K Bird
@kassandrabird.bsky.social
Find me over on Substack at @lunaryleewrites. Sometimes writer, nonprofit and academic burnout. I just want to read and hang out with trees...
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This deputation allows them to carry weapons on federal property, and if granted full federal law enforcement authority, they would have the power to make arrests.
February 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This deputation allows them to carry weapons on federal property, and if granted full federal law enforcement authority, they would have the power to make arrests.
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The U.S. Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security team, granting them specific rights and protections as federal law enforcement agents.
February 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The U.S. Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security team, granting them specific rights and protections as federal law enforcement agents.
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NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk.
February 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
NEW — The National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 282 just emailed its ~8,000 employee members strongly advising them NOT to reply to the “What did you do last week?” email from OPM/Musk.
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Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at HR@opm.gov.
February 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at HR@opm.gov.
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
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Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the last Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to destroy the American foreign aid system from the inside out. Current and former officials see it as a campaign of retribution against those who opposed his earlier work. 👇
Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy
Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign ...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the last Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to destroy the American foreign aid system from the inside out. Current and former officials see it as a campaign of retribution against those who opposed his earlier work. 👇
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We @propublica.org have now confirmed more than 30 Musk-affiliated staffers who are helping the world’s richest man downsize federal agencies one by one.
And we're still tracking DOGE – reach out and help us 🔎 www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
And we're still tracking DOGE – reach out and help us 🔎 www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time
Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the bi...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We @propublica.org have now confirmed more than 30 Musk-affiliated staffers who are helping the world’s richest man downsize federal agencies one by one.
And we're still tracking DOGE – reach out and help us 🔎 www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
And we're still tracking DOGE – reach out and help us 🔎 www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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There are a whole lot of people and communities who have been living and organizing outside of the state for a very long time and it’s worth listening to them in this moment
Hyper-criminalized migrant sex workers show us how everyday people evade, defy and resist state control and punishment.
Migrant Sex Workers’ Resistance Offers a Blueprint for Fighting Authoritarianism
Hyper-criminalized migrant sex workers show us how everyday people evade, defy and resist state control and punishment.
truthout.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
There are a whole lot of people and communities who have been living and organizing outside of the state for a very long time and it’s worth listening to them in this moment
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Are you feeling like screaming into a pillow for 1000 years? If you have the means, the Trans Youth Emergency Project is giving direct grants to families of trans kids. southernequality.org/tyep/
Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth
Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.
southernequality.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Are you feeling like screaming into a pillow for 1000 years? If you have the means, the Trans Youth Emergency Project is giving direct grants to families of trans kids. southernequality.org/tyep/
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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We're gearing up to print Red Cards for folks: (small cards, sized to be kept in a wallet, that have constitutional rights that can be used when confronted by ICE agents)
Fill out this form if you're interested:
forms.gle/XTJY3E9zix6Y...
Fill out this form if you're interested:
forms.gle/XTJY3E9zix6Y...
February 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We're gearing up to print Red Cards for folks: (small cards, sized to be kept in a wallet, that have constitutional rights that can be used when confronted by ICE agents)
Fill out this form if you're interested:
forms.gle/XTJY3E9zix6Y...
Fill out this form if you're interested:
forms.gle/XTJY3E9zix6Y...
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"Neo-Nazi twenty-something year olds are staging a coup of the US government" is one of those statements that would have seemed like a paranoid left-wing fever dream a few years ago, but is now just a straightforward description of what is happening.
NEW: Archived tweets for Gavin Kriger, Musk's 20-something DOGE employee wreaking havoc inside USAID, shows that Kriger has retweeted multiple neo-Nazis including Nick Fuentes, leader of the so-called Groyper movement, and another popular explicit Nazi account recently unmasked by @travisbrown.dev
Gavin Kliger, Elon's DOGE hitler youth shutting down USAID, is now indirectly responsible for the deaths of thousands of children. His Instagram appears to be @gkliger. He's scrubbing his online footprint.
Here's an archived copy of Kliger's resume: web.archive.org/web/20240418...
Here's an archived copy of Kliger's resume: web.archive.org/web/20240418...
February 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Neo-Nazi twenty-something year olds are staging a coup of the US government" is one of those statements that would have seemed like a paranoid left-wing fever dream a few years ago, but is now just a straightforward description of what is happening.
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It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
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SECOND: FREEZE THE SENATE.
Call on your Dem senators to engage in political hardball. Blanket opposition and using procedural tools like rejecting unanimous consent and quorum calls to gum up the works.
Call on your Dem senators to engage in political hardball. Blanket opposition and using procedural tools like rejecting unanimous consent and quorum calls to gum up the works.
How Senate Democrats Can Shut Down Trump's Agenda with Procedural Hardball
indivisible.org
February 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
SECOND: FREEZE THE SENATE.
Call on your Dem senators to engage in political hardball. Blanket opposition and using procedural tools like rejecting unanimous consent and quorum calls to gum up the works.
Call on your Dem senators to engage in political hardball. Blanket opposition and using procedural tools like rejecting unanimous consent and quorum calls to gum up the works.
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
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🧵 THREAD: Trump and Rubio have arrested the international humanitarian aid system and forced lifesaving aid programs to completely halt operations — despite an announcement earlier in the week claiming they had changed course. 1/
February 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🧵 THREAD: Trump and Rubio have arrested the international humanitarian aid system and forced lifesaving aid programs to completely halt operations — despite an announcement earlier in the week claiming they had changed course. 1/
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His staff encountered resistance when demanding that Treasury officials grant access to systems managing the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to programs like Social Security and Medicare.
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
His staff encountered resistance when demanding that Treasury officials grant access to systems managing the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to programs like Social Security and Medicare.
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Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).