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Alicia Reid
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Mom, banking lawyer, political junkie, MI transplant and convert
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Bone chilling.

A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.

1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Really important read from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: “Let’s start with the title, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”... the goal is to mute or silence voices Trump disagrees with.” www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-late...
Trump’s Latest Bid to Rewrite Reality
From the Smithsonian to statues, he wants to whitewash America’s past.
www.thebulwark.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff. Elon Musk’s team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials. NYT Gift Link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
DOGE Accesses Federal Payroll System Over Objections of Career Staff (Gift Article)
Elon Musk’s team gains visibility into sensitive information about hundreds of thousands of government workers despite security concerns raised by IT officials.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The “Art of the Deal” my ass. This is abject groveling to Putin.
February 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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This is a flat-out, clear-cut violation of the First Amendment.
Associated Press: “Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office.“
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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CREW, on behalf of several federal unions, has sued Scott Bessent and the Dept of the Treasury for sharing protected information regarding citizens with Elon Musk and his DOGE henchmen in violation of the Privacy Act.
www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
www.citizen.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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In light of the resignation of Treasury Fiscal Asst Secretary Dave Lebryk, Senator Ron Wyden has written to Sec of Treasury Scott Bessent asking questions about whether Musk and his henchmen have been given access to secure government payment systems.
www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Truth
Reminder that Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Google are each facing federal antitrust lawsuits.

They each gave cash hand over fist to Trump’s inaugural fund, which raked in a record $250 million.

When I say money in politics corrupts our system, this is what I’m talking about.
Donald Trump's inauguration sets fundraising record: $250 million and counting. Who are the top donors?
Donald Trump inauguration: US President-elect Donald Trump brought in record-breaking $250 million for inaugural fundraising. Apple, Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other top tech companies in…
economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM