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As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/20/trump-musk-oligarchy-russia-far-right

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It's Over - Gator Days

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JFC indeed.

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Firing probationary employees is senseless. Probationaries are: -New to their position -Make lower salaries -Recruited to bring in new talent -Far LESS likely to be dogmatic They're being fired because they have fewer protections. Not because this will improve government efficiency or cut costs.

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This is what oligarchy looks like.

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Holy cow. Serious national security implications of the Musk-Trump sledgehammer approach. National Nuclear Security Administration internal email: “The termination letters for some NNSA probationary employees are being rescinded, but we do not have a good way to get in touch with those personnel.”

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Trump officials fired over 300 National Nuclear Security Administration staffers Thursday as part of broader Energy Department layoffs. Sources told CNN 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀. The NNSA began rescinding the firings Friday morning.

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They’re killing me with their stupid #doge #nnsa #news #politicalhumor

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1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

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A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves. For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender. A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984. www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...

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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

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The CFPB will begin deleting agency data as soon as today. Meanwhile, the Trump administration and Musk staffers are rewriting history on U.S. government websites and erasing data from databases nationwide—removing information that doesn’t align with their political agenda.

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Trump is reportedly looking to shrink the FDIC and consolidate it into other govt agencies. The FDIC was created during the Depression to protect bank deposits. This would come after Trump and DOGE shuttered the CFPB, which protects us from financial fraud. See the pattern?

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Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

submitted 9 days ago • 790 comments

Never. Forget. Never. Forgive. ✨

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Elon Musk’s staffers have taken an additional $7.4 million this week in expenses, bringing the total to $14.4 million.

submitted 9 days ago • 303 comments

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

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In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.

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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies. Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE. Funny how that works, huh?

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Connect the dots... -Tech barons express interest in launching financial transaction apps -Trump's company announces it will sell a crypto fund -Trump shutters the CFPB, which recently proposed supervising payment apps the same way as banks Pure corruption.

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DOGE's chaos isn't preventing waste — it's causing it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Under oath, Kash Patel said he was unaware of plans to dismiss FBI agents before he was confirmed. Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly. Yet another reason he must be rejected.

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🤑 Corruption Roundup 🤑💵💰🎁 💵 It’s now legal for government employees to accept bribes 💰 It’s now legal for American companies to bribe others 🕵️ Elon Musk can now destroy every federal agency that investigated his companies 🤫 Everything DOGE does is now a presidential records and protected from FOIA

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Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel just disclosed holding $800,000 worth of stock in Trump Media & Technology Group. Reminder that Patel also has compiled an "enemies" list that is identical to Trump's. Does anyone actually believe he won't be a loyal cog in Trump's vengeance machine?

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Trump claimed that DOGE has uncovered billions in “fraud, waste, and abuse.” However, no evidence has been provided, and all public fraud claims from both Elon Musk and Trump have been debunked as false.

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“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.” The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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Based Hellboy.

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“We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less.”

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What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.

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Trump has dismissed the director of the Office of Government Ethics. David Huitema, the former director, played a key role in vetting Trump administration appointees for conflicts of interest.

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Elon Musk has reportedly spent $40M on a series of Superbowl ads airing tonight attacking USAID's "wasteful spending." We may not have millions of dollars but between all of us, we do have a massive global network. Here are just a few ways USAID could have spent $40M: m.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...

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Donald Trump tried to illegally shut down funding for programs that millions of people rely on. Community health centers, Head Start programs, and charities are still having trouble accessing funds. Meanwhile, the taxpayers are paying for Trump's trip to the Super Bowl.

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For anyone who hasn't read Project 2025 or is curious about it, here is a link that has been indexed for you. indexersguidetoproject2025.com

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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Ron Howard FTW 🎯

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The Trump Administration is hurting American farmers. By freezing USDA conservation grants for farms and ending USAID, which buys 10-20% of the whole export market, Trump is taking direct aim at our farms.

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Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.

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We have heard Elon is going to run a bunch of anti-USAID ads today. Don’t fall for it. This is a coordinated campaign to undermine pro-democracy efforts at home and abroad. #AMANDLA

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