laurasanford.bsky.social
@laurasanford.bsky.social
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"If the 'DOGE' endeavor is working, why can’t the White House just tell the truth about what it's doing?"

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
February 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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FBI's website tells you what they do, like the foreign interference task force AG Bondi is taking down. It's not new, established during the 1st Trump admin. Its remit: Investigating "covert actions by foreign govts to influence US political sentiment or public discourse" www.fbi.gov/investigate/...
Combating Foreign Influence | Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI, as the lead federal agency responsible for investigating foreign influence operations, established its Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF) to identify and counteract these operations targetin...
www.fbi.gov
February 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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"The Administration would be allowed to rescind the agreement, or the government could stop paying, and employees who took the resignation package would waive all legal claims... 'It sounded like a commercial for a used car dealership, like, ‘Act now, 1 day only’...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Education Department staff warned that Trump buyout offers could be canceled at any time
In a staffwide meeting Wednesday, leaders of the Education Department told employees the Trump administration’s resignation offer comes with major caveats.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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"Musk's team have already gained entrée to data on federal student aid, including the personal information for millions who receive student loans from the government..."

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
Department of Government Efficiency workers embedded in the Education Department have been processing sensitive agency data using artificial intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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👋 legal profession!

"With the Trump administration warning career lawyers to follow orders even if they have ethical qualms, pressure is building on professional legal associations to take a stance against efforts to upend long-standing norms of public service..."

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Government lawyers with ethics concerns look for help amid Trump crackdown
Some lawyers hope that bar associations, which have themselves been targeted by Trump, will come to their aid.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Hey you - yeah YOU, person who called your senators, visited their office, attended a rally, or sent an email this week. Check out what you're capable of. Keep it up.
February 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Wondering what you can do to fight back against (gestures broadly at everything)? This is your one-stop shop for the most impactful ways to take action right now: indivisible.org/take...
February 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM