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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

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We just want to remind you: You’re not alone. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together. We’ve seen so many people sharing their feelings of anxiety and stress—please take a moment for yourself. Your well-being matters. Sending you hugs—you are amazing, and we love you all! 💚

submitted 14 hours ago • 741 comments

Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.

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Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!

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Emails titled “What Did You Do Last Week? Part II” were sent to federal employees, instructing us to list five bullet points of our accomplishments and copy our managers. This time, we were informed that it will be a weekly requirement, due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Mondays.

submitted 2 days ago • 604 comments

We just received word that the DOJ has begun removing data detailing criminal charges and convictions related to Trump loyalists. This started with records from the January 6th insurrection, but additional records are now being erased. We will keep you updated once we have more info.

submitted 2 days ago • 294 comments

"Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have been fired or feel they could be soon" www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

It's only been a month since inauguration

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We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸

submitted 2 days ago • 531 comments

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

submitted 2 days ago • 465 comments

Pool report from press gaggle with Trump after Zelensky mtg: Asked if Trump asked Zelenskyy to leave the White House, Trump said, “I don’t have to tell you that.” Asked whether he trusts Putin or Zelenksyy more, Trump said, “I don’t trust or distrust anybody, I just want to get the deal done.”

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Pool report from Air Force One: "The FBl is giving the President his property back that was taken during the unlawful and illegal raids. We are taking possession of the boxes today and loading them onto Air Force One" - Steven Cheung, spokes Boxes were loaded onto the plane ahead of takeoff

submitted 2 days ago • 112 comments

Feel like journalists need to be more wary of what sources in DC are telling them anonymously. There is great incentive to discredit media at the moment. Easy for sources to give something on background with the aim of having gov then refute publicly after publishing in order to discredit media.

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

Please read—this is becoming serious!

submitted 2 days ago • 264 comments

This is related to story I posted earlier (bsky.app/profile/kimz...) indicating that the 5-things emails will now be sent out from the heads of HR departments at federal agencies. OPM had no authority to send out the first email or compel compliance; HR heads at federal agencies do have authority

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Yikes. Putin praised the Trump administration for its efforts to mend ties with the Kremlin.

submitted 3 days ago • 157 comments

Thank you, everyone! Trump’s staff purge at USAID prompted well-wishers to greet terminated workers at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. Dismissed employees were allotted 15 minutes to collect their personal belongings.

submitted 3 days ago • 75 comments

The Trump administration often labels judges as activists when they rule against its interests but remains silent when decisions are in its favor.

submitted 3 days ago • 66 comments

GOP leaders advise lawmakers to stop hosting town halls altogether.

submitted 3 days ago • 603 comments

Wow, we are impressed by Canada 🇨🇦 —1% of the population has signed to revoke Elon’s Canadian citizenship. Can Americans sign as well?

submitted 3 days ago • 260 comments

Yay!! A federal judge in California sided with a coalition of unions, temporarily barring the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to terminate probationary workers, stating that the firings were ‘illegal, should be stopped, and rescinded.’

submitted 3 days ago • 332 comments

NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

submitted 3 days ago • 522 comments

Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities. That means: 🚫 No gas from corporate giants 🚫 No fast food chains 🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

submitted 3 days ago • 305 comments

The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.

submitted 4 days ago • 630 comments

Since we started the Elon Musk boycott, Tesla shares have dropped nearly 26% in the last month. Remember, don’t buy anything Elon.

submitted 4 days ago • 317 comments

A federal district judge ruled that C.I.A. Director John Ratcliffe has the authority to fire intelligence officers who worked on diversity initiatives.

submitted 4 days ago • 105 comments

Meet the acting DOGE administrator: a former USDSer named Amy Gleason — who happens to be on vacation this week and didn't know in advance the White House was releasing her name. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

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Elon Musk said DOGE made a mistake by cutting USAID’s Ebola prevention but it had been “restored.” That’s not true, current and former officials told me and @johnphudson.bsky.social. “There have been no efforts to ‘turn on’” Ebola prevention, said Nidhi Bouri, who oversaw team until January.

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On Feb 10, DOGE advisor Scott Langmack sent email to workers at Dept of Housing & Urban Development asking for a list every contract at HUD. Langmack is COO of Kukun, a property tech company that is, per its website, on a "mission to aggregate the hardest to find data” www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Trump announced plans to cut 65% of the EPA’s staff.

submitted 4 days ago • 234 comments

Raise your hand 🖐️ and Repost if you are tired of Elon Musk and DOGE destroying our country! I want my 170K friends to follow YOU! 💙 Like ❤️ and repost 🔄 and you will get even MORE followers! 🚀 Who is with us? 🖐️

submitted 5 days ago • 961 comments

The president sits while Elon stands. That tells us who’s really in charge.

submitted 4 days ago • 147 comments