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DOGE savings are heavily overestimated as firing thousands of veterans and other workers is costing us $135 Billion, analysis shows.
Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs (Gift Article)
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
DOGE savings are heavily overestimated as firing thousands of veterans and other workers is costing us $135 Billion, analysis shows.
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Andry Romero, a gay makeup artist came to the US last year in search of asylum. He did not show up for his scheduled court date - ICE had seized him & took him to brutal prison in El Salvador. His family is desperately worried. Senator request to see him was denied. Proof of life denied.
April 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Andry Romero, a gay makeup artist came to the US last year in search of asylum. He did not show up for his scheduled court date - ICE had seized him & took him to brutal prison in El Salvador. His family is desperately worried. Senator request to see him was denied. Proof of life denied.
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People are mad at Trump for gutting childhood cancer research, but it seems he has a different plan to end child cancer in the US.
Deportation.
Deportation.
Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer
Two families who had lived in the United States for years, including a child with cancer and a pregnant mother, were deported by ICE on Friday.
www.rollingstone.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
People are mad at Trump for gutting childhood cancer research, but it seems he has a different plan to end child cancer in the US.
Deportation.
Deportation.
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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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NEW—Disturbing nugget in this story: Apparently, "immigration judges have begun trying to dismiss the cases of those sent to El Salvador...effectively washing their hands of the fate of these men." This would make them even more invisible to the U.S. government—even more fully "disappeared."
‘We Know Donald Trump Wants the Story to Die’
Democrats return to El Salvador, looking for 19-year-old gay makeup artist thrown into CECOT.
www.thebulwark.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
NEW—Disturbing nugget in this story: Apparently, "immigration judges have begun trying to dismiss the cases of those sent to El Salvador...effectively washing their hands of the fate of these men." This would make them even more invisible to the U.S. government—even more fully "disappeared."
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The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.
NIH autism study will pull from private medical records
The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.
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UNREAL: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Hide in Safe House After US Government Publishes Her Address. Trump wants his MAGA terrorists to target her. www.mediaite.com/news/kilmar-...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Hide in Safe House After US Government Publishes Her Address
The wife of Kilmar Abrego García revealed she has been moved into a safe house following officials posting the address of her and her children to social media.
www.mediaite.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
UNREAL: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Hide in Safe House After US Government Publishes Her Address. Trump wants his MAGA terrorists to target her. www.mediaite.com/news/kilmar-...
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RFK Jr. is launching a government registry to track autistic Americans using private medical records.
RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People
And he’s using private medical records to make it happen.
newrepublic.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
RFK Jr. is launching a government registry to track autistic Americans using private medical records.
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Without $595M in automotive regulatory credits, which other manufacturers buy off Tesla to comply with emissions requirements, Tesla would have posted a loss this quarter.
April 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Without $595M in automotive regulatory credits, which other manufacturers buy off Tesla to comply with emissions requirements, Tesla would have posted a loss this quarter.
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Trump placidly presiding over the largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with no end in sight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...
Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000
Growing case numbers suggest that national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Trump placidly presiding over the largest measles outbreak in 25 years, with no end in sight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...
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Reuters: A federal judge in Colorado just directed the Trump admin to give notice to Venezuelan migrants detained in the state 21 days in advance of any deportations under the Alien Enemies Act — and to inform them of their right to challenge their removal.
April 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reuters: A federal judge in Colorado just directed the Trump admin to give notice to Venezuelan migrants detained in the state 21 days in advance of any deportations under the Alien Enemies Act — and to inform them of their right to challenge their removal.
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NEW from @nytimes.com: A bone-chilling account. A Venezuelan man detained alongside the 238 sent to El Salvador on March 15 seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. His name isn't among the names of those sent to CECOT that day and no one spotted him among those men. He's just... gone.
April 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NEW from @nytimes.com: A bone-chilling account. A Venezuelan man detained alongside the 238 sent to El Salvador on March 15 seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. His name isn't among the names of those sent to CECOT that day and no one spotted him among those men. He's just... gone.
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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Since Trump took office:
Dow: DOWN 13.8%
Nasdaq: DOWN 20.5%
S&P: DOWN 15.5%
Dow: DOWN 13.8%
Nasdaq: DOWN 20.5%
S&P: DOWN 15.5%
April 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Since Trump took office:
Dow: DOWN 13.8%
Nasdaq: DOWN 20.5%
S&P: DOWN 15.5%
Dow: DOWN 13.8%
Nasdaq: DOWN 20.5%
S&P: DOWN 15.5%
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Chair Comer denied our request for an official trip to El Salvador to advocate for due process and the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pretty shameful.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
April 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Chair Comer denied our request for an official trip to El Salvador to advocate for due process and the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pretty shameful.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
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"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to end routine food safety inspections.
FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
www.cbsnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to end routine food safety inspections.
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Just went and knocked on a bunch of doors to let people know about the June 10th special election in HB - most were unaware and happy to be informed!
If you are an HB resident or know people who are, please ask them to vote YES on both measures to protect our library!
If you are an HB resident or know people who are, please ask them to vote YES on both measures to protect our library!
April 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just went and knocked on a bunch of doors to let people know about the June 10th special election in HB - most were unaware and happy to be informed!
If you are an HB resident or know people who are, please ask them to vote YES on both measures to protect our library!
If you are an HB resident or know people who are, please ask them to vote YES on both measures to protect our library!
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If you are a NY-14 constituent and have questions, please call our office at 718-662-5970.
April 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you are a NY-14 constituent and have questions, please call our office at 718-662-5970.
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BREAKING: Senator Chris Van Hollen is taking action on the imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is currently on the ground in El Salvador to demand his release.
April 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: Senator Chris Van Hollen is taking action on the imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is currently on the ground in El Salvador to demand his release.
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Elon Musk spent over $277 million to elect Trump.
Jeff Bezos spent $1 million on Trump's inauguration and paid $40 million for a Melania Trump documentary.
They're reaping the rewards of their investments.
Trump's entire administration is a giant corporate handout.
Jeff Bezos spent $1 million on Trump's inauguration and paid $40 million for a Melania Trump documentary.
They're reaping the rewards of their investments.
Trump's entire administration is a giant corporate handout.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX $5.9 billion in new contracts, while Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will get $2.4 billion. These are government handouts to the super rich on the biggest scale.
www.wftv.com/news/local/o...
www.wftv.com/news/local/o...
Musk, Bezos awarded billions in Space Force Contracts
Contracts support 84 space missions for national security.
www.wftv.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Elon Musk spent over $277 million to elect Trump.
Jeff Bezos spent $1 million on Trump's inauguration and paid $40 million for a Melania Trump documentary.
They're reaping the rewards of their investments.
Trump's entire administration is a giant corporate handout.
Jeff Bezos spent $1 million on Trump's inauguration and paid $40 million for a Melania Trump documentary.
They're reaping the rewards of their investments.
Trump's entire administration is a giant corporate handout.
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A federal judge just ordered intensive expedited discovery into Trump’s illegal deportation of Abrego Garcia. The latest:
Federal Judge Set to Order Two Weeks of Intensive Expedited Discovery in Abrego Garcia Case
This is another step in a long legal process. But, it's moving fast.
meidasnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A federal judge just ordered intensive expedited discovery into Trump’s illegal deportation of Abrego Garcia. The latest: