Gari Shamon
Gari Shamon
@garishaman.bsky.social
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Elon Musk’s staffers have gained unauthorized access to sensitive government employee data by installing a server at the OPM. They now have access to USAJOBS, the federal hiring portal where applicants submit personal details such as Social Security numbers, home addresses, and employment histories.
February 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Reminder: Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these. Avoid directly leaking images; instead, request that the information be rewritten and the image recreated
February 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Hello federal civil servants!!

READ THIS if you’ve received an OPM “Fork in the Road” email:

www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/opm...
OPM Fork in the Road: Advice for federal employees | Civil Service Strong
Federal employees have received a mass email offering paid resignation until September 2025, but legal and budgetary concerns raise red flags. Learn why caution is advised before considering this offe...
www.civilservicestrong.org
February 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Protests don't have sign ups. And let me be clear, anyone trying to get you to "sign up" for a protest, is a fucking cop and can NEVER be trusted.
pro tip: NEVER give out personal information to someone saying they will "sign you up" for a protest

to start
in terms of protests i would be wary this time around of honeypots
February 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Breaking WaPo:

The White House — late Friday night — fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste, and abuse.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Rep. Jamie Raskin wants the Trump transition to explain how nominees will undergo background checks — including a "clear assurance" that an FBI check will be performed.

Raskin says "it remains unclear" whether the transition is actually requiring nominees to submit to checks. tinyurl.com/5hb8a3dj
tinyurl.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Be fucking serious with the American people. Tell them that the Speaker of the House wants to hide the fact that Trump’s nominee for Attorney General engaged in sexual misconduct. Tell them that Republicans want to force another sexual predator on the country. Fight for a better country. My God.
As Mike Johnson works to bury the Gaetz report Hakeem Jeffries is talking about - checks notes - bipartisanship.

Not joking www.axios.com/newsletters/...
November 15, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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They should invite witnesses to testify at Gaetz confirmation bsky.app/profile/jkbj...
BREAKING: Attorney for teenager at the center of Matt Gaetz sex trafficking allegations says "She was a high school student and there were witnesses." Calls upon Ethics Committee to release it's report which Miami Herald/McClatchy sources say is "highly damaging."
November 14, 2024 at 11:49 PM