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In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed lawsuits against Musk’s DOGE, AG Pam Bondi’s retribution memos, and “terminations” at FBI. You can listen here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Musk & His Minions
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 02/08/2025 · 1h 15m
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February 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed lawsuits against Musk’s DOGE, AG Pam Bondi’s retribution memos, and “terminations” at FBI. You can listen here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Two Idaho teenagers, a handful of authors, a tiny public library, and the nation’s largest publishers are suing the state of Idaho, pushing back against the state’s book ban that went into effect last summer. “We are the boots on the ground here in Idaho,” says 17-year-old Jerrick. #Velshi
Two teenagers, a tiny library, and the nations’ largest publishers take on Idaho’s book ban law
Two Idaho teenagers, a handful of authors, a tiny public library, and the nation’s largest publishers are suing the state of Idaho, pushing back against HB170 – the state’s book ban that went into effect last summer - a law that restricts books from both public and school libraries. The law forbids minors from accessing books with content that the state has deemed “harmful to minors.” “The most important thing is to speak out,” says Jerrick, one of the student plaintiffs in the case. The plaintiffs say the law is overly broad because it enables any person in the community to complain about any book whose message they disagree with. “We are the boots on the ground here in Idaho,” says 17-year-old Jerrick.
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February 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Two Idaho teenagers, a handful of authors, a tiny public library, and the nation’s largest publishers are suing the state of Idaho, pushing back against the state’s book ban that went into effect last summer. “We are the boots on the ground here in Idaho,” says 17-year-old Jerrick. #Velshi
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Rachel Maddow followed up on the scoop from
@dfriedman.bsky.social and me that revealed Kash Patel was paid $25,000 last year by a filmmaker directly tied to Kremlin propaganda and disinformation operations for his participation in an anti-FBI documentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pMt...
@dfriedman.bsky.social and me that revealed Kash Patel was paid $25,000 last year by a filmmaker directly tied to Kremlin propaganda and disinformation operations for his participation in an anti-FBI documentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pMt...
Trump pick for FBI, Kash Patel, took $25k for role in Russia-linked anti-FBI film
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Rachel Maddow followed up on the scoop from
@dfriedman.bsky.social and me that revealed Kash Patel was paid $25,000 last year by a filmmaker directly tied to Kremlin propaganda and disinformation operations for his participation in an anti-FBI documentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pMt...
@dfriedman.bsky.social and me that revealed Kash Patel was paid $25,000 last year by a filmmaker directly tied to Kremlin propaganda and disinformation operations for his participation in an anti-FBI documentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pMt...
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“What about her emails” seems so quaint in the company of nameless faceless random civilians taking over the coding of the US govt computer systems just cause”he said we could”.
February 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“What about her emails” seems so quaint in the company of nameless faceless random civilians taking over the coding of the US govt computer systems just cause”he said we could”.
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Am I having a stroke or did Trump just talk about the US “owning” Gaza? And maybe sending US troops?
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Am I having a stroke or did Trump just talk about the US “owning” Gaza? And maybe sending US troops?
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Regardless of one’s policy views of USAID, the executive branch can’t destroy it legally because it is authorized by statute. Only Congress can eliminate it.
February 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Regardless of one’s policy views of USAID, the executive branch can’t destroy it legally because it is authorized by statute. Only Congress can eliminate it.
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A good time to recall that Musk has put up antisemitic and racist posts, promoted baseless conspiracy theories, and endorsed a German political party tied to neo-Nazis. Trump voters, you put a real winner into power.
February 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A good time to recall that Musk has put up antisemitic and racist posts, promoted baseless conspiracy theories, and endorsed a German political party tied to neo-Nazis. Trump voters, you put a real winner into power.
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the point is not that it's fast -- the point it that it's systematic.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
February 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
the point is not that it's fast -- the point it that it's systematic.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...
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Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.
February 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.
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If you voted for Trump, take a minute to read up on Smoot Hawley.
February 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
If you voted for Trump, take a minute to read up on Smoot Hawley.
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"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Doctors Whose Licenses Were Revoked, Suspended Named In Pro-RFK Jr. Letter To Senate
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from experts due to his decades of anti-vaccine activism.
www.huffpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
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Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
Treasury stays silent.
White House stays silent.
Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.
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Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
February 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
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After talking tough in the campaign about Chinese autocrats, Trump unveils sky-high tariffs on...Canada, Mexico and Taiwan!
Like dictator wannabes, Trump and Musk play-fight with their trade-cheating Chinese tyrant buddies while driving up prices on Americans and trashing our allies.
Like dictator wannabes, Trump and Musk play-fight with their trade-cheating Chinese tyrant buddies while driving up prices on Americans and trashing our allies.
February 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
After talking tough in the campaign about Chinese autocrats, Trump unveils sky-high tariffs on...Canada, Mexico and Taiwan!
Like dictator wannabes, Trump and Musk play-fight with their trade-cheating Chinese tyrant buddies while driving up prices on Americans and trashing our allies.
Like dictator wannabes, Trump and Musk play-fight with their trade-cheating Chinese tyrant buddies while driving up prices on Americans and trashing our allies.
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Isn’t controlling the media one of the key parts of the authoritarian playbook? We are seeing democracy being dismantled before our eyes.
Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.
buff.ly
February 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Isn’t controlling the media one of the key parts of the authoritarian playbook? We are seeing democracy being dismantled before our eyes.
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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So tariffs aren't paid by consumers?
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So tariffs aren't paid by consumers?
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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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.
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Hedge funds are betting big that the stock market is going to suffer a devastating crash due to Donald Trump. Data from Goldman Sachs is sending shockwaves through financial circles, revealing a dramatic surge in 'short' positions against US stocks.
Hedge funds massive bet on stock market crash raises alarm for 401k's
Hedge funds have placed billions in short bets against U.S. stocks, signaling fears of a market collapse that could devastate 401(k)s and retirement savings while fueling Wall Street panic.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hedge funds are betting big that the stock market is going to suffer a devastating crash due to Donald Trump. Data from Goldman Sachs is sending shockwaves through financial circles, revealing a dramatic surge in 'short' positions against US stocks.
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Thank you, Trump voters.
February 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Thank you, Trump voters.
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This is a blatant effort to get career people to leave so Trump can replace them with loyalists. And, given his track record in his own business dealings, it’s not hard to imagine him looking for a way to renege once people are out.
Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email is set to go out to federal workers beginning Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is a blatant effort to get career people to leave so Trump can replace them with loyalists. And, given his track record in his own business dealings, it’s not hard to imagine him looking for a way to renege once people are out.