to their employees in what appears to be an effort to alleviate doubts. But some of the language differs from the original offer.
Trump administration adds fine print to "Fork" resignation offer, deepening confusion
Federal agencies are sending out sample contract agreements to their employees in what appears to be an effort to alleviate doubts. But some of the language differs from the original offer.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Federal agencies are sending out sample contract agreements to their employees in what appears to be an effort to alleviate doubts. But some of the language differs from the original offer.
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If you voted Republican, and you care about your country, please act rather than rationalize. Unless you cast your ballot so that South African oligarchs could steal your data, money, country, and future, tell your elected officials that you wanted something else.
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
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February 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you voted Republican, and you care about your country, please act rather than rationalize. Unless you cast your ballot so that South African oligarchs could steal your data, money, country, and future, tell your elected officials that you wanted something else.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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“State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights.”
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights.”
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Not too long ago, Elon was doxing government employees on X. Where was the outcry of “You’re breaking the law” then? These employees feared for their families’ safety.
February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Not too long ago, Elon was doxing government employees on X. Where was the outcry of “You’re breaking the law” then? These employees feared for their families’ safety.
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A President cannot unilaterally abolish a government agency via executive order.
Should Trump try to do this to the Department of Education, Democrats in Congress are going to fight tooth and nail to stop him. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Should Trump try to do this to the Department of Education, Democrats in Congress are going to fight tooth and nail to stop him. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Trump administration finalizing plans to shutter Education Department
An executive order — which President Donald Trump is expected to sign sometime this month — was expected to lay out a two-part strategy for shuttering the agency.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A President cannot unilaterally abolish a government agency via executive order.
Should Trump try to do this to the Department of Education, Democrats in Congress are going to fight tooth and nail to stop him. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Should Trump try to do this to the Department of Education, Democrats in Congress are going to fight tooth and nail to stop him. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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The ACLU, along with immigration legal aid groups, Monday filed the first major lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proclamation of an “invasion” at the southern border to justify expelling migrants and preventing them from claiming asylum.
ACLU, immigration legal aid groups sue Trump administration over asylum ban • Ohio Capital Journal
The ACLU, along with immigration legal aid groups, Monday filed the first major lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proclamation of an “invasion” at the southern border to justify expelling…
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February 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The ACLU, along with immigration legal aid groups, Monday filed the first major lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proclamation of an “invasion” at the southern border to justify expelling migrants and preventing them from claiming asylum.
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Thank you, @jonkingnews.bsky.social.
I just wanted to clarify that there are other healthcare data analysts/researchers/etc who are working on similar data archiving projects as well. None of this should be necessary, but here we are.
I just wanted to clarify that there are other healthcare data analysts/researchers/etc who are working on similar data archiving projects as well. None of this should be necessary, but here we are.
As the Trump administration begins to purge a swath of official web pages of information and data, a Michigan health care analyst and Democrat has created a page with links to copies of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website made last week.
My latest for @michiganadvance.com
My latest for @michiganadvance.com
Michigan health care analyst keeps CDC information online after Trump administration data purge • Michigan Advance
As the Trump administration begins to purge a swath of official government web pages of information and data, a Michigan health care analyst and Democrat has created an easily accessible page with lin...
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February 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Thank you, @jonkingnews.bsky.social.
I just wanted to clarify that there are other healthcare data analysts/researchers/etc who are working on similar data archiving projects as well. None of this should be necessary, but here we are.
I just wanted to clarify that there are other healthcare data analysts/researchers/etc who are working on similar data archiving projects as well. None of this should be necessary, but here we are.
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President Trump is considering declaring a national “economic emergency” to justify implementing a series of universal tariffs and establishing the Department of Government Efficiency.
February 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
President Trump is considering declaring a national “economic emergency” to justify implementing a series of universal tariffs and establishing the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Trump is considering executive action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
February 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Trump is considering executive action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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"Reminder: DOGE Is a Fictitious Agency with Entirely Fictitious Power. And Yet... Elon Musk’s allies are starting to run amok inside the U.S. government."
DOGE Is a Fictitious Agency with Fictitious Power—and Yet...
Elon Musk’s allies are starting to run amok inside the U.S. government.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Reminder: DOGE Is a Fictitious Agency with Entirely Fictitious Power. And Yet... Elon Musk’s allies are starting to run amok inside the U.S. government."
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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How is Trump hoping to improve air safety?!
February 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
How is Trump hoping to improve air safety?!
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Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.”
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another FBI leader standing up for the rule of law
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office
“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy."
James Dennehy, FBI NY Field Office