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šŸšØBREAKING: @democracyforward.org sues on behalf of unions, retirees to block access to personal and sensitive data at SSA. This case comes after SSA commissioner stepped down due to concerns about DOGE accessing data. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

This gets my vote for tweet/post of the year. This is a RED ALERT post. This is exactly why heā€™s doing it.

DOGE staffer Edward ā€œBig Ballsā€ Coristine is the grandson of Valery Martynov - a ā€œformerā€ KGB spy. Thatā€™s right, one of Elon Muskā€™s young cyber criminals ā€” related to a former KGB spy, and who seemingly did not have to undergo a background check ā€” now has unprecedented access toā€¦

Over 72 million Americans rely on Medicaid for life-saving healthcare. Thatā€™s 72 million peopleā€”children, seniors, people with disabilitiesā€”who would suffer without it. Donā€™t cut my Medicaid.

From United Humanists on FB

This is just awful. Iā€™m trying to be patient but holy shit Democrats, what are you even doing? I got a fundraiser today from the DGA about how PBS is under attack. Are you fucking kidding me? Fire all of the consultants you have. Start over. DM me.

#TeslaTakedown They closed the Tesla store because of us!

Hey anyone, literally anyone in our government tasked with stopping a fascist takeover of our government by an enemy foreign or domestic, NOWā€™S THE FUCKING TIME.

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.

1986 ā€” moving America towards a fascist theocracy was in the works. Shouldā€™ve listened more to Frank Zappa šŸ‘‡šŸ¼

Iā€™m not a federal government employee but here are my ā€˜five bulletsā€™ of what I ā€˜accomplishedā€™ last week: 1. Pissed off JD Vance 2. Pissed off Elon Musk 3. Taped a hilarious convo with Hasan Minhaj (out next month) 4. Taped a great convo with Jemele Hill 5. Drank more than one chocolate milkshake.

A complete list of all federal employees fired so far this month As a reminder the Felon has given orders to speed up the process Unemployment & federal agencies left understaffed with inexperienced employees is a winner for this country. If you are a complete idiot wtop.com/government/2...

Dear OPM FOIA staff - Remember to preserve all of these email responses, as we will be submitting FOIA requests for this consolidated compilation of information on what the entire federal government did last week. Thx - FOIA community

If youā€™re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.

I will pitch in $100 on a $10 billion bounty for the capture or killing of Vladimir Putin. Anyone want to start a gofundme? Putin, Kim, Xi, Orban? Anonymous crypto wallets full of funds with some independent arbiter of proof. Letā€™s get them.

MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement,ā€ he said, drawing applause. ā€œYou may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is.ā€ Chris Kluwe

Arrest Nazis Now!

#ArrestElonMusk

No Republicans are going to save us. They are complicit or bought or asleep or something. We need a fucking plan.

Who is ready to bring it?

A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called ā€œWe the Builders,ā€ aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

When my Dad was over at Christmas he told me that in the town he grew up in, to this day, which pub you go to drink in is still defined by which side of the Miners Strike you were on in 84/85. Just a quick reminder that you don't have to forgive or forget, the people who betray you and your class.

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

Wise manā€¦

Would it be hard to believe that they got to the Pope?

General Brown is a brilliant, amazing leader. I worked at the Air Staff for three years and it was known that he read everything the staff wrote for him. He believes if an analyst took the time to write it, itā€™s his responsibility to read it. Very few generals do this.

I am very politically active and write/call my congressman often. I have lived in his district for almost 2 decades. I have never seen him in person and itā€™s not for a lack of trying. No town halls. No visiting his district. Iā€™ve never seen hide nor hair of Sam Graves.

For those at the backā€¦

Sharing more townhall videos today because theyā€™re giving me hope. THIS is good trouble! Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.

Hey, if it seems like they arenā€™t really ā€œsolvingā€ a single actual problem, but successfully breaking a lot of laws, undermining our national security, and creating massive instability world wide, stop and ask yourself; ā€˜What would traitors trying to tear down our government doā€™? #ActAccordingly

OREGON: ā€œThe house & senate are totally abdicating their responsibilities.ā€ @RepBentz (R) is the latest Republican to get confronted by constituents at a town hall. (Tennessee folksā€” town halls are these things where senators/reps show up and you can talk to them in person)

"Six weeks ago, we had the strongest economy, employment, and stock market in history. ..All gone in 30 days."

Remember when they wore Civil War January 6 t-shirts and we thought it was a joke?

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

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