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In his short time as Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum has already overseen a major expansion of his own office staffing while other Interior agencies have shrunk.

https://ow.ly/Zrnr50XsTkS

#PublicLands
Interior Secretary Grabs Unparalleled Staff and Functions
Office of Secretary Nearly Triples in 9 Months to 3rd Largest Interior Bureau
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November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Cool optics bro
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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July 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet.

The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year.

Something has gone terribly wrong.
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“I told them I was an American citizen. I questioned why they were using those tactics on me. I asked about my constitutional rights. An officer outright said out loud that I have no constitutional rights at a point of entry,” says Wilmer Chavarria, a school superintendent in Vermont.
‘Praying for it to end’: Vermont superintendent speaks out after ICE interrogation
YouTube video by MSNBC
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July 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.
July 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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“These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you have seen don't do it justice. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage.”
July 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Thanks to Trump's megabill, ICE will soon be supercharged and more dangerous than ever—but it’s also vulnerable. Dig into what to expect as Trump builds his very own Gestapo here:
The ICE Men Cometh
ICE will soon be supercharged and more dangerous than ever—but it’s also vulnerable
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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This is what I’m so worried about
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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June 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Nearly 400 people at No Kings Day in Woodstock Virginia
June 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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June 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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"It was probably not the reception the president was hoping for with his debut at the cultural center he took over and now chairs — half full, half booing, and with a strong contingent of drag queens."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
June 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
April 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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🔥🔥🔥 I’m 80 years old. I decided to call #SocialSecurity

“If you are calling about a disability application due to staffing reductions, our average processing time for disability applications is 200 to 230 days.

The estimated hold time is greater than 120 minutes”
March 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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This is not a draining of the swamp or “low-productivity workers” that the Trump administration imagines filling seats at the CDC—but the future of our epidemiology infrastructure.

open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
News: Half of CDC "disease detectives" terminated. DOGE takes aim at US disease surveillance.
Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5 p.m., sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go," and others may follow.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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NEW: DOJ argues court order blocking Trump’s federal funding freeze Friday doesn’t stop the administration’s efforts to halt spending, raising concerns over separation of powers as litigation continues.
DOJ Says Trump Administration Doesn’t Have to Follow Court Order Halting Funding Freeze
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM