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Florida will lose $293 million of the $312 million Congress okayed for hurricane relief and flood mitigation efforts, due to Republican DOGE cuts.
www.tampabay.com/ap/2025/04/1...
www.tampabay.com/ap/2025/04/1...
FEMA slashes $300 million in flooding, hurricane relief projects in Florida
The cancellation of the program comes as the Trump administration says it may scrap FEMA altogether.
www.tampabay.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Florida will lose $293 million of the $312 million Congress okayed for hurricane relief and flood mitigation efforts, due to Republican DOGE cuts.
www.tampabay.com/ap/2025/04/1...
www.tampabay.com/ap/2025/04/1...
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NYT: "Maya Angelou Is Out but ‘Mein Kampf’ Stays at the Naval Academy Library"
"An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
"An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
NYT: "Maya Angelou Is Out but ‘Mein Kampf’ Stays at the Naval Academy Library"
"An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
"An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
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Trump's DHS erroneously sent an email to Ukrainians legally living in the U.S. under a humanitarian program telling them their status had been revoked and they had seven days to leave the country or the "federal government will find you."
April 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump's DHS erroneously sent an email to Ukrainians legally living in the U.S. under a humanitarian program telling them their status had been revoked and they had seven days to leave the country or the "federal government will find you."
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The Trump admin is dismantling Freedom of Information Act offices. Then the offices send out emails like, “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” The lengths this admin will go to ensure zero transparency with the American people is astounding.
April 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Trump admin is dismantling Freedom of Information Act offices. Then the offices send out emails like, “Hello, the FOIA office has been placed on admin leave and is unable to respond to any emails.” The lengths this admin will go to ensure zero transparency with the American people is astounding.
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More than 1,200 demonstrations were held across the country on Saturday against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. See images from some of the protests in California, Florida, Washington, D.C., and more.
Photos: Nationwide Protests Against Trump and Musk
Images from some of the hundreds of anti-Trump demonstrations across the country.
bit.ly
April 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
More than 1,200 demonstrations were held across the country on Saturday against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. See images from some of the protests in California, Florida, Washington, D.C., and more.
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You start to feel like you’ve lost the capacity to be shocked by something the Trump administration does and then this happens. No words.
Trump administration ends "segregated facilities" ban in federal contracts
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 still outlaws segregation in business, but the move is symbolic.
www.axios.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:18 AM
You start to feel like you’ve lost the capacity to be shocked by something the Trump administration does and then this happens. No words.
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“It is not all for naught—people can be persuaded away from cruelty and viciousness. And there is some hope on the other side,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Republicans breaking ranks to block anti-trans legislation in Montana.
March 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“It is not all for naught—people can be persuaded away from cruelty and viciousness. And there is some hope on the other side,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Republicans breaking ranks to block anti-trans legislation in Montana.
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WATCH-- Gov. Tim Walz on holding town halls in red districts: "I'm going to go out there and make sure those folks down in Iowa know that their rep doesn't want to come talk to him, but he voted for this stuff."
'I'm going': Tim Walz to hold town halls in Republican districts in wake of DOGE cuts
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
WATCH-- Gov. Tim Walz on holding town halls in red districts: "I'm going to go out there and make sure those folks down in Iowa know that their rep doesn't want to come talk to him, but he voted for this stuff."
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Veterans are struggling to feed their families after being laid off from their federal jobs while Musk’s lackeys collect six figure government salaries. What a disgrace.
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Veterans are struggling to feed their families after being laid off from their federal jobs while Musk’s lackeys collect six figure government salaries. What a disgrace.
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Alaska schools are a mess. Consider:
* A roof left to leak for 19 years; the school is about to collapse
* A school w/o running water; kids ride the "bathroom bus" home 2x a day
* Exposed wiring near flammable insulation
“Our cries for help haven’t been heard.” www.propublica.org/article/rura...
* A roof left to leak for 19 years; the school is about to collapse
* A school w/o running water; kids ride the "bathroom bus" home 2x a day
* Exposed wiring near flammable insulation
“Our cries for help haven’t been heard.” www.propublica.org/article/rura...
A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primari...
www.propublica.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Alaska schools are a mess. Consider:
* A roof left to leak for 19 years; the school is about to collapse
* A school w/o running water; kids ride the "bathroom bus" home 2x a day
* Exposed wiring near flammable insulation
“Our cries for help haven’t been heard.” www.propublica.org/article/rura...
