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By all means, we don't want open government anymore. Authoritarianism thrives on opacity.

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Roger Stone wants the FBI to violate a constitutional right “of anyone deemed to be an ‘enemy of the state.’ We can decide what actually is an ‘enemy’ later so the base doesn’t flip out.” I rep whistleblowers who’ve been called enemies of the state. This is dangerous & deadly.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

“”We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations," wrote the staffers…"However, it has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments at the United States DOGE Service.”” www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Excited to hear @jesselynradack.bsky.social @stevenrenderos.bsky.social & @chipgibbons.bsky.social online today at #RightsCon2025

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Trade sovereignty for ‘peace’ ? “The American demands amount to extremely severe war reparations upon Ukraine, far more severe than was demanded…of Germany after either world war. But this demand is directed against Ukraine, and Ukraine is not the aggressor.” 🤔 snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Some of us have been warning about this and calling for anti-SLAPP laws (both federal and state) for years and years and years. And I'm not stopping now. Defamation law has been so widely abused to chill speech and so few people know it.

submitted 41 days ago • 26 comments

The federal judge who just blocked Dept. of Ed & OPM from sharing sensitive data w/ DOGE was co-counsel in defending NSA whistleblower @thomasdrake.bsky.social’s protection of our privacy f/ NSA!⚖️ #PrivacyMatters #PropsDebbieBoardman storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Keep the promise and experiment of America or give in to the dystopia & autocracy of an inverted AmeriKa? If history any guide, there are those in power who always look to restrict, censor, control or even take the rights & sovereignty of the people & society away. www.c-span.org/clip/state-l...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

“…the plan to end multiculturalism is proceeding apace. Much of the chaos, lawlessness, & destruction of the past few weeks can be understood as part of…administration’s central ideological project: restoring America’s traditional hierarchies of race & gender. Call it the “Great Resegregation.” “

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Statement from the Musk-appointed head of SSA celebrating the deletion of research grants studying the financial security of the older adults and the disabled. Just one way that the richest man in the world is dictating societal priorities. www.ssa.gov/news/press/r...

submitted 10 days ago • 121 comments

I want to say again to academics who are interested in public writing. Look locally. Sure national outlets are good and I do that too, but this kind of visibility in your community can have a real impact.

submitted 10 days ago • 16 comments

Removing Judge Advocates General who would uphold the rule of law in the military - so dangerous

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 9 days ago • 2233 comments

Every day, the goals become clearer: The point of DOGE is not efficiency, but regime change www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 8 days ago • 130 comments

This, from my colleague @pamherd.bsky.social , is a great piece about Trump’s attack on disabled people, and the real harm it is causing, including to one of UM’s outstanding students. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

submitted 8 days ago • 7 comments

As ever: never trust a government that pretends it’s possible to create backdoors in encryption only they (or “the good guys”) can use. This stuff always leaves everyone less secure, benefitting criminals and adversaries. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

I'm older than a lot of folks here, but I grew up in an era when we were taught, half-heartedly, that there would not be a nuclear war because of the deterrent of Mutually Assured Destruction. They never mentioned the Doofus Exception.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Tips for federal employees who need to become #whistleblowers. whisper.exposefacts.org/5-tips-for-s...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Jair Bolsonaro is charged with an attempted military coup in Brazil. He and 6 associates are accused of leading a plot to poison President Lula and shoot dead Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, with 33 others involved. #3E #EndImpunity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

submitted 12 days ago • 60 comments

Just discovered that Don Bacon posted this last Friday.

submitted 12 days ago • 272 comments

Russia-linked hackers have been phishing Ukrainian military with Signal QR codes that look like group invites but instead add a linked device that eavesdrops on messages. Update Signal now to get its fix for a tactic that’s likely to spread beyond Ukraine. www.wired.com/story/russia...

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

If you restate the question as “why are we hearing the worst stories of federal workers harmed by vindictive authoritarians with a penchant for punishing dissent with harassment and violence via anonymous Reddit posts, press reports, and lawsuit filings” I think the answer gets a bit easier to see

submitted 12 days ago • 17 comments

The argument that Trump Media Group is making about a judge's interpretation of his country's laws is the same argument that Musk made about Australia's eSafety commissioner when she sought the removal of terrorist content on X under the country's Online Safety Act. 1/

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

NSF fired 168 yesterday. Today its staff directory page says this:

submitted 12 days ago • 16 comments

Meet the disabled vets, cancer researchers, and nuclear techs fired by the worlds richest man

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

Reup: Less than two weeks after the criminal investigation of Project Veritas was closed, Emil Bove is trying to force prosecutors to rely on a Project Veritas video to predicate a criminal investigation. www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/19/e...

submitted 12 days ago • 8 comments

‼️We facilitate investigative journalism by representing media sources & whistleblowers pro bono. Please help us survive so we can keep protecting them. 📰🗣️⚖️ whisper.exposefacts.org www.thebulwark.com/p/open-gover...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

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.

submitted 14 days ago • 2291 comments

The unparalleled, meteoric level of resignations & #whistleblowing is proportional to the sheer level of corruption. Stay safe. 🗣️🙏⚖️ whisper.exposefacts.org

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

As a Justice Department alum, I signed onto this ltr to career fed prosecutors who, irrespective of party, swore an Oath to the Constitution — not POTUS, AG Bondi, or any other individual. www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

“Democracy is in real danger” — @thomasdrake.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

“DOGE going into all these agencies ... with a wrecking ball and no understanding of the business logic and structure behind the code ... poses real risks to the privacy and persona-level data of millions of people across all of those records.” - @thomasdrake.bsky.social

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Musk claimed 150 year olds in the system are receiving checks. Computer genius?! 🤡 Uhhhh…Duhhh…Social Security runs on an older version of COBOL and doesn’t use date or time types.

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

2 grim observations from @alanrozenshtein.com re the implications of Trump’s TikTok Ex Order for the rule of law: 1) Oracle’s (et al.) decision to rely on federal non-enforcement despite enormous statutory penalties gives Trump leverage to extract from them personal tribute (my words, not Alan’s) …

submitted 16 days ago • 6 comments

I'm seeing some context missing from Vance's speech, falsely accusing Europe of abandoning free speech. He was making very specific references to Elon's (and right wingers like Alex Jones) role in inciting violence in the UK, and prosecution of right winger for violence that they say is speech.

submitted 16 days ago • 26 comments