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Note here that Musk is now literally assigning himself new contracts based on the use of his DOGE wrecking crew and the associated micro-bros. this isn't a "conflict of interest". it's just handing yourself federal money www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/b...

submitted 3 days ago • 299 comments

I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

submitted 5 days ago • 351 comments

So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

submitted 8 days ago • 3458 comments

There are two people in Congress-the chairs of the Senate & House Appropriations Committees-who have enormous power over the illegal impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress, which is sowing chaos across the US. They need to be relentlessly contacted at their offices, in person and by phone. 1/

submitted 8 days ago • 41 comments

The DOGE Brain Drain Has Begun open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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The DOGE Brain Drain Has Begun open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

mastodon.social/@bitboxer/11...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

From earlier, on the problems DOGE2025 is having turning back on things they dangerously turn off. www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/17/d...

submitted 11 days ago • 18 comments

Wow!

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Important and appropriate A1 play in the NYT print paper today for the story Kirsten Grind and I did on the 11 federal agencies that had targeted Musk companies for investigations/lawsuit that have now been disrupted in a way that benefits Musk. A free link as well. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

submitted 15 days ago • 33 comments

3900% INCREASE IN CALLS TO CONGRESS. THIS IS HOW WE FIGHT. PLEASE KEEP CALLING AND SEND EMAILS. YOU CAN FIND YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE HERE: www.house.gov/representati... THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR AMAZING ADVOCACY!

submitted 17 days ago • 45 comments

Great point.

submitted 19 days ago • 1222 comments

From what I hear from multiple people in the space, the latest NIH indirect costs for medical research grants will basically mean the end most academic medical centers.

submitted 21 days ago • 92 comments

slate.com/news-and-pol... Very helpful read.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

There it is

submitted 22 days ago • 798 comments

Thread.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Three part thread.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 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 27 days ago • 348 comments

Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵

submitted 28 days ago • 67 comments

FDIC has yanked job offers to more than 200 new examiners, the front-line employees who closely monitor banks to ensure they operate safely and adhere to an extensive rule book. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 29 days ago • 75 comments

Fed source to me re: this news: “ten alarm fire”

submitted 28 days ago • 124 comments

And so it begins: Bakersfield, CA sees massive drop off in field workers as ICE agents rounded up suspected immigrants, resulting in acres of oranges left unpicked in the California sun during the most active period of the season. “Economic devastation” newrepublic.com/post/190555/...

submitted 37 days ago • 181 comments

Donald Trump has revoked EO11246 signed by LBJ in 1965, mandating equal opportunities by federal contractors.

submitted 38 days ago • 136 comments

This is a remarkable moment. Trump and Vance sit there in silence, as a bishop pleas with them to lean on their better angels and not follow through with their depraved campaign promises that target the LGBTQ+ community and immigrants. Never seen anything like this.

submitted 38 days ago • 192 comments

To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced local immigration advocacy/support organizations. Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.

submitted 102 days ago • 343 comments

I love this. We are connected and part of a wondrous universe.

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Biden: "I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. That's the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultra wealthy people and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape"

submitted 44 days ago • 1082 comments

ATTN: THREAD: The loyalty interviews have begun in DC. As someone who has direct experience with this, I have a couple of recommendations for all federal workers. Please share this widely, and with any federal government employee you know. 1/

submitted 46 days ago • 564 comments

“In order to shoot off one email per week for a year, ChatGPT would use up 27 liters of water, or about one-and-a-half jugs… that means if one in 10 U.S. residents—16 million people—asked ChatGPT to write an email a week, it’d cost more than 435 million liters of water.”

submitted 50 days ago • 124 comments

If you can read through a discussion of medical research in fairly accessible language, this is pretty interesting. I read it for work on alzheimers but heart, inflammation, more is part of this discussion, which gives insight into some amazing workings of our bodies.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Please share this link ❤️❤️❤️ youtu.be/aM2jbg4V2AA?...

submitted 81 days ago • 5 comments

@davetroy.com Just seeing if you get this post after I read of your issues with Bluesky on X.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments