Paul W Gray
@planopaul.bsky.social
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Paul W Gray
@planopaul.bsky.social
· Jan 5
a bald man is sitting at a desk giving a peace sign and the words `` treason ! ''
ALT: a bald man is sitting at a desk giving a peace sign and the words `` treason ! ''
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Tomorrow is National Traitor Day. Why didn't DonCon go to jail?
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SURPRISE!!!! Trump quietly fired head of office that protects whistleblowers: new lawsuit www.alternet.org/trump-whistl...
Trump quietly fired head of office that protects whistleblowers: new lawsuit
Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, the head of an independent federal agency that protects whistleblowers, filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump's "purporte...
www.alternet.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
SURPRISE!!!! Trump quietly fired head of office that protects whistleblowers: new lawsuit www.alternet.org/trump-whistl...
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WARREN: "Only Congress -- not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, not some 22-year-old programmers -- only Congress can shut this agency down."
February 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
WARREN: "Only Congress -- not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, not some 22-year-old programmers -- only Congress can shut this agency down."
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
February 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
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Surprise surprise…
📌 Trump shuts down the task force targeting Russian oligarchs.
📌 Trump shuts down the task force targeting Russian oligarchs.
February 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Surprise surprise…
📌 Trump shuts down the task force targeting Russian oligarchs.
📌 Trump shuts down the task force targeting Russian oligarchs.
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Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
wapo.st
February 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Purging dissent in the security services and giving loyalists power is something we *instantly* recognize in other contexts.
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I pointed out something similar a few weeks ago, but beyond just mocking the media for their stupid complicity here, these articles should be a direct refutation of the admin's claims that "The American People Voted For This."
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
This Politico story from last October shows how easy it is to launder lies through the press. It claimed Trump would ban anyone tied to Project 2025 from a job in a second Trump administration.
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
Trump team preps list of banned staffers
The names include conservatives linked to Project 2025 and Republicans viewed as disloyal to the former president.
www.politico.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I pointed out something similar a few weeks ago, but beyond just mocking the media for their stupid complicity here, these articles should be a direct refutation of the admin's claims that "The American People Voted For This."
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
Because they literally promised they weren't going to do this.
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A federal judge has ordered Elon Musk’s wrecking crew to stop accessing Treasury records and to destroy copies they’ve already made.
Good. But will Musk comply with this court order or thinks he’s above it? We’re talking about lawless fascists, after all.
Good. But will Musk comply with this court order or thinks he’s above it? We’re talking about lawless fascists, after all.
Judge Halts DOGE Access to Treasury Payment Systems
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nation’s laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A federal judge has ordered Elon Musk’s wrecking crew to stop accessing Treasury records and to destroy copies they’ve already made.
Good. But will Musk comply with this court order or thinks he’s above it? We’re talking about lawless fascists, after all.
Good. But will Musk comply with this court order or thinks he’s above it? We’re talking about lawless fascists, after all.
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“Breaking the law” is so much more accurate and way quicker to say!
President Trump has opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how their actions could be consistent with the rule of law. Here are some examples of the administration’s defiance of statutes. nyti.ms/4aKnKRP
February 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“Breaking the law” is so much more accurate and way quicker to say!
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Trump's true attitude toward children is exemplified by this episode in 2018 when the White House tried to show Trump's Christmas warmth and he asked a 7-year-old: “Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at 7, it’s marginal, right?”
Trump asks 7-year-old, ‘Are you still a believer in Santa?’ | CNN Politics
At what age do children wonder whether Santa really exists? In a Christmas Eve call, President Donald Trump asked a 7-year-old named Coleman whether the child still believes in Santa Claus.
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Trump's true attitude toward children is exemplified by this episode in 2018 when the White House tried to show Trump's Christmas warmth and he asked a 7-year-old: “Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at 7, it’s marginal, right?”
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That people now see the typical person Silicon Valley has produced through decades long juvenilizing and coddling of young men and the persistent sidelining of women is an important thing except it’s also too late. These toxic adult toddlers are grown and cloning more.
"One theme in the young DOGEbros’ rampage through the federal government—taking over offices, demanding access to hypersensitive computer systems, threatening civil servants—is their combination of blithering ignorance and swaggering self-assurance."
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-elon-w...
www.thebulwark.com/p/why-elon-w...
Why Elon Will Be Trump’s Undoing
And a request to the DOGE Bros: Please read a f***ing book.
www.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
That people now see the typical person Silicon Valley has produced through decades long juvenilizing and coddling of young men and the persistent sidelining of women is an important thing except it’s also too late. These toxic adult toddlers are grown and cloning more.
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The story by Peter Baker isn’t as bad as the headline and gets across the ethnic cleansing angle. I wish major media would find a way to state flatly that Trump is out of his fucking mind. But stating that truth wouldn’t be “professional.”
An Unbound Trump Pushes an Improbable Plan for Gaza
Once a critic of nation building, the president now envisions taking over a Middle East enclave, driving out its Palestinian population and transforming it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The story by Peter Baker isn’t as bad as the headline and gets across the ethnic cleansing angle. I wish major media would find a way to state flatly that Trump is out of his fucking mind. But stating that truth wouldn’t be “professional.”
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This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
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Fascists like to create chaos and then claim greater powers to solve the chaos they created.
Live updates: Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico, Mexican president says
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Fascists like to create chaos and then claim greater powers to solve the chaos they created.
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Why target USAID when it’s <1% of budget?
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team (Gift Article)
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Why target USAID when it’s <1% of budget?
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
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Corporate media with their wall to wall Trump coverage is by design making Trump seem all powerful. In reality Trump had a horrible week and the voices opposing Trump are growing. That is why WE must amplify the Profiles in Resistance. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/more-profi...
More Profiles of Courage, Patriotism and Resistance in standing up to Trump
These are inspiring moments for us!
deanobeidallah.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Corporate media with their wall to wall Trump coverage is by design making Trump seem all powerful. In reality Trump had a horrible week and the voices opposing Trump are growing. That is why WE must amplify the Profiles in Resistance. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/more-profi...
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Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u... @rmac.bsky.social @stacycowley.bsky.social
Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.”
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u... @rmac.bsky.social @stacycowley.bsky.social
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Egg prices are surging, gas prices are up, and planes are crashing on a near-daily basis.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
February 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Egg prices are surging, gas prices are up, and planes are crashing on a near-daily basis.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
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Kendrick Lamar managed to piss off all the right people.
Well done.
Well done.
February 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Kendrick Lamar managed to piss off all the right people.
Well done.
Well done.
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Do I have this right? Elon Musk - the guy in charge of preventing wasteful spending - dropped $40M on a Super Bowl ad?
We could permanently house 800 homeless veterans for $40M. Or provide five million meals to the hungry. Or replace lead pipes in 8,500 homes.
We could permanently house 800 homeless veterans for $40M. Or provide five million meals to the hungry. Or replace lead pipes in 8,500 homes.
February 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Do I have this right? Elon Musk - the guy in charge of preventing wasteful spending - dropped $40M on a Super Bowl ad?
We could permanently house 800 homeless veterans for $40M. Or provide five million meals to the hungry. Or replace lead pipes in 8,500 homes.
We could permanently house 800 homeless veterans for $40M. Or provide five million meals to the hungry. Or replace lead pipes in 8,500 homes.
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