Fran
@franrodgers.bsky.social
The Rule of Law is gone. Long live its memory that others might try again.
April 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Rule of Law is gone. Long live its memory that others might try again.
IMPEACH THIS BASTARD NOW!!!! Nothing says "America First" like screwing our veterans.. AND GET MUSH OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENT! He has NO role in it!
February 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
IMPEACH THIS BASTARD NOW!!!! Nothing says "America First" like screwing our veterans.. AND GET MUSH OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENT! He has NO role in it!
IMHO, he deserves a Pulitzer...
February 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
IMHO, he deserves a Pulitzer...
A framed copy of the New York Post cover featuring President Trump's mug shot is now framed just outside the Oval Office...
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Opinion | Shane, Come Back! Hurry!! (Gift Article)
Trump and Musk are destroying the magic of America.
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February 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A framed copy of the New York Post cover featuring President Trump's mug shot is now framed just outside the Oval Office...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/o...
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BREAKING: Trump signs executive orders on Covid-19 mandates and 'energy dominance council'
Trump has convened the press in the Oval Office to sign an executive order cutting off federal funding for schools and universities that require students be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend classes.
Trump has convened the press in the Oval Office to sign an executive order cutting off federal funding for schools and universities that require students be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend classes.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: Trump signs executive orders on Covid-19 mandates and 'energy dominance council'
Trump has convened the press in the Oval Office to sign an executive order cutting off federal funding for schools and universities that require students be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend classes.
Trump has convened the press in the Oval Office to sign an executive order cutting off federal funding for schools and universities that require students be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend classes.
Tens of thousands of American children studying in Pentagon schools serving US military families have had all access to library books suspended for a week while officials conduct a “compliance review” under Donald Trump’s crackdown on DEI and gender equality.
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Pentagon schools suspend library books for ‘compliance review’ under Trump orders
Revealed: defense department sends memo that it’s reviewing for books ‘related to gender … or discriminatory equity ideology topics’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Tens of thousands of American children studying in Pentagon schools serving US military families have had all access to library books suspended for a week while officials conduct a “compliance review” under Donald Trump’s crackdown on DEI and gender equality.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Termination notices were sent to employees at the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the General Services Administration (GSA)
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Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs at several US federal agencies
Termination notices sent to Department of Education and CFPB as Musk pushes to ‘delete entire agencies’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Termination notices were sent to employees at the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the General Services Administration (GSA)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Alexander Dugin, the Russian ultra-nationalist and Neo-fascist, tweets at Tulsi Gabbard after her confirmation and says “you are simply awesome.”
Dugin, a close Putin ally, is often referred to as “Putin’s brain.”
Dugin, a close Putin ally, is often referred to as “Putin’s brain.”
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Alexander Dugin, the Russian ultra-nationalist and Neo-fascist, tweets at Tulsi Gabbard after her confirmation and says “you are simply awesome.”
Dugin, a close Putin ally, is often referred to as “Putin’s brain.”
Dugin, a close Putin ally, is often referred to as “Putin’s brain.”
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This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
February 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Best quote I've seen on what DOGE is doing...
February 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Best quote I've seen on what DOGE is doing...
Emphasis is mine:
“There’s no real transparency. They just show up wherever they want, do whatever they want... I THINK THE STRATEGY HERE IS: 'WELL, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT AND DARE SOMEBODY TO STOP US, AND BY THE TIME THEY STOP US, WE'LL HAVE DESTROYED IT."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“There’s no real transparency. They just show up wherever they want, do whatever they want... I THINK THE STRATEGY HERE IS: 'WELL, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT AND DARE SOMEBODY TO STOP US, AND BY THE TIME THEY STOP US, WE'LL HAVE DESTROYED IT."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Emphasis is mine:
“There’s no real transparency. They just show up wherever they want, do whatever they want... I THINK THE STRATEGY HERE IS: 'WELL, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT AND DARE SOMEBODY TO STOP US, AND BY THE TIME THEY STOP US, WE'LL HAVE DESTROYED IT."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“There’s no real transparency. They just show up wherever they want, do whatever they want... I THINK THE STRATEGY HERE IS: 'WELL, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT AND DARE SOMEBODY TO STOP US, AND BY THE TIME THEY STOP US, WE'LL HAVE DESTROYED IT."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
STATUS: On Feb. 11, 2025, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the government’s request for a stay pending appeal. The funding freeze remains blocked by the courts.
