Russ Vought is officially returning to his old job to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position he sees as “keeper of ‘commander’s intent’” in a war to upend the federal bureaucracy.

International criminal court condemns Trump sanctions on its staff

"Trump may threaten to cut aid, but South Africa’s land policies are not up for foreign negotiation. The country’s hard-won sovereignty cannot be dictated by a US president whose track record on racial justice is abysmal."

— #AJOpinion by Lindani Zungu ⤵️

Craig McLean, who had been at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for nearly 40 years, spoke out about Sharpiegate, a move that led to serious professional repercussions.

McLean talks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social about what he anticipates in Trump’s second term.

River near Buenos Aires turns bright red after suspected industrial dye leak

Contrary to popular belief, Democrats aren't powerless right now. There are parliamentary guerrilla tactics that Senate Democrats can use to slow, stall, and obstruct MAGA at every turn: indivisible.org/reso...

It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.

🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...

‘In a real sense, US democracy has died’: how Trump is emulating Hungary’s Orbán

“As the only agency that regulates the president, Congress intentionally did not grant the president the power to fire F.E.C. commissioners.”

Would abruptly and unlawfully firing the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chair make it easier, perhaps, to compromise the integrity of future elections?

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lovely (this thread is evolving to like new positive infrastructure) bsky.app/profile/harv...

We @propublica.org are tracking who is working with Elon Musk and what they are doing.

We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported.

Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal...

projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...

So much attention has been paid to Elon's college-age DOGE bros.

But @propublica.org's roundup of 20+ members of Musk's demolition crew shows that it's largely comprised of alleged adults, including Katie Miller (wife of Trump whisperer Stephen Miller)

projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...

alt headline: enemy of constitutional government installed in white house www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

I haven’t seen much about this alarming new EO yet, so I’m sharing it here and hoping it gets the attention it deserves.

This new EO sanctions ICC officials investigating U.S. personnel or allies without consent. It’s beyond dangerous because it undermines international justice, risks further isolates the U.S., and weakens accountability for global crimes, eroding the global rule of law.

Reminder once more that the President has ZERO authority to reallocate funds already appropriated by Congress for a particular purpose.

And an unelected billionaire oligarch has even less than ZERO authority to hijack & reallocate funds.

This is a coup. A hostile takeover. A Constitutional crisis.