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USAID.gov is down. Why is this concerning? Trump has no legal authority to eliminate a congressionally funded independent agency. The work of USAID is vital, and if this can happen to them, it can happen to any of us.
February 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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🚨 Two USAID security officials placed on leave after refusing DOGE personnel access to agency systems, despite threats by DOGE personnel to involve law enforcement. (CNN)
February 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Dear Leaders of the Free World,

Fight him at every turn.
Make his life miserable.
Expose his ignorance and sociopathy.
Oppose and condemn and marginalize him.
The decent people of this nation are not with him.

We stand with you.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...
Dear World, (An Apology From Decent Americans)
Dear World,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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the point is not that it's fast -- the point it that it's systematic.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
February 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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We're all going to get really tired of saying fuck around and find out. But I get the sense that we'll be finding out every fucking day of 2025.
Canada and Mexico hit back with retaliatory tariffs on US as Donald Trump risks trade war
The leaders of Mexico and Canada - two of the US's largest trading partners - have responded to the US president's steep taxes on imports.
news.sky.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Do something Democrats! Are you just going to sit by and let a foreign actor destroy our country from within?
February 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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In other news: the party that has been using THEIR constitutional right of free speech to lie to you throughout the election has now decided YOU don't have that right.

Nobody could have foreseen that this is what would happen if you elected a fascist. (Except everybody who has read a history book).
February 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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👇👇
February 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I want to share with you some thoughts about the second horrific week of Trump II.

It’s even worse than I’d imagined. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-fuking...
The Fu*king Nightmare
Trump II, week 2
robertreich.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.
February 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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So the world's richest man spends a fortune backing Trump and is given the go-ahead to...

-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts

-Replace civil servants with his own cronies

-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems

See the problem?
February 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
reuters.com
www.reuters.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Tonight's moon 💗
January 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM