Ann Caughran
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40% of DOGE's cuts are... meaningless.
According to a new analysis by the Associated Press analyzing DOGE's own website, many of the Musk cuts have saved the US government a whopping $0.
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social reports:
According to a new analysis by the Associated Press analyzing DOGE's own website, many of the Musk cuts have saved the US government a whopping $0.
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social reports:
A new report reveals that 40% of Musk's cuts have saved a whopping $0. #elonmusk #doge #donaldtrump
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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February 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
40% of DOGE's cuts are... meaningless.
According to a new analysis by the Associated Press analyzing DOGE's own website, many of the Musk cuts have saved the US government a whopping $0.
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social reports:
According to a new analysis by the Associated Press analyzing DOGE's own website, many of the Musk cuts have saved the US government a whopping $0.
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social reports:
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I’ve been arguing for four weeks that Trump is basically a ceremonial head of state while Musk is the actual head of government. There is nothing in today’s Cabinet meeting that argues against that theory. Musk has even paid Trump $10M for the privilege! www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-trump...
February 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I’ve been arguing for four weeks that Trump is basically a ceremonial head of state while Musk is the actual head of government. There is nothing in today’s Cabinet meeting that argues against that theory. Musk has even paid Trump $10M for the privilege! www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-trump...
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BREAKING: Two sources tell @theprospect.bsky.social that the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration has asked for a plan for cuts to 50% of the workforce, including at the 1,200 field offices that serve millions of beneficiaries.
prospect.org/health/socia...
prospect.org/health/socia...
Social Security Administration Could Cut Half Its Workforce
Sources tell the Prospect that a meeting called for a 50 percent reduction in an agency that millions rely on for benefit implementation.
prospect.org
February 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: Two sources tell @theprospect.bsky.social that the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration has asked for a plan for cuts to 50% of the workforce, including at the 1,200 field offices that serve millions of beneficiaries.
prospect.org/health/socia...
prospect.org/health/socia...
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"We need Christian men leading the fight against abortion, not feminist women.” 😵💫
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The anti-abortion movement is splintering
Is the faction that wants the death penalty for women who terminate pregnancies winning?
www.motherjones.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"We need Christian men leading the fight against abortion, not feminist women.” 😵💫
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.
February 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.
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Last year I spent three days in North Carolina with fellow Carolina Chocolate Drops member Justin Robinson to record 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow,' an album of North Carolina fiddle and banjo music, which is now coming out April 18 on @nonesuch.com.
February 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Last year I spent three days in North Carolina with fellow Carolina Chocolate Drops member Justin Robinson to record 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow,' an album of North Carolina fiddle and banjo music, which is now coming out April 18 on @nonesuch.com.
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Keep the momentum Meidas Mighty and turn it up
February 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Keep the momentum Meidas Mighty and turn it up
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We have a confused, idiotic drug addict, who wears sunglasses on TV to hide the fact that his eyes are wildly dilated, deciding how our government should work now because his boss is too incompetent to do the job himself.
This is a drug addict who can barely put together a sentence.
February 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We have a confused, idiotic drug addict, who wears sunglasses on TV to hide the fact that his eyes are wildly dilated, deciding how our government should work now because his boss is too incompetent to do the job himself.
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In all fairness, my parents have dementia. Maybe Trump's dementia (alleged) causes him to believe he is doing something like they think they are?
I mean this is how dementia presents in many people.
I mean this is how dementia presents in many people.
February 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In all fairness, my parents have dementia. Maybe Trump's dementia (alleged) causes him to believe he is doing something like they think they are?
I mean this is how dementia presents in many people.
I mean this is how dementia presents in many people.
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I don’t ask for favors too often but I have one today. Harry Dunn and I have a podcast and it’s free to subscribe. Please take a moment: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Cleanup on Aisle 45 with AG & Harry Dunn
Politics Podcast · 216 Episodes · Updated Weekly
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February 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I don’t ask for favors too often but I have one today. Harry Dunn and I have a podcast and it’s free to subscribe. Please take a moment: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching.
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
February 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching.
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
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Anyone with two I.Q. points to rub together to make heat knows that Trump is an immoral dumpster fire of a human. The people I blame most are those Americans who do not vote, believing that all politicians are alike.
