@eenchpessess.bsky.social
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National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and other senior officials used their personal Gmail account for government business, The Washington Post reports.
Report: Waltz used Gmail for official work
The administration's handling of sensitive information is already under scrutiny, and Gmail is even less secure than Signal.
www.axios.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and other senior officials used their personal Gmail account for government business, The Washington Post reports.
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More than 40% of retired workers apply for Social Security by phone.
Trump wants to end this service on April 14.
This will crowd our Social Security offices, which already have 30 million visits/year, and are facing cuts and closures because of Trump.
This must be stopped.
Trump wants to end this service on April 14.
This will crowd our Social Security offices, which already have 30 million visits/year, and are facing cuts and closures because of Trump.
This must be stopped.
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
More than 40% of retired workers apply for Social Security by phone.
Trump wants to end this service on April 14.
This will crowd our Social Security offices, which already have 30 million visits/year, and are facing cuts and closures because of Trump.
This must be stopped.
Trump wants to end this service on April 14.
This will crowd our Social Security offices, which already have 30 million visits/year, and are facing cuts and closures because of Trump.
This must be stopped.
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Pushback works, part gazillion:
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
How the Social Security Administration and DOGE are gaslighting Americans
The Social Security Administration (SSA) sent an email on March 27 to beneficiaries saying that reports that field offices were closing was an invention of fake news media.
popular.info
March 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Pushback works, part gazillion:
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
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They meant “doing fraud waste and abuse” not “finding fraud, waste and abuse.”
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
They meant “doing fraud waste and abuse” not “finding fraud, waste and abuse.”
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
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⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
STARTING TOMORROW.
Nevada. Arizona. Colorado.
You, me, and Bernie.
Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙
See you there 💪🏽🌞
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THREAD: There’s a dire situation in Vietnam, at the largest Agent Orange spill in the country.
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
March 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
THREAD: There’s a dire situation in Vietnam, at the largest Agent Orange spill in the country.
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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The employees who attempted to stop Musk staffers at the U.S. African Development Foundation have been placed on administrative leave “effective immediately.” The email also stated that during the administrative leave, USADF employees are prohibited from
March 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The employees who attempted to stop Musk staffers at the U.S. African Development Foundation have been placed on administrative leave “effective immediately.” The email also stated that during the administrative leave, USADF employees are prohibited from
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I hate to say ‘I told you so’ but… I told you so.
Seven years ago:
Seven years ago:
March 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I hate to say ‘I told you so’ but… I told you so.
Seven years ago:
Seven years ago:
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When you hear Trump & his supporters defend the detention of a Green Card holder by pretending to care about 1) antisemitism on campus, and 2) trespassing on college property, remember that Trump 1) hosted a Holocaust denier for dinner & 2) pardoned violent insurrectionists.
March 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
When you hear Trump & his supporters defend the detention of a Green Card holder by pretending to care about 1) antisemitism on campus, and 2) trespassing on college property, remember that Trump 1) hosted a Holocaust denier for dinner & 2) pardoned violent insurrectionists.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that the Black Lives Matter mural, painted in the summer of 2020 on a street near the White House, will be removed as part of planned changes to Black Lives Matter Plaza.
March 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that the Black Lives Matter mural, painted in the summer of 2020 on a street near the White House, will be removed as part of planned changes to Black Lives Matter Plaza.
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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To our women & girls:
You are powerful.
You are limitless.
Your contributions are brilliant & needed.
Your ideas are substantive.
Your lived experiences belong at decision-making tables.
You deserve a life free from fear, filled with dignity & love.
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth!
You are powerful.
You are limitless.
Your contributions are brilliant & needed.
Your ideas are substantive.
Your lived experiences belong at decision-making tables.
You deserve a life free from fear, filled with dignity & love.
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth!
March 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
To our women & girls:
You are powerful.
You are limitless.
Your contributions are brilliant & needed.
Your ideas are substantive.
Your lived experiences belong at decision-making tables.
You deserve a life free from fear, filled with dignity & love.
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth!
You are powerful.
You are limitless.
Your contributions are brilliant & needed.
Your ideas are substantive.
Your lived experiences belong at decision-making tables.
You deserve a life free from fear, filled with dignity & love.
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth!
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.
Iowa Legislature passes bill removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...
Iowa Legislature passes bill removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans
Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate passed a bill Thursday afternoon to remove state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk for her signature.
www.iowapublicradio.org
February 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.
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“This is our documentary moment” @janefonda.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“This is our documentary moment” @janefonda.com
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Yes this is true.
There are employees who work a 4x10 schedule with regular days off (RDO) Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and others with Sunday, Monday, Tuesday who will not get this email or have the opportunity to respond during working hours. There are others who do not access .gov email b/c they don't use computers.
Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to describe what they did last week — as Elon Musk warned on social media that, if employees fail to respond, it will be taken as a resignation.
February 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Yes this is true.
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Mr. Hegseth has previously said that General Brown should be fired because of his “woke” focus on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the military.
Replaces a Black four-star fighter pilot with a white man who does not meet the statutory qualifications supposedly over DEI.
Replaces a Black four-star fighter pilot with a white man who does not meet the statutory qualifications supposedly over DEI.
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs chairman traditionally remains in place as administrations change.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Mr. Hegseth has previously said that General Brown should be fired because of his “woke” focus on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the military.
Replaces a Black four-star fighter pilot with a white man who does not meet the statutory qualifications supposedly over DEI.
Replaces a Black four-star fighter pilot with a white man who does not meet the statutory qualifications supposedly over DEI.
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Richest man in the world muses about Jailing reporters, nothing to see here
February 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Richest man in the world muses about Jailing reporters, nothing to see here
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Crucial SF-50 forms, detailing job titles, salaries, and Social Security numbers, have disappeared from a federal database managed by the Office of Personnel Management.
February 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Crucial SF-50 forms, detailing job titles, salaries, and Social Security numbers, have disappeared from a federal database managed by the Office of Personnel Management.
Russell Vought would have immense power to enforce Trump’s extremist agenda if he's confirmed as OMB director. Vought has made it clear he will not hesitate to violate laws and norms in service of MAGA.
February 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Russell Vought would have immense power to enforce Trump’s extremist agenda if he's confirmed as OMB director. Vought has made it clear he will not hesitate to violate laws and norms in service of MAGA.
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Today marks the one year anniversary of the shooting death of Hind Rajab. She was shot at 355 times by the IDF while on a call with her mom begging for someone to help her.
Let war be a shameful relic of our collective past and never again a lived reality for anyone, anywhere.
Let war be a shameful relic of our collective past and never again a lived reality for anyone, anywhere.
January 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today marks the one year anniversary of the shooting death of Hind Rajab. She was shot at 355 times by the IDF while on a call with her mom begging for someone to help her.
Let war be a shameful relic of our collective past and never again a lived reality for anyone, anywhere.
Let war be a shameful relic of our collective past and never again a lived reality for anyone, anywhere.