Ann
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
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“It maps almost too neatly to his acquisition of Twitter in 2022: Get rid of most of the workforce. Install loyalists. Rip up safeguards. Remake in your own image… This is the way of the startup.” @wired.com
The US Government Is Not a Startup
Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.
www.wired.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“It maps almost too neatly to his acquisition of Twitter in 2022: Get rid of most of the workforce. Install loyalists. Rip up safeguards. Remake in your own image… This is the way of the startup.” @wired.com
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🏳️⚧️ Pride is every day of every month 🏳️⚧️ 〰️AdminJenn
February 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
🏳️⚧️ Pride is every day of every month 🏳️⚧️ 〰️AdminJenn
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Seems ridiculous, but it's not a joke. One more step from the dictatorial playbook of the US right wing's favorite authoritarian: Hungary's Viktor Orban, who has used control of the arts as one of his tools for controlling national narrative and suppressing dissent www.npr.org/2022/03/21/1...
In Hungary, the arts are being suppressed by the government, a new report says
The Artistic Freedom Initiative contends that consolidated state power under right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and artists' self-censorship has led to an "existential crisis."
www.npr.org
February 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This has nothing to do with "Making America great again", and everything to do with making himself seen as great.
February 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This has nothing to do with "Making America great again", and everything to do with making himself seen as great.
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The Coup Klux Klan! Freaking brilliant
February 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The Coup Klux Klan! Freaking brilliant
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Wired’s coverage these last two weeks has been exceptional. Truly the best kind of reporting. A worthy place for your subscription dollars.
DOGE operative Marko Elez got the ability to alter US Treasury payment system code on Feb 1, WIRED's sources say.
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
For days, Trump officials fed members of Congress and the press a different story.
Elez is out now for posts reading "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Wired’s coverage these last two weeks has been exceptional. Truly the best kind of reporting. A worthy place for your subscription dollars.
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Elon Musk reportedly sleeps in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House. His minions, also at DOGE HQ, received delivery of "sleep pods". They are reportedly adopting Musk's practice of office-based sleeping arrangements. 1650 17th Street, NW--that's where your protests must be.
February 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk reportedly sleeps in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House. His minions, also at DOGE HQ, received delivery of "sleep pods". They are reportedly adopting Musk's practice of office-based sleeping arrangements. 1650 17th Street, NW--that's where your protests must be.
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The rape kit was intended to help survivors bring their assailants to justice. Paradoxically, it’s become a symbol of systemic indifference.
The Frustrated Promise of the Rape Kit
Standardized forensic exams are a useful tool for sexual-violence investigations—or they would be if police departments consistently tested their findings.
www.newyorker.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The rape kit was intended to help survivors bring their assailants to justice. Paradoxically, it’s become a symbol of systemic indifference.
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Elon Musk’s 20-year-old staffers are not only demanding access to highly restricted information but are also displaying aggressive behavior—shouting at anyone who stands in their way, resorting to name-calling, throwing tantrums, and even hitting objects in anger.
February 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Elon Musk’s 20-year-old staffers are not only demanding access to highly restricted information but are also displaying aggressive behavior—shouting at anyone who stands in their way, resorting to name-calling, throwing tantrums, and even hitting objects in anger.
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Today's #BlackHistoryMonth lessons will have three posts whose subjects are tied together. The first one is Bessie Coleman, the first person of African American and Native American descent to earn an international pilot’s license.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Today's #BlackHistoryMonth lessons will have three posts whose subjects are tied together. The first one is Bessie Coleman, the first person of African American and Native American descent to earn an international pilot’s license.
open.substack.com/pub/sonsofli...
www.facebook.com/Liberty1765O...
open.substack.com/pub/sonsofli...
www.facebook.com/Liberty1765O...
Has this country felt okay with expressing this much internal hatred towards each other since slavery?
February 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Has this country felt okay with expressing this much internal hatred towards each other since slavery?
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*All* government agencies submit audited financial every single year. So, the last time USAID was audited was ... this past December! oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
Who does the audits? The Inspectors General. Who are presently under attack, so that future crimes won't be seen.
Who does the audits? The Inspectors General. Who are presently under attack, so that future crimes won't be seen.
February 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
*All* government agencies submit audited financial every single year. So, the last time USAID was audited was ... this past December! oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
Who does the audits? The Inspectors General. Who are presently under attack, so that future crimes won't be seen.
Who does the audits? The Inspectors General. Who are presently under attack, so that future crimes won't be seen.
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lol, "vetting"
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
lol, "vetting"
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DOGE staffer Marko Elez was linked to a now-deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” & wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." Elez has just resigned. However he already had access to the Treasury Dept database..
February 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
DOGE staffer Marko Elez was linked to a now-deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” & wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." Elez has just resigned. However he already had access to the Treasury Dept database..
Apparently, our youth are being taught that the only thing they can vote on is presidential candidates, and they feel discouraged to do this because only the electoral college votes count anyhow? If this is true, I fear this will have devastating consequences.
February 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Apparently, our youth are being taught that the only thing they can vote on is presidential candidates, and they feel discouraged to do this because only the electoral college votes count anyhow? If this is true, I fear this will have devastating consequences.
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Dear workers who have not previously organized in a hostile workplace:
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dear workers who have not previously organized in a hostile workplace:
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
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US Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Call them, follow the prompts that apply to you, and simply say that you want Elon Musk removed, stopped, and detained. Literally takes a couple of minutes.
Flood their phones now. Remember, you have three Congresspersons: two Senators and a Representative.
Call them, follow the prompts that apply to you, and simply say that you want Elon Musk removed, stopped, and detained. Literally takes a couple of minutes.
Flood their phones now. Remember, you have three Congresspersons: two Senators and a Representative.
February 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
US Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Call them, follow the prompts that apply to you, and simply say that you want Elon Musk removed, stopped, and detained. Literally takes a couple of minutes.
Flood their phones now. Remember, you have three Congresspersons: two Senators and a Representative.
Call them, follow the prompts that apply to you, and simply say that you want Elon Musk removed, stopped, and detained. Literally takes a couple of minutes.
Flood their phones now. Remember, you have three Congresspersons: two Senators and a Representative.
Where can I find information on protests in Arizona?
February 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Where can I find information on protests in Arizona?
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While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.
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House Democrats made an unsuccessful attempt to subpoena billionaire Elon Musk to testify about his efforts to radically reshape the federal government, only to be blocked by Republicans.
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
House Democrats made an unsuccessful attempt to subpoena billionaire Elon Musk to testify about his efforts to radically reshape the federal government, only to be blocked by Republicans.