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Chief Justice Roberts has issued an “administrative” stay allowing President Trump to remove the last Democratic member of Federal Trade Commission while the full Court decides whether to freeze lower-court rulings that had held that her firing was unlawful:
September 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Chief Justice Roberts has issued an “administrative” stay allowing President Trump to remove the last Democratic member of Federal Trade Commission while the full Court decides whether to freeze lower-court rulings that had held that her firing was unlawful:
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The SSA is shifting all public comms to X amid major staffing cuts: www.wired.com/story/social...
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA's shift to Elon Musk's X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The SSA is shifting all public comms to X amid major staffing cuts: www.wired.com/story/social...
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If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
April 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
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NEW: Trump administration backing off plan to crack down on Nvidia H20 chip (most advanced chip it can sell to China) after Jensen Huang attended $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago & Nvidia promised new AI data center investments in US. with @emilyzfeng.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/04/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/09/n...
Trump administration backs off Nvidia's 'H20' chip crackdown after Mar-a-Lago dinner
The White House was expected to ban sales of the high-performance AI chip to China. Chinese companies had been stockpiling the chip but now the Trump administration is backing off.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
NEW: Trump administration backing off plan to crack down on Nvidia H20 chip (most advanced chip it can sell to China) after Jensen Huang attended $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago & Nvidia promised new AI data center investments in US. with @emilyzfeng.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/04/09/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/09/n...
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My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
www.elias.law
April 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm.
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
"Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
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NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
March 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
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🚨SPEAK UP FOR WOLVES 🚨
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
March 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🚨SPEAK UP FOR WOLVES 🚨
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
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Please call your congressional representative and tell them to protect the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Calling and leaving a voice message or taking with their staff is way more effective than writing.
February 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Please call your congressional representative and tell them to protect the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Calling and leaving a voice message or taking with their staff is way more effective than writing.
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I’ve been warning that the Tech Bros want the S.F. Presidio for a “freedom city”. Now this. 👇 1/
Trump issued an executive order to drastically shrink the Presidio Trust, the federal agency overseeing San Francisco’s Presidio, a national park site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.
February 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’ve been warning that the Tech Bros want the S.F. Presidio for a “freedom city”. Now this. 👇 1/
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Each week, The Contrarian selects "Undaunted" individuals working to defend democracy
This week's spotlight: Inspectors General
IGs are the unsung heroes of the federal government— working to hold agencies accountable. Now, they're being sidelined when oversight is needed most
This week's spotlight: Inspectors General
IGs are the unsung heroes of the federal government— working to hold agencies accountable. Now, they're being sidelined when oversight is needed most
Undaunted
The unsung heroes of the federal government
contrarian.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Each week, The Contrarian selects "Undaunted" individuals working to defend democracy
This week's spotlight: Inspectors General
IGs are the unsung heroes of the federal government— working to hold agencies accountable. Now, they're being sidelined when oversight is needed most
This week's spotlight: Inspectors General
IGs are the unsung heroes of the federal government— working to hold agencies accountable. Now, they're being sidelined when oversight is needed most
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“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
About our agency
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment aro...
www.noaa.gov
February 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
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It's like watching a jittery dude with a chainsaw try to tune your grand piano.
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Elon Musk is shredding America’s government as he did Twitter
Some of his operatives are barely out of their teens
www.economist.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's like watching a jittery dude with a chainsaw try to tune your grand piano.
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
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#Trump is fulfilling his promises by nominating those who have publicly decried #RuleOfLaw & promised to literally jail political enemies. We fully expect many federal employees to become #whistleblowers & we will protect them pro bono.
But we need your help to do so:
whistlebloweraid.org/donate/
But we need your help to do so:
whistlebloweraid.org/donate/
Donate - Whistleblower Aid
We Rely On Your Donations To hold our government and corporations accountable, our country needs patriotic whistleblowers. To support whistleblowers, we need you. Whistleblower Aid is a pioneering, no...
whistlebloweraid.org
December 1, 2024 at 1:43 AM
#Trump is fulfilling his promises by nominating those who have publicly decried #RuleOfLaw & promised to literally jail political enemies. We fully expect many federal employees to become #whistleblowers & we will protect them pro bono.
But we need your help to do so:
whistlebloweraid.org/donate/
But we need your help to do so:
whistlebloweraid.org/donate/
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Perhaps the 7 calls from Elon & Trump to Putin during the 2024 campaign should have alerted Justice officials to potential problems. Democracy requires Justice. America deserves better.
November 28, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Perhaps the 7 calls from Elon & Trump to Putin during the 2024 campaign should have alerted Justice officials to potential problems. Democracy requires Justice. America deserves better.
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A storm system with hurricane-force winds hit Washington State overnight, forcing some train cancellations and leaving more than 600,000 customers without power as of Wednesday morning. At least one person had been killed, the authorities said.
Power Outages Affect 600,000 in Washington State as Storm Kills at Least 1
A storm system approaching the Northwest with hurricane-force winds was expected to drench the region with rain. At least one death was reported.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:31 AM
A storm system with hurricane-force winds hit Washington State overnight, forcing some train cancellations and leaving more than 600,000 customers without power as of Wednesday morning. At least one person had been killed, the authorities said.
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Obama developed a playbook for dealing with pandemics; in the face of COVID-19, Trump ignored the plan and fired the entire science team. www.statnews.com/2020/05/17/t...
A pandemic plan was in place. Trump abandoned it — and science — in the face of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is a crisis that must be understood and addressed using science. We are failing to solve it because America is led by an administration that not only isn't scientific but is acti...
www.statnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Obama developed a playbook for dealing with pandemics; in the face of COVID-19, Trump ignored the plan and fired the entire science team. www.statnews.com/2020/05/17/t...