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Presented without comment. www.ft.com/content/a7c9...
February 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Hi, scientists.
You're seeing what we all are:
USAID illegally blown up, 20 yr olds dumping code into the Treasury's seven-trillion-dollar payment system, Senators and House members joining protests at Treasury today...

It's a lot. It's a national crisis.

What should you do now? 🧵 🧪 1/x
February 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Members of Congress with @beyer.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov now seeking entry at USAID
February 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Oh this is nice. Well done, @ezralevin.bsky.social.
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington says she's concerned that the White House is still implementing the spending freeze that she and a Rhode Island judge have ordered temporarily halted.

Judge AliKhan is inclined to issue a restraining order.
February 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Without public knowledge, Elon Musk is serving as a “special government employee” under President Donald Trump, with access to sensitive information (including your SSN) and broad authority granted by Trump.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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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:
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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1. The executive orders did *not* freeze federal funding.

2. The Monday OMB memo *did* freeze federal funding.

3. OMB rescinded Monday’s memo, thereby rescinding the funding freeze.

4. The EOs (which did not freeze federal funding) are still in effect—and, for these purposes, irrelevant.

Sigh.
January 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM