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Information was shared illegally. A career employee at the Social Security Administration provided unauthorized access to data to Elon Musk’s staffers. This employee, Leland Dudek, a data analyst, was recently promoted to acting commissioner by Trump.

This. Is. Insane.

“Anyone who thinks protests, lawsuits and lawfare will deter President Trump must have been sleeping under a rock for the past several years,” the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said in a statement.

Citizens from the small town Chkhorotsku, Georgia, gathered together to protest against oligarchy and show support for Ukraine. (📹 @GvantsaSamkh) #3E #EndOligarchy #GeorgiaProtests

"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter." - Sam Spade #TheMalteseFalcon

The media needs to stop using the phrase "Trump outlawed diversity programs" and just say it like it is: Trump legalized discrimination against women and POC.

At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.

No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny. But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.

This was published last October www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

The Trump regime is trying to pressure Zelenskyy to leave Ukraine and force him into exile in France, this is part of an ongoing US / Russia ploy to force a surrender and plunder the country's resources. #StandWithUkraine

He will not criticize Putin.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

Might as well just dissolve congress at this point.

This is what I was talking about last week.

Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star. Putin’s Poodle

Jesus christ, was I giving him ideas?

Check out Section 7. No employee of the executive branch…may advance an interpretation of the law…that contravenes the President or the Attorney General…on a matter of law, including…regulations, guidance, and positions…in litigation, unless authorized by the President to do so or…the AG.

boingboing.net/2025/02/19/t...

That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put your finger on. Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale

these guys are the biggest babies in the world

So just wondering why we are sending FEMA and Fed funds to Kentucky. If they had managed their drainage systems correctly this wouldn't be a problem, the water would just drain away. Kentucky needs to learn to stand on its own!

If you’re wondering who the Elon Musk staffers are, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has several Musk staffers, including Amanda Scales, Brian Bjelde, Stephen Duarte, Christina Hanna, and Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski.

Let me get this straight, the Vet Dumper wants HIS services to remain. Screw everyone else. WTAF!

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984

A good moment to remember the Russia thing was always real. Trump's goal is to help Russia and Putin, always has been. He's trying to throw our democratic allies under the bus and America as well. Again, the Russia thing was always real.

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

The Post canceling Common Cause's "Fire Musk" ad saved the org $115,000 and handed them maybe more than that in free coverage. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/b...

just some zen koans: Does unemployment exist if there is no measurement? Does inflation exist if there is no measurement?

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The FELON is a cry baby

Trump and DOGE accused federal civil servants of fraud (with no evidence). Meanwhile, they're halting enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law, dropping criminal charges against Eric Adams, and pardoning a former governor who tried to sell Obama's Senate seat. Hello?

Meanwhile, so much for “free speech” over at The Bad Place.

This WaPo piece has something valuable inside: the names of some of the grownups running DOGE behind the scenes. The Incels are a distraction. These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Correct. This is a President of the United States declaring himself a dictator. And instead of Americans understanding that we’re now under imminent threat of martial law and tyranny, we’ll get a month of think pieces about what the President of the United States meant by his UNAMBIGUOUS statement.