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NEW: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is (or was) an advisory committee housed within the USDA which provides outside expert advice to advance food safety across the US and across different levels of govt. It was ordered disbanded this afternoon.
March 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NEW: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is (or was) an advisory committee housed within the USDA which provides outside expert advice to advance food safety across the US and across different levels of govt. It was ordered disbanded this afternoon.
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Musk is shamelessly enriching his minions with the salaries of hard-working Americans.
He claims to be fighting government waste? Nope. Disgraceful but unsurprising.
He claims to be fighting government waste? Nope. Disgraceful but unsurprising.
March 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Musk is shamelessly enriching his minions with the salaries of hard-working Americans.
He claims to be fighting government waste? Nope. Disgraceful but unsurprising.
He claims to be fighting government waste? Nope. Disgraceful but unsurprising.
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Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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We will not normalize…
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
We will not normalize…
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On a night when this awful human being gets to stand up there and lie repeatedly and spew hate for 90 minutes for all the world to see, this image is all of us 👇
#JointAddress
#JointAddress
March 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
On a night when this awful human being gets to stand up there and lie repeatedly and spew hate for 90 minutes for all the world to see, this image is all of us 👇
#JointAddress
#JointAddress
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No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.
March 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.
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The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
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RIP U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Linda McMahon introduced herself to department employees with an email calling on them to join her in a “historic final mission” to downsize the agency and shift control to the states.
March 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
RIP U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Linda McMahon introduced herself to department employees with an email calling on them to join her in a “historic final mission” to downsize the agency and shift control to the states.
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Somehow this situation is only getting stupider
March 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Somehow this situation is only getting stupider
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Crockett: We had an opportunity to have a woman lead this country and I promise you, she would have led us to the promised land. But instead we got somebody that seems like he wants to take to us hell
March 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Crockett: We had an opportunity to have a woman lead this country and I promise you, she would have led us to the promised land. But instead we got somebody that seems like he wants to take to us hell
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You may be wondering how this is all going to work. It seems silly, but it's rather simple. Once everyone is aware of what this infographic says, there WILL be action. Once it starts, there is no stopping it.
More people must know removal is REQUIRED. Not just wanted. Not just hoped for. REQUIRED.
More people must know removal is REQUIRED. Not just wanted. Not just hoped for. REQUIRED.
March 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You may be wondering how this is all going to work. It seems silly, but it's rather simple. Once everyone is aware of what this infographic says, there WILL be action. Once it starts, there is no stopping it.
More people must know removal is REQUIRED. Not just wanted. Not just hoped for. REQUIRED.
More people must know removal is REQUIRED. Not just wanted. Not just hoped for. REQUIRED.
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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreictcxubqhd7foyjwbms62bj3cxmfyepqk2ms3l6ctabsa6fvpm5ju@jpeg)
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
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Since apparently we are going to raw dog tornado season without a NWS or an NOAA, I think I will share the best advice I know for surviving tornado season on your own.
The only thing they understand is you standing in your front yard and calling the storm a bitch to its face.
March 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Since apparently we are going to raw dog tornado season without a NWS or an NOAA, I think I will share the best advice I know for surviving tornado season on your own.
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This tracks with same alleged issue affecting staff at National Weather Service in CA (Bay Area weather radar - KMUX) who can't repair the weather radar (no ETA) because of the credit card issue holding up purchase of equipment.
As reported by Anthony Edwards of the SF Chronicle:
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As reported by Anthony Edwards of the SF Chronicle:
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March 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This tracks with same alleged issue affecting staff at National Weather Service in CA (Bay Area weather radar - KMUX) who can't repair the weather radar (no ETA) because of the credit card issue holding up purchase of equipment.
As reported by Anthony Edwards of the SF Chronicle:
is.gd/wd8ShT
As reported by Anthony Edwards of the SF Chronicle:
is.gd/wd8ShT
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Meet Trump's new best friend, Vladimir Putin.
At the heart of Putin’s rule are two forces: corruption & violence.
In Putin's Russia, there is no freedom of speech. Protests are violently suppressed. Dissidents are murdered. And the billionaire oligarchs become even richer.
At the heart of Putin’s rule are two forces: corruption & violence.
In Putin's Russia, there is no freedom of speech. Protests are violently suppressed. Dissidents are murdered. And the billionaire oligarchs become even richer.
March 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Meet Trump's new best friend, Vladimir Putin.
At the heart of Putin’s rule are two forces: corruption & violence.
In Putin's Russia, there is no freedom of speech. Protests are violently suppressed. Dissidents are murdered. And the billionaire oligarchs become even richer.
At the heart of Putin’s rule are two forces: corruption & violence.
In Putin's Russia, there is no freedom of speech. Protests are violently suppressed. Dissidents are murdered. And the billionaire oligarchs become even richer.
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ICYMI: Sen. Ted Cruz flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude method for identifying research he calls “woke.”
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
March 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
ICYMI: Sen. Ted Cruz flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude method for identifying research he calls “woke.”
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Need more good news that’s terrible for Trump? Read it here!
Good News For Us, Bad News For Trump
Onward.
www.dworkinsubstack.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Need more good news that’s terrible for Trump? Read it here!
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The first chapter of any dictator’s playbook follows a clear pattern: target minorities, intellectuals, civil servants, and the press.
Once again, it’s open season on women and minorities in America—and this time, it’s by design.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Legal experts said that unwinding a civil rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The first chapter of any dictator’s playbook follows a clear pattern: target minorities, intellectuals, civil servants, and the press.
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Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Deserved
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"Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash" www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash
Norwegian petroleum giant Haltbakk Bunkers has declared it will no longer help the US Navy.
www.express.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash" www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
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What happened to Little Marco?
March 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What happened to Little Marco?
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Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
March 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org