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Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.

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Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

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Come work for an award-winning news organization with a robust business model and no layoffs in the 25 year history of the organization. talkingpointsmemo.com/careers

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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

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"The Trump Administration can’t kill the transition to EVs but moves like this will likely make it harder for car buyers to switch to a cleaner car, hurting drivers’ pocketbooks and everyone’s health."

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President's Day rallies

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The Richest Man in the World Says We Can't Afford Any More Cures for Cancer talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/nih-a...

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Not even six hours apart.

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submitted 10 days ago • 786 comments

So I have an idea and I’m wondering if it would be useful for other people. I’m between gigs right now but I used to run cybersecurity (and other) projects at the largest law firms in Canada. Would a Cyber Security Tip of the Day be interesting?

submitted 11 days ago • 998 comments

Make America Corrupt Again On today's episode, we break down how Trump and Musk are running the country like mob bosses and openly engaging in naked quid pro quo - selling us all out to the highest bidder, both foreign and domestic. Give us a watch! zeteo.com/p/make-ameri...

submitted 11 days ago • 13 comments

"Daddy says he owns you. Can you get me an ice cream?"

submitted 11 days ago • 2374 comments

Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.

submitted 11 days ago • 672 comments

A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.

submitted 11 days ago • 1185 comments

If you’re not regularly reading @sifill.bsky.social Substack posts, you’re missing out. Strong analysis and wise counsel in dark, hard times. Latest here: open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

submitted 13 days ago • 18406 comments

Congress is trying to pass the SAVE Act, a bill designed to stop a problem that doesn’t exist. The only thing it’s good for is stopping millions of Americans from registering to vote.

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If you work for the federal government and have information about what’s going on at your agency, please contact me via Signal at juddlegum.47 or use the QR Code below. I'm especially interested in speaking to people who work for the CFPB. I will maintain your anonymity.

submitted 15 days ago • 54 comments

A Musk ally now has control over the Bureau of Fiscal Service, which disburses more than $5 trillion in annual payments for Social Security, Medicare, tax refunds and thousands of other programs and agencies – all of which Musk demanded on social media should be unilaterally halted as illegal.

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Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave.

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I just found 47 reasons not to watch the Super Bowl

submitted 16 days ago • 528 comments

ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.

submitted 16 days ago • 1128 comments

This week, @wired.com has gotten a lot of love on this here app. (Thank you!!) But I don’t think I can overstate what a force @bsky.app has become in influencing the entire media ecosystem. So refreshing to have a platform that isn’t actively hostile to hard news.

submitted 16 days ago • 315 comments

NEW — I'm told FDA supervisors called employees today to stress return to office dates in apparent effort to pressure them into taking deferred resignation deal & didn't mention deadline is no longer tonight (thanks to court order). Being done by phone to avoid paper trail for unions, source says.

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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.

submitted 16 days ago • 1142 comments

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

submitted 16 days ago • 6590 comments

NEW: Shortly after Pam Bondi was sworn in Wednesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked her to drop the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the state’s 2021 voter suppression law, S.B. 202. I warned you, Raffensperger is no hero. He is a GOP vote suppressor.

submitted 17 days ago • 1251 comments

“Trump's War on DEI Is Another Dark Chapter in America’s Racist History” Racism, writes John Harwood for Zeteo, fits squarely within the mainstream of US political history, from slavery through the Civil War, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow, from the civil rights revolution to MAGA:

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Elon Musk agrees that “all elections” in America are “rigged” & fake. It’s an insane position for the world’s richest man & the owner of the world’s most influential political messaging platform to hold. It’s hard to believe that he believes that. But he IS spreading this insane and dangerous lie.

submitted 18 days ago • 472 comments

Congress is preparing to vote on the SAVE Act, which has the potential to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

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1/ ❗Really chilling. Thanks to Sen. Mark Warner, for releasing Memo from acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove to FBI leadership ordering the purge. -Memo is a clear abuse of power and weaponization of DOJ -Memo bolsters FBI lawsuits filed today. VERY clear the list is for retaliatory purposes

submitted 18 days ago • 488 comments

If you work at a federal agency touched by DOGE, particularly the Education Department — or if you have other information about DOGE that you'd like to share with @nbcnews.com — I'd love to speak with you. I'm on Signal at: tylerkingkadenbc.20 We are good at protecting sources' identities.

submitted 18 days ago • 180 comments

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

submitted 18 days ago • 4328 comments

This is what democracy looks like! We're out at Tillis' Raleigh office! @bullcityindivisi.bsky.social @democracyoutloud.bsky.social @indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social

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Trump on what Trudeau could offer him to change his mind on tariffs: "What I'd like to see -- Canada become our 51st state."

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Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.

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Good to see Harvard has joined in on the job of archiving federal websites: lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01...

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Honestly rooting for Canada at this point.

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This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com. Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…” www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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For all federal employees: Before you are locked out of your systems, ensure you have copies of unclassified performance appraisals, awards & other relevant personnel docs. If you have access to your office, grab your more important personal items sooner rather than later.

submitted 22 days ago • 329 comments

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

submitted 22 days ago • 349 comments

Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass

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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Our beloved Canada is under threat. The threat comes from the president of the US—a convicted felon and known predator. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk….

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A second plane has gone down in 3 days. Seems like things were safer when DEI was still in place.

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While much reporting has (with good reason) focused on high-profile appointees like Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr and Kash Patel, my colleagues at @propublica.org have looked into several key Trump appointees who have largely flown under the radar:

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Trump has so far blamed the deadly DCA plane crash on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party, Pete Buttigieg, the 2020 election, and diversity. No evidence was provided.

submitted 24 days ago • 667 comments

Stop what you’re doing and pay attention to what’s happening in the Tennessee legislature. Spread the word.

submitted 24 days ago • 37 comments

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

submitted 24 days ago • 2926 comments

Some Democrats have expressed frustration that Democratic Party officials and electeds aren’t doing enough to pushback against the Trump administration. Congressman Jamie Raskin is hosting a moderated zoom call about this tomorrow. Anyone can join.

submitted 26 days ago • 65 comments