* A roof left to leak for 19 years; the school is about to collapse
* A school w/o running water; kids ride the "bathroom bus" home 2x a day
* Exposed wiring near flammable insulation
“Our cries for help haven’t been heard.” www.propublica.org/article/rura...
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A disabled Air Force veteran fired from her job at FEMA by DOGE tells her story plus @repdean.bsky.social and former Rep. Max Rose on GOP budget cuts, Ukraine and Jim weighs in on Alina Habba’s comments. Watch: “The Jim Acosta Show.” open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
Welcome to “The Jim Acosta Show”
A recording from Jim Acosta's live video
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March 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A disabled Air Force veteran fired from her job at FEMA by DOGE tells her story plus @repdean.bsky.social and former Rep. Max Rose on GOP budget cuts, Ukraine and Jim weighs in on Alina Habba’s comments. Watch: “The Jim Acosta Show.” open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
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A senior official with the USAID in an email warned that the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths -- only to email his staff less than 30 minutes later to say that he had been placed on leave reut.rs/4kl8K18
USAID official warns of unnecessary deaths from Trump's foreign aid block, then says he's been put on leave
A senior official with the U.S. Agency for International Development in an email on Sunday warned that the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths -- only to email his staff less than 30 minutes later to say that he had been placed on leave.
reut.rs
March 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A senior official with the USAID in an email warned that the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths -- only to email his staff less than 30 minutes later to say that he had been placed on leave reut.rs/4kl8K18
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We’re in this mess in large part bc the average American is uninformed about fundamentals of civics, history, basic biology, economics, etc, and media and the internet are not meeting the moment.
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?
March 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We’re in this mess in large part bc the average American is uninformed about fundamentals of civics, history, basic biology, economics, etc, and media and the internet are not meeting the moment.
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?
Is anyone organizing teach-ins or similar for the general public, whether irl or online?
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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The letter warned the firings could politicize the military and deter talented Americans from serving.
February 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The letter warned the firings could politicize the military and deter talented Americans from serving.
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For years, people warned about creeping authoritarianism, the erosion of democratic norms, and the hollowing out of institutions. To some, these warnings felt like the boy who cried wolf—But now, the wolf is no longer some distant threat on the horizon. It is at the door.
The Wolf Is At The Door
Watch now | Behind The Headlines With Andrew Weissmann, Vol 2.6.a
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
For years, people warned about creeping authoritarianism, the erosion of democratic norms, and the hollowing out of institutions. To some, these warnings felt like the boy who cried wolf—But now, the wolf is no longer some distant threat on the horizon. It is at the door.
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NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
February 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
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“What's happening at the FAA is a fundamental corruption,” says Sen. Chris Murphy on Elon Musk yanking away a $2.4 billion FAA contract and awarding it to his company. “It's both corrupt and it's really dangerous.”
‘Fundamental corruption’: Chris Murphy blasts Elon Musk’s $2.4 billion FAA scheme
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“What's happening at the FAA is a fundamental corruption,” says Sen. Chris Murphy on Elon Musk yanking away a $2.4 billion FAA contract and awarding it to his company. “It's both corrupt and it's really dangerous.”
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"before the first abortion ban went into effect, the rate of sepsis for this patient population was remarkably steady.
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws
In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among wome...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"before the first abortion ban went into effect, the rate of sepsis for this patient population was remarkably steady.
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
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First of many, but here we have a completely manufactured criminal investigation. One career prosecutor already resigned over it. Goal is simply to claw back $20 billion in Biden era climate money. Open and shut corruption. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
FBI investigating Trump EPA claims of fraud in $20B Biden grant fund
While career prosecutors in two U.S. attorney offices and a U.S. judge balked at a court-ordered freeze, Citibank has locked down billions without explanation.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
First of many, but here we have a completely manufactured criminal investigation. One career prosecutor already resigned over it. Goal is simply to claw back $20 billion in Biden era climate money. Open and shut corruption. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Remarkable resignation letter from the Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran.
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
February 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Remarkable resignation letter from the Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran.
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
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New: Trump Media paid director Donald Trump Jr. $813,000 in 2024—nearly a quarter of its annual revenue.
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Trump Media Paid Donald Trump Jr. Nearly A Quarter Of Its Annual Revenue. He Attended Just Two Board Meetings
Despite missing most board meetings, Donald Trump Jr. took in $813,000 from Trump Media—just as he gained control over more than half the company’s shares.
www.forbes.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New: Trump Media paid director Donald Trump Jr. $813,000 in 2024—nearly a quarter of its annual revenue.
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
He attended just 2 out of 5 board meetings.
me, for @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...