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The Trump administration has directed nonprofits involved in a $20 billion Biden-era climate initiative to turn over records to the FBI and appear in federal court later this month.
March 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social
Musk is a perfect front man for right wing Republicans. He does all the dirty work hey would be run out of office if they did it themselves, and they get to have plausible deniability about any of his worst actions while knowing they can just beg Trump to reverse course if the politics look bad
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 8
New in PN: How DOGE is running back Musk's Twitter takeover

"The Twitter takeover is very much a blueprint for what Musk is doing in govt — from the cuts in cost to the layoffs to 'fork in the road stuff' emails offering resignations. It’s almost like he’s playing the hits." — @rmac.bsky.social
How DOGE is running back Musk's Twitter takeover
Ryan Mac and Kate Conger, authors of a new book on Musk, talk to PN about the President-unelect.
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March 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America.

Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.
Because DOGE has shut down USAID's payment system (Phoenix), our housing electricity and the electricity in our USAID building have not been paid for. Mission leadership has informed us that the only reason our electricity is on is because we've asked for an extension from the electric company. The Mission asked for a waiver but because our payment system is down, the Treasury has no way to issue money to USAID and State Department representatives here are hesitant to make payments on our behalf for fear of not being reimbursed. 7. Once the electricity goes out in our homes, we lose access to our security cameras and radios. Again, I live in a high-risk post, so access to security systems is very important to me. 8. I have been told by Mission leadership that the cell phone and internet bills are due this week with no way to pay them. This is despite the so-called "waiver" process that has been allegedly implemented to preserve such access. 9. Our cell phones and radios are also the only way to communicate with the Regional Security Office about security threats. We have access to no other USAID security systems. The agency is also considering spending about $25,000 to install a washer and dryer on the building’s 6th floor, according to a Feb. 25 invoice obtained by POLITICO. There is also a child’s play area decorated with a stuffed animal and toys, according to a photo of the room shared with POLITICO. “People are definitely … sleeping there,” said one GSA staffer.
March 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.

The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.

Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Trump and Musk should be asked every day how many Veterans they’ve fired.
March 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
That is exactly true.
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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yusufsarfati.bsky.social
Trump taking a page from Erdogan's playbook: Mess up the economy due to your own poor decisions, double down, and then blame "foreign powers."
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 6
REPORTER: What do you make of the market selloff this week?

TRUMP: I think it's globalists that see how rich our country's gonna be and they don't like it.
March 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM