@carofranco.bsky.social
Reposted
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
Reposted
Reposted
“the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state ... in its essence, is fascism.” - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The U.S. > State Capture
Instead of "Shock and Awe" OPPOSE AND ORGANIZE!
The U.S. > State Capture
Instead of "Shock and Awe" OPPOSE AND ORGANIZE!
February 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state ... in its essence, is fascism.” - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The U.S. > State Capture
Instead of "Shock and Awe" OPPOSE AND ORGANIZE!
The U.S. > State Capture
Instead of "Shock and Awe" OPPOSE AND ORGANIZE!
Reposted
The proposal has been widely rejected, including by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who said they would “never leave, no matter what”.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/uwsfoz
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/uwsfoz
February 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The proposal has been widely rejected, including by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who said they would “never leave, no matter what”.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/uwsfoz
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/uwsfoz
Reposted
Letitia James of New York and 11 other state attorneys general said that they would sue over a cost-cutting initiative that had given young aides to Elon Musk broad access to the federal government’s most fundamental computer systems.
State Attorneys General to Sue Elon Musk’s DOGE Over Access to Government Systems
Letitia James of New York and 11 others said that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency had revealed private information and was “unlawful, unprecedented and unacceptable.”
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Letitia James of New York and 11 other state attorneys general said that they would sue over a cost-cutting initiative that had given young aides to Elon Musk broad access to the federal government’s most fundamental computer systems.
Reposted
DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
Reposted
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
Reposted
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.
Reposted
To America’s 2.3 million federal employees:
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
February 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
To America’s 2.3 million federal employees:
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
Don’t accept a buyout.
Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.
And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?
Sincerely,
Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor
Reposted
🚨BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association files federal court lawsuit against Department of Justice over the improper targeting of agents previously involved in politically sensitive investigation.
For more details follow @democracydocket.com.
www.democracydocket.com
For more details follow @democracydocket.com.
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association files federal court lawsuit against Department of Justice over the improper targeting of agents previously involved in politically sensitive investigation.
For more details follow @democracydocket.com.
www.democracydocket.com
For more details follow @democracydocket.com.
www.democracydocket.com
Reposted
Immigrant advocacy groups filed the first major lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s claim that there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.
Immigrant advocates file lawsuit challenging Trump asylum shutdown
The Trump administration has claimed there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Immigrant advocacy groups filed the first major lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s claim that there is an “invasion” on the U.S.-Mexico border to justify summarily expelling migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.
Reposted
FBI agents who worked on Trump investigations and Jan. 6 probes could be fired soon
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-age...
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-age...
FBI agents who worked on Trump investigations and Jan. 6 probes could be fired as soon as Friday, sources say
The Justice Department initiated the personnel changes and has informed FBI leadership.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
FBI agents who worked on Trump investigations and Jan. 6 probes could be fired soon
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-age...
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-age...
Reposted
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births
A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than in those from…
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
Reposted
US President Donald Trump to sign executive order to combat anti-Semitism and pledge to deport non-citizen college students and other “resident aliens” who took part in pro-Palestinian protests, says White House official.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/drn294
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/drn294
January 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
US President Donald Trump to sign executive order to combat anti-Semitism and pledge to deport non-citizen college students and other “resident aliens” who took part in pro-Palestinian protests, says White House official.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/drn294
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/drn294
Reposted
I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
Reposted
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a lack of familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs responsible for covering more than 150 million Americans.
RFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two government programs that cover more than 150 million Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In testimony to the Senate Finance Committee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a lack of familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs responsible for covering more than 150 million Americans.
Reposted
Kansas is grappling with what state health officials say is one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks there since the 1950s, one that has infected dozens of people.
Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak
State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Kansas is grappling with what state health officials say is one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks there since the 1950s, one that has infected dozens of people.
Reposted
For the last four years, Jennifer Abruzzo vigorously defended workers' rights and cracked down on union-busters as General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
The most important protector of workers' rights you've never heard of
Listen now | Why Jennifer Abruzzo is critical
robertreich.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For the last four years, Jennifer Abruzzo vigorously defended workers' rights and cracked down on union-busters as General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
Reposted
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock one second closer to catastrophe, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence.
Doomsday Clock Moves One Second Closer to Catastrophe
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the hands of the symbolic clock to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock one second closer to catastrophe, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence.
Reposted
"As in any genocide, those committing them often take pleasure in displaying their superiority by forcing their symbols on their victims."
Satellite images show Star of David carved into Gaza aje.io/90ey8d
Satellite images show Star of David carved into Gaza aje.io/90ey8d
January 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"As in any genocide, those committing them often take pleasure in displaying their superiority by forcing their symbols on their victims."
Satellite images show Star of David carved into Gaza aje.io/90ey8d
Satellite images show Star of David carved into Gaza aje.io/90ey8d
Reposted
A French foreign ministry spokesperson has said it would be “unacceptable” for Palestinians to to be forcibly displaced from Gaza, after US President Donald Trump suggested “cleaning out” the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lyg9kz
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lyg9kz
January 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A French foreign ministry spokesperson has said it would be “unacceptable” for Palestinians to to be forcibly displaced from Gaza, after US President Donald Trump suggested “cleaning out” the enclave.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lyg9kz
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/lyg9kz
Reposted
Trump is halting support for popular programs that millions of Americans — especially children, students, and seniors — rely on.
All while gearing up to give his billionaire buddies and giant corporations another giant tax cut.
All while gearing up to give his billionaire buddies and giant corporations another giant tax cut.
Trump's illegal freeze on billions of dollars allocated by law could:
-Hurt people in federally subsidized housing
-Block maternal and child health grants
-Halt emergency public health efforts
-Limit lead reduction efforts
-Hurt students on scholarship
-Harm hospitals
And much more.
-Hurt people in federally subsidized housing
-Block maternal and child health grants
-Halt emergency public health efforts
-Limit lead reduction efforts
-Hurt students on scholarship
-Harm hospitals
And much more.
January 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Trump is halting support for popular programs that millions of Americans — especially children, students, and seniors — rely on.
All while gearing up to give his billionaire buddies and giant corporations another giant tax cut.
All while gearing up to give his billionaire buddies and giant corporations another giant tax cut.
Reposted
🧵 STATEMENT: WHO expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for #HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.
These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
1/5
These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
1/5
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
🧵 STATEMENT: WHO expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for #HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.
These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
1/5
These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.
Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz
1/5
Reposted
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”