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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Ivanka Trump used more than $11,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2019 to buy recording equipment for a White House event
Ivanka Trump bought CDs with USAID money, says report
www.irishstar.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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🚨BREAKING: Federal employee unions, in a case brought by Democracy Forward, asked court to stop illegal "Fork Directive" on emergency basis.

Follow Democracy Docket breaking news.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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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
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"Nobody voted for Elon Musk. And nobody wants airplanes to fall out of the sky. But after Musk pushed out the head of the FAA and Donald Trump gutted the agency’s safety board, and Musk attempted to push air traffic controllers to quit, the worst domestic airline disaster since 2001 occurred."
Nobody voted for Elon Musk
A self-interested, erratic megalomaniac has seized control of the US government.
www.motherjones.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I mean the federal government is paused. The North American automakers are going to be shut down due to the tariffs.

What are people doing anyway?

Might as well take it to the streets and be fugging ungovernable or lay over and be raped.

What’s your choice?
February 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Did Musk’s alleged effort to access the government’s payment systems have Trump’s blessing? Or was he going rogue? Either scenario is bad, but one’s a little worse.
Trump and Elon Musk Just Pulled Off Another Purge—and It’s a Scary One
Did Musk’s alleged effort to access the government’s payment systems have Trump’s blessing? Or was he going rogue? Either scenario is bad, but one’s a little worse.
newrepublic.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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President Donald Trump plans to implement tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday, potentially starting off a trade war that would likely lead to price increases on groceries and numerous other products.
White House announces tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, China • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump plans to implement tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday, potentially starting off a trade war that would likely lead to price increases on groceries and numerous…
buff.ly
January 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
MSN
www.msn.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:10 AM