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DOGE "has deleted all of the five biggest 'savings' on [its] original list, after...media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors ... even as the group claimed...that its savings to date had increased to $65 billion. The website offered no explanation..."

submitted 7 hours ago • 19 comments

so the only difference between this and the EB-5 is that under the existing system you invest the $5M in American business while under Trump's proposal you just pay the government $5M?

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For all of the powerful forces diligently trying to replace reality with Trump’s worldview, this weekend was a small reminder that a huge part of the country is largely immune to the effort. Gift link: wapo.st/3EQUTiR

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I saw the news alert and this immediately began playing in my head. It has not stopped

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NEW - The DOGE reps come in hot, demanding access to IT systems. If employees refuse, they might get a call from Elon himself. Musk is breaking parts of government, and that's the point www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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"Though the slogan “Move fast and break things” was coined (and later abandoned) by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, it has found no clearer avatar than Musk." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Our grandkids will be reading about this moment in history class

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The $400M worth of State Department Teslas? Trump admin said that started in Biden White House. But I obtained a document showing the amount Biden's State Department planned to spend on EVs: $483,000. Former WH official on $400M: "I don’t think this is a clerical error" www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

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Trump draws strong support from farm states. But his enthusiasm for increasing taxes on all imported products could ignite a global trade war that boomerangs on American farmers, the principal targets of foreign retaliation in Trump’s first term.

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We wrote about how federal workers are fighting back: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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Imagine if a bank lost $1.5 billion in client money in a hack. Imagine if a casino lost that amount! www.coindesk.com/business/202...

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Elon Musk and DOGE are causing chaos across government — and often blindsiding and aggravating Trump's advisers. New story from @jeffstein.bsky.social, @laurameckler.bsky.social, @johnphudson.bsky.social + Jackie Alemany and me on emerging tensions in the new administration.

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Poilievre starting to worry that Harper's going to run again

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🚨 Scoop: Treasury Dept agrees to block DOGE access to personal taxpayer data at IRS 🚨 IRS was preparing to try to reject this request, but was able to negotiate with the Trump admin to narrow access. Now DOGE will get the same access as academic researchers and some IT professionals, per sources.

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Hegseth ordering Pentagon to cut EIGHT PERCENT of its budget each year for next five years. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

the "2 days," "24 weeks" thing social media companies do instead of normal date is so godamn infuriating

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the human cost www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/w...

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First confirmation that AI built by U.S. tech companies has been used by the Israeli military to identify targets apnews.com/article/isra...

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I am begging newspapers to stop writing the "what if Canada became a state" story. Also where on earth is he getting the idea that Canada has friendly immigration policies and a commitment to protecting the environment?

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White House press sec is using Google and Apple's decision to adopt "Gulf of America" as an argument for why the AP is pushing "lies" by refusing to change its official style to what the govt wants

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Intel's struggles are still a MASSIVE problem for the US's goal of building its own semiconductors and maintaining strategic independence through the coming decades. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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we just published a list of more than 30 people working for (or closely with) DOGE. message me on signal @rachellerman.55 with tips on the office www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 11 days ago • 29 comments

Longtime Tesla shareholder and owner of two Teslas who just sold all his stock: “I bought into the scam and that’s on me — but now he’s doing the same thing to the country" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @gerritd.bsky.social

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

perfect example of SEO becoming the assignment editor

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Trump is going to bat for Big Tech www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

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Veep could never have come up with this www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

I'm bizarrely fixated on this as a potential form of retail therapy.

submitted 14 days ago • 6 comments

“It soon became apparent that the scale of the problem was far greater than anyone had anticipated,” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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Google has officially implemented Trump's order on "Gulf of America"

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

Elon lawyer to CA and DE AGs in Jan 7 letter: "...we assume you will provide a process for competitive bidding to actually determine that fair market value."

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New: Meta is one of several tech companies that have made chronic layoffs routine. This is fundamentally changing the way workers see their jobs, which may offer a preview of what's to come for the federal government's workforce, if Elon has his way: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

story here www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Full press release for Musk's offer to buy OpenAI

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What does it really mean to eliminate DEI programs? Michael Brice-Saddler spoke to the VA's first chief diversity officer about efforts to ensure mammograms for women vets and improve health care access in rural communities — all of which is now under threat. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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NEW details about the inner core!

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