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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.

www.foxweather.com/watch/fmc-ss...

We are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the fires in LA. We learned that the @caffeluxxe in Pacific Palisades did not survive. We are thankful that everyone of our team, and our communities are safe and grateful to the first responders. We will rebuild

New in PN: Tulsi Gabbard and Trump's scheme to gut the intel agencies "It’s easy to see why Trump sees value in putting a stake in the heart of the intelligence agencies. From his perspective, the risk they'll uncover wrongdoing by him, or the authoritarian leaders he identifies with, is too great"

There it is

When I wrote this in July, some said I was being alarmist. Unfortunately, now I look prescient. "Project 2025 is premised on contempt for constitutional norms and the rule of law. It seeks to reshape American government, law and society for a generation." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...

Is the media really doing this again? No, Donald Trump did not make his personal criminal defense lawyer the number two person at DOJ to "protect" the agency from Trump. Please stop.

When elitist pundits claim "No one saw it coming", all that shows is who they consider to be no one. Never let them tell you who you are or what you're worth. From HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020):

Trump will not deport migrants working for the companies of his friends and donors, and he will grant tariff exemptions for the companies of his friends and donors. Watch.

Perhaps more of the legacy media should have pushed back on his lies at the time. @democracydocket.com did.

We tried to warn people about Project 2025 They want to Fire thousands of federal workers Cut overtime pay Use the Comstock Act to prosecute doctors who provide contraceptives Let states monitor menstrual cycles At first Trump disavowed them Now he’s hiring them apnews.com/article/trum...

Always remember that a large amount of people wanted to negotiate with Hitler 'for peace' long after Germany started eating its neighbours. When the French collaborators negotiated they nearly lost all of France to the Nazis. Negotiation can only happen after the invader has been pushed back home.

Wasn’t there some woman from California who was running for something who told us this was going to happen

The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s

They will be loyal to Donald Trump.

Why should he “throw them out?”

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💥 Ukraine: Natasha Hrabarchuk, a kindergarten teacher, shot down a Russian cruise missile on her first-ever attempt with an Igla MANPADS.

Responding to the West's cowardice, led by Scholz calling Putin to 'negotiate' in response to 10,000 North Korean soldiers joining the invasion of Ukraine, North Korea prepares 100,000 troops.

🚨 BREAKING: Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range ATACMS Missiles

Biden finally relents to let Ukraine use their weapons as capable. Gift article: wapo.st/3Zc9IUE

BREAKING 👀

A full field investigation begins w/ a detailed FBI interview, followed by interviews with scores of witnesses. Any false answer is a felony. The whole investigation is critical for Senate to assess national security risk and character and is integral to constitutional scheme.

This is why I built Democracy Docket as a stand alone site rather than on Substack. It costs more to operate, but it ensures that DD will always be independent and never subject to a corporate overlord. If you want to support it, become a premium member today. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

Why do I get the feeling we are going to hold Trump accountable by documenting every broken campaign promise while the people he made the promises to won’t care?

Been a long time since I’ve read something that so, so, so perfectly put my own thoughts into words. An excellent read from @adamjentleson.bsky.social