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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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A reminder that “ to decimate” something, you only need to cut 10%. The Roman Army collapsed from a 10% cut. Many DOGE cuts are around 10%, to aid Republican talking points to come…”it’s not that bad, it’s only 10%.” That is how to decimate something, essentially killing it. Remind your R relatives.

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Will they defy the order? The judge ruled that union leaders will be allowed to interview an official with DOGE and one official each at the Department of Labor, the Consumer Finance Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services — agencies in which DOGE has accessed data

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My hypothesis on the state of the US. Trump grifted a junk coin. Idiots bought it to the tune of billions of dollars. Trump is tanking the US economy and stock market. Stocks will be worth pennies soon. Now he has billions guess what he is going to do. Clean up. Yay Magats you did this.

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Congratulations #MAGAts

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Fair warning. Musk wants X to be the American “WeChat” that’s why he stole all our info from the treasury and SSI. We need to make some noise.

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One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy. “It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”

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Have you ever noticed how Elon musk responds to questions that he doesn’t like? He says things like, “you just don’t get it.” Or if that doesn’t work, foul language mixed with f you and the r word. Amazingly thin skinned and it makes me think he’s not as smart as he wants us to think he is.

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All federal employees must respond to an email from a Nigerian prince with their bank account number or risk being terminated.

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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

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Europe steps up after Trump’s capitulation to Putin

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The TL is bleak but Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, donated her Tesla to @npr

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Find a #TeslaTakedown event near you this weekend: www.teslatakedown.com #Tesla #FireElon

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President Zelensky is a diplomat and a hero. Hair Führer and Weirdo Beardo staged an ambush with a gaggle of far right sycophants cosplaying as journalists. This will do grievous damage to Ukraine, our allies and the US.

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Why don’t you wear a suit?

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Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

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We’ve had a good discussion today of why millions of 2024 Trump voters didn’t really know what they were voting for. None of that applies to CEOs.

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"This crisis offers more than just another example of political corruption—it provides an opportunity to reinvigorate our fundamental assumptions about democratic leadership." www.liberalcurrents.com/democracy-me...

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Not just deserve. Weather monitoring, disease management, and food safety are services we pay for from the government that are being stolen from us.

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NEW: We obtained a summary of the 5,200 federal police misconduct incidents Trump deleted earlier this month. Turns out 75 percent of them stemmed from Customs & Border Protection and Bureau of Prisons employees. theappeal.org/nlead-trumps...

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RFK really missed the simplest lesson of LBJ’s career, try not to get any kids killed if your name rhymes with “how many kids did you kill today”

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Two more Starbucks locations in Minnesota move to unionize

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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

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The Medicaid programs of 27 states don’t have the word “Medicaid” in their name, perhaps out of politeness. Much as my students in Arizona would occasionally discover to their surprise that they were Protestants, quite a few people might soon find out—once it goes away—that they’re on Medicaid.

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DC U.S. Attorney Ed Martin personally asked a judge for authorization to seize funds related to a Biden administration green program. The judge said they failed to show a reasonable belief that a crime occurred. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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That is correct, Mr. AI Overview.

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Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…

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The 1923 Oregon legislature was colloquially known as the "Klan legislature" because the majority of members were either Klan members or sympathizers. One bill they passed required that history education be suitably patriotic, outlawing materials that spoke "slightingly" of the founders.

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This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

submitted 9 days ago • 1223 comments