Samantha
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Booker said “if America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough.”
Mine was shattered today seeing the hhs being absolutely gutted today. So many brilliant minds with institutional knowledge - just gone. In the most humiliating way.
I’ll never forgive America for this.
Mine was shattered today seeing the hhs being absolutely gutted today. So many brilliant minds with institutional knowledge - just gone. In the most humiliating way.
I’ll never forgive America for this.
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Booker said “if America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough.”
Mine was shattered today seeing the hhs being absolutely gutted today. So many brilliant minds with institutional knowledge - just gone. In the most humiliating way.
I’ll never forgive America for this.
Mine was shattered today seeing the hhs being absolutely gutted today. So many brilliant minds with institutional knowledge - just gone. In the most humiliating way.
I’ll never forgive America for this.
Today may have been a breaking point 😔
March 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Today may have been a breaking point 😔
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The US government is now nonstop performative idiocracy.
February 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The US government is now nonstop performative idiocracy.
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Is Donald Trump going to respond to Musk’s email and report on what he did last week?
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
February 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Is Donald Trump going to respond to Musk’s email and report on what he did last week?
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
I’m going to a concert tonight and the motivation is low because of everything going on and the anxiety of waking up every morning to potentially bad news 😞
February 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I’m going to a concert tonight and the motivation is low because of everything going on and the anxiety of waking up every morning to potentially bad news 😞
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JFC. Federal workers, we see you and will continue to fight for you.
I've been a little behind for obvious reasons, but I'm working on call scripts and will drop them this afternoon.
I've been a little behind for obvious reasons, but I'm working on call scripts and will drop them this afternoon.
February 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
JFC. Federal workers, we see you and will continue to fight for you.
I've been a little behind for obvious reasons, but I'm working on call scripts and will drop them this afternoon.
I've been a little behind for obvious reasons, but I'm working on call scripts and will drop them this afternoon.
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I called up my amendment to reinstate the thousands of land management agency personnel fired by the Trump Administration. We need these dedicated public servants now more than ever.
Long lines and canceled rentals: Firings bring chaos to national parks
Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I called up my amendment to reinstate the thousands of land management agency personnel fired by the Trump Administration. We need these dedicated public servants now more than ever.
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NTEU members around the country are sending a clear message to this administration: we’re not backing down.
labornotes.org/2025/02/fede...
labornotes.org/2025/02/fede...
Federal Workers Mobilize against Musk’s and Trump’s ‘Corporate Coup’
Federal employee union members have been speaking out, rallying, and suing, as agency after agency has been hit by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)—a private unaccountable enti...
labornotes.org
February 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NTEU members around the country are sending a clear message to this administration: we’re not backing down.
labornotes.org/2025/02/fede...
labornotes.org/2025/02/fede...
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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
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Hey all, I have a specific request this AM.
There's an urgent situation involving this (which Martha references in the original description), and the total needs to be doubled.
Martha's OOO so I don't want to bother her to change the amount, but I'm asking for your help.
gofund.me/505857f2
There's an urgent situation involving this (which Martha references in the original description), and the total needs to be doubled.
Martha's OOO so I don't want to bother her to change the amount, but I'm asking for your help.
gofund.me/505857f2
Donate to Back Jess's Path to a Fresh Start in DC, organized by Martha Brockenbrough
You might know Jess Huang as Celeste Pewter—the tireless educator on how … Martha Brockenbrough needs your support for Back Jess's Path to a Fresh Start in DC
gofund.me
February 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hey all, I have a specific request this AM.
There's an urgent situation involving this (which Martha references in the original description), and the total needs to be doubled.
Martha's OOO so I don't want to bother her to change the amount, but I'm asking for your help.
gofund.me/505857f2
There's an urgent situation involving this (which Martha references in the original description), and the total needs to be doubled.
Martha's OOO so I don't want to bother her to change the amount, but I'm asking for your help.
gofund.me/505857f2
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As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit
February 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit
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My office is hearing reports that the Trump administration’s purges include firing veterans who have served our country for years.
