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NEW: The director of data science and engineering for what is now known as the US DOGE Service has resigned. "If DOGE truly was concerned with efficiency, they wouldn’t have fired experts in procurement," she writes, "who prevent waste up front." This is by @makenakelly.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 37 comments

If the block on the Federal Register isn’t removed in the next few months, I fear a majority of labs will close within a year. This small procedural wrench has the power to kill US science indefinitely, losing an entire generation of discovery and innovation.

submitted 3 days ago • 25 comments

“the United States is not a startup. The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the public good rather than protect investor profits. (The vast majority of startups also fail, something the United States cannot afford to do.)”

submitted 2 days ago • 229 comments

Lord Patten has a way with words: “We have Trump and his oligarchy of ignorant shoe shiners vandalizing the network of organizations, agreements and values...which have given most of us, including America...an extraordinary degree of peace and prosperity." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/o...

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

First on the chopping block: The federal proofreaders.

submitted 2 days ago • 51 comments

UPDATE: Judge Moss has ordered the administration NOT to remove eight foreign nationals who say they're fleeing persecution and death in their home countries (Afghanistan, Ecuador, Brazil) DOJ notes that one of them, identified as N.S., has already likely been removed. Details TK

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

If Patel gets confirmed that feels like it’ll officially be the beginning of the end for the country. Fresh new chapter in American fascism.

submitted 2 days ago • 36 comments

Pretty devastating new WaPo poll on Trump A majority of Americans: • Say he’s not honest (62%) • Say he’s exceeded his authority (57%) • Disapprove his job as president (53%) • Disapprove his economic record (53%) • Disapprove management style (54%)

submitted 2 days ago • 88 comments

Every time he butts heads with people that do the work he melts the fuck down

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

🌎 Why did Trump sanction the ICC prosecutor? In @goodauth.bsky.social, I analyze the president’s executive order against @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social officials and partners w/in the context of the U.S.’s complicated history with int’l law and int’l institutions. goodauthority.org/news/why-did...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

To the @GOP senators and Congressmen who claim to support Ukraine, you do have some power… if you’re unwilling to exercise it then don’t pretend to care about your country more than your political career:

submitted 2 days ago • 528 comments

👇Evergreeen www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

submitted 2 days ago • 31 comments

Go ahead. Let the people see you for what you are.

submitted 4 days ago • 5974 comments

A FOIA Files SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE Targets #FOIA Requests at Agency Under its Purview DOGE also wants to be notified when there’s any attempt at oversight from Congress, inspectors general, even the Government Accountability Office. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

submitted 8 days ago • 40 comments

Of course, there's a difference. But almost half a century ago, DC Circuit found selective denial of access "heavily implicate[s]" the First Amendment. casetext.com/case/sherril... More settled law to unsettle?

submitted 5 days ago • 11 comments

JUST IN: 900+ former federal prosecutors sign open letter warning that Justice's Public Integrity Section could be eliminated and saluting DOJ lawyers for response to "ethical challenges." Among those signing on: former special counsel Jack Smith. Doc: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...

submitted 4 days ago • 48 comments

NEW: Three former U.S. Attorneys ask to file a brief in Eric Adams' case before Judge Dale Ho "in support of the Court’s authority to conduct a factual inquiry" into DOJ's actions leading to its Friday request to dismiss the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 4 days ago • 51 comments

As a result, she said, just three full-time employees remain in both the Yellowstone and Bozeman ranger districts to manage 19 rental cabins, 60 bathrooms, 21 campgrounds and other infrastructure spread across 1 million acres. www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/wor...

submitted 4 days ago • 58 comments

“…the truth has been collateral damage.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

submitted 4 days ago • 7 comments

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 3 days ago • 806 comments

A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished capacity," a federal firefighting captain told NBC News. www.nbcnews.com/weather/wild...

submitted 3 days ago • 40 comments

I don't think they're doing all they can to reduce egg prices.

