Sheryl Whipple💙
@sannw.bsky.social
Former lawyer, current artist, liberal, mother of two young adults and hoping the planet and democracy survive for them.
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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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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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 6:44 AM
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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"The unfettered access that Musk and DOGE have been given to agency computer systems across the government threatens to undermine US intelligence efforts in manifold ways."
—Thomas Fingar of @stanfordaparc.bsky.social, @fsi.stanford.edu, former chair of the National Intelligence Council.
—Thomas Fingar of @stanfordaparc.bsky.social, @fsi.stanford.edu, former chair of the National Intelligence Council.
How Trump, Musk, and DOGE are undermining US intelligence and national security
The unfettered access that Elon Musk and DOGE have been given to computer systems across the federal government threatens to undermine US intelligence efforts in manifold ways. So do the offer of buyo...
thebulletin.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"The unfettered access that Musk and DOGE have been given to agency computer systems across the government threatens to undermine US intelligence efforts in manifold ways."
—Thomas Fingar of @stanfordaparc.bsky.social, @fsi.stanford.edu, former chair of the National Intelligence Council.
—Thomas Fingar of @stanfordaparc.bsky.social, @fsi.stanford.edu, former chair of the National Intelligence Council.
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The richest man in the world has taken over the US government and his first order of business is taking revenge for the fall of apartheid in South Africa www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says he is cutting off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
Government of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, Trump claims as he demands ‘full investigation’ of situation
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The richest man in the world has taken over the US government and his first order of business is taking revenge for the fall of apartheid in South Africa www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Trump administration over the past two days has fired thousands of federal workers with jobs reportedly ranging from wildfire prevention to medical research.
Trump administration fires thousands of federal workers as purge deepens
The cuts affect jobs ranging from wildfire prevention to medical research.
www.axios.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Trump administration over the past two days has fired thousands of federal workers with jobs reportedly ranging from wildfire prevention to medical research.
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“Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website”
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website
“People are scrambling” to see if their sensitive information has been accessed by Musk’s programmers, said one federal intelligence employee.
www.huffpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website”
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
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😡 Elon Musk is allowed into the Department of Education but our elected officials are NOT!
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
February 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
😡 Elon Musk is allowed into the Department of Education but our elected officials are NOT!
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
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Democrats have come out swinging today.
Senator Chris Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
Senator Chris Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Democrats have come out swinging today.
Senator Chris Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
Senator Chris Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
These are the clowns Congress refuses to stop.
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Inspectors General are tasked with rooting out government waste. They have been purged by Trump because they could also identify his corruption.
DOGE is tasked with *pretending* to root out government waste. It has been installed to promote corruption to benefit Trump and his loyalest cronies.
DOGE is tasked with *pretending* to root out government waste. It has been installed to promote corruption to benefit Trump and his loyalest cronies.
January 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Inspectors General are tasked with rooting out government waste. They have been purged by Trump because they could also identify his corruption.
DOGE is tasked with *pretending* to root out government waste. It has been installed to promote corruption to benefit Trump and his loyalest cronies.
DOGE is tasked with *pretending* to root out government waste. It has been installed to promote corruption to benefit Trump and his loyalest cronies.
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The myth of Trump is that everything is a deal, writes @timothypmurphy.bsky.social. But that implies mutual consent.
The truth is that with Trump, nothing is a deal. It's a hostage negotiation.
Just consider his handling of one of the government’s core duties—relief after natural disasters.
The truth is that with Trump, nothing is a deal. It's a hostage negotiation.
Just consider his handling of one of the government’s core duties—relief after natural disasters.
Donald Trump and the return of ransom-note politics
Everything with Trump is a negotiation—a hostage negotiation.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The myth of Trump is that everything is a deal, writes @timothypmurphy.bsky.social. But that implies mutual consent.
The truth is that with Trump, nothing is a deal. It's a hostage negotiation.
Just consider his handling of one of the government’s core duties—relief after natural disasters.
The truth is that with Trump, nothing is a deal. It's a hostage negotiation.
Just consider his handling of one of the government’s core duties—relief after natural disasters.
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Madison Cawthorn revealed GOP drug-fueled orgies
Matt Gaetz showed orgy pictures on House floor
Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to name names
Now - GOP reps were sexually propositioning Cassidy Hutchinson
WTF is up with the GOP in Congress?!
Disgusting - vote them all OUT
Matt Gaetz showed orgy pictures on House floor
Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to name names
Now - GOP reps were sexually propositioning Cassidy Hutchinson
WTF is up with the GOP in Congress?!
Disgusting - vote them all OUT
January 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Madison Cawthorn revealed GOP drug-fueled orgies
Matt Gaetz showed orgy pictures on House floor
Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to name names
Now - GOP reps were sexually propositioning Cassidy Hutchinson
WTF is up with the GOP in Congress?!
Disgusting - vote them all OUT
Matt Gaetz showed orgy pictures on House floor
Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to name names
Now - GOP reps were sexually propositioning Cassidy Hutchinson
WTF is up with the GOP in Congress?!
Disgusting - vote them all OUT
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The 15 biggest winners of Trump’s tax scam—including Amazon, Walmart, and Meta—raked in a collective $97.5 billion in tax breaks over four years.
They then funneled $839 billion into stock buybacks and dividends to enrich themselves.
Corporate tax cuts don’t trickle down!
They then funneled $839 billion into stock buybacks and dividends to enrich themselves.
Corporate tax cuts don’t trickle down!
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The 15 biggest winners of Trump’s tax scam—including Amazon, Walmart, and Meta—raked in a collective $97.5 billion in tax breaks over four years.
They then funneled $839 billion into stock buybacks and dividends to enrich themselves.
Corporate tax cuts don’t trickle down!
They then funneled $839 billion into stock buybacks and dividends to enrich themselves.
Corporate tax cuts don’t trickle down!
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Let's recap.
The victims of a crime, those who tried to stop that crime and those who investigated it, received pardons today to protect themselves from the criminals because the criminals are now in charge.
How quickly things change when people stop paying attention.
The victims of a crime, those who tried to stop that crime and those who investigated it, received pardons today to protect themselves from the criminals because the criminals are now in charge.
How quickly things change when people stop paying attention.
January 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Let's recap.
The victims of a crime, those who tried to stop that crime and those who investigated it, received pardons today to protect themselves from the criminals because the criminals are now in charge.
How quickly things change when people stop paying attention.
The victims of a crime, those who tried to stop that crime and those who investigated it, received pardons today to protect themselves from the criminals because the criminals are now in charge.
How quickly things change when people stop paying attention.
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Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
January 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.
Each defendant assaulted him.
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Respectfully (and I genuinely mean this), I’ve never heard a single regular person ask for “bipartisanship.” That’s inside nonsense.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
It is time to look to the future.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
January 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Respectfully (and I genuinely mean this), I’ve never heard a single regular person ask for “bipartisanship.” That’s inside nonsense.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
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Stop calling Laken Riley an immigration bill, its a national racial profiling bill that will hurt our economy. As @tonolatino.bsky.social says this legislation will create Joe Arpaio's all over the country, detaining people indefinitely erodes the rights of EVERYONE. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQM...
Important Context you need to know about the Laken Riley Act
YouTube video by Tono Latino
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Stop calling Laken Riley an immigration bill, its a national racial profiling bill that will hurt our economy. As @tonolatino.bsky.social says this legislation will create Joe Arpaio's all over the country, detaining people indefinitely erodes the rights of EVERYONE. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrQM...
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"Sir, can we get a pledge to stand with President Trump against cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits?"
"I do believe at the end of the day, there will be some cuts."
"Cuts to Social Security and Medicare?!"
"Yes."
"I do believe at the end of the day, there will be some cuts."
"Cuts to Social Security and Medicare?!"
"Yes."
December 17, 2024 at 8:37 PM
"Sir, can we get a pledge to stand with President Trump against cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits?"
"I do believe at the end of the day, there will be some cuts."
"Cuts to Social Security and Medicare?!"
"Yes."
"I do believe at the end of the day, there will be some cuts."
"Cuts to Social Security and Medicare?!"
"Yes."
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Still waiting for free Palestine protesters to go after Trump like they went after Biden & Harris.
WHERE YOU AT NOW?
Trump tapped Mike Huckabee for Ambassador to Israel: “There’s really no such thing as a Palestinian.”
Trump himself isn’t ruling out Israel’s annexation of the West Bank.
WHERE YOU AT NOW?
Trump tapped Mike Huckabee for Ambassador to Israel: “There’s really no such thing as a Palestinian.”
Trump himself isn’t ruling out Israel’s annexation of the West Bank.
December 16, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Still waiting for free Palestine protesters to go after Trump like they went after Biden & Harris.
WHERE YOU AT NOW?
Trump tapped Mike Huckabee for Ambassador to Israel: “There’s really no such thing as a Palestinian.”
Trump himself isn’t ruling out Israel’s annexation of the West Bank.
WHERE YOU AT NOW?
Trump tapped Mike Huckabee for Ambassador to Israel: “There’s really no such thing as a Palestinian.”
Trump himself isn’t ruling out Israel’s annexation of the West Bank.
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Let's not forget how the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act contributed to the Depression.
Imports and exports fell by 2/3 between 1929 and 1932.
Imports decreased 66% and exports decreased 61%.
It contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
History remembers
#USDemocracy
www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-...
Imports and exports fell by 2/3 between 1929 and 1932.
Imports decreased 66% and exports decreased 61%.
It contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
History remembers
#USDemocracy
www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-...
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act | History, Effects, & Facts | Britannica
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, U.S. legislation passed on June 17, 1930, that raised import duties to protect American businesses and farmers, adding considerable strain to the international climate of the ...
www.britannica.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Let's not forget how the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act contributed to the Depression.
Imports and exports fell by 2/3 between 1929 and 1932.
Imports decreased 66% and exports decreased 61%.
It contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
History remembers
#USDemocracy
www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-...
Imports and exports fell by 2/3 between 1929 and 1932.
Imports decreased 66% and exports decreased 61%.
It contributed to the Stock Market Crash.
History remembers
#USDemocracy
www.britannica.com/topic/Smoot-...
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This is the biggest news story in the world, and there are 0 (zero) mainstream news stories about it.
So we — a small-budget, non-profit media studio founded by a guy who made Anchorman — are left to put it in context for you, because 2024: 🧵
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
So we — a small-budget, non-profit media studio founded by a guy who made Anchorman — are left to put it in context for you, because 2024: 🧵
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
December 12, 2024 at 7:53 PM
This is the biggest news story in the world, and there are 0 (zero) mainstream news stories about it.
So we — a small-budget, non-profit media studio founded by a guy who made Anchorman — are left to put it in context for you, because 2024: 🧵
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
So we — a small-budget, non-profit media studio founded by a guy who made Anchorman — are left to put it in context for you, because 2024: 🧵
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2024 at 8:16 PM
In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.
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Corporate tax cuts! Threatening Republicans! Arresting Democrats! Rethinking the polio vaccine?! People are about to find out what they voted for.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189366/trump-kennedy-taxes-polio-vaccine
https://newrepublic.com/post/189366/trump-kennedy-taxes-polio-vaccine
The Trump Era Came Into Sharper View This Week. God Help Us.
Corporate tax cuts! Threatening Republicans! Arresting Democrats! Rethinking the polio vaccine?! People are about to find out what they voted for.
newrepublic.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Corporate tax cuts! Threatening Republicans! Arresting Democrats! Rethinking the polio vaccine?! People are about to find out what they voted for.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189366/trump-kennedy-taxes-polio-vaccine
https://newrepublic.com/post/189366/trump-kennedy-taxes-polio-vaccine
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This last election showed that not enough people know how tariffs work.
Share around so Americans know they will be the ones paying higher costs. Not China, Mexico or Canada.
Share around so Americans know they will be the ones paying higher costs. Not China, Mexico or Canada.
December 11, 2024 at 8:16 PM
This last election showed that not enough people know how tariffs work.
Share around so Americans know they will be the ones paying higher costs. Not China, Mexico or Canada.
Share around so Americans know they will be the ones paying higher costs. Not China, Mexico or Canada.