Edwin Lyngar
@edwinlyngar.bsky.social
Writer, yogi, pug-dog lover. Tweets my own. Check out my yoga studio if you wanna get bendy: http://mountainposeyoga.com #boycotttesla #humanism #yoga
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Charlie Kirk was a white supremacist who pushed the racist Great Replacement Theory. Kirk was vociferously anti-LGBTQ. Kirk's final words were to besmirch Black people.
Stop this revisionism. People who say bad things don't deserve to be murdered, but they also don't deserve to be praised either.
Stop this revisionism. People who say bad things don't deserve to be murdered, but they also don't deserve to be praised either.
September 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Charlie Kirk was a white supremacist who pushed the racist Great Replacement Theory. Kirk was vociferously anti-LGBTQ. Kirk's final words were to besmirch Black people.
Stop this revisionism. People who say bad things don't deserve to be murdered, but they also don't deserve to be praised either.
Stop this revisionism. People who say bad things don't deserve to be murdered, but they also don't deserve to be praised either.
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Tech billionaires bet on Trump. What did they get instead? Chaos and decline.
Just three months into his second term:
📉 Startups are collapsing under tariffs
🔬 Scientific research is being defunded
💵 Global trust in the US dollar is eroding
🇨🇳 American allies are drifting toward China
Just three months into his second term:
📉 Startups are collapsing under tariffs
🔬 Scientific research is being defunded
💵 Global trust in the US dollar is eroding
🇨🇳 American allies are drifting toward China
April 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Tech billionaires bet on Trump. What did they get instead? Chaos and decline.
Just three months into his second term:
📉 Startups are collapsing under tariffs
🔬 Scientific research is being defunded
💵 Global trust in the US dollar is eroding
🇨🇳 American allies are drifting toward China
Just three months into his second term:
📉 Startups are collapsing under tariffs
🔬 Scientific research is being defunded
💵 Global trust in the US dollar is eroding
🇨🇳 American allies are drifting toward China
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⚡️ Germany finances Ukraine's use of Starlink alternative Eutelsat, Reuters reports.
Germany is financing Ukraine's access to a satellite internet network operated by French company Eutelsat, Reuters reported on April 4, citing Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.
Germany is financing Ukraine's access to a satellite internet network operated by French company Eutelsat, Reuters reported on April 4, citing Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.
Germany finances Ukraine's use of Starlink alternative Eutelsat, Reuters reports
Eutelsat serves as an alternative to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink, which has played a key role in Ukraine's battlefield communications.
kyivindependent.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
⚡️ Germany finances Ukraine's use of Starlink alternative Eutelsat, Reuters reports.
Germany is financing Ukraine's access to a satellite internet network operated by French company Eutelsat, Reuters reported on April 4, citing Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.
Germany is financing Ukraine's access to a satellite internet network operated by French company Eutelsat, Reuters reported on April 4, citing Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.
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41% of new ICE detainees have no criminal record, according to new data obtained by @nbcnews.com, despite President Trump's promises to target the “worst first” in arrests and deportations.
New Immigration and Customs Enforcement data shows administration isn’t just arresting criminals
The number of immigrants in ICE detention went from 39,238 in early February to 41,169 in mid-February.
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
41% of new ICE detainees have no criminal record, according to new data obtained by @nbcnews.com, despite President Trump's promises to target the “worst first” in arrests and deportations.
“Beshear thanked President Trump and said it was the fastest he had seen a president sign off on an emergency declaration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is already on the ground.” — but fuck the blue states, right?https://apple.news/A18yKtKfFRLSxfGTGPPxiZw
At least 8 dead in ‘historic’ Kentucky flooding. Emergency disaster declared — Lexington Herald-Leader
At least eight people are dead in KY as a result of the weekend’s flooding. An emergency declaration was made by Pres. Donald Trump.
apple.news
February 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Beshear thanked President Trump and said it was the fastest he had seen a president sign off on an emergency declaration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is already on the ground.” — but fuck the blue states, right?https://apple.news/A18yKtKfFRLSxfGTGPPxiZw
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Epic by @wired.com
“…you must be aware that it is not a
crime for anyone — whether WIRED journalists, X posters, or otherwise — to identify individuals openly conducting government work that is of the utmost public concern.”
crime for anyone — whether WIRED journalists, X posters, or otherwise — to identify individuals openly conducting government work that is of the utmost public concern.”
![February 4, 2025
Edward R. Martin, Jr.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia
Patrick Henry Building
601 D Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Transmitted via email
Re: Threats to prosecute critics of DOGE
Dear Interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Edward R. Martin, Jr.:
We write to raise serious concerns about your recent public statements threatening to prosecute those who
"target" or "impede" Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) within the Executive Office of the President. We request that you publicly commit to abide by the First Amendment, which your office is sworn to uphold and Musk himself claims to champion, in any DOGE-related investigations or prosecutions you may pursue.
On Monday, you tweeted a letter to Musk asking him to use the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to protect DOGE staff and their work and directing him to refer "any questionable conduct or details that [Musk] find[s] or notice[s]" to your office.' In the letter, you assert that "actions in any way that impact [DOGE's] work may break numerous laws," and that you commit to the pursuit of
"all legal action against anyone who impedes [Musk's) work or threatens [Musk's] people." You also state that you will "protect DOGE and other workers no matter what," citing past protests in Washington, D.C., which you refer to as riots.
As you know, DOGE, or the United States DOGE Service as it is formally known, is a government entity established within the Executive Office of the President; by executive order, DOGE is supposed to access only "unclassified agency records." The day before your letter, WIRED reported about and named six young engineers working for DOGE — Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. The experience and qualifications of public employees is of significant public interest.
Following this news report, a user on X — the social media platform owned by Mr. Musk — made a post also naming th…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/bafkreibo4srxmqoq44eo4bp5wyc26moq2mvevrpvyul5eibwjeh6l6acia@jpeg)
![X has since suspended the account of the user who posted the names.
As an experienced attorney holding such an important public position, you must be aware that it is not a crime for anyone — whether WIRED journalists, X posters, or otherwise — to identify individuals openly conducting government work that is of the utmost public concern. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the First Amendment protects the right to publish newsworthy information that the publisher lawfully obtains, including names far more sensitive than those of government personnel.' Musk himself has publicly touted DOGE's engineers while citing "media reports" regarding them.
Nor is it a crime to harshly criticize government employees and officials, even if transparency and criticism "impede" their work? Moreover, while certain true threats are unprotected and may be criminally punished, they are limited to serious expression[s]' conveying that a speaker means to
'commit an act of unlawful violence."$ Hyperbolic speech, even using threatening language, is entitled to full First Amendment protection.'
You must also surely be aware that the First Amendment protects Americans' right to peaceably assemble, especially to protest government actions.' The First Amendment severely constrains the government's ability to limit protests in public forums, such as the public streets of Washington, D.C." The government also cannot ban or restrict future protests based on unlawful conduct alleged to have occurred at past protests. 2
Threatening to prosecute First Amendment speech and activity is not only at odds with the U.S.
Constitution, it is also entirely inconsistent with Musk's own stated principles and the right of the American people to know what the government is up to. Musk describes himself as a free speech absolutist and has proposed a massive declassification of government records, opining that all government records should be public by default. '3 Just three months ago, Musk publicly posted…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/bafkreigtzd6v5yrwc6ikbo6jmt77r4yc5oikqeop4g3a6qswpxbhjtzxuq@jpeg)
![government employees with whom he disagrees on X.' If it is Musk's intention for the U.S. Attorney's Office to censor the press and public from identifying and discussing those conducting DOGE's work on his behalf, that would be incredibly hypocritical.
It is also vital that the U.S. Attorney's Office maintain the highest ethical standards and avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Rule 3.1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for the Washington, D.C. Bar, of which you are a member, states: "A lawyer shall not bring or defend a proceeding, or assert or controvert an issue therein, unless there is a basis in law and fact for doing so that is not frivolous."Is Under Rule 3.8, prosecutors are additionally prohibited from filing in court or maintaining a charge "that the prosecutor knows is not supported by probable cause."l6 The same rule provides that "[i]n exercising discretion to investigate or to prosecute," prosecutors shall not "improperly favor or invidiously discriminate against any person."17
Threatening to file frivolous charges against Americans and vaguely insinuating that wide swaths of constitutionally-protected speech and activity could invite criminal investigations and prosecutions may already violate these and other rules of professional conduct. Actually doing so almost certainly would.
Additionally, publicly offering the Office of the U.S. Attorney's services to Musk in the context of his asserting that protected expression is a criminal act is unbecoming of your public office and your duties as a public servant. Your oath is to the U.S. Constitution - including the First Amendment - not to President Donald Trump, Musk, or DOGE's desire to operate in secrecy and without criticism.
We request that you immediately (a) identify the specific "targeting" of DOGE staff your letter to Musk was referring to and what specific laws you contend it violated, (b) publicly commit to not investigate or prosecute journalists or others for reporting on or publish…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o4pdps2jkn7uhrdgadni7djk/bafkreihjaig2236xfdb6rhe5u5644xzvjc5p2lva7fkj6rc3z3sthfswbi@jpeg)
February 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Epic by @wired.com
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Real shocker here. The 25 year old rooting around in the code of the US government's payment system likes to post things like "Normalize Indian hate."
www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
Exclusive | DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose access to Treasury payment systems was approved by a judge, has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism a...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Real shocker here. The 25 year old rooting around in the code of the US government's payment system likes to post things like "Normalize Indian hate."
www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
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If only someone had warned them . . . I mean us. Yeah, us. I definitely wasn't saying that this was a thing from the first time they announced Project 2025 OVER TWO YEARS AGO!
www.theverge.com/policy/60656...
www.theverge.com/policy/60656...
‘The biggest heist in American history’: DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover
“Where’s the leadership of the Democratic Party?”
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If only someone had warned them . . . I mean us. Yeah, us. I definitely wasn't saying that this was a thing from the first time they announced Project 2025 OVER TWO YEARS AGO!
www.theverge.com/policy/60656...
www.theverge.com/policy/60656...
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Exactly. No is a complete sentence
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Exactly. No is a complete sentence
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@cantwell.senate.gov Why are you silent? Why aren’t you out in front fighting. Especially for our most vulnerable neighbors? Especially trans kids. Shame!
January 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
@cantwell.senate.gov Why are you silent? Why aren’t you out in front fighting. Especially for our most vulnerable neighbors? Especially trans kids. Shame!
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Honestly, I'm trying to not political it all up in here, but . . . well . . . sometimes the funny gots to funny!
January 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Honestly, I'm trying to not political it all up in here, but . . . well . . . sometimes the funny gots to funny!
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