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Gary Miller
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CIA Brat, MS Access / VBA Developer, Musician, Sailor, Concerned Citizen
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marcelias.bsky.social
I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9d
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.

This is a developing story...
DOJ Sues Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and DC, Expanding Campaign of Voter Data Lawsuits to 22
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
gnmiller.bsky.social
Finally, there is some light at the end of the tunnel for Ukraine again.
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
That's a good boy! ❤️
Missing Toddler Who Wandered Alone For 7 Miles In Arizona Wilderness Led To Safety By Rancher's Dog
Good boy, Buford! ❤️
www.comicsands.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
gnmiller.bsky.social
Just the tiny tip of the iceberg that is coming.
nickkristof.bsky.social Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · Mar 15
Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Meet Peter, Achol and Evan, ages 10, 8 and 5. The reckless actions of the world's richest men are killing the world's poorest kids www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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skiles.blue
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Merit Systems Protection Board swiftly upholds finding that firing of some probationary employees was illegal. Case is about six employees but could affect many more. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
February 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Lost in some of the outrage over this is that Trump's pick is LITERALLY unqualified. The law says a Chairman has to have been a vice chair, a service chief or held a combatant command. Caine hasn't done any of those and I don't think he was even the senior service general at a combatant command.
February 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
gnmiller.bsky.social
Things could get interesting now.
kyledcheney.bsky.social Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Feb 14
BREAKING: A federal judge just blocked the Trump administration from canceling foreign aid contracts/awards that were in place prior to Trump's inauguration. t.co/2OBoBANkxW](s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...)
February 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
gnmiller.bsky.social
This is a great app, for firefighters and for the public.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Feb 13
On January 7, 2025, fires erupted across Los Angeles. Evacuation orders were delayed, official channels were overwhelmed—but Watch Duty, a free wildfire-tracking app, was already alerting people before the government could.
When Fires Rage, Millions Turn to Watch Duty. Meet the Guy Who Made It
Watch Duty proved indispensable during the recent LA wildfires. John Mills, the app’s creator, wants it to be the one place to go for tracking disasters. He just needs all the data to do it.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
gnmiller.bsky.social
What?
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · Feb 12
Okay what is going on here. Are the accounts at a private banking entity? Does the federal government have direct debit permission set up? So many questions as to how Treasury instructed this payment. (Via NY Post’s Craig McCarthy)
New York, NY - New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: "This morning, my financial team shockingly uncovered that President Trump and his crony Elon Musk illegally executed a revocation of $80 million in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding from New York City's bank accounts late yesterday afternoon. This is money that the federal government previously disbursed for shelter and services and is now missing. This highway robbery of our funds directly out of our bank account is a betrayal of everyone who calls New York City home.
February 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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peark.es
Some more info.

1) Per a friend that works in NY state government, NY cities are required to hold funds in commercial banks. So this was a private bank account, not one controlled by Treasury.

2) Per NYDN the inbound wire was dated Feb 4; wires are one-way, they can't just be undone a week later.
Trump revokes $80 million from NYC after threat to claw back FEMA cash used to care for migrants
President Trump and Elon Musk illegally revoked more than $80 million in funds from New York City bank accounts after Musk threatened to claw back FEMA funds used to house migrants in “luxury hotels,”...
www.yahoo.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
If you are looking for someone to say that all is lost and the courts can't help protect democracy, you are following the wrong guy.

If you are looking for someone who fights hard and will never give up, I'm here for you.
February 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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azagmayes.bsky.social
What Donald Trump is allowing Elon Musk and his DOGE team to do is not an audit. It is a coup. This an incredibly dangerous moment—and it is all the more dangerous if people don’t understand what is happening.

