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Views are my own.
At.
Gunpoint.

Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.

In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.

edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
February 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
February 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Reposted
Trump ordered agencies to stop making payments through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This sowed confusion, led the Federal Highway Administration to halt payments, and put road and bridge projects in jeopardy.

minnesotareformer.com/2025/01/24/t...
Trump’s first orders hit workers in construction, ag and government — and other labor news • Minnesota Reformer
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly roundup of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: How Trump’s first executive orders affect workers; nurses union posts more gains; lawmakers look to ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Democrats need to tighten arguments around the facts: Trump is pardoning violent criminals and releasing them into your neighborhoods. From Jan 6 rioters to tech bros dealing drugs, he is supporting thugs and trying to distract you with deportations of immigrants who have committed no crimes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/u...

"dragged into the crowd ... attacked with a stun gun"
"used an American flag to pummel another officer"
"charged with using a baseball bat to beat officers"
"swinging a metal flagpole at an officer"
"attacked the police with a chair and chemical spray"
January 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Taking away data access is about hiding the truth.
Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.
January 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
You don’t need to cancel everything to review expenses and org charts. They really think they are geniuses that need to start from scratch to implement their own ideas. The ante thesis of democratic leadership. I hope they prove me wrong. I won’t be holding my breath.
Two days in and chaos in…cancer research? 👎

“It is hard to imagine a worse time to prohibit federal officials from communicating directly with the clinical laboratory community,” noting the slew of winter viruses and increasing risk of avian flu.”

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications
The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM