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Who is actually in charge of HHS and its budget? HHS Sec or OPM? The clip, from congressional hearing on May 20, 2025, makes it pretty clear to us that Vought with OPM is in charge of HHS budget. Share clip, get word out on who is controlling the federal government’s purse strings. #RussVoughted
May 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Who is actually in charge of HHS and its budget? HHS Sec or OPM? The clip, from congressional hearing on May 20, 2025, makes it pretty clear to us that Vought with OPM is in charge of HHS budget. Share clip, get word out on who is controlling the federal government’s purse strings. #RussVoughted
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Same BS, OPM's 5/23 "revised" rule allowing firing of civil feds at will. Public comment til 6/7/25. Comments MUST INCLUDE Docket ID: OPM-2025-0004 and
RIN 3206-AO80 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... @altfda.altgov.info @altacadia.bsky.social @diya25.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info #resist
RIN 3206-AO80 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... @altfda.altgov.info @altacadia.bsky.social @diya25.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info #resist
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
On April 23, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to increase career employee accountability. The proposed rule invited the ...
www.federalregister.gov
May 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Same BS, OPM's 5/23 "revised" rule allowing firing of civil feds at will. Public comment til 6/7/25. Comments MUST INCLUDE Docket ID: OPM-2025-0004 and
RIN 3206-AO80 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... @altfda.altgov.info @altacadia.bsky.social @diya25.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info #resist
RIN 3206-AO80 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... @altfda.altgov.info @altacadia.bsky.social @diya25.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info #resist
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Little known fact that Grover Cleveland used to ride around the world in the Statue of Liberty and have sensitive national security discussions inside it, before taking possession of it himself after he left office.
May 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Little known fact that Grover Cleveland used to ride around the world in the Statue of Liberty and have sensitive national security discussions inside it, before taking possession of it himself after he left office.
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Takes longer for the message to reach some people than others but this is a soft, pampered baby who has never done anything for himself and has never had a real problem. He might as well be an alien
May 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Takes longer for the message to reach some people than others but this is a soft, pampered baby who has never done anything for himself and has never had a real problem. He might as well be an alien
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‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
www.cbsnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
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He then spoke a lot about making everything faster, safer, more efficient, requiring less people. We aren't sure what fantastical world he is living in but we want whatever drugs are grown there so we can also believe that those things are possible.
May 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
He then spoke a lot about making everything faster, safer, more efficient, requiring less people. We aren't sure what fantastical world he is living in but we want whatever drugs are grown there so we can also believe that those things are possible.
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I like that this is not a rhetorical question, because it has an answer: the richest men in the world wanted this, because they're fucking parasites.
April 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I like that this is not a rhetorical question, because it has an answer: the richest men in the world wanted this, because they're fucking parasites.
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Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?
April 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?
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This year, no one knows if there will be a Class of 2025.
HHS hasn’t approved funding for new EISO positions, and if funding doesn’t come by May 15, we’ll face a historic first: no new cohort of EISOs.
Without EIS, we risk losing the next generation of public health leaders.
HHS hasn’t approved funding for new EISO positions, and if funding doesn’t come by May 15, we’ll face a historic first: no new cohort of EISOs.
Without EIS, we risk losing the next generation of public health leaders.
April 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This year, no one knows if there will be a Class of 2025.
HHS hasn’t approved funding for new EISO positions, and if funding doesn’t come by May 15, we’ll face a historic first: no new cohort of EISOs.
Without EIS, we risk losing the next generation of public health leaders.
HHS hasn’t approved funding for new EISO positions, and if funding doesn’t come by May 15, we’ll face a historic first: no new cohort of EISOs.
Without EIS, we risk losing the next generation of public health leaders.
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Can't get much more in the open than this huh?
Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
April 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Can't get much more in the open than this huh?
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The President of the United States genuinely believes that MS-13 is getting tattoos in Calibri on their knuckles.
April 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The President of the United States genuinely believes that MS-13 is getting tattoos in Calibri on their knuckles.
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The Treasury Secretary thinks fiscal policy is on track to reducing wealth gap
So just to recap, the Transportation Secretary is scared shitless of public transport. The Education Secretary is being sued for enabling child sex abuse. The Health Secretary is bringing back measles. And the Defense Secretary is texting classified war plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic
That would be Secretary of Education Linda McMahon who's being sued for aiding and abetting systemic child molestation, just to be clear
April 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Treasury Secretary thinks fiscal policy is on track to reducing wealth gap
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And burned 130+alive
April 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
And burned 130+alive
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Trump says that any American who shows “dissension” against MAGA should be “immediately ejected” from their member of Congress’ town halls.
This is fascism.
This is fascism.
April 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Trump says that any American who shows “dissension” against MAGA should be “immediately ejected” from their member of Congress’ town halls.
This is fascism.
This is fascism.
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This is the kind of headline (and mentality) that really annoys me. Social Security is more than just a political football. For real people all across America-outside of the beltway-this is an issue with devastating consequences. People are already hurting. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Democrats seize on a new issue to use against the GOP: Social Security
As Democrats link Trump to Social Security’s struggles, he reiterates his promise to protect the agency’s benefits while also carrying out sweeping staff and spending cuts.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This is the kind of headline (and mentality) that really annoys me. Social Security is more than just a political football. For real people all across America-outside of the beltway-this is an issue with devastating consequences. People are already hurting. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Could he possibly hurt Americans more?
April 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Could he possibly hurt Americans more?
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FLASHBACK: Downplaying the harms of glyphosate for Bayer/Monsanto, Patrick Moore claimed it was harmless — then got angry and left the interview when offered a glass of it to drink.
(Someone should offer @rustygrills & @SenJohnStevens a glass when they bring their bill back)
(Someone should offer @rustygrills & @SenJohnStevens a glass when they bring their bill back)
April 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
FLASHBACK: Downplaying the harms of glyphosate for Bayer/Monsanto, Patrick Moore claimed it was harmless — then got angry and left the interview when offered a glass of it to drink.
(Someone should offer @rustygrills & @SenJohnStevens a glass when they bring their bill back)
(Someone should offer @rustygrills & @SenJohnStevens a glass when they bring their bill back)
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This is how terrified they are of people in government telling the truth to the American people about what they are doing behind the scenes. Cockroaches hate sunlight.
April 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is how terrified they are of people in government telling the truth to the American people about what they are doing behind the scenes. Cockroaches hate sunlight.
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This is what a rigged economy looks like:
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
April 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is what a rigged economy looks like:
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
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A useful way to think about his tanking poll numbers is that they would be far worse if more people knew what he is doing
April 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A useful way to think about his tanking poll numbers is that they would be far worse if more people knew what he is doing
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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lets the public freely access gov records—a critical tool for accountability. Slashing CDC’s FOIA team guts transparency, despite RFK Jr.'s supposed commitment to it. Why? Something to hide?? Props to Rep. Gerry Connolly for calling it out.
House oversight Democrat demands answers on gutting of CDC public records office
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lets the public freely access gov records—a critical tool for accountability. Slashing CDC’s FOIA team guts transparency, despite RFK Jr.'s supposed commitment to it. Why? Something to hide?? Props to Rep. Gerry Connolly for calling it out.
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For #factcheckfriday we want to make it clear RFKJ is NOT banning artificial food dyes. 🍬🍭🍬
But for 2 rare dyes, all he did was ASK food companies to phase out petro-based dyes.
The same food companies that will no longer be inspected by the FDA since they canceled routine food inspection.
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But for 2 rare dyes, all he did was ASK food companies to phase out petro-based dyes.
The same food companies that will no longer be inspected by the FDA since they canceled routine food inspection.
🙈🙉🙊
RFK Jr.'s effort to phase out artificial food dyes is not an outright ban — nor effective immediately
Kennedy's plan to eliminate the dyes needs the food companies to go along — he doesn't appear to have an enforcement mechanism in place.
www.snopes.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
For #factcheckfriday we want to make it clear RFKJ is NOT banning artificial food dyes. 🍬🍭🍬
But for 2 rare dyes, all he did was ASK food companies to phase out petro-based dyes.
The same food companies that will no longer be inspected by the FDA since they canceled routine food inspection.
🙈🙉🙊
But for 2 rare dyes, all he did was ASK food companies to phase out petro-based dyes.
The same food companies that will no longer be inspected by the FDA since they canceled routine food inspection.
🙈🙉🙊