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“Operation Whirlwind” What’s Happening Now? In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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I wear slippers in my office. When I go downstairs in my slippers my dog freaks out but If I take them off she doesn't so I slide them off somewhere before the stairs. Just now when I put them back on they were so warm and cozy. I apparently left them in a sunbeam. New procedure moving forward.

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Keep looking for cracks in the walls.

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The politics of spite are alive and well in Donald Trump's Washington. This compelling piece from The Big Picture explores how the MAGA Republican Party has transformed obstruction into an electoral strategy and what Democrats can do to counter this trend.

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Fight alongside the folks who have to fight for their lives.

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Important to remember

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Welp. Here we are.

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Definitely needed this reminder today

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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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This! 👇

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Correct. He’s not capable of playing multidimensional chess. Or chess. Or checkers. Or tic-tac-toe. As one of his aides put it during Shit Show I, “he’s just eating the pieces” on the board. Nothing he does is strategic. He’s purely guided by narcissistic, sociopathic impulses at all times.

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Congress is being stripped of its authority & allowing it. Once it resigns the purse strings & oversight, we will have no elected reps. Our state and local votes will be literally nullified. It's how fascism works, divide & remove all barriers to power. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

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apnews.com/article/educ... Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department

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In a crisis, you must be willing to do things you've never done before. You have to have the behavioral flexibility to respond intentionally vs. react. The best practice for this? To be able to do things you've never done before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.

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They didn't "save money." They starved kids and fired watchdogs. That all costs us more in the long run.

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Every thug who wants to be a dictator always begins by changing how the government works. As Pastor Niemöller wrote in 1930s Germany: First they came for the government workers. The playbook is always the same, which we're already seeing. Here are the next steps, in case anyone still unsure:

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Trump signed an EO claiming only he & the AG can define the law This is straight-up authoritarianism, ripping out the judiciary like some third-world dictator A blatant power grab & direct assault on the separation of power. Anyone think SCOTUS will agree? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

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I wouldnt be shocked if they just started nullifying all the treaties and seizing all the reservation lands

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I just Googled this and no major media is reporting on it

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Not according to Marbury v. Madison.

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#ProudBlue #DemocracyWarriors These instructions are so important right now. So many of us feel broken & afraid. Let’s not let these hateful & evil people break us though. Do everything you can to keep spreading love & kindness. Build community & do things daily that bring you joy. GIVE HUGS!!

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MapQuest is my hero

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So Chutkan told them to file a better argument. How about this one: As you read this, Musk has already placed back doors into every major system across the US govt, which gives him the power to shut down any program he wants, at any time, while sitting in his Tesla www.rawstory.com/doge-2671177...

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I learn so much from Denise Wheeler. Scary, important things.

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"America deserves safe, state-of-the-art air travel, and President Trump has ordered that I deliver a new, world-class air traffic control system that will be the envy of the world," Duffy said. Does everyone have the same script writer??

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Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Just read the intro to Project 2025. They start off by saying they will write executive orders until they don’t need checks and balances. Don't think that autocracy is on the way. Trump's dictatorship has already begun. It is here. It is now.

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Dear Leaders of the Free World, We're not with these maniacs. Sincerely, Decent Americans johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

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"Oh, jeepers... Would you please come back until we decide to fire you again?" It's been less than a month.

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The US is crashing and crushing so many of us under the weight of this lunacy. But we understand why the rest of the world will pull away. We get it.

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Who’s the deep state now? This is Saturday Night Massacre level shit—Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor and five other senior officials resigned Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

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“Operation Whirlwind” What’s Happening Now? In 2025, Operation Whirlwind was launched under Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to investigate alleged threats against employees of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

I wear slippers in my office. When I go downstairs in my slippers my dog freaks out but If I take them off she doesn't so I slide them off somewhere before the stairs. Just now when I put them back on they were so warm and cozy. I apparently left them in a sunbeam. New procedure moving forward.

Keep looking for cracks in the walls.

The politics of spite are alive and well in Donald Trump's Washington. This compelling piece from The Big Picture explores how the MAGA Republican Party has transformed obstruction into an electoral strategy and what Democrats can do to counter this trend.

Fight alongside the folks who have to fight for their lives.

Important to remember

Welp. Here we are.

Definitely needed this reminder today

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

This! 👇

Congress is being stripped of its authority & allowing it. Once it resigns the purse strings & oversight, we will have no elected reps. Our state and local votes will be literally nullified. It's how fascism works, divide & remove all barriers to power. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline.

apnews.com/article/educ... Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department

In a crisis, you must be willing to do things you've never done before. You have to have the behavioral flexibility to respond intentionally vs. react. The best practice for this? To be able to do things you've never done before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.

They didn't "save money." They starved kids and fired watchdogs. That all costs us more in the long run.

Every thug who wants to be a dictator always begins by changing how the government works. As Pastor Niemöller wrote in 1930s Germany: First they came for the government workers. The playbook is always the same, which we're already seeing. Here are the next steps, in case anyone still unsure:

Trump signed an EO claiming only he & the AG can define the law This is straight-up authoritarianism, ripping out the judiciary like some third-world dictator A blatant power grab & direct assault on the separation of power. Anyone think SCOTUS will agree? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

I wouldnt be shocked if they just started nullifying all the treaties and seizing all the reservation lands

I just Googled this and no major media is reporting on it

Not according to Marbury v. Madison.

#ProudBlue #DemocracyWarriors These instructions are so important right now. So many of us feel broken & afraid. Let’s not let these hateful & evil people break us though. Do everything you can to keep spreading love & kindness. Build community & do things daily that bring you joy. GIVE HUGS!!

MapQuest is my hero

So Chutkan told them to file a better argument. How about this one: As you read this, Musk has already placed back doors into every major system across the US govt, which gives him the power to shut down any program he wants, at any time, while sitting in his Tesla www.rawstory.com/doge-2671177...

I learn so much from Denise Wheeler. Scary, important things.

"America deserves safe, state-of-the-art air travel, and President Trump has ordered that I deliver a new, world-class air traffic control system that will be the envy of the world," Duffy said. Does everyone have the same script writer??

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Just read the intro to Project 2025. They start off by saying they will write executive orders until they don’t need checks and balances. Don't think that autocracy is on the way. Trump's dictatorship has already begun. It is here. It is now.

Dear Leaders of the Free World, We're not with these maniacs. Sincerely, Decent Americans johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

"Oh, jeepers... Would you please come back until we decide to fire you again?" It's been less than a month.

The US is crashing and crushing so many of us under the weight of this lunacy. But we understand why the rest of the world will pull away. We get it.

Who’s the deep state now? This is Saturday Night Massacre level shit—Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor and five other senior officials resigned Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

BREAKING: Ranking Member Raskin demands Attorney General Bondi halt illegal intimidation campaign targeting the DOJ’s Public Integrity Office.

See previous resignation letter post.

One heck of a resignation letter