Christy
@lchristyl.bsky.social
Fighting for democracy.
Liberal. Dog lover.
Liberal. Dog lover.
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Tastes like hypocrisy www.politico.com/live-updates...
GOP privacy hawks brush off concerns about DOGE data dives
Republicans who have spent years railing against government intrusion on Americans' privacy are defending the latest DOGE efforts to access IRS data.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Tastes like hypocrisy www.politico.com/live-updates...
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The day after President’s Day, Trump's DOGE has arbitrarily fired staff at the JFK Presidential Library, forcing it to close its doors. Shutting down this vital place of learning, engagement, and revenue creation, if even for a day isn’t just wrong—it degrades the very office of the President.
February 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The day after President’s Day, Trump's DOGE has arbitrarily fired staff at the JFK Presidential Library, forcing it to close its doors. Shutting down this vital place of learning, engagement, and revenue creation, if even for a day isn’t just wrong—it degrades the very office of the President.
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Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
By Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Ashley Wu, Jon Huang and Elena Shao
nyti.ms/3X1ngkn
By Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Ashley Wu, Jon Huang and Elena Shao
nyti.ms/3X1ngkn
Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far (Gift Article)
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent three weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there are more to come. These are the reported cuts to date.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
By Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Ashley Wu, Jon Huang and Elena Shao
nyti.ms/3X1ngkn
By Amy Schoenfeld Walker, Ashley Wu, Jon Huang and Elena Shao
nyti.ms/3X1ngkn
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I've just published the sequel to this - charting the oppostion to the Trump administration's actions and what we can learn...
BlueSky thread incoming!
But here is the substack post
christinapagel.substack.com/p/how-to-fig...
BlueSky thread incoming!
But here is the substack post
christinapagel.substack.com/p/how-to-fig...
February 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I've just published the sequel to this - charting the oppostion to the Trump administration's actions and what we can learn...
BlueSky thread incoming!
But here is the substack post
christinapagel.substack.com/p/how-to-fig...
BlueSky thread incoming!
But here is the substack post
christinapagel.substack.com/p/how-to-fig...
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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‘The Social Security Administration’s records include all Social Security numbers, comprehensive medical records for those who have applied for disability benefits, bank information, earnings records and more..
“There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is”’
wapo.st/4k4k69G
‘The Social Security Administration’s records include all Social Security numbers, comprehensive medical records for those who have applied for disability benefits, bank information, earnings records and more..
“There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is”’
wapo.st/4k4k69G
Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
wapo.st
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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‘The Social Security Administration’s records include all Social Security numbers, comprehensive medical records for those who have applied for disability benefits, bank information, earnings records and more..
“There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is”’
wapo.st/4k4k69G
‘The Social Security Administration’s records include all Social Security numbers, comprehensive medical records for those who have applied for disability benefits, bank information, earnings records and more..
“There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is”’
wapo.st/4k4k69G
New favorite song:
Hostile Government Takeover by
@agiftfromtodd.bsky.social @veryveryvinny.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/sLn8G...
Hostile Government Takeover by
@agiftfromtodd.bsky.social @veryveryvinny.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/sLn8G...
Hostile Government Take Over (EDM Remix) @AGiftFromTodd
YouTube video by Vinny Marchi
youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
New favorite song:
Hostile Government Takeover by
@agiftfromtodd.bsky.social @veryveryvinny.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/sLn8G...
Hostile Government Takeover by
@agiftfromtodd.bsky.social @veryveryvinny.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/sLn8G...
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1. OSHA has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an email obtained by Popular Information.
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...
popular.info
February 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
1. OSHA has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an email obtained by Popular Information.
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
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February 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Not to pick on the NY Times, but I use it as my barometer of whether headlines convey the sense of crisis we are in and usually the answer is no
February 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Not to pick on the NY Times, but I use it as my barometer of whether headlines convey the sense of crisis we are in and usually the answer is no
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Only the best tech toddlers www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Only the best tech toddlers www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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Empowered kids and military spouses protest Hegseth’s visit in Germany.
“The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults who booed the defense secretary — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.”
wapo.st/4hVKdO1 (gift article)
“The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults who booed the defense secretary — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.”
wapo.st/4hVKdO1 (gift article)
Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout
The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.
wapo.st
February 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Empowered kids and military spouses protest Hegseth’s visit in Germany.
“The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults who booed the defense secretary — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.”
wapo.st/4hVKdO1 (gift article)
“The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults who booed the defense secretary — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.”
wapo.st/4hVKdO1 (gift article)
Musk’s tweet ‘USAID is a criminal organization’ is justifying the persecution of USAID beneficiaries and suppression of civil society by autocrats abroad.
‘“people who received funding from USAid… should be made to “publicly confess and repent on Red Square”’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘“people who received funding from USAid… should be made to “publicly confess and repent on Red Square”’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Authoritarian leaders in former Soviet bloc seize on Musk’s USAid crackdown
Region’s autocrats join in persecution of agency that provided aid and helped to build up civil society in 1990s
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Musk’s tweet ‘USAID is a criminal organization’ is justifying the persecution of USAID beneficiaries and suppression of civil society by autocrats abroad.
‘“people who received funding from USAid… should be made to “publicly confess and repent on Red Square”’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘“people who received funding from USAid… should be made to “publicly confess and repent on Red Square”’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects. @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social @charliesavage.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects. @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social @charliesavage.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
Some Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards (Gift Article)
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Migrants Sent by Trump to Guantánamo Are Being Held by Military Guards
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects. @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social @charliesavage.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
The Times has obtained a list of 53 Venezuelan men the Trump administration has put in a wartime prison built to hold Al Qaeda suspects. @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social @charliesavage.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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"USAID workers and their families abroad had no agency help in fleeing after looters overran their homes in Kinshasa..."
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs
Newly filed affidavits of U.S. Agency for International Development workers describe a lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders directing the immediate termination of hundreds of U.S. ai...
apnews.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"USAID workers and their families abroad had no agency help in fleeing after looters overran their homes in Kinshasa..."
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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The United States State Department is now planning to spend $400 million in taxpayer money to buy Tesla Cybertrucks.
Trump's Federal Buyout Program Closes After Judge Signs Off: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The United States State Department is now planning to spend $400 million in taxpayer money to buy Tesla Cybertrucks.
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what's a 80 year old promise among friends?
“I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe.”
US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025.
Everything changed today.
US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025.
Everything changed today.
February 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
what's a 80 year old promise among friends?
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As we prepare for the largest protest event in American history on Monday, February 17, here are some tips for protesting peacefully and safely. #NationalDayOfProtest www.law.nyu.edu/centers/race...
Protest Tips and Resources | NYU School of Law
The right to protest is a fundamental right protected by the US Constitution and the First Amendment, but there are risks in participating in these events, especially for Black and Brown people. This ...
www.law.nyu.edu
February 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As we prepare for the largest protest event in American history on Monday, February 17, here are some tips for protesting peacefully and safely. #NationalDayOfProtest www.law.nyu.edu/centers/race...
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Tulsi Gabbard confirmed by the Senate as Trump's director of national intelligence. abc7.com/post/tulsi-g...
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed by the Senate as Trump's director of national intelligence
The Senate has voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard for President Donald Trump's pick as director of national intelligence.
abc7.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The fact that NBC can (accurately) call the Administrative Procedure Act “obscure” just shows how little Americans know about how their government works.
It literally is one of the most important laws ever enacted by Congress.
It literally is one of the most important laws ever enacted by Congress.
"Arbitrary and capricious"
A law that requires federal agencies to follow the correct process when making changes in policy is becoming a big hindrance to Trump and his shock and awe makeover of the government.
New, from me 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
A law that requires federal agencies to follow the correct process when making changes in policy is becoming a big hindrance to Trump and his shock and awe makeover of the government.
New, from me 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
This obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in court
Lawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The fact that NBC can (accurately) call the Administrative Procedure Act “obscure” just shows how little Americans know about how their government works.
It literally is one of the most important laws ever enacted by Congress.
It literally is one of the most important laws ever enacted by Congress.
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A 71-year-old woman has died after her oxygen supply was abruptly cut off in response to the United States’ freeze on USAID funding.
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp in neighboring Thailand, died only four days after she was forcibly discharged from a…
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp in neighboring Thailand, died only four days after she was forcibly discharged from a…
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
A 71-year-old woman has died after her oxygen supply was abruptly cut off in response to the United States’ freeze on USAID funding.
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp in neighboring Thailand, died only four days after she was forcibly discharged from a…
Pe Kha Lau, a refugee from Myanmar living in a displacement camp in neighboring Thailand, died only four days after she was forcibly discharged from a…
The COUP has just extended to hiring decisions across the government.
Agency heads must consult with a DOGE Team Lead for all hiring and report hiring to a US DOGE Service (USDS) Administrator.
Musk has become the CEO of our country, with Trump as Chairman of the Board.
Agency heads must consult with a DOGE Team Lead for all hiring and report hiring to a US DOGE Service (USDS) Administrator.
Musk has become the CEO of our country, with Trump as Chairman of the Board.
This was issued three hours ago. It gives Musk control of EVERYTHING.
The "Workforce Optimization Initiative" even the name sounds Stalinist.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
The "Workforce Optimization Initiative" even the name sounds Stalinist.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Implementing The President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The COUP has just extended to hiring decisions across the government.
Agency heads must consult with a DOGE Team Lead for all hiring and report hiring to a US DOGE Service (USDS) Administrator.
Musk has become the CEO of our country, with Trump as Chairman of the Board.
Agency heads must consult with a DOGE Team Lead for all hiring and report hiring to a US DOGE Service (USDS) Administrator.
Musk has become the CEO of our country, with Trump as Chairman of the Board.