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From my 2017 essay, "Send the interns." pressthink.org/2017/01/send...
It is relevant again because we have headlines today like this from Politico. "White House seizes control of press pool, will decide which outlets cover events with president."
It is relevant again because we have headlines today like this from Politico. "White House seizes control of press pool, will decide which outlets cover events with president."
February 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
From my 2017 essay, "Send the interns." pressthink.org/2017/01/send...
It is relevant again because we have headlines today like this from Politico. "White House seizes control of press pool, will decide which outlets cover events with president."
It is relevant again because we have headlines today like this from Politico. "White House seizes control of press pool, will decide which outlets cover events with president."
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You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
February 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
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“People are doing things.”
Tesla stores and charging stations are now protest hotspots!
Turns out, unelected Elon Musk and his fake government agency, DOGE, aren’t sitting well with folks watching democracy get gutted.
Turns out, unelected Elon Musk and his fake government agency, DOGE, aren’t sitting well with folks watching democracy get gutted.
February 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“People are doing things.”
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Trump's attacks on federal workers have led to a surge in union signups, according to AFGE. The union's goal was to hit 325K members by end of 2025 but they might hit it by end of this week.
“I really want to send him an organizing award,” union prez says of Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/afge-g...
“I really want to send him an organizing award,” union prez says of Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/afge-g...
Some Of Trump's Unrelenting Attacks Are Having A Surprisingly Positive Effect
“I really want to send him an organizing award,” a federal union leader joked of the new president.
www.huffpost.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Trump's attacks on federal workers have led to a surge in union signups, according to AFGE. The union's goal was to hit 325K members by end of 2025 but they might hit it by end of this week.
“I really want to send him an organizing award,” union prez says of Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/afge-g...
“I really want to send him an organizing award,” union prez says of Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/afge-g...
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His illiquidity is the danger. He has to keep doing shit like this. The Not Actually Real Money Bus must be kept above $200 billion or it will explode. All of this shit is basically debt and blackmail and it's forcing people like Musk into increasingly precarious and dangerous positions.
may be beside the point/extremely obvious but i feel like you can only ignore extreme wealth inequality for so long before it metastasizes into something that fundamentally remakes and destabilizes the world by giving people access to so much money that they are fully above consequence
A consortium led by Elon Musk has made an unsolicited bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI for $97.4 billion. Huge scoop by @jtoonkel and @berber_jin1 www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
February 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
His illiquidity is the danger. He has to keep doing shit like this. The Not Actually Real Money Bus must be kept above $200 billion or it will explode. All of this shit is basically debt and blackmail and it's forcing people like Musk into increasingly precarious and dangerous positions.
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Jamelle is being jokey of course but I actually think it's fairly reasonable to assume there are people in Congress who have forgotten what The Point of congress actually is.
so i don’t know if susan collins knows this but she belongs to a body that has the constitutionally designated power to tell HHS to stop making these cuts because they do not have the authority to unilaterally refuse to spend congressional appropriations.
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins slams the Trump admin’s NIH cuts as “poorly conceived” and says she has called RFK to “to express my strong opposition to these arbitrary cuts in funding for vital research.” She says he promised to “re-examine this initiative” if confirmed as HHS secretary.
February 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Jamelle is being jokey of course but I actually think it's fairly reasonable to assume there are people in Congress who have forgotten what The Point of congress actually is.
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Elon Musk’s staffers are still attempting to manipulate the Treasury payment system to halt the flow of funds following their recent losses. Reminder: U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has restricted DOGE’s read-only access. No one is above the law.
February 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Elon Musk’s staffers are still attempting to manipulate the Treasury payment system to halt the flow of funds following their recent losses. Reminder: U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has restricted DOGE’s read-only access. No one is above the law.
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Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.
February 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.
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Great rally in Louisville today asking for accountability for Elon Musk--well that's the polite way to put it. Excellent summary by Bruce Maples in Forward Kentucky and photos by yours truly. forwardky.com/when-we-figh...
February 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Great rally in Louisville today asking for accountability for Elon Musk--well that's the polite way to put it. Excellent summary by Bruce Maples in Forward Kentucky and photos by yours truly. forwardky.com/when-we-figh...
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This!
These pictures are when Black Lives Matter came to the Capitol and protested. They were actually interested in having a conversation. Contrary to popular belief they didn't beat us with flag poles.
Yes that's me in the pictures.
Yes that's me in the pictures.
February 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
This!
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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NEW: We sent a letter to the Trump administration demanding access to immigrants detained at Guantánamo Bay and answers about plans to expand immigration detention there.
The government cannot use Guantánamo as a legal black hole to violate immigrants' rights.
The government cannot use Guantánamo as a legal black hole to violate immigrants' rights.
February 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEW: We sent a letter to the Trump administration demanding access to immigrants detained at Guantánamo Bay and answers about plans to expand immigration detention there.
The government cannot use Guantánamo as a legal black hole to violate immigrants' rights.
The government cannot use Guantánamo as a legal black hole to violate immigrants' rights.
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Marko Elez, an Elon Musk staffer with access to the Treasury Department’s sensitive payments system, has quit after racist and pro-eugenics posts surfaced, including one stating, ‘Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool.’
February 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Marko Elez, an Elon Musk staffer with access to the Treasury Department’s sensitive payments system, has quit after racist and pro-eugenics posts surfaced, including one stating, ‘Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool.’
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The U.S. Labor Department has been temporarily blocked by court order from sharing data with Elon Musk and his staffers. 🥄
February 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The U.S. Labor Department has been temporarily blocked by court order from sharing data with Elon Musk and his staffers. 🥄
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BREAKING: telephonic hearing 3pm ET today to begin work on our & partners TRO request regarding DOGE involvement inside the Treasury systems. Schedule will be discussed for expedited briefing on the TRO.
February 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
BREAKING: telephonic hearing 3pm ET today to begin work on our & partners TRO request regarding DOGE involvement inside the Treasury systems. Schedule will be discussed for expedited briefing on the TRO.
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NEW: Treasury Dept agrees not to let anyone who isn't a current, regular (non-SGE) employee access its payment system/records, with the exception of Tom Krause and Marko Elez, who will have read-only access.
The agreement will last until the judge decides whether to grant a preliminary injunction.
The agreement will last until the judge decides whether to grant a preliminary injunction.
![[PROPOSED] ORDER
With the consent of the parties, the Court DEFERS RULING on the Plaintiffs' [8] Motion
for a Temporary Restraining Order and ORDERS as follows:
• The Defendants will not provide access to any payment record or payment system of
records maintained by or within the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, except that the Defendants may provide access to any of the following people:
• Mr. Tom Krause, a Special Government Employee in the Department of the Treasury, as needed for the performance of his duties, provided that such access to payment records will be "read only";
Mr. Marko Elez, a Special Government Employee in the Department of the Treasury, as needed for the performance of his duties, provided that such access to
payment records will be "read only";
Any person who is an employee (but not a Special Government Employee) of the Department of the Treasury and who has a need for the record or system of records in the performance of their duties;](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreibf5yradep2ozcaslmintzfvqoheoboeepmadpehsbhx4afjavc3q@jpeg)
February 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
NEW: Treasury Dept agrees not to let anyone who isn't a current, regular (non-SGE) employee access its payment system/records, with the exception of Tom Krause and Marko Elez, who will have read-only access.
The agreement will last until the judge decides whether to grant a preliminary injunction.
The agreement will last until the judge decides whether to grant a preliminary injunction.