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actual civic service
Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
We the Builders aims to explain why DOGE’s data access matters.
www.theverge.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
actual civic service
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
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DNC Aiming To Reconnect With Working-Class Americans With New ‘Hamilton’-Inspired Lena Dunham Web Series
DNC Aiming To Reconnect With Working-Class Americans With New ‘Hamilton’-Inspired Lena Dunham Web Series
WASHINGTON—Saying the new effort would help them make critical inroads with low-income rural voters following a stunning election loss last week, the Democratic National Committee announced the launch...
theonion.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
DNC Aiming To Reconnect With Working-Class Americans With New ‘Hamilton’-Inspired Lena Dunham Web Series
Never has anyone had their finger so far away from the pulse of their base.
Hakeem Jeffries refuses to call for Eric Adams' resignation, instead calling on Adams to show "that he has the capacity to continue to govern in the best interest of New Yorkers"
February 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Never has anyone had their finger so far away from the pulse of their base.
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated. This is a very real threat to the American flying public.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air Safety
Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.
www.rollingstone.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated. This is a very real threat to the American flying public.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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A group of unqualified, unelected bureaucrats, including a teenager with alleged links to hacker groups, is now seeking access to the personal identifying information of every U.S. taxpayer.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A group of unqualified, unelected bureaucrats, including a teenager with alleged links to hacker groups, is now seeking access to the personal identifying information of every U.S. taxpayer.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahaha times infinity
February 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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We could literally save more money than all the cuts Elon made combined if we just cancelled his contracts alone so 🤷🏽♀️
February 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We could literally save more money than all the cuts Elon made combined if we just cancelled his contracts alone so 🤷🏽♀️
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"I believe you never give up on the hard places."
In her role as president and CEO of the nonprofit Democracy Forward, Skye Perryman takes a bit of Texas with her. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
In her role as president and CEO of the nonprofit Democracy Forward, Skye Perryman takes a bit of Texas with her. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
The Texan Taking the Trump Administration to Court
In her role as president and CEO of the nonprofit Democracy Forward, Skye Perryman takes a bit of Texas with her.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"I believe you never give up on the hard places."
In her role as president and CEO of the nonprofit Democracy Forward, Skye Perryman takes a bit of Texas with her. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
In her role as president and CEO of the nonprofit Democracy Forward, Skye Perryman takes a bit of Texas with her. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
💪💪💪💪💪
@skyeperryman.bsky.social is one of my dearest friends. I could not be more proud of her. Thanks @texasmonthly.bsky.social for highlighting the work this fierce Texas woman is doing to save our republic.
The Texan Taking the Trump Administration to Court
In her role as president and CEO of the nonprofit Democracy Forward, Skye Perryman takes a bit of Texas with her.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Support @democracyforward.bsky.social if for no other reason than a small feeling of agency in these dark times
Unions & think tank sue to protect sensitive information of Americans from DOGE. We represent @aflcio.org, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), @seiu.org, @cwaunion.bsky.social, and @epi.org in this case to halt Musk & DOGE. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/doge-suit
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Support @democracyforward.bsky.social if for no other reason than a small feeling of agency in these dark times
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Trans folks, if any of these new orders are impacting your life, we at @19thnews.org want to know. DM me. Tell me if your medical appointments are canceled. If your documents are seized. Help us find the news
February 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trans folks, if any of these new orders are impacting your life, we at @19thnews.org want to know. DM me. Tell me if your medical appointments are canceled. If your documents are seized. Help us find the news
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I am proud to have co-founded @democracyforward.bsky.social in 2017. I am even prouder to Chair its Board today as it leads the critical court fights to protect democracy.
When we fight, we win!
youtu.be/hQJQ5XQeESg
When we fight, we win!
youtu.be/hQJQ5XQeESg
The Lawyers Fighting Trump's Executive Orders
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I am proud to have co-founded @democracyforward.bsky.social in 2017. I am even prouder to Chair its Board today as it leads the critical court fights to protect democracy.
When we fight, we win!
youtu.be/hQJQ5XQeESg
When we fight, we win!
youtu.be/hQJQ5XQeESg
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Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
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Now that I've made peaceful revolution impossible it's time to sit back and enjoy my wealth and power with no adverse consequences
February 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Now that I've made peaceful revolution impossible it's time to sit back and enjoy my wealth and power with no adverse consequences
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This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State 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 8:43 PM
This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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Donald Trump fired hundreds of air safety leaders and froze hiring for air traffic controllers. Elon forced the director of the FAA out with no replacement. And a week later, 67 people are dead in the worst commercial aircraft disaster in 16 years.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far.
FAA Report on D.C. Plane Crash Is Out—and It’s an Indictment of Trump
The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far.
newrepublic.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Donald Trump fired hundreds of air safety leaders and froze hiring for air traffic controllers. Elon forced the director of the FAA out with no replacement. And a week later, 67 people are dead in the worst commercial aircraft disaster in 16 years.
My great grandmother, stone cold badass at 10 years old.
MK Paynter graciously sent in this wonderful 1910 photo of her great grandmother, Ruby Hollifield, barefoot and holding a rattlesnake in Uvalde, Texas. To Ruby's right (our left) is her little sister, Lilla. Because being barefoot and holding rattlesnakes was something Texas girls did back then!
January 31, 2025 at 5:31 AM
My great grandmother, stone cold badass at 10 years old.
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country