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Elon Musk’s $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies - WIRED apple.news/AW7E7ZiNbTJ2...

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This article might dampen your weekend mood, but it's a must read. The situation in the US government is already dire, but trying to comprehend what comes next is even more unsettling.

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“Do something about it.”

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As the Trump administration slashes the budgets of federal agencies, the ripple effects are already being felt in Maryland’s private sector.

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“Anytime you get in a role where you’re pushing or punishing someone for reporting their view of the facts, that is not freedom,” said Thomas Graham, CEO of Crosswind Media in Austin, Texas.

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“Do your job!”

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NEW: A high-ranking NASA official warned his employees to “use discretion” in public when displaying badges or emblems that identify them as federal workers — part of an effort, the agency says, to protect its staff amid “stories of possible harassment.” By @heathervogell.bsky.social

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A poll of swing-district voters is already showing heaps of warning signs for Republicans bent on helping billionaires. That was fast.

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Email shows that Musk ally is moving to close office behind free tax filing program at IRS

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Jeff Bezos’s Hypocritical Assertion of Power - The Atlantic apple.news/A-1HKbgu_T86...

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Elon Musk’s Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple - WIRED apple.news/AEMMfN4oMQSu...

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Texas leaders quiet amid measles crisis - The Texas Tribune apple.news/AviX8NZDaRn-...

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An upcoming vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly canceled via email on Wednesday. This is the second vaccine-related advisory meeting canceled since Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. took over at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Local government representatives are troubled by the sweeping power given to the board and the lack of input given to municipalities. The Utah League of Cities and Towns and Utah Association of Counties are both opposing the bill as it currently stands.

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Trump refuses to call Putin a Dictator! Take a look at Macron’s facial expression! Well he did use “those words lightly” when he was referring to Zelinsky! #USDemocracy

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The FAA has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink system to upgrade the networks it uses to manage US airspace, raising new concerns about COI’s for @elonmusk in one of his other roles, slashing funding at multiple federal agencies, including the FAA. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b... #BlueSky #MedSky

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Guess who’s getting a new FAA contract to help privatize air safety? Elon Musk. He’s cutting the FAA and everything else in government — and carving it off for himself. THE WHOLE THING IS A MONEY GRAB

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Maryland’s independent budget and policy analysts have recommended lawmakers withhold $850,000 from the state Department of Human Services until the agency responsible for child welfare can fix a slew of problems with its data.

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While it’s important to approach discussions around political movements and ideologies with care, drawing comparisons between any contemporary political program like Project 2025 and neo-Nazi thinking requires a nuanced understanding. (See more below)

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"I never could have imagined, none of us could, that the government of the United States of America would openly ally itself with a fascist political party. In the heart of Europe. In Germany, for God’s sake."

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OTTAWA – Thousands of people have electronically signed a parliamentary petition calling for revocation of Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship over his role in the Trump administration, which is pointedly threatening Canada’s sovereignty.

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"They're firing people at the VA hotline, the suicide prevention hotline, which, by the way, three years ago or so, we plussed up because too many veterans were killing themselves. Now all of a sudden we're cutting that because we want to save a few dollars."

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NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk.

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Very interesting context on whether feds are required to reply to the OPM email:

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Breaking — All Department of Justice office leaders just received an email saying they should be “prepared to follow the instructions” in the OPM/Musk bullet email, according to a copy shared with me. Full text:

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Strong letter from Rep. Gerry Connolly (ranking Dem on House Oversight Committee) to acting OPM Director Chuck Ezell re: 5 bullets email. Calls it “illegal, reckless, and yet another example of the cruel and arbitrary chaos Mr. Musk” has inflicted. Says he must clarify non-response≠resignation.

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I think the implications here are painfully and terrifyingly obvious.

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Psychologist Answers Couples Therapy Questions - WIRED apple.news/AR66IkmruTn2...

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