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

BREAKING: Unbelievable gaslighting, Alina Habba says that Trump "knows how to run businesses" and wants to help Americans save money, despite his 6 bankruptcies and racking up $8 trillion in US debt. They think we've forgotten. We haven't.

submitted 4 days ago • 103 comments

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

submitted 3 days ago • 1927 comments

How do we even know that Elon's DOGE hackers aren't using their computer skills to peel money off of everyone's Social Security accounts? WE DON'T KNOW. There is no transparency. All we know is Elon's goal was to find 2 trillion dollars without touching Social Security, and that's impossible.

submitted 3 days ago • 386 comments

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta has called for reporters and news outlets to band together against the Trump administration after it blacklisted an Associated Press reporter for refusing to call the “Gulf of Mexico” by its new Trump-appointed name.

submitted 5 days ago • 84 comments

My latest on Substack: Trump WH harassment of the Associated Press cannot stand. open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

submitted 6 days ago • 156 comments

Schools across the country received a racist threat letter from the Trump Administration on Friday effectively stating that schools that receive taxpayer dollars cannot address the stark racial inequalities in education by any means. #THREAD ed.gov/media/document…

submitted 5 days ago • 51 comments

At least 3 NYC deputy mayors express intent to resign from Adams administration: Sources www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-cit...

submitted 5 days ago • 8 comments

As a political scientist who studies countries that managed to stop the slide into authoritarianism, I can assure you that refraining from provoking the authoritarian is not how it works. Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.

submitted 6 days ago • 275 comments

OK, I wrote my “who’s going to enforce it?” piece. It’s a lengthy read, trying to respond to a lot of questions I’ve gotten over the past three weeks, but it’s about democracy so I decided it was worth it to lay out in depth, with examples, what I’ve been talking about here and elsewhere.

submitted 11 days ago • 91 comments

Don't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracy open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

BREAKING: On a 2-1 vote, the DC Circuit rejects the Trump administration’s request that Trump be allowed to immediately fire Hampton Dellinger, the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. DOJ asked the appeals court to stay a TRO, which the majority notes would be a “sharp departure” from norms.

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

I’m sure it’s just my TDS, but I think Trump is proving to be exactly as bad as we said he was going to be and people who acted like we were hysterical should be embarrassed they didn’t do more to try and stop it.

submitted 6 days ago • 416 comments

NEW: Scoop about the architect of the destruction of USAID. Pete Marocco was a USAID official in the first Trump Admin. On a trip to the Balkans, he secretly met with the Serb separatist leader. That was a no-no. Caused a big diplomatic incident. www.propublica.org/article/usai...

submitted 6 days ago • 44 comments

Not Quite a Unified Theory of Trumpism, but Still an Alarming Pattern www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/o...

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‘1 minute of research’: CNN fact checker smacks down Musk’s bizarre claim www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-fa...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

The Democracy Index is here! Led by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social This week's top-lines: ‣ Kleptocracy & the surge of foreign influence ‣ DOGE’s lawless rampage ‣ DOJ rocked by resignations over political interference ‣ Courts push back against MAGA’s assault on judicial review

submitted 8 days ago • 10 comments

The newly created vacancies in the DOJ and at the FBI will be quickly filed by people who will no longer simply look the other way but will be eager to help Musk accomplish his goals. The threat to those trying to resist these efforts or hold them accountable will grow over time.

submitted 7 days ago • 308 comments

ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

submitted 7 days ago • 452 comments

"Right now, the most influential member of NATO seems to be Putin. Because his whims have the power to block NATO decisions," - President Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference

submitted 7 days ago • 76 comments

A now-former federal prosecutor schools the president on what it means to be in charge of our nation’s system of justice. Read his letter! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

submitted 7 days ago • 84 comments

Welcome to Finding Out, Part 628: www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

submitted 7 days ago • 357 comments

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.

submitted 7 days ago • 2698 comments

Sad that one of the couple dozen career prosecutors (Edward Sullivan) finally signed Emil Bove’s corrupt motion to dismiss the indictment of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. He rationalized that he was saving the jobs of his younger DOJ colleagues. Nearing retirement, he should’ve forced Bove to fire them all.

submitted 7 days ago • 514 comments

A Trump-Musk memo telling US government employees to hide what’s happening from the public is a sign that: 1) Public legitimacy is a constraint for them, they know it, and will at times alter their behavior accordingly 2) Reporters should focus on it, revealing more of what they’re trying to hide

submitted 7 days ago • 38 comments

Hypocrisy! Trump and his minions talk about free speech, but they only support that if the “speech” is strictly positive information about them and what they are doing! They try to silence anyone that disagrees with or tries to spread truthful information to fight back against their propaganda!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments