Allyson
@javapug.bsky.social
Retired. Liberal. Mom to a daughter of childbearing age and a gay son who does drag. Pug mom. Coffee fiend.
Worth the watch!
Last week @opentodebateorg hosted the debate: Is Elon Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law? I lay out the many reasons for why I believe DOGE is illegally “slashing through government.” Check it out here: youtu.be/UATYoq4a1hA
Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?
YouTube video by Open to Debate
youtu.be
March 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Worth the watch!
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"If the GOP could pull Trump’s dick out of their mouths long enough for the oxygen to return to their brains, they might see how batshit crazy it is to run a govt like this... But that would require a spine and these Republicans have the collective courage of a baby deer caught in a 6-lane highway."
February 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"If the GOP could pull Trump’s dick out of their mouths long enough for the oxygen to return to their brains, they might see how batshit crazy it is to run a govt like this... But that would require a spine and these Republicans have the collective courage of a baby deer caught in a 6-lane highway."
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For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26.
Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency.
It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
One of my babies impeding the bed-making process.
February 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
One of my babies impeding the bed-making process.
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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
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Timothy Snyder is an expert of modern authoritarianism.
February 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Timothy Snyder is an expert of modern authoritarianism.
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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
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.
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When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts.
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs
A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts.
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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With news that on Monday President Trump fired the 3 Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/u...)
Read @weissmann11.bsky.social's recent analysis of the implications for oversight of the executive branch's surveillance programs.⬇️
Read @weissmann11.bsky.social's recent analysis of the implications for oversight of the executive branch's surveillance programs.⬇️
What Just Happened: What Trump's Hobbling of the Privacy Oversight Board Portends for Exercise of Surveillance Powers
A “small” story about the removal of the three Democrats on the Private and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) is ominous.
www.justsecurity.org
January 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
With news that on Monday President Trump fired the 3 Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/u...)
Read @weissmann11.bsky.social's recent analysis of the implications for oversight of the executive branch's surveillance programs.⬇️
Read @weissmann11.bsky.social's recent analysis of the implications for oversight of the executive branch's surveillance programs.⬇️
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Well would you look at that.
December 25, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Well would you look at that.
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Hypocrites. Addiction comes in all forms and doesn't care what side of the aisle a person is on.
Beware of the people who spent the last several years mocking Hunter Biden’s addiction issues who are now virtue signaling about Pete Hegseth’s alcohol issues.
December 5, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Hypocrites. Addiction comes in all forms and doesn't care what side of the aisle a person is on.
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Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
November 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
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Do republican senators want to defend this? I don’t know if they do?
December 2, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Do republican senators want to defend this? I don’t know if they do?
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December 2, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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December 2, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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Jeff Tiedrich nailed it.
December 2, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Jeff Tiedrich nailed it.
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Isn’t it funny how the U.S. media is suddenly posting stories about the improving inflation picture now that the election is over? 🧐
November 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Isn’t it funny how the U.S. media is suddenly posting stories about the improving inflation picture now that the election is over? 🧐
Saaaaame, Nicolle!!
Same, @nicollewallace.bsky.social. Hard same. 😂
OMG 🤣🤣🤣
Watch Eric Trump pearl-clutch as he’s informed that Boris Epshteyn has been selling access to Trump and future government contracts—AKA pay-to-play.
And Nicolle Wallace’s reaction—is all of us.
Watch Eric Trump pearl-clutch as he’s informed that Boris Epshteyn has been selling access to Trump and future government contracts—AKA pay-to-play.
And Nicolle Wallace’s reaction—is all of us.
November 26, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Saaaaame, Nicolle!!
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“The main question I was looking to answer when I started reading Hegseth’s collected works was whether he would follow a Trump command to shoot peaceful protesters. After having read them, I don’t think he would even wait for the order.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Cabinet Pick
Pete Hegseth considers himself to be at war with basically everybody to Trump’s left, and it is by no means clear that he means war metaphorically.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 AM
“The main question I was looking to answer when I started reading Hegseth’s collected works was whether he would follow a Trump command to shoot peaceful protesters. After having read them, I don’t think he would even wait for the order.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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My girls chilling next to me while I learn how to navigate Bluesky 💙
November 23, 2024 at 9:57 PM
My girls chilling next to me while I learn how to navigate Bluesky 💙
You'd think I wouldn't find this type of hypocrisy breathtaking after living through the first round, but here we are.....
November 23, 2024 at 8:46 PM
You'd think I wouldn't find this type of hypocrisy breathtaking after living through the first round, but here we are.....
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Chilling.
Internal email that led to identifying Pete Hegseth as potential "Insider Threat" in National Guard.⬇️
It was clearly due to his tattoo "associated with Supremacist groups."
On air, Hegseth has FALSELY claimed the reason was for a different (religious) tattoo.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Internal email that led to identifying Pete Hegseth as potential "Insider Threat" in National Guard.⬇️
It was clearly due to his tattoo "associated with Supremacist groups."
On air, Hegseth has FALSELY claimed the reason was for a different (religious) tattoo.
apnews.com/article/trum...
November 15, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Chilling.
Internal email that led to identifying Pete Hegseth as potential "Insider Threat" in National Guard.⬇️
It was clearly due to his tattoo "associated with Supremacist groups."
On air, Hegseth has FALSELY claimed the reason was for a different (religious) tattoo.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Internal email that led to identifying Pete Hegseth as potential "Insider Threat" in National Guard.⬇️
It was clearly due to his tattoo "associated with Supremacist groups."
On air, Hegseth has FALSELY claimed the reason was for a different (religious) tattoo.
apnews.com/article/trum...