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Traveler, gardener, retired social worker, union member, left politics. Minnesota is my home.
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The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act — aka the SAVE Act — would require every new voter to prove US citizenship. Here’s the catch: most Americans simply don’t have a passport. And do you know where your birth certificate is? www.gregpalast.com/how-trump-go...
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"A JOKE FOR TODAY:
A felon, a billionaire, an alcoholic, multiple sexual predators, a puppy killer, a Russian spy and a heroin addict with part of his brain eaten by a worm are leading America.
Oh shit, it's not a joke..."
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Kathryn Armstrong Loving serves as a Federal Detailee at the EPA. Jeremy Lewin leads agencies including USAID, CFPB, and the State Department, while Brooks Morgan is connected to the Department of Education. Chris Young is affiliated with the Executive Office of the President and CFPB.
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Additionally, federal roles now include Ryan Riedel as Chief Information Officer at the Department of Energy, Michael Russo as Chief Information Officer at the Social Security Administration, and Rachel Riley as a Senior Adviser at HHS.
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Lawyers James Burnham, Keenan Kmiec, Noah Peters, and Jacob Altik (Executive Office of the President) have been identified. Other DOGE-affiliated staff include Anthony Armstrong, Jennifer Balajadia, Stephanie Holmes, and Adam Ramada.
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DOGE led by Steve Davis, Brad Smith, and Katie Miller, while DOGE engineers include Alexandra “Aly” Beynon, Riccardo Biasini, Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier “Cole” Killian, Gavin Kliger, Nikhil Rajpal, Ethan Shaotran, Christopher Stanley, Jordan Wick, and Kendall M. Lindemann.
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Other federal advisers include Justin Fulcher, Scott Langmack, and Justin Monroe (FBI).
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At the General Services Administration (GSA), Stephen Ehikian, Thomas Shedd, Nate Cavanaugh, Nicole Hollander, and Kyle Schutt have taken key roles. The Treasury Department now includes Tom Krause and Marko Elez.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has several Musk staffers, including Amanda Scales, Brian Bjelde, Stephen Duarte, Christina Hanna, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Greg Hogan, and Austin Raynor.
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Firing so many workers will a) make govt services start to implode; b) will discourage entire generation from taking jobs in public service; and c) will, as it did when USSR imploded, be fodder for mercenaries, cartels and others looking to snap up those with govt expertise and insider knowledge.
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I can't access the article above, but YES, so many similarities between privatization of health care and education.
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Our problems with health care financing are the same ones we have with charter schools: It's the MODEL that doesn't work! Nothing can "fix" it.
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Great reporting! Thanks.