jud777.bsky.social
@jud777.bsky.social
Liberal in a Southern state
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The F.B.I. is disbanding a unit that investigates members of Congress and federal employee fraud just as the Trump administration moves to sideline divisions handling public corruption.
May 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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April 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Musk fired the entire team responsible for managing the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which supports approximately 6.2 million people across the U.S.—from Maine to Texas—in paying their heating and cooling bills.
April 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The incompetence of this Administration never ceases to amaze. Waltz and other NSC members used Gmail to conduct official government business, with Waltz’s staff even sharing information about sensitive military positions and advanced weapon systems tied to an ongoing conflict.
April 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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FITCH: “This is a game changer, not only for the US economy but for the global economy. Many countries will likely end up in a recession. You can throw most forecasts out the door, if this tariff rate stays on for an extended period of time." 🇺🇸
April 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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A procession carrying the coffins of four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania will proceed past the capital’s cathedral square Thursday.
Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 U.S. soldiers who died during training exercise
The soldiers, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle went missing a week ago, the Army said.
nbcnews.to
April 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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1/7 🚨WOW. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith just got asked a simple question by a Mississippi voter—and her response? RUN.
March 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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❗️🇫🇷French President Macron said that France will continue to supply Mirage 2000-5F fighter to 🇺🇦Ukraine after training Ukrainian pilots.
March 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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This is the final step on the road to authoritarian fascism.

If the President can rule by decree and cannot be scrutinized or reviewed by the other two branches, then this experiment in democracy is done.
If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
March 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Trump plans to sign an executive order barring certain student loan borrowers from eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This popular federal program forgives a portion of student debt for individuals who work in government or qualifying nonprofit jobs for ten years.
March 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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A federal judge signaled that he will require Elon Musk’s team to begin preserving any documents that could potentially be subject to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. This move is part of an effort to overturn a
March 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Emails sent out late last night—The Department of Health and Human Services is offering employees up to $25,000 to voluntarily leave the agency.
March 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has been pushing to reclaim the $20 billion awarded through the fund, which Congress appropriated in 2022.
March 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The Trump administration has directed nonprofits involved in a $20 billion Biden-era climate initiative to turn over records to the FBI and appear in federal court later this month.
March 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Elon Musk’s staffers have been granted access to a sensitive child support database by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The data access was approved by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., despite resistance from career employees within the department. Sorry, we tried…
March 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Got any plans for next Friday? Cancel them and do this instead, we need you. ❤️🇺🇸
March 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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So don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings: but DOGE canceled the lease on the facility that processes and stores all the nuclear waste created by the US military. Sorry. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...
DOGE D’oh: Nuclear Waste Facility Edition
As DOGE continues it’s federal government wilding spree, purportedly searching for examples...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So which weather app are people trusting now because of what happened at NOAA and The Weather Channel?
March 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Headed right back toward the low 40s where he spent most of his first term. Not some electoral juggernaut. Not even popular.

At this point in Joe Biden's first term, his approval/disapproval was 53.2%/38.4% (+14.7). Trump is at 47.6%/47.9% (-0.3).
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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NEXT WEEK: All of those Republicans who are cheering on the Trump-Musk coup will be back home for congressional recess.

We can’t let the GOP escape the fury of their constituents. Even though Republicans are afraid to talk to voters right now, we can still make them squirm: indivisible.org/muskorus
March 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Fact-checking President Trump’s address to Congress
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
March 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The United States has paused major portions of its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, squeezing the flow of vital information that Kyiv has used to repel invading Russian forces and strike back at select targets inside of Russia.
U.S. pauses sharing intelligence Ukraine uses for strikes against Russia
The rupture in intelligence sharing, confirmed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, involves the targeting of U.S.-provided weapons critical to Kyiv’s fight against Russia.
wapo.st
March 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Watch the full speech: Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump's address
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVuv...
Full: Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivers Democratic response to Trump's address
YouTube video by MSNBC
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March 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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The Trump administration’s orders have created more turmoil and damage at the National Institutes of Health than was previously known.
NIH reels with fear, uncertainty about future of scientific research
The Trump administration’s orders have created more turmoil and damage at the National Institutes of Health than was previously known.
wapo.st
March 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Trump's foreign aid freeze for USAID contractors

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
March 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM