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On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down. For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now Meanwhile...

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"service members, veterans and their families would lose a vital defender and the only federal agency mandated to safeguard their financial interests ..." Story by @patriciakime.bsky.social

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Marine veteran Andrew Lennox, who was let go Thursday, said, “I feel like someone from outside of our family is trying to tell us how to run it and telling me I don’t belong, and that’s really angered me.” taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran...

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Here it is, Trump administration disobeying a court order.

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Tulsi Gabbard is a national security threat, and the Senate votes on her today. A vote to confirm her as Intelligence Director is a betrayal to our nation, and will put us all in danger. Call your Senator now and tell them Tulsi is too great a risk: 202-224-3121 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bInd...

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Elon Musk’s former employees at Tesla, X and AmericaPAC warn federal workers to expect continued chaos as the billionaire becomes their de facto boss.

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Interestingly, in Loper Bright vs Raimondo, the conservative majority on SCOTUS ruled just last year that the judiciary can in fact overrule regulatory decisions made by the executive branch especially when those decisions are not specified by Congress.

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Disturbing ties between Kash Patel and SHEIN — a PRC company implicated in forced labor in Xinjiang. He has millions in shares and won’t divest. Especially concerning amid reports that DOJ/FBI is going to reduce focus on PRC influence efforts in the US. Full detail below from Roger Sollenberger:

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This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...

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DOGE staffer Marko Elez was linked to a now-deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” & wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." Elez has just resigned. However he already had access to the Treasury Dept database..

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A representative from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency now works at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where they have been given access to contracting systems as well as information on VA operations and information technology systems. Story by @patriciakime.bsky.social

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NEW: Elon Musk's takeover is causing rifts in Donald Trump's inner circle. “He’s getting too big for his britches,” says one Trump world source. read @jakelahut.writes.news:

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Democrats will hold the Senate floor "all night" to protest the nomination of Russ Vought, a leading Project 2025 architect, to head the Office of Management and Budget.

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I'm in the @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com this morning asking: Who exactly is running the federal government? If we can’t answer that simple question, government officials and civil society must recognize warning signs of state capture and take back what's ours. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

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The most damaging two weeks in history. The U.S.’s standing in the world, its ability to keep the country safe, the federal government’s fundamental capacity to operate effectively — all of these will take years to repair, if that can be achieved at all. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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USAID Workers Scramble for Answers After Trump Pulls Almost All of Them Off the Job Worldwide

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For what it’s worth, when I spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most powerful thing I ever saw was USAID digging wells & repairing schools. The most effective power we will ever have.

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Good to see that unions representing federal workers are directly suing Treasury Sec Scott Bessent and the Treasury Department over Elon Musk's access to payment systems, alleging extensive lawbreaking and demanding an immediate halt to it. As noted below this could bear fruit.

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VA will end remote work status for thousands of staffers this month link.defensenews.com/click/384567...

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www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... Trump inherited a growing economy and in 3 weeks screwed it up by taxing groceries

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New data from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social: Nearly three in five say that Trump’s tariffs will cause costs to go up. Read the full report: navigatorresearch.org/majorities-b...

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BREAKING: I’m hearing from several VA employees that they have been locked out of VATAS - thats how employees request leave - like administrative leave to file EEO complaints. It also shows your work schedule and OT. If this has happened to you, please reach out using the contact info in my bio.

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“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the F.B.I. and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and F.B.I. policy.” -- James E. Dennehy, NYC’s top FBI agent. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

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Dmitry Medvedev, the former President of Russia and the Deputy Chair of the Security Council, endorses the plan to end USAID. Russian government has long hated USAID, accusing it of interfering in internal matters by supporting groups that advocate for free elections and human rights.

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Donald Trump just slapped a major tax on every person and business in America. Families will pay hundreds more at the grocery store and the gas pump. Everything from cars to kitchen appliances will skyrocket in price. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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In a functioning democracy, a President who pardoned a mob that assaulted the Capitol while trying to overturn the election, and who then fired the prosecutors who put them behind bars, would be removed from power.

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Top headlines: Guardian: Trump’s disregard for US constitution ‘a blitzkrieg on the law’, NYT: Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration With Mexico Washington Post: Trump’s fierce attacks on DEI reflect a longtime GOP focus US media is not giving a sense of the scale of the threats

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NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.

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"[Gottlieb] informed colleagues at 2:04 p.m. that he decided to cancel their administrative leave status under his “authority.” Two hours later, Gottlieb sent a second email informing colleagues that he had been placed on administrative leave and bidding them farewell."

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Sen Chris Murphy (D-CT) just now: “You could literally walk down the street and the first 100 people you’d find would be less dangerous as the head of HHS than Robert F Kennedy Jr. He will get people killed”

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NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs. Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

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The Mayor of Newark says ICE detained citizens and a military veteran in a warrantless raid there today. www.newarknj.gov/news/mayor-r...

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The VA is rescinding job offers. A nurse I know on IG posted this. She has worked with this resident and said he’s excellent and now this. So much for this admin supporting veterans.

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VA officials exempt more than 300,000 health care jobs from White House hiring freeze -- some clarity on the impact of the Trump executive order after several days of concerns from lawmakers and advocates. Details here: www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

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BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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What will Trump's federal worker hiring freeze mean for VA hospitals and staffing? www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

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Here's our recap of the confirmation hearing for VA Sec nominee Doug Collins: www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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Here's the background on acting VA Secretary Hunter: department.va.gov/staff-biogra...

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Fanone: The Republican party owns a monopoly on hypocrisy when it comes to their supposed support of law enforcement because tonight the leader of the Republican party pardoned hundreds of violent cop assaulters.

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DOD officials don’t know who will run the agency after Trump is sworn in. Austin and Hicks are set to leave at noon. But in a rare move that has concerned top officials, the transition team hasn’t said who will step in until Trump's picks are confirmed www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.

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Out today -- here's a deep dive into VA outreach efforts over the last two-plus years, and how it has pulled tens of thousands more veterans into the system. But will it continue into the new administration? www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

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1. Federal employees who own stock in a company are prohibited from being involved in any matter related to the company's financial interests. Members of Congress are involved in matters that financially impact all companies But they are free to trade any stock And some members make a killing

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More from SASC ranking member Reed, to Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth: "Unfortunately, you lack the character and composure to hold the position of Secretary of Defense."

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Recap of today’s Hegseth confirmation hearing — www.militarytimes.com/home/2025/01...

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Lots and lots of confirmation hearings this week, with Defense Sec pick Peter Hegseth and VA Sec pick Doug Collins kicking off the work on Tuesday. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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News: @jenrubin.bsky.social is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution. She is partnering with former WH ethics czar @normeisen.bsky.social and launching a startup called The Contrarian. Here's my full story >>> www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...

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