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Rick Wilson & Michael Waldman
Podcast Episode · Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast · 02/24/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.
February 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.
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Make the calls today people. Lives are on the line. Use @5calls.org to help you make these calls to your Senators.
February 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Make the calls today people. Lives are on the line. Use @5calls.org to help you make these calls to your Senators.
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I want to highlight what I believe is a significant document that I reviewed for this story. It's a memorandum of understanding between DOGE & CFPB. In all the coverage of DOGE's takeover of agencies I haven't read or heard about a document like this. I think this stands out
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SCOOP: Inside DOGE's takeover of CFPB
What went down over the past five days based on emails and other documents and interviews
W/ @reporterev.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
What went down over the past five days based on emails and other documents and interviews
W/ @reporterev.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
DOGE-Backed Halt at CFPB Comes Amid Musk’s Plans for ‘X’ Digital Wallet
Government-efficiency team’s initial ‘read-only’ access expanded quickly to encompass closely guarded data, internal emails say
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I want to highlight what I believe is a significant document that I reviewed for this story. It's a memorandum of understanding between DOGE & CFPB. In all the coverage of DOGE's takeover of agencies I haven't read or heard about a document like this. I think this stands out
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Wrote a response to the Musk/Trump supporters who keep yelling jubilantly at me "the people voted for this so shut up" www.techdirt.com/2025/02/10/n...
No, The People Didn’t Vote For This
A stunning 54% of Americans now believe we’re in a Constitutional crisis, according to recent YouGov polling. They’re right. As a tech billionaire effectively dismantles federal agencie…
www.techdirt.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Wrote a response to the Musk/Trump supporters who keep yelling jubilantly at me "the people voted for this so shut up" www.techdirt.com/2025/02/10/n...
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This is hilarious. I especially like the annexation of Green Bay and the mystery Mississippi River announcement.
🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.”
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
February 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is hilarious. I especially like the annexation of Green Bay and the mystery Mississippi River announcement.
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REALITY CHECK
Doge has not discovered ANY actual fraud or crime. Musk and the DOGE youth have army of X trolls culling data from a gov funded transparency website called USAspending.gov. They gin up outrage by making wild accusations against granting agencies.
It’s textbook media manipulation.
Doge has not discovered ANY actual fraud or crime. Musk and the DOGE youth have army of X trolls culling data from a gov funded transparency website called USAspending.gov. They gin up outrage by making wild accusations against granting agencies.
It’s textbook media manipulation.
USAspending.gov
USAspending.gov
February 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
REALITY CHECK
Doge has not discovered ANY actual fraud or crime. Musk and the DOGE youth have army of X trolls culling data from a gov funded transparency website called USAspending.gov. They gin up outrage by making wild accusations against granting agencies.
It’s textbook media manipulation.
Doge has not discovered ANY actual fraud or crime. Musk and the DOGE youth have army of X trolls culling data from a gov funded transparency website called USAspending.gov. They gin up outrage by making wild accusations against granting agencies.
It’s textbook media manipulation.
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ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.
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We can't lose the plot:
Republicans are stealing from you so they can give more to billionaires.
They're handing Elon Musk your personal information, shutting down public services you paid for, and hiking the cost of living.
Don't let them hide their corruption with chaos.
Republicans are stealing from you so they can give more to billionaires.
They're handing Elon Musk your personal information, shutting down public services you paid for, and hiking the cost of living.
Don't let them hide their corruption with chaos.
February 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We can't lose the plot:
Republicans are stealing from you so they can give more to billionaires.
They're handing Elon Musk your personal information, shutting down public services you paid for, and hiking the cost of living.
Don't let them hide their corruption with chaos.
Republicans are stealing from you so they can give more to billionaires.
They're handing Elon Musk your personal information, shutting down public services you paid for, and hiking the cost of living.
Don't let them hide their corruption with chaos.
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Thrilled to see this response from
@opensecretsdc.bsky.social in my inbox this morning. The robust civil society in America is a keystone of the defense against rising anti-democratic forces. I'm proud to be on this team dedicated to transparency and accountability. Please support this great org.
