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At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed.
August 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
At a time in history when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, democracy, and decency, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction — fawning over the most dangerous authoritarian America has ever witnessed.
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"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments
August 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments
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Thom Tillis casting the deciding vote to confirm Hegseth, and his shameful silence yesterday, should be a major issue in the 2026 NC Senate race.
March 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thom Tillis casting the deciding vote to confirm Hegseth, and his shameful silence yesterday, should be a major issue in the 2026 NC Senate race.
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So… the very same Republicans who said they were cutting SNAP because hunger could be “addressed by food banks”, just cut $500 MILLION in funding for…
You guessed it.
Food banks.
You guessed it.
Food banks.
March 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So… the very same Republicans who said they were cutting SNAP because hunger could be “addressed by food banks”, just cut $500 MILLION in funding for…
You guessed it.
Food banks.
You guessed it.
Food banks.
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Why does he need to know this? bsky.app/profile/acyn...
CNN: Breaking News... According to what the Times just reported a few moments ago, the Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. Military's plan for any war that might break out with China
March 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Why does he need to know this? bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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This is what the GOP's SAVE Act would do at the federal level. Adding layers of complexity to voter ID requirements that would strategically disenfranchise women and others who've changed their names.
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is what the GOP's SAVE Act would do at the federal level. Adding layers of complexity to voter ID requirements that would strategically disenfranchise women and others who've changed their names.
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Weird: She is a remote worker. Guess its fine in the private sector.
SCOOP: Elon's favorite anon data expert, who's been appearing on NewsNation in sunglasses, isn't a govt. spending expert but rather a senior employee at an AI lending firm that's battled the CFPB for years.
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Who Is the Anonymous Data Expert Telling Elon Which Cuts to Make?
Conservatives cite her account to spread misinformation about federal agencies. DataRepublican has worked at a tech firm that’s battled the CFPB.
www.rollingstone.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Weird: She is a remote worker. Guess its fine in the private sector.
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Coinbase was being investigated by the SEC so they:
- gave $75M a to pro-Trump PAC
- gave $1M to Trump’s inauguration
- sponsored an inaugural party
- hired Trump’s campaign manager
- listed Trump’s meme coin
And now the investigation is closed.
These are called bribes.
- gave $75M a to pro-Trump PAC
- gave $1M to Trump’s inauguration
- sponsored an inaugural party
- hired Trump’s campaign manager
- listed Trump’s meme coin
And now the investigation is closed.
These are called bribes.
How to buy your way out of a federal lawsuit
On June 6, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against Coinbase, a crypto trading platform, alleging that the company was operating as an unregistered securities broker.
popular.info
February 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Coinbase was being investigated by the SEC so they:
- gave $75M a to pro-Trump PAC
- gave $1M to Trump’s inauguration
- sponsored an inaugural party
- hired Trump’s campaign manager
- listed Trump’s meme coin
And now the investigation is closed.
These are called bribes.
- gave $75M a to pro-Trump PAC
- gave $1M to Trump’s inauguration
- sponsored an inaugural party
- hired Trump’s campaign manager
- listed Trump’s meme coin
And now the investigation is closed.
These are called bribes.
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Pesky damn lawyers, it's always "no, that's illegal" this and "we could all go to prison" that.
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Pesky damn lawyers, it's always "no, that's illegal" this and "we could all go to prison" that.
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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come
www.technologyreview.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
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What this USAID family went through in Congo because of the illegal whims of Presidents Musk/Trump should offend every American. The contempt this administration has for public servants who've devoted their lives to helping their fellow citizens and those of other nations is just breathtaking.
Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape.
wapo.st
February 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What this USAID family went through in Congo because of the illegal whims of Presidents Musk/Trump should offend every American. The contempt this administration has for public servants who've devoted their lives to helping their fellow citizens and those of other nations is just breathtaking.
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Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
February 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
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The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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So yeah, even after a bunch of accidents that highlighted FAA staffing shortages they still went ahead and fired FAA staff. They don't know what they are doing.
February 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
So yeah, even after a bunch of accidents that highlighted FAA staffing shortages they still went ahead and fired FAA staff. They don't know what they are doing.
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In the three weeks Elon Musk has been in charge of unilaterally slashing government spending, the U.S. government has paid one of his companies, SpaceX, more than $43 million.
February 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In the three weeks Elon Musk has been in charge of unilaterally slashing government spending, the U.S. government has paid one of his companies, SpaceX, more than $43 million.
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One reason Musk might be so driven to shut down USAID?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
Alleged USAID probe into Starlink raises Elon Musk conflict concerns
In 2022, USAID and Starlink collaborated to provide 5,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia.
www.newsweek.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One reason Musk might be so driven to shut down USAID?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
The agency's inspector general opened a probe into Starlink last year.
Now the Trump administration says Musk will self-determine his conflicts of interest.
Hello?
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Russell Vought has been confirmed to lead OMB, over strenuous protest from Democrats. This is the man who said he wanted to put federal workers “in trauma” and to make them “villains.” We live in dangerous times.
Senate Democrats Hold the Floor in Overnight Protest of Trump Nominee
Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled an all-nighter to show their opposition.
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Russell Vought has been confirmed to lead OMB, over strenuous protest from Democrats. This is the man who said he wanted to put federal workers “in trauma” and to make them “villains.” We live in dangerous times.
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A longtime former US intelligence analyst: “There's little chance that he could have passed a background check for privileged access to government systems.”
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A longtime former US intelligence analyst: “There's little chance that he could have passed a background check for privileged access to government systems.”
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Trump Admin wants to put federal workers “in trauma.”we must resist his efforts to demean and villainize public servants. They are the best of us. My thoughts in @Cafedotcom.
Note from Barb: Trump’s Demonization of Public Servants
Dear Reader, The purge has begun. But President Donald Trump seems determined not just to remove federal employees. He wants to demonize them as well. In the past 10 days, the Trump administration…
buff.ly
February 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump Admin wants to put federal workers “in trauma.”we must resist his efforts to demean and villainize public servants. They are the best of us. My thoughts in @Cafedotcom.
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
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Appreciate that @wyden.senate.gov is asking important questions about access to the payments system. Journalists, please raise these up. I hope more actions will be taken ASAP.
www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-ne...
www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-ne...
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Appreciate that @wyden.senate.gov is asking important questions about access to the payments system. Journalists, please raise these up. I hope more actions will be taken ASAP.
www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-ne...
www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-ne...
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Trump just fired DOJ prosecutors and FBI agents for investigating and prosecuting the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters.
These firings illegally retaliate against civil service-protected officials for enforcing the law against Trump’s street thugs. It won’t stand.
These firings illegally retaliate against civil service-protected officials for enforcing the law against Trump’s street thugs. It won’t stand.
BREAKING: RM @RepRaskin issues a statement in response to Donald Trump's lawless and dangerous purge of FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors.
Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Trump’s Lawless and Dangerous Purge of FBI Agents and DOJ Prosecutors
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
February 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Trump just fired DOJ prosecutors and FBI agents for investigating and prosecuting the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters.
These firings illegally retaliate against civil service-protected officials for enforcing the law against Trump’s street thugs. It won’t stand.
These firings illegally retaliate against civil service-protected officials for enforcing the law against Trump’s street thugs. It won’t stand.
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Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.
January 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.