@adinshy-sobol.bsky.social
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ProPublica’s investigative reporters rely on a careful playbook for finding waste, fraud and abuse within government agencies.
It bears little resemblance to the approach deployed by DOGE against the Social Security Administration or USAID.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
It bears little resemblance to the approach deployed by DOGE against the Social Security Administration or USAID.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse
While investigative journalists immerse themselves in minutiae to identify waste and fraud, Elon Musk’s team has taken a chainsaw approach to spending based on cursory examinations. That might help…
propub.li
April 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
ProPublica’s investigative reporters rely on a careful playbook for finding waste, fraud and abuse within government agencies.
It bears little resemblance to the approach deployed by DOGE against the Social Security Administration or USAID.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
It bears little resemblance to the approach deployed by DOGE against the Social Security Administration or USAID.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
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Over on the other site Elon Musk said that DOGE stopped $50M of condoms from being delivered to Gaza which Trump the repeated several times but it turns out that was the number for all contraceptive support from USAID everywhere on Earth, of which none went to Palestinians.
January 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Over on the other site Elon Musk said that DOGE stopped $50M of condoms from being delivered to Gaza which Trump the repeated several times but it turns out that was the number for all contraceptive support from USAID everywhere on Earth, of which none went to Palestinians.
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
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NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup
Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
I wonder if climate change will help us pick which extremophile species of moss, lichen, etc. to send to Mars to begin terraforming.
January 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I wonder if climate change will help us pick which extremophile species of moss, lichen, etc. to send to Mars to begin terraforming.