NEWS via @carolleonnig.bsky.social
Whistleblowers come forward to say Kash Patel directed the purge of FBI employees -- and misled Congress in his confirmation hearing for FBI Director.
Senator Durbin asking watchdog to investigate.
Whistleblowers come forward to say Kash Patel directed the purge of FBI employees -- and misled Congress in his confirmation hearing for FBI Director.
Senator Durbin asking watchdog to investigate.
March 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
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NEWS via @carolleonnig.bsky.social
Whistleblowers come forward to say Kash Patel directed the purge of FBI employees -- and misled Congress in his confirmation hearing for FBI Director.
Senator Durbin asking watchdog to investigate.
Whistleblowers come forward to say Kash Patel directed the purge of FBI employees -- and misled Congress in his confirmation hearing for FBI Director.
Senator Durbin asking watchdog to investigate.
February 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEWS via @carolleonnig.bsky.social
Whistleblowers come forward to say Kash Patel directed the purge of FBI employees -- and misled Congress in his confirmation hearing for FBI Director.
Senator Durbin asking watchdog to investigate.
Whistleblowers come forward to say Kash Patel directed the purge of FBI employees -- and misled Congress in his confirmation hearing for FBI Director.
Senator Durbin asking watchdog to investigate.
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How about this @genodellamorte.bsky.social @rjkeats98.bsky.social?
February 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
How about this @genodellamorte.bsky.social @rjkeats98.bsky.social?
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"The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown" by Profs Levitsky and Way. Answer: Electoral Autocracy coupled, I would add, with rule of law breakdown aka systemic lawlessness whenever the ruling regime feels it is warranted
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
February 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"The Path to American Authoritarianism: What Comes After Democratic Breakdown" by Profs Levitsky and Way. Answer: Electoral Autocracy coupled, I would add, with rule of law breakdown aka systemic lawlessness whenever the ruling regime feels it is warranted
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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"DOGE Is Hacking America.The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history"? foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/d...
February 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"DOGE Is Hacking America.The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history"? foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/d...
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Bravo to the USAID Inspector General for delivering a report that got him fired the next day. The firing probably will get his report more attention.
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
February 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bravo to the USAID Inspector General for delivering a report that got him fired the next day. The firing probably will get his report more attention.
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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Reporter: What do you need to buy Gaza?
Trump: "We're not going to buy anything. We're going to have it. We're going to keep it... and nobody's going to question it."
Trump: "We're not going to buy anything. We're going to have it. We're going to keep it... and nobody's going to question it."
February 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Polycute?
NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...
EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider
Critics accuse the company of wielding outsized private influence on public policing.
www.dailydot.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Polycute?
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This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Musk makes sweeping claims about federal corruption, without providing evidence.
The billionaire, whose federal cost-cutting team has been operating in secrecy, asserted that he had uncovered waste and fraud across the bureaucracy, without providing evidence.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This is just insane and you all know that, right? Unelected, unfettered, untouchable, unsupported by facts and completely without transparency: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
February 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
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my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
February 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
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NEW: The Trump administration asks a federal judge for emergency permission to suspend funding to the FEMA shelter program that Elon Musk posted lies about storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
NEW: The Trump administration asks a federal judge for emergency permission to suspend funding to the FEMA shelter program that Elon Musk posted lies about storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Carter was a real good man…
December 31, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Carter was a real good man…
I don’t have any cat pics, I like them; I just have a dog.
December 31, 2024 at 7:38 AM
I don’t have any cat pics, I like them; I just have a dog.