Leslie
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Trump is undoing all the anti-corruption measures put into place after Watergate
January 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Trump is undoing all the anti-corruption measures put into place after Watergate
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ICYMI:
Trump's late-night purge of 17 independent Inspectors General who serve as watchdogs against government waste, fraud, and abuse just furthers his dismantling of any checks and balances system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump's late-night purge of 17 independent Inspectors General who serve as watchdogs against government waste, fraud, and abuse just furthers his dismantling of any checks and balances system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ICYMI:
Trump's late-night purge of 17 independent Inspectors General who serve as watchdogs against government waste, fraud, and abuse just furthers his dismantling of any checks and balances system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump's late-night purge of 17 independent Inspectors General who serve as watchdogs against government waste, fraud, and abuse just furthers his dismantling of any checks and balances system.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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A bunch of Republican senators recently vowed to protect and support inspectors general under Trump, including Ernst and Grassley. Will they keep their promise and push back against Trump’s midnight mass purge? I’m not optimistic. www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
Inspectors general have a new bipartisan caucus in the Senate
The president-elect has a record of removing inspectors general.
www.govexec.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A bunch of Republican senators recently vowed to protect and support inspectors general under Trump, including Ernst and Grassley. Will they keep their promise and push back against Trump’s midnight mass purge? I’m not optimistic. www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
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This purge is bone-chilling and unprecedented. It’s straight out of the authoritarian’s playbook. Inspectors General are a vital, independent check on misconduct and abuse within the executive branch. Trump is ousting them so he can break the law with zero oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This purge is bone-chilling and unprecedented. It’s straight out of the authoritarian’s playbook. Inspectors General are a vital, independent check on misconduct and abuse within the executive branch. Trump is ousting them so he can break the law with zero oversight.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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Scoop by TPM. Folks, it's a whole new ballgame for journalists. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/raskin-...
Inside The Last-Ditch Legislative Effort To Protect Journalists Before Trump Comes To Town
A bipartisan group is quietly making a longshot, eleventh-hour attempt to pass federal protections for journalists and other critics before Trump and his famously thin-skinned coterie take over.
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Scoop by TPM. Folks, it's a whole new ballgame for journalists. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/raskin-...
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If you needed even MORE of a reason to switch to Bluesky, China is "troubled" by the fact that they've invested so much time on Twitter buying ads, bots, and influencers... only to see the people they're seeking to manipulate (us) flee the site.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 27, 2024 at 3:04 AM
If you needed even MORE of a reason to switch to Bluesky, China is "troubled" by the fact that they've invested so much time on Twitter buying ads, bots, and influencers... only to see the people they're seeking to manipulate (us) flee the site.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
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Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
RNC speaker Pam Bondi was once in a 16-month custody battle over a dog with Hurricane Katrina victims
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to return a St. Bernard she adopted from a rescue shelter to the family it belonged to.
www.businessinsider.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
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'Death knell' Ex-prosecutor Joyce Vance highlights 'absolute disqualifier' for Pam Bondi, "a 2020 election denier with a long track record. That should be a death knell for any nomination to be attorney general" joycevance.substack.com/p/gaetz-out
Gaetz Out
Matt Gaetz, who withdrew his name from consideration as the next Attorney General of the United States today, had previously resigned from the House of Representatives.
joycevance.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:17 PM
'Death knell' Ex-prosecutor Joyce Vance highlights 'absolute disqualifier' for Pam Bondi, "a 2020 election denier with a long track record. That should be a death knell for any nomination to be attorney general" joycevance.substack.com/p/gaetz-out
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Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a TSA list that prompts additional security screening before flights after her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections triggered a government algorithm earlier this year
Trump’s intel pick was placed on government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections | CNN Politics
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening before flights aft...
www.cnn.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a TSA list that prompts additional security screening before flights after her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections triggered a government algorithm earlier this year
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Wait did this lady just say that she knows Republicans who committed sex crimes and she will expose them if they don’t cover for a sitting congressmen who raped a minor?
November 20, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Wait did this lady just say that she knows Republicans who committed sex crimes and she will expose them if they don’t cover for a sitting congressmen who raped a minor?
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Note how “concerns about fairness in sports” has already transformed into unvarnished transphobic bigotry
November 19, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Note how “concerns about fairness in sports” has already transformed into unvarnished transphobic bigotry
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When Speaker Johnson says that the House Ethics Committee can’t release their report on Gaetz after he resigned because it would set a “bad precedent”, he’s gaslighting you. It’s been done before.
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to potentially releasing the Ethics Committee report on Gaetz
If successful on the House floor, the ethics panel could be compelled to release the report
www.foxnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:49 PM
When Speaker Johnson says that the House Ethics Committee can’t release their report on Gaetz after he resigned because it would set a “bad precedent”, he’s gaslighting you. It’s been done before.
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
www.foxnews.com/politics/hit...
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Something something Make America Healthy Again
November 17, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Something something Make America Healthy Again
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Is she or isn't she? Only Vladimir Putin knows for sure.
The Curious Case of Tulsi Gabbard: Is She a Russian Asset or a Dupe?
On assets, espionage coups, and the future director of national intelligence.
www.thebulwark.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Is she or isn't she? Only Vladimir Putin knows for sure.
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Amazing work, NPR.
I'm sure the sounds of iron lungs whirring away will go great with a soft bassoon intro when Morning Edition covers the "political headwinds" of a polio resurgence.
I'm sure the sounds of iron lungs whirring away will go great with a soft bassoon intro when Morning Edition covers the "political headwinds" of a polio resurgence.
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Amazing work, NPR.
I'm sure the sounds of iron lungs whirring away will go great with a soft bassoon intro when Morning Edition covers the "political headwinds" of a polio resurgence.
I'm sure the sounds of iron lungs whirring away will go great with a soft bassoon intro when Morning Edition covers the "political headwinds" of a polio resurgence.
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President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
November 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM
President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
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Just to be clear: the incoming Trump administration is going to war against their own Republican senate majority and the constitution's advice and consent provision so they can make a man investigated for ***sex trafficking a minor*** into the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country.
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Just to be clear: the incoming Trump administration is going to war against their own Republican senate majority and the constitution's advice and consent provision so they can make a man investigated for ***sex trafficking a minor*** into the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country.
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Well, at least it got that one right.
November 16, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Well, at least it got that one right.
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It's somehow way worse than this
November 16, 2024 at 1:08 AM
It's somehow way worse than this
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These are two very evil men.
"You know what you did" -- Steve Bannon and Mike Flynn threaten MSNBC staffers with prosecution for their involvement in a "vast criminal conspiracy against President Trump"
November 16, 2024 at 2:25 AM
These are two very evil men.
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"Controversial Views"? The man ignores science. Don't do this NPR. We need you.
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2024 at 3:13 AM
"Controversial Views"? The man ignores science. Don't do this NPR. We need you.