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Thanks to DOGE’s spending freezes:
-EPA labs have halted critical research
-Social Security staffers are rationing paper and can’t pay translators
-NOAA has lost internet and phone services
-National Park workers can’t buy medicine for visitors or rangers’ horses
"Efficiency."
-EPA labs have halted critical research
-Social Security staffers are rationing paper and can’t pay translators
-NOAA has lost internet and phone services
-National Park workers can’t buy medicine for visitors or rangers’ horses
"Efficiency."
May 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thanks to DOGE’s spending freezes:
-EPA labs have halted critical research
-Social Security staffers are rationing paper and can’t pay translators
-NOAA has lost internet and phone services
-National Park workers can’t buy medicine for visitors or rangers’ horses
"Efficiency."
-EPA labs have halted critical research
-Social Security staffers are rationing paper and can’t pay translators
-NOAA has lost internet and phone services
-National Park workers can’t buy medicine for visitors or rangers’ horses
"Efficiency."
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
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It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.
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The CFPB has:
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
February 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The CFPB has:
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse
Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Just letting this sit here. They have access to social security info, national security info and now IRS info. Just sit with that for a second. CONGRESS DO SOMETHING!
Just letting this sit here. They have access to social security info, national security info and now IRS info. Just sit with that for a second. CONGRESS DO SOMETHING!
DOGE-affiliated employee has accessed IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information
The Integrated Data Retrieval System allows IRS employees to access taxpayer information.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Just letting this sit here. They have access to social security info, national security info and now IRS info. Just sit with that for a second. CONGRESS DO SOMETHING!
Just letting this sit here. They have access to social security info, national security info and now IRS info. Just sit with that for a second. CONGRESS DO SOMETHING!
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February 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
February 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social is getting banned on Twitter. Because of course it is.
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Former record labor executive turned political activist Howie Klein thinks the Post didn't run the ad so they wouldn't "hurt Elon Musk's delicate feelings."
'Turned out the lights': Fury hits Washington Post as it refuses to run $115K anti-Musk ad
The Washington Post canceled plans to run a front-and back-page advertisement that would have earned the paper $115,000 — and ran straight into fresh fury.The ad, reportedly sponsored by the watchdog ...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Former record labor executive turned political activist Howie Klein thinks the Post didn't run the ad so they wouldn't "hurt Elon Musk's delicate feelings."
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Money talks
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Money talks
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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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I asked Trump’s nominee for Deputy AG whether he would commit to releasing volume 2 of Special Counsel Smith’s investigation.
A criminal defense lawyer still representing Trump would say “no.”
A Deputy AG representing the American people would say “yes.”
Here was his answer:
A criminal defense lawyer still representing Trump would say “no.”
A Deputy AG representing the American people would say “yes.”
Here was his answer:
February 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I asked Trump’s nominee for Deputy AG whether he would commit to releasing volume 2 of Special Counsel Smith’s investigation.
A criminal defense lawyer still representing Trump would say “no.”
A Deputy AG representing the American people would say “yes.”
Here was his answer:
A criminal defense lawyer still representing Trump would say “no.”
A Deputy AG representing the American people would say “yes.”
Here was his answer:
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“Delete” the CFPB & IRS. Abolish bank regulators. Gut Social Security and Medicare.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
February 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Delete” the CFPB & IRS. Abolish bank regulators. Gut Social Security and Medicare.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
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Who could have possibly predicted?
February 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Who could have possibly predicted?
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"In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time..."
Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading:
www.vox.com/politics/398...
Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading:
www.vox.com/politics/398...
Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.
Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late.
www.vox.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time..."
Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading:
www.vox.com/politics/398...
Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading:
www.vox.com/politics/398...
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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A leaked recording reveals the Trump administration’s plans to use AI to help rewrite a large chunk of the federal government’s computer systems.
New Leak Reveals Musk Crony’s Plot to Revamp Gov Using AI
Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer who is now responsible for heading a team of government coders, is leading the charge.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A leaked recording reveals the Trump administration’s plans to use AI to help rewrite a large chunk of the federal government’s computer systems.
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
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Taking away funding for crucial federal programs.
Firing independent watchdogs.
Enriching the private prison industry.
Trump's plan for his second term is to make the wealthiest people in America far wealthier and more powerful — including himself.
Firing independent watchdogs.
Enriching the private prison industry.
Trump's plan for his second term is to make the wealthiest people in America far wealthier and more powerful — including himself.
Trump's Funding Fiasco: A Win For Oligarchy
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Taking away funding for crucial federal programs.
Firing independent watchdogs.
Enriching the private prison industry.
Trump's plan for his second term is to make the wealthiest people in America far wealthier and more powerful — including himself.
Firing independent watchdogs.
Enriching the private prison industry.
Trump's plan for his second term is to make the wealthiest people in America far wealthier and more powerful — including himself.
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We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We did not have a FAA administrator to respond to the tragic crash last night in DC. Why? Because Elon Musk pushed the head appointed under Biden to resign after he fined SpaceX for failing to follow safety license requirements. www.theverge.com/news/603113/...
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"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The new free speech crisis hiding in plain sight
Through litigation and retaliation, the rich and powerful are waging a censorship campaign.
www.msnbc.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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President Donald Trump’s Justice Department voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit challenging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that targeted the registrations of naturalized citizens on the eve of the 2024 general election.
Trump’s DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Case Challenging Virginia’s Voter Purge Program
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:30 AM
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit challenging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) voter purge program that targeted the registrations of naturalized citizens on the eve of the 2024 general election.
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No Claim to Fame: Kash Patel and False or Misleading Statements About the 2016 Russia Investigation www.justsecurity.org/107134/kash-...
No Claim to Fame: Kash Patel and False or Misleading Statements About the 2016 Russia Investigation
An examination of statements made by Kash Patel on the Russia investigation compared to the public record.
www.justsecurity.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
No Claim to Fame: Kash Patel and False or Misleading Statements About the 2016 Russia Investigation www.justsecurity.org/107134/kash-...
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Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
January 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
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Wow. Worth the read.
Please read and share.
Please read and share.
A must-read. This’d be worth creating a Facebook account just to read—and I know what a claim that is to make.
It’s a bracing essay about Elon Musk by someone very close to him.
(This is very much _not_ about me, of course, but I’ll say that if you ever doubted my writing on Musk, this will help.)
It’s a bracing essay about Elon Musk by someone very close to him.
(This is very much _not_ about me, of course, but I’ll say that if you ever doubted my writing on Musk, this will help.)
Philip Low
I have known Elon Musk at a deep level for 14 years, well before he was a household name. We used to text frequently. He would come to my birthday party and invite me to his parties. He would tell me....
www.facebook.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Wow. Worth the read.
Please read and share.
Please read and share.