Our veterans deserve better.
If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121
And share your story:
www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...
Our veterans deserve better.
If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121
And share your story:
www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...
Contact Ranking Member
www.veterans.senate.gov
February 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
My office is hearing reports that the Trump administration’s purges include firing veterans who have served our country for years.
Our veterans deserve better.
If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121
And share your story:
www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...
Our veterans deserve better.
If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121
And share your story:
www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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I just don't know what to say to all of the probationary federal employees being laid off right now... I'm so sorry.
But for all of us? This is a five-alarm fire. Please call your reps and give them hell.
But for all of us? This is a five-alarm fire. Please call your reps and give them hell.
February 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I just don't know what to say to all of the probationary federal employees being laid off right now... I'm so sorry.
But for all of us? This is a five-alarm fire. Please call your reps and give them hell.
But for all of us? This is a five-alarm fire. Please call your reps and give them hell.
Thousands and thousands of people lost their jobs in the federal government.
You’re sick if you think this is a good thing for anyone or the economy.
You’re sick if you think this is a good thing for anyone or the economy.
February 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thousands and thousands of people lost their jobs in the federal government.
You’re sick if you think this is a good thing for anyone or the economy.
You’re sick if you think this is a good thing for anyone or the economy.
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You never
ever
ever
have to
be nice
to someone
who doesn't think
you're people.
Ever.
Never.
ever
ever
have to
be nice
to someone
who doesn't think
you're people.
Ever.
Never.
February 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
You never
ever
ever
have to
be nice
to someone
who doesn't think
you're people.
Ever.
Never.
ever
ever
have to
be nice
to someone
who doesn't think
you're people.
Ever.
Never.
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I have been involved with covid-cautious communities because of my family's med issues. Many focus on practical advocacy: mask distribution, nextgen vax, ventilation, etc.
But some are hardliners who refused to vote for Harris because she wasn't masking in public events. And now look at this shit.
But some are hardliners who refused to vote for Harris because she wasn't masking in public events. And now look at this shit.
RFK Jr. was just confirmed by the Senate for HHS Secretary.
The guy who dropped a dead bear cub in Central Park and strapped a severed whale's head to his family minivan.
God help us all.
The guy who dropped a dead bear cub in Central Park and strapped a severed whale's head to his family minivan.
God help us all.
February 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I have been involved with covid-cautious communities because of my family's med issues. Many focus on practical advocacy: mask distribution, nextgen vax, ventilation, etc.
But some are hardliners who refused to vote for Harris because she wasn't masking in public events. And now look at this shit.
But some are hardliners who refused to vote for Harris because she wasn't masking in public events. And now look at this shit.
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I'm not exaggerating when I say this. This is going to directly destroy at least a decade of our government, if not more.
(Yes, yes, I know, if we don't just completely slide into fascism first.)
(Yes, yes, I know, if we don't just completely slide into fascism first.)
Mass firings have begun at federal agencies | CNN Politics
Mass firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union sour...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say this. This is going to directly destroy at least a decade of our government, if not more.
(Yes, yes, I know, if we don't just completely slide into fascism first.)
(Yes, yes, I know, if we don't just completely slide into fascism first.)
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Musk Signals Willingness To Bid More Than $97 Billion To Acquire Respect
Musk Signals Willingness To Bid More Than $97 Billion To Acquire Respect
WASHINGTON—Stressing that he was open to going far higher to close the deal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday that he had made an unsolicited $97.4 billion offer to acquire respect. “This is a ...
theonion.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Musk Signals Willingness To Bid More Than $97 Billion To Acquire Respect
My body has finally said enough is enough and I’m in the crash out phase of burn out.
Please spread joy and light right now, but don’t stop fighting.
Please spread joy and light right now, but don’t stop fighting.
February 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My body has finally said enough is enough and I’m in the crash out phase of burn out.
Please spread joy and light right now, but don’t stop fighting.
Please spread joy and light right now, but don’t stop fighting.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
February 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
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NEW: ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time
Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the…
propub.li
February 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
NEW: ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.