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New — State Department employees have been instructed not to reply to OPM’s 5 bullet email, per an email I reviewed, saying leadership “will respond on behalf of the Department.”

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Not Al Franken exactly, but pretty damn good for a Minnesota senator.

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Standard and Poors on likely fallout from DOGE antics: Funding and staffing cuts at the federal agencies that produce inflation, jobs and other data are likely to lower productivity and increase economic and financial volatility, said Erica Groshen, a former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The shit Elon pulls on weekends. People across the government (Kash Patel at FBI, for one) are rushing to telling their employees not to respond to his workforce-wide spam.

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(AP) — Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. #OligarchEra 🇺🇸 apnews.com/article/musk...

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In the “legacy news liars”rankings according to Musk Reuters is running second.

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Autonomous lethal weapons watchers: A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity: “We're not going to be investing in ‘artificial intelligence’ because I don’t know what that means. We're going to invest in autonomous killer robots.” www.defenseone.com/threats/2025...

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UPDATE: Meta is continuing to censor anti-Musk ads. It has removed a Facebook ad calling for a boycott of Tesla, saying that it violates the company's policy on "unacceptable business practices" muskwatch.com/subscribe

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How long until Lutnick regrets this groveling display of fealty? Or does he actually believe Trump will be emperor for life?

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No matter how preposterous, the Times headlines nearly every Trump story as if it were written by the White House comms team.

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A nice summation of our political moment from Cal Woodward of what Trump just called a “radical left lunatic,” “third-rate” outfit that is 98 years his senior: apnews.com/article/trum...

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This is the best summary of the current geopolitical situation I have seen. Sir Alex Younger (head of MI6 from 2014-2020) is a genuine expert and provides concise insight into a complex situation. Not just some talking head with an opinion. Really worth watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9pL...

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Update: Trump’s bilious lies heighten physical risks for AP journalists, who are nonpartisan and fact-based. In a radio intvw with Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on Friday, Trump referred to the AP as “radical left lunatics.” He said that “Associated Press is a third-rate outfit with a first-rate name.”

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Time was, if an American wanted to live somewhere where they couldn’t be sure the medical devices or food were safe they could move to the developing world. Now they can just stick around. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/h...

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⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters. The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.

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Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE

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Beyond betrayal.

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On Musk site but worth a watch: x.com/FordFischer/... "Trump is the Caesar figure that America has needed" he replied. "Trump is the Napoleonic figure that has emerged to lead our country out of perdition and into greatness." "We think it's great optics!"

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This is quite significant in many ways: the overt thuggery, Trump’s barely suppressed fury at being contradicted by a woman, the governor’s standing up, the total abandonment of the pretense of federalism, the continuing use of trans Americans the way Hitler used Jews.

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BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

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Everyone should read Policing White Supremacy by Mike German. This is a scare tactic.

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Transportation Secretary (and former FOX host) Sean Duffy gets shouted down at Union Station in Los Angeles announcing the scrapping of the high-speed rail project that would link it with San Francisco.

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"During the meeting, Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the Starlink service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss closed negotiations." Astonishing betrayal of an ally. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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Short Wall Street honeymoon for Trump.

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The FBI ordered the transfer of 1,500 staffers out of its Washington headquarters, two sources familiar with the orders told Reuters reut.rs/3QuHkbf

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The Germans have been loyal allies since The Marshall Plan helped resurrect their democracy. Does the U.S. really want a return to fascism there? Because that’s precisely what JD Vance and Elon Musk are encouraging. And for what?

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The AP sues for 1st Amendment trampling White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, her deputy Taylor Budowich and the press secretary for denying it access. The AP refuses to be bullied by President Trump into renaming the Gulf of Mexico. The AP Stylebook is a broadly followed news industry standard.

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A small government team regulating the sort of autonomous cars that Elon Musk says represent the future of Tesla, his car company, is getting cut nearly in half by the Musk-led DOGE, according to people briefed on the reductions. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Shame on HP. How many other companies are doing same but haven’t been outed.

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