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🚨 State of New York v. Trump
Learn more.
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February 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
STATUS: On Feb. 11, 2025, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the government’s request for a stay pending appeal. The funding freeze remains blocked by the courts.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/rhode-...
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While meeting with the King of Jordan and a visibly uncomfortable Rubio today, Trump now changes his position from yesterday and says the US is not going to buy Gaza, we are just going to take it: “We’re gonna take it, we’re gonna hold it, we’re gonna cherish it.”
February 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
While meeting with the King of Jordan and a visibly uncomfortable Rubio today, Trump now changes his position from yesterday and says the US is not going to buy Gaza, we are just going to take it: “We’re gonna take it, we’re gonna hold it, we’re gonna cherish it.”
Employees tasked with helping to secure elections from foreign threats and disinformation have been placed on administrative leave. The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. — especially at the state level — at risk.
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CISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Employees tasked with helping to secure elections from foreign threats and disinformation have been placed on administrative leave. The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. — especially at the state level — at risk.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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US officials have discussed an executive order that would shut down all functions of the education department that are not written explicitly into statute, or move certain functions to other departments, according to the paper, citing sources.
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Trump advisers weigh actions to dismantle education department – report
Officials are discussing executive order as part of efforts by Musk’s Doge team to seize control of federal spending
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
US officials have discussed an executive order that would shut down all functions of the education department that are not written explicitly into statute, or move certain functions to other departments, according to the paper, citing sources.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Elon Musk has joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office, as the president put his signature on an executive order that requires federal agencies to coordinate with the billionaire Tesla chief’s “department of government efficiency”.
February 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Elon Musk has joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office, as the president put his signature on an executive order that requires federal agencies to coordinate with the billionaire Tesla chief’s “department of government efficiency”.
Breaking news: Trump to order agency heads to cooperate with Elon Musk's Doge -
...this while courts are telling Mush (typo intentional) to cease and desist.. Can you say CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?
...this while courts are telling Mush (typo intentional) to cease and desist.. Can you say CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?
February 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Breaking news: Trump to order agency heads to cooperate with Elon Musk's Doge -
...this while courts are telling Mush (typo intentional) to cease and desist.. Can you say CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?
...this while courts are telling Mush (typo intentional) to cease and desist.. Can you say CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Musks’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback (Gift Article)
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
He keeps finding new lows...
"[The *expletive-deleted*] directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich
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"[The *expletive-deleted*] directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich
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Trump halts enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials
President directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
He keeps finding new lows...
"[The *expletive-deleted*] directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"[The *expletive-deleted*] directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And what good does that to for ANYone?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nearly $500m of food aid at risk of spoilage after Trump USAid cuts
US government auditors find cuts have ‘degraded USAid’s ability to distribute and safeguard humanitarian assistance’
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
And what good does that to for ANYone?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ed Martin was part of the mob at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, he’s one of the top attorneys in the country, running the agency that successfully prosecuted over 1,500 insurrectionists...
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Trump Picks Jan. 6 Defender to Lead Agency That Investigated Insurrection
Read more here.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ed Martin was part of the mob at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, he’s one of the top attorneys in the country, running the agency that successfully prosecuted over 1,500 insurrectionists...
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Vought ordered staff to “cease all supervision and examination activity”, going a step further than a directive issued last week by the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent.
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Trump’s acting chief of federal financial watchdog orders staff to pause activity
Russell Vought is now acting head of CFPB, created in wake of 2008 financial crash to supervise financial companies
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Vought ordered staff to “cease all supervision and examination activity”, going a step further than a directive issued last week by the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...