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jmasselink.bsky.social
Thanks for following up on this! USIP and the general public deserve to know the truth!
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid
The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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pforsyth.bsky.social
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I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid
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October 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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missbeeswax.bsky.social
Hey, Bliss Bee, ever heard the expression, "Don't bend the knee"? How about, "Don't obey in advance"?

George Orwell said, "each joke is a tiny revolution," and I say each moment you spend trying to please Fox News is a moment wasted

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Not Just a Punchline: Humor and Nonviolent Action
In the span of a few weeks in April, two longtime North African dictators—Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algeria and Omar al-Bashir in Sudan—were toppled by nonviolent movements. These successes further bols...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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petradeasis.bsky.social
I always wondered at how efficiently DOGE/Musk dismantled institutions. Turns out, he had Vought's guidance.

“Honestly, a lot of what Elon began pinpointing ... was at the direction of Russ.”

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But, according to court records, interviews and other accounts from people close to Vought, DOGE's efforts were guided, more than was previously known, by the OMB director. Musk bragged about "feeding USAID into the wood chipper," but the details of the agency's downsizing were ironed out by Vought's office. When DOGE took aim at obscure quasi-government nonprofits, such as the United States Institute of Peace, OMB veterans saw Vought's influence at work. "I can't imagine that the DOGE team knew to target all these little parts of the government without Russ pointing them there," the former OMB branch chief told me. Vought also orchestrated DOGE's hostile takeover of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, crippling a regulator that Republicans had hoped to shutter during Trump's first term. "DOGE is underneath the OMB," Michelle Martin, an official with Citizens for Renewing America, a grassroots group founded by Vought, said in May, according to a video of her remarks. "Honestly, a lot of what Elon began pinpointing ... was at the direction of Russ."
October 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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dovetails.bsky.social
As is dismantling the US Institute of Peace, holding a birthday parade to show off military strength (well, that was the aim!), increasing the Pentagon budget and declaring war on your own cities.
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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broomsticknpen.bsky.social
I say this with all sincerity, do not stop speaking about USAID. But also do not stop speaking about USIP, IRI, HIAS, KIND, IFES, and others.
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM