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Jones Day is already a swear word in labor circles. They’re one of the most aggressive union busting firms around, basically the one you hire if you want to go to war with your workers.
February 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Jones Day is already a swear word in labor circles. They’re one of the most aggressive union busting firms around, basically the one you hire if you want to go to war with your workers.
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Democrats should totally make Jones Day into a villain. A big corporate law firm with an easy-to-remember name whose lawyers are currently managing DOGE and arguing that birthright citizenship be scrapped… I mean, come on.
February 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Democrats should totally make Jones Day into a villain. A big corporate law firm with an easy-to-remember name whose lawyers are currently managing DOGE and arguing that birthright citizenship be scrapped… I mean, come on.
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This WaPo piece has something valuable inside: the names of some of the grownups running DOGE behind the scenes. The Incels are a distraction.
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
February 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This WaPo piece has something valuable inside: the names of some of the grownups running DOGE behind the scenes. The Incels are a distraction.
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
These people are real. It'd be helpful for people in the agencies to ID anyone from DOGE for...reasons.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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In Nevada, attempting to get public records in accordance with the Nevada Public Records Act is extremely difficult, said @bobconrad.bsky.social, the publisher, editor and co-founder of This Is Reno.
Bill aims to increase government transparency, but experts wary
Assembly Bill 128 would establish a public records ombudsman appointed by the governor. Open government experts have some concerns.
www.reviewjournal.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In Nevada, attempting to get public records in accordance with the Nevada Public Records Act is extremely difficult, said @bobconrad.bsky.social, the publisher, editor and co-founder of This Is Reno.
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February 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
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“'DOGE is not legit,' read one poster on the state Capitol steps in Jefferson City, Missouri... 'Why does Elon have your Social Security info???'...”
apnews.com/article/5050...
apnews.com/article/5050...
February 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“'DOGE is not legit,' read one poster on the state Capitol steps in Jefferson City, Missouri... 'Why does Elon have your Social Security info???'...”
apnews.com/article/5050...
apnews.com/article/5050...
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
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Mt. Rainier was put on show this evening by the setting sun
February 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Mt. Rainier was put on show this evening by the setting sun
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Trump and Apple better tell the UK to go to hell with its demand to access Americans’ private, encrypted texts and files. Trump and American tech companies letting foreign governments secretly spy on Americans would be an unmitigated privacy and national security disaster.
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
If implemented, the secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump and Apple better tell the UK to go to hell with its demand to access Americans’ private, encrypted texts and files. Trump and American tech companies letting foreign governments secretly spy on Americans would be an unmitigated privacy and national security disaster.
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Today is my birthday, AND the galleys for my book came. I am told that Barnes and Noble is having a sale and A Physical Education is 25% off thru tomorrow with code PREORDER25. Here we are sharing a tender moment www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-physical...
February 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Today is my birthday, AND the galleys for my book came. I am told that Barnes and Noble is having a sale and A Physical Education is 25% off thru tomorrow with code PREORDER25. Here we are sharing a tender moment www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-physical...
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I mean it’s just the agency tasked with nuclear security, how bad can it be?
DOE's general counsel and IT offices told DOE Sec. Chris Wright that giving DOGE rep Luke Farritor IT access was a "bad idea" bc he hadn’t had a standard background investigation needed to access the department’s system, per a source. Wright granted him access anyways. www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/c...
Trump energy secretary allowed 23-year-old DOGE rep to access IT systems over objections from general counsel | CNN
Concerns were raised that the DOGE rep — a former SpaceX intern — did not have the background investigation required to access the Department of Energy’s system.
www.cnn.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I mean it’s just the agency tasked with nuclear security, how bad can it be?
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Everything is terrible so here are some adorable fox kits.
February 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Everything is terrible so here are some adorable fox kits.
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"The Administration would be allowed to rescind the agreement, or the government could stop paying, and employees who took the resignation package would waive all legal claims... 'It sounded like a commercial for a used car dealership, like, ‘Act now, 1 day only’...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Education Department staff warned that Trump buyout offers could be canceled at any time
In a staffwide meeting Wednesday, leaders of the Education Department told employees the Trump administration’s resignation offer comes with major caveats.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"The Administration would be allowed to rescind the agreement, or the government could stop paying, and employees who took the resignation package would waive all legal claims... 'It sounded like a commercial for a used car dealership, like, ‘Act now, 1 day only’...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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When I first saw this I was speechless. And then the only thing I could think of saying was “Eat your heart out, Bezos.” Am I a bad person?
February 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
When I first saw this I was speechless. And then the only thing I could think of saying was “Eat your heart out, Bezos.” Am I a bad person?
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"Musk's team have already gained entrée to data on federal student aid, including the personal information for millions who receive student loans from the government..."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
Department of Government Efficiency workers embedded in the Education Department have been processing sensitive agency data using artificial intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Musk's team have already gained entrée to data on federal student aid, including the personal information for millions who receive student loans from the government..."
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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They’re not wrong.
"Federal workers said they believed that Trump and Musk were trying deliberately not just to sever foreign aid and parts of the domestic social safety net, but also to create a climate in which the government itself fell apart." New from @samsteindc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump and Musk Are Strangling the Government
HIV prevention is hampered. The social safety net is falling apart. Federal employees fear for their safety. And it’s only week three.
www.thebulwark.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
They’re not wrong.
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"Pam Bondi is the first attorney general in history to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. She also just disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
AG Pam Bondi shutters the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force
Pam Bondi is the first attorney in history to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. She also just disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.
www.msnbc.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Pam Bondi is the first attorney general in history to have been a lobbyist for foreign governments. She also just disbanded the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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It's outrageous that the UK secretly ordered Apple to build an encryption backdoor that would let it spy on Americans and won't even confirm it. Now more than ever, we need end-to-end encryption www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Secret order requires blanket access to protected cloud backups around the world, which if implemented would undermine Apple’s privacy pledge to its users.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It's outrageous that the UK secretly ordered Apple to build an encryption backdoor that would let it spy on Americans and won't even confirm it. Now more than ever, we need end-to-end encryption www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...