They will now learn the painful fallacy of that perspective. As will we all.
They will now learn the painful fallacy of that perspective. As will we all.
January 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Anyone with two I.Q. points to rub together to make heat knows that Trump is an immoral dumpster fire of a human. The people I blame most are those Americans who do not vote, believing that all politicians are alike.
They will now learn the painful fallacy of that perspective. As will we all.
They will now learn the painful fallacy of that perspective. As will we all.
I'm guessing DJT didn't take courses in history and civics. Plans to take us back to the days of readin' writin' & 'rithmutick taught to the tune of the hickory stick
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
February 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'm guessing DJT didn't take courses in history and civics. Plans to take us back to the days of readin' writin' & 'rithmutick taught to the tune of the hickory stick
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Masses of people in front of the Treasury. Gotta say the people/the signs are much more radical than the speakers. Not surprising. Still important to be out here. Passers-by are almost uniformly like, “Yeah! Fuck Elon!”
February 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Masses of people in front of the Treasury. Gotta say the people/the signs are much more radical than the speakers. Not surprising. Still important to be out here. Passers-by are almost uniformly like, “Yeah! Fuck Elon!”
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North Carolina's Nina Simone was a prolific musician but was also very active in the Civil Rights movement including incorporate both in songs like "Mississippi Goddam." #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
North Carolina's Nina Simone was a prolific musician but was also very active in the Civil Rights movement including incorporate both in songs like "Mississippi Goddam." #BlackHistoryMonth
Wonder if 77.3 million knew they were really voting for President Muskrump? How many of them will resist when the pain promised by Musk and Trump catches them in the cross-hairs?
February 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Wonder if 77.3 million knew they were really voting for President Muskrump? How many of them will resist when the pain promised by Musk and Trump catches them in the cross-hairs?
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“The meaning behind Trump’s words was clear, that diversity equals incompetence. And for many historians, civil rights leaders, scholars and citizens, it was an unmistakable message of racism in plain sight at the highest levels of American government.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
As Trump Attacks Diversity, a Racist Undercurrent Surfaces
President Trump has promised a “colorblind and merit-based” society, while also equating diversity with incompetence.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“The meaning behind Trump’s words was clear, that diversity equals incompetence. And for many historians, civil rights leaders, scholars and citizens, it was an unmistakable message of racism in plain sight at the highest levels of American government.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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Listen to @briantylercohen.bsky.social: Where you get your news is in part a statement of what you value. Support fearless independent media that will not back down. That will never obey.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Listen to @briantylercohen.bsky.social: Where you get your news is in part a statement of what you value. Support fearless independent media that will not back down. That will never obey.
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We’re living in the “plots of
mediocre movies are proving prophetic” future.
mediocre movies are proving prophetic” future.
February 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We’re living in the “plots of
mediocre movies are proving prophetic” future.
mediocre movies are proving prophetic” future.
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A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm.
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
I’m a doctor, and I’m appalled at the silence from the American Medical Association
Many physicians feel that our values do not align with the values of our advocacy organization.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm.
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
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The IRS Direct File program is very popular with the American people. It is not, however, popular with companies that file your taxes for a fee.
So I'm sure it's just a coincidence that Marsha Blackburn sided with H&R Block over the American people after taking money from H&R Block's PAC.
So I'm sure it's just a coincidence that Marsha Blackburn sided with H&R Block over the American people after taking money from H&R Block's PAC.
February 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The IRS Direct File program is very popular with the American people. It is not, however, popular with companies that file your taxes for a fee.
So I'm sure it's just a coincidence that Marsha Blackburn sided with H&R Block over the American people after taking money from H&R Block's PAC.
So I'm sure it's just a coincidence that Marsha Blackburn sided with H&R Block over the American people after taking money from H&R Block's PAC.
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I just signed an executive order that everyone in the American government needs to tell Elon Musk "FUCK OFF!" at east five times a day.
Yes, the number is low, but it's a start.
Yes, the number is low, but it's a start.
February 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I just signed an executive order that everyone in the American government needs to tell Elon Musk "FUCK OFF!" at east five times a day.
Yes, the number is low, but it's a start.
Yes, the number is low, but it's a start.
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The DOGE kids showing up at Treasury:
February 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The DOGE kids showing up at Treasury:
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.