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I've updated this piece to reflect the insane and cruel merry go-round of people getting fired, and re-hired, or resigning and then being told they were fired donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...

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Chekhov: if you bring out a chainsaw in Act I, …

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"They're putting persecuted Christian refugees in camps in the jungle" sounds like something Glenn Beck would accuse the Obama administration of doing and yet now it's a pillar of the Republican agenda.

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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have repeatedly affirmed Musk’s leadership of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But according to a new court filing from the White House, the administrator of DOGE isn’t Elon Musk after all. Who is? No one knows.

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helluva thread from the hellsite about the comically bad “savings” doge claims to have found (sorry for the weirdly sized screenshots, I had to squeeze everything into only 4 of them)

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He is out of his damned mind

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Lmao literally this

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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...

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It’s hard to imagine a more self-defeating set of decisions than to cut back on healthcare research (not just for USA, but humanity at large) but Trump/Elon/Old Brainworm Kennedy are sure hellbent on it

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Started / Going

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Now that musk is saying he’s doing the DOGE stuff “because the globalists have plotted a Great Replacement in which they use government handouts to buy votes from illegal immigrants and urban blacks” maybe we don’t have to act like this is about deficits or cost cutting anymore

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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.

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(Miley Cyrus starts singing “Nothing Compares 2 U” on SNL) Pope: Uh oh, where’s this going?

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Lord

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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He brings it every single night." For seven years and counting, Nic Dowd has — somewhat quietly — been the Capitals' heartbeat. At 34, he's on pace for a career year, and continuing to make an impact. On the importance of No. 26 for the #ALLCAPS:

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“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw” Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start

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Headline: Trump wants to cut defense spending by half in concession to Russia, China

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Hero - hold the line

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it's not even some counterintuitive monkey paw: their plan to reduce treasury rates is to cause a recession. they've basically come out and said it: "more labor supply" (higher unemployment) and "lower aggregate demand" (consumers have no money)

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MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying he’s following “major crisis” of “mass deportations;” takes on Vance saying “The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the “Good Samaritan”

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For those not familiar with how financial markets work, US Treasuries are the ultimate safe asset, used as collateral for everything. Even a hint that some Treasuries might not be honored could bring everything to a screeching halt 1/

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Drake rn:

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We do believe trans people's access to medical care and opportunities to participate in sports should be subject to public debate, we just deplore the direct results of subjecting them to public debate

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“Man I wish the Caps would have a lot of shots in an exciting first period!” (Monkey paw finger closes) #allcaps

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I've been a meteorologist for 30+ years. This is a horror show without precedent.

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COLLINS: Are you planning to fire the FBI agents involved in the J6 investigations? TRUMP: No but I'll fire some of them

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Trump says he agrees with Vance that a DOGE staffer fired after being outed for making extremely racist posts should be brought back

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Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.

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What does the government need with a chatbot?

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According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump's White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of workers from HHS, FDA, CDC and other health agencies. The order could come as soon as next week. If it goes through, this order would put everyone's health in danger.

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NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned. The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.

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