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The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

Sure Trump fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the CNO....but they fired the top JAG's in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Why would you fire the top lawyers in the armed services at night on a Friday? That's the part you should be freaking out about.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Amid tax season…. Over 6,000 IRS employees expected to be terminated by end of week www.cbsnews.com/news/over-35...

Important 🧵: Stanford political scientist uses data to show DOGE is attacking “liberal” agencies, not focusing on waste & inefficiency: “The hardest hit agencies are those that regulate industry, protect public health, and expand access to education.”

Well done Senator Duckworth fighting for fellow veterans. -- VA Crisis Line Employees Among Those Fired Amid Federal Workforce Purge www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

today i saw a cybertruck driving its final mile (it's lightly drizzling)

It is vitally important that if you feel you have been harmed in anyway, especially financially, by the actions of "DOGE" that you immediately report yourself as a victim to your state's Attorney General!

Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

Just now picking up my daughter’s Claudia’s Corgi, Gracie, from her spaying procedure from Friendship Animal Hospital in northwest DC. It turns out they are doing something amazing for people victimized by the insane government purges 👉

It’s not a “savings” if you’re getting fewer services in exchange. I’m still paying the same taxes!

National Park ranger fired from "dream job" on Valentine's Day pens emotional viral letter: "Things are not ok" www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...

NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...

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First nuclear weapons management, now this. No one - Democrat or Republican - voted for this kind of incompetence.

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS. Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage. www.democracydocket.com

JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

💥 “We’re tired of the executive branch putting us at risk! We need our fellow Americans to stand up with us! We need Congress to take action!! It is essential to stand up against Autocracy!” It’s time to unite and make our voices heard! h/t Alejandro Alvarez in DC

Lower reaches of the Cliffs of Moher catching late evening sun. County Clare, Ireland.

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

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60 MINUTES: “Utter nonsense. The most accountable aid agency in the world is USAID… DOGE fired their top 58 officials within an hour of arriving…” This was never about efficiency. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGLXa9r...

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Here is a nice mushroom

Last Fall, the Washington Post allowed a right wing group to run a full page ad falsely attacking me for protecting voting rights. Today, Bezos' paper won't accept ads criticizing Elon Musk. Support pro-democracy media. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

Reup, for @petebuttigieg.bsky.social's easy linking. Trump Fired Inspectors General Who Identified $183.5 Billion in Waste, Fraud, and Abuse www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/12/t...

Cannon Beach, OR #photography