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BREAKING: We filed an emergency lawsuit in a Texas federal court against the Trump administration to stop removals under the Alien Enemies Act.
April 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
BREAKING: We filed an emergency lawsuit in a Texas federal court against the Trump administration to stop removals under the Alien Enemies Act.
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Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
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We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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After this tweet went viral, Jesse and I talked about the possibility of a recession for my newsletter. You can also listen to it on your favorite podcast app! Just search for The Cross Section.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/is-the-nex...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/is-the-nex...
February 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
After this tweet went viral, Jesse and I talked about the possibility of a recession for my newsletter. You can also listen to it on your favorite podcast app! Just search for The Cross Section.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/is-the-nex...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/is-the-nex...
This was censored by WaPo. Whatever you do, don’t share it!
February 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This was censored by WaPo. Whatever you do, don’t share it!
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to people with knowledge of the talks. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
February 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according to people with knowledge of the talks. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
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“For those looking to join dots, there is fodder from Musk’s early life with a neo-Nazi grandfather who moved from Canada to South Africa because he liked the idea of apartheid through his high school education in a system infused with white supremacy ideology.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa
Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“For those looking to join dots, there is fodder from Musk’s early life with a neo-Nazi grandfather who moved from Canada to South Africa because he liked the idea of apartheid through his high school education in a system infused with white supremacy ideology.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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Elon Musk paid less for the United States government than he did for Twitter. Remarkable how low the bidding was.
February 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Elon Musk paid less for the United States government than he did for Twitter. Remarkable how low the bidding was.
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President Trump overturned President Biden’s executive order on private prisons. This move will allow the federal Bureau of Prisons to expand use of for-profit prisons, known to prioritize profits over people.
Mass incarceration should not be a business venture.
Mass incarceration should not be a business venture.
Trump Reverses Biden Order that Eliminated DOJ Contracts with Private Prisons
The action’s impact is limited to contracts with the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service.
www.brennancenter.org
January 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
President Trump overturned President Biden’s executive order on private prisons. This move will allow the federal Bureau of Prisons to expand use of for-profit prisons, known to prioritize profits over people.
Mass incarceration should not be a business venture.
Mass incarceration should not be a business venture.
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Trump is mad because he realized yesterday that he got told off by a woman who he assumed was not powerful.
Clergy. Soft voice. Woman. Oh but power comes in many forms. Disarming these folks is very effective. Love to see it.
Clergy. Soft voice. Woman. Oh but power comes in many forms. Disarming these folks is very effective. Love to see it.
Trump exploded in fury at Bishop Marian Budde on Truth Social a little after midnight, calling her a "hater."
As we argue on today's pod, there is nothing MAGA despises more than appeals to common decency and humanity.
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
As we argue on today's pod, there is nothing MAGA despises more than appeals to common decency and humanity.
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
January 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Trump is mad because he realized yesterday that he got told off by a woman who he assumed was not powerful.
Clergy. Soft voice. Woman. Oh but power comes in many forms. Disarming these folks is very effective. Love to see it.
Clergy. Soft voice. Woman. Oh but power comes in many forms. Disarming these folks is very effective. Love to see it.