@opensecretsdc.bsky.social in my inbox this morning. The robust civil society in America is a keystone of the defense against rising anti-democratic forces. I'm proud to be on this team dedicated to transparency and accountability. Please support this great org.
February 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thrilled to see this response from
@opensecretsdc.bsky.social in my inbox this morning. The robust civil society in America is a keystone of the defense against rising anti-democratic forces. I'm proud to be on this team dedicated to transparency and accountability. Please support this great org.
@opensecretsdc.bsky.social in my inbox this morning. The robust civil society in America is a keystone of the defense against rising anti-democratic forces. I'm proud to be on this team dedicated to transparency and accountability. Please support this great org.
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Key part from Cassidy: He had conversations "with the White House"... likely, he was threatened with a primary, and he's up for re-election in 2026.
February 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Key part from Cassidy: He had conversations "with the White House"... likely, he was threatened with a primary, and he's up for re-election in 2026.
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The dynamics of this horrifying political moment reflect years long trends w/in our information systems: audience capture of an influencer by conspiracy theorists who are motivated by the interactions to descend further into those theories, attracting more attention and gaining power along the way.
Over on X a bunch of dimwits are posting every nonsense red-yarn-on-chalkboard conspiracy theory bullshit about what USAID funds (terrorists! censorship! woke prosecutors! campus protests!) and Elon is just retweeting each one as if they're true... leaving out the fact that they're all bullshit.
February 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The dynamics of this horrifying political moment reflect years long trends w/in our information systems: audience capture of an influencer by conspiracy theorists who are motivated by the interactions to descend further into those theories, attracting more attention and gaining power along the way.
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What the world needs now is a healing MySpace Top 8 meetup of Kindness Avengers. Panel featuring LeVar Burton, Ms. Rachel, Elyse Myers, Bindi & Robert Irwin, Tabitha Brown, Steve from Blue’s Clues, and Dolly Parton in conversation with Elmo at a library?
Kindness for our hearts! I’m just sayin’ 💚 🌎
Kindness for our hearts! I’m just sayin’ 💚 🌎
February 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
What the world needs now is a healing MySpace Top 8 meetup of Kindness Avengers. Panel featuring LeVar Burton, Ms. Rachel, Elyse Myers, Bindi & Robert Irwin, Tabitha Brown, Steve from Blue’s Clues, and Dolly Parton in conversation with Elmo at a library?
Kindness for our hearts! I’m just sayin’ 💚 🌎
Kindness for our hearts! I’m just sayin’ 💚 🌎
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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NEW: Elon Musk's team has hijacked massive datasets of government worker DOBs, home addresses, social security numbers, length of service, and performance evals - revoking the access of OPM career officials. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's team has hijacked massive datasets of government worker DOBs, home addresses, social security numbers, length of service, and performance evals - revoking the access of OPM career officials. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far:
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Can anyone explain to me what the function of the Democratic Party is today and how it is serving that function?
Are they still around? If so, is there any evidence of that?
Are they still around? If so, is there any evidence of that?
January 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Can anyone explain to me what the function of the Democratic Party is today and how it is serving that function?
Are they still around? If so, is there any evidence of that?
Are they still around? If so, is there any evidence of that?
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you.
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you.
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
January 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
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Dear price of eggs Trump voters,
Not only aren’t they any cheaper, there’s an actual shortage because of the raging Bird Flu we’re not getting any public information about because the food safety & public health agencies responsible for that shit have basically been shut down.
Bravo.
Not only aren’t they any cheaper, there’s an actual shortage because of the raging Bird Flu we’re not getting any public information about because the food safety & public health agencies responsible for that shit have basically been shut down.
Bravo.
January 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Dear price of eggs Trump voters,
Not only aren’t they any cheaper, there’s an actual shortage because of the raging Bird Flu we’re not getting any public information about because the food safety & public health agencies responsible for that shit have basically been shut down.
Bravo.
Not only aren’t they any cheaper, there’s an actual shortage because of the raging Bird Flu we’re not getting any public information about because the food safety & public health agencies responsible for that shit have basically been shut down.
Bravo.
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Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.
January 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.