https://youtu.be/jrE0DOEcbRE
Ongoing Coup | Attorney General Kris Mayes
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February 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
gnmiller.bsky.social
As if we didn't want know already.
February 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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evanbernick.bsky.social
This is important. Not because Miller will ever be consistent in his pleadings for presidential power but because it’s a public service to demonstrate to anyone who might entertain a shadow of a doubt that there’s no neutral principle here. He wants power for his guy, full stop.
February 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
gnmiller.bsky.social
Just the weekend update covers so much ground. Nicely compiled.
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Feb 9
This weekend’s news recap is packed: A judge blocked Musk’s DOGE from seizing the U.S. Treasury, and MAGA is melting down. Trump admitted he spoke with Putin and wants to extort Ukraine’s resources. And so much more. Read the full breakdown.
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 67. 2/9/25
… Elon Musk, JD Vance and their MAGA minions are fuming at US District Judge Engelmayer’s decision to halt DOGE’s attempts to seize control of the US Treasury.
www.meidasplus.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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mcspocky.bsky.social
An insider claims Elon Musk wants to eradicate the entire human workforce in the federal government, replacing them with machines and AI. As a tRump appointee, he's been responsible for mass firings and is using AI to achieve his ruthless cost-cutting measures.
www.rawstory.com/musk-replace...
'Replacing human workforce': Federal insider spills about Elon Musk's 'end goal'
Elon Musk hopes to eventually replace the entire human workforce within the federal government, instead implementing machines and AI, a federal insider said, according to a new report.Musk, a Donald T...
www.rawstory.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
gnmiller.bsky.social
The danger is palpable.
stossel.bsky.social Scott Stossel @stossel.bsky.social · Feb 7
"As one administrator for a federal agency with deep knowledge about the government’s IT operations told us, 'I don’t think the public quite understands the level of danger.'”

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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muellershewrote.com
The Judge's order blocking Trump from putting 2,200 USAID workers on administrative leave and reinstating the 500 that were already on administrative leave. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-nich...
Judge Nichols' Order Blocking Trump From Gutting USAID
It's been a minute since I wrote about a court order, but this one is really good
www.muellershewrote.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Father, tell me again how The Event started…
Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN A 23-year-old representative from Elon Musk's DOGE was granted access to the Energy Department's IT system on Wednesday by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, sources told CNN. This despite objections from people in the agency, which controls access to info about the US nuclear weapons. 4:05 PM • 2/6/25 • 319K Views
February 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
gnmiller.bsky.social
Now he's really going to piss some people off. Me included.
#60Minutes
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump calls for ‘termination’ of 60 Minutes in fresh attack on US media
President also makes baseless claims that USAid has been illicitly funding news organisations
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
gnmiller.bsky.social
Zero transparency.
markey.senate.gov Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · Feb 6
We were just denied entrance into the EPA after asking to meet with a DOGE representative. More to come.
Senator Markey and colleagues are denied angry into the EPA Headquarters
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
This.
integrity73.bsky.social Integrity73 @integrity73.bsky.social · Feb 6
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.
February 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
Seems like a bad time to be without a policy lead for CDC’s H5N1 response.

Hey, what’s going on with that response anyway?
handle.invalid Justin Ling @handle.invalid · Feb 6
The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.

Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
LinkedIn post: On January 24th I formally resigned from my position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). I started at CDC in 2010, and I have spent 20 years in public service, including my 15 years in service at the federal level. Here is a little bit of what I wrote in my resignation, because I'm not sure that anyone is actually going to read it. "I feel honored to be among the public health professionals that have had the privilege to work at CDC. As I reflect on my own experiences and accomplishments during my time here, I am humbled by the magnitude and the importance of our work. To my colleagues: we have worked together through chaos and uncertainty, transition, reorganization, preparation, and response. You are the most selfless, dedicated, and passionate people I know. I have watched you work around the clock, take additional details, deployments, and responsibilities, try to balance work and family, forego self-care, and keep pushing and work together to protect the public’s health. I’ve seen your sacrifice. I want you to know that your support and guidance has been invaluable, and I am proud of the work we have accomplished together." While I was backing up files I found my oath that I signed in 2010. I believe in our work, and I am sad to be leaving federal service. But I have immense gratitude for all of the opportunities that I've had and the connections that I've made. I will continue to protect the public's health in a different capacity (stay tuned...) but for now, thank you for trusting me.
February 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM