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Who benefits from an economic crisis? Trump does. He declares an economic emergency—then manufactures one—which allows him to expand his power. Under the National Emergencies Act (NEA), the president can unlock more than 120 special statutory powers. No wonder he was just out golfing—crisis pays.
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Who benefits from an economic crisis? Trump does. He declares an economic emergency—then manufactures one—which allows him to expand his power. Under the National Emergencies Act (NEA), the president can unlock more than 120 special statutory powers. No wonder he was just out golfing—crisis pays.
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A cool and normal thing to do a week and a half before Tax Day.
IRS will cut 25% of its employees, eliminating its civil rights office
The IRS began telling employees about the coming reduction in emails sent Friday.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A cool and normal thing to do a week and a half before Tax Day.
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Happening now in Pittsburgh. #handsoff #indivisiblepittsburgh
April 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Happening now in Pittsburgh. #handsoff #indivisiblepittsburgh
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The National Weather Service has paused automated services that provide severe weather alerts in languages other than English after the government contract for those services expired, the agency confirmed to PBS News.
National Weather Service pauses severe weather alerts in Spanish and other languages
The contract for artificial intelligence modeling used to send emergency alerts in different languages is among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracts that lapsed this…
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April 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The National Weather Service has paused automated services that provide severe weather alerts in languages other than English after the government contract for those services expired, the agency confirmed to PBS News.
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Chris Milligan, who held the most senior career position at USAID during the last Trump administration, said Monday that there “really hasn't been” an earthquake response in Myanmar from the U.S.
That lack of response, Milligan went on to say, could have significant foreign policy consequences.
That lack of response, Milligan went on to say, could have significant foreign policy consequences.
April 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Chris Milligan, who held the most senior career position at USAID during the last Trump administration, said Monday that there “really hasn't been” an earthquake response in Myanmar from the U.S.
That lack of response, Milligan went on to say, could have significant foreign policy consequences.
That lack of response, Milligan went on to say, could have significant foreign policy consequences.
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“I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the U.S. Senate for as long as I am physically able,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, said shortly after 7 p.m. ET on Monday.
He has continued, with the help of questions from Democratic senators, for more than 22 hours, as of 5:30 p.m. ET.
He has continued, with the help of questions from Democratic senators, for more than 22 hours, as of 5:30 p.m. ET.
Booker protests Trump in marathon Senate speech
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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April 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the U.S. Senate for as long as I am physically able,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, said shortly after 7 p.m. ET on Monday.
He has continued, with the help of questions from Democratic senators, for more than 22 hours, as of 5:30 p.m. ET.
He has continued, with the help of questions from Democratic senators, for more than 22 hours, as of 5:30 p.m. ET.
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More than 50 bar organizations stand together with the American Bar Association to defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
More than 50 bar organizations stand together with the American Bar Association to defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.
March 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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New - This morning EPA employees received an email illegally terminating telework and violating collective bargaining agreements in order to get them back in the office.
EPA staffer tells me this is, "unprecedented."
Full text of email:
EPA staffer tells me this is, "unprecedented."
Full text of email:
![Colleagues,
Consistent with the Presidential Memorandum issued on January 20, 2025, EPA has determined that its employees' duties require them to be face-to-face with their supervisors, colleagues, clients, and the public to the maximum extent possible. As a result, Acting Administrator Jim Payne issued a January 24 notice on EPA's return to in-person work.
This instruction does not affect existing reasonable accommodations, medical telework, employees currently serving on DETO arrangements, or military spouses working remotely based on the Military Spouse Employment Act, Pub. L. 118-31, div. A, title XI, § 1112, codified at 5 USC § 3330d. If you have an existing Reasonable Accommodation for situational, regular, or full-time telework/remote work, please confirm with your supervisor that the RA is documented and in effect.
The agency hereby rescinds all regular telework and remote work agreements unless excluded above. Teleworkers and remote workers must report full-time to agency worksites, according to their approved work schedule as follows:
[Table with relevant dates]
Failure to report to agency worksites by the dates identified above, could result in you being charged absent without leave. While AWOL is not considered to be a disciplinary action it could serve as the basis for one.
Your Senior Resource Official or designee will notify you of your seating assignment by February 18, 2025. If you do not receive a seating assignment by that date, please reach out to your Senior Resource Official.
If you have any questions, please reach out to askHR@epa.gov.
Office of the Administrator](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreicykmbhhpujwdrooytpkeokucfylsk6p2bumnd6i2biatjlb4uwg4@jpeg)
February 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New - This morning EPA employees received an email illegally terminating telework and violating collective bargaining agreements in order to get them back in the office.
EPA staffer tells me this is, "unprecedented."
Full text of email:
EPA staffer tells me this is, "unprecedented."
Full text of email:
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
State Department announces plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel
The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald…
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February 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
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NEW: Archived tweets for Gavin Kriger, Musk's 20-something DOGE employee wreaking havoc inside USAID, shows that Kriger has retweeted multiple neo-Nazis including Nick Fuentes, leader of the so-called Groyper movement, and another popular explicit Nazi account recently unmasked by @travisbrown.dev
Gavin Kliger, Elon's DOGE hitler youth shutting down USAID, is now indirectly responsible for the deaths of thousands of children. His Instagram appears to be @gkliger. He's scrubbing his online footprint.
Here's an archived copy of Kliger's resume: web.archive.org/web/20240418...
Here's an archived copy of Kliger's resume: web.archive.org/web/20240418...
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Archived tweets for Gavin Kriger, Musk's 20-something DOGE employee wreaking havoc inside USAID, shows that Kriger has retweeted multiple neo-Nazis including Nick Fuentes, leader of the so-called Groyper movement, and another popular explicit Nazi account recently unmasked by @travisbrown.dev