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With all of the Trump/Musk mayhem, don't ignore the GOP's continued assault on free and fair elections.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
RNC Asks SCOTUS To Take Up Appeal To Restrict Provisional Voting in Pennsylvania
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
With all of the Trump/Musk mayhem, don't ignore the GOP's continued assault on free and fair elections.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Funny how those in right-wing media spun endless conspiracy webs about Biden being “compromised” over Hunter’s business deals, yet Elon Musk — swimming in foreign ties, gov't contracts, and so much more — gets a free pass. Did they all suddenly run out of red string?
February 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Funny how those in right-wing media spun endless conspiracy webs about Biden being “compromised” over Hunter’s business deals, yet Elon Musk — swimming in foreign ties, gov't contracts, and so much more — gets a free pass. Did they all suddenly run out of red string?
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This is so fucked
New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
Overnight Wired reported that contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is so fucked
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The real problem with this shit is that the Democrats in Congress are treating this like an election they need to win* instead of a crisis they need to stop.
*and they aren't doing a good job even at that
*and they aren't doing a good job even at that
You’re watching the Super Bowl next week.
Wait till Trump’s tariffs raise your guacamole and beer prices.
Wait till Trump’s tariffs raise your guacamole and beer prices.
February 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The real problem with this shit is that the Democrats in Congress are treating this like an election they need to win* instead of a crisis they need to stop.
*and they aren't doing a good job even at that
*and they aren't doing a good job even at that
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In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
February 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server.
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding
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NEW: Marko Elez, Musk operative at Treasury, not only isn't limited to read only access (has admin privileges) but has already made extensive code changes to the Treasury Dept payment system. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
Overnight Wired reported that contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
NEW: Marko Elez, Musk operative at Treasury, not only isn't limited to read only access (has admin privileges) but has already made extensive code changes to the Treasury Dept payment system. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
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“The Harvard Medical School physician received a stop-work order for a program designing treatment plans for people with the most drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The Harvard Medical School physician received a stop-work order for a program designing treatment plans for people with the most drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Yup. Same thing on the House side. However imperfect congressional Democrats are in opposition, the ones with serious leverage here are any handful of congressional Republicans.
Any four Republican Senators could stop this at any time simply by threatening to block all action (or even caucus with the Democrats) if Trump doesn't make certain concessions.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
They won't, but that should be a much bigger story than whether the Democrats are doing everything that *they* can.
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yup. Same thing on the House side. However imperfect congressional Democrats are in opposition, the ones with serious leverage here are any handful of congressional Republicans.
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I’m not saying I’m jealous of the work @wired.com has been doing lately but did you know that Wired is DEI and therefore illegal
February 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m not saying I’m jealous of the work @wired.com has been doing lately but did you know that Wired is DEI and therefore illegal
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EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
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"Two-thirds of the staff of the President’s Malaria Initiative, an organization founded by former President George W. Bush, have been fired, including some of the most senior and respected scientists working on malaria control in the world..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Two-thirds of the staff of the President’s Malaria Initiative, an organization founded by former President George W. Bush, have been fired, including some of the most senior and respected scientists working on malaria control in the world..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
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I mean, it's too late. They should do this, but the entirety of that network is compromised.
If they have/had admin access to the entire system, there's no telling what's been tampered with.
This system will need to be rebuilt from the ground up. This is billions of dollars in sabotage.
If they have/had admin access to the entire system, there's no telling what's been tampered with.
This system will need to be rebuilt from the ground up. This is billions of dollars in sabotage.
Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit.
By me at @wired.com:
By me at @wired.com:
Federal Workers Sue to Disconnect DOGE Server
Two federal workers, citing reports that Elon Musk’s associates are operating an illegally connected email server at OPM, seek a restraining order.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I mean, it's too late. They should do this, but the entirety of that network is compromised.
If they have/had admin access to the entire system, there's no telling what's been tampered with.
This system will need to be rebuilt from the ground up. This is billions of dollars in sabotage.
If they have/had admin access to the entire system, there's no telling what's been tampered with.
This system will need to be rebuilt from the ground up. This is billions of dollars in sabotage.
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as someone who has an mba, I think theres a decent case to be made that the type of instructor that AI is best placed to replace is in fact business profs
I’ve now had 3-4 exchanges with business profs who seem baffled that humanities profs are resisting their assertions that AI can teach our courses and AI can replicate our work.
They all seemed quite shocked that “you don’t matter and this machine will replace you” isn’t a winning sales pitch.
They all seemed quite shocked that “you don’t matter and this machine will replace you” isn’t a winning sales pitch.
December 26, 2024 at 9:51 PM
as someone who has an mba, I think theres a decent case to be made that the type of instructor that AI is best placed to replace is in fact business profs
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Direct government healthcare for all would be even cheaper because we wouldn't have to pay private third parties to adjudicate claims.
December 6, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Direct government healthcare for all would be even cheaper because we wouldn't have to pay private third parties to adjudicate claims.
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Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano
November 25, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano