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Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3

submitted 8 days ago • 231 comments

This is all the romance I need

submitted 12 days ago • 15 comments

Hey Bluesky — we’re hosting a webinar for our subscribers this Thurs, Feb 13. You’ll hear from the people leading our coverage of Musk’s government takeover, as they discuss how we got here and what comes next. Interested in attending? Become a subscriber today to receive an invite: wrd.cm/3EH8xos

submitted 12 days ago • 13 comments

I've negotiated the Tokyo subway, a connecting flight in northern China, and many other transport systems where I don't speak the language or really know the geography. Yet I'm completely and utterly defeated by trying to book British train tickets - the country I grew up in. Why is it like this??

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

And just like that, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau homepage, consumerfinance.gov, is being erased. As of January 30, 2025, CFPB enforcement actions resulted in $19.7 billion in consumer relief.

submitted 15 days ago • 53 comments

Bad news is overwhelming right now, by design. I'm here to help! Take a deep breath & join me as we address just one turd from the pile of shit: what's going on with RFK, Jr., and how you can fight back, either for a win or at least to annoy the shit out of the fascists skepchick.org/2025/02/lets...

submitted 17 days ago • 8 comments

😂

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BREAKING: Rep. Mark Pocan has introduced the ELON MUSK act which would ban "special" government employees like Musk from having federal contracts. The full title of the bill is the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy Act.

submitted 18 days ago • 101 comments

A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...

submitted 17 days ago • 1278 comments

BREAKING: Representatives of Elon Musk’s “DOGE” have gotten into the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where they have accessed key payment and contracting systems.

submitted 18 days ago • 139 comments

Ladies and gentlemen, the US healthcare system... www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/man-22-...

submitted 18 days ago • 5 comments

Yep!

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submitted 21 days ago • 10 comments

"Did nobody tell them about Stalin? Have they not heard about Kim Jong-un?"

submitted 20 days ago • 26 comments

She was inspired to come up with the design after seeing people sleeping rough in Glasgow.

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

I sound like a broken record, but to understand what's happening in government look to Musk's Twitter purchase. Before Musk officially closed his deal for Twitter in Oct. 2022, his team demanded that the company freeze all payments to outside contractors and vendors. bsky.app/profile/eric...

submitted 21 days ago • 27 comments

“It’s hard to know where to start to talk about just how offensive this is, this attempt by the government to erase people from society.” C.D.C. scientists ordered to withdraw studies that use terms such as ‘L.G.B.T.’ or ‘pregnant people.’

submitted 21 days ago • 16 comments

This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x

submitted 22 days ago • 324 comments

OpenAI right now

submitted 24 days ago • 303 comments

BREAKING: Two unions with over two million government workers are suing the Trump admin over illegal executive orders. AFSCME and AFGE assert that Trump illegally exceeded his authority by unilaterally trying to roll back a regulation that protects civil servants.

submitted 24 days ago • 48 comments