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Much of what DOGE is doing is illegal. Much of it will create long-term and lasting damage to America. This is the clearest example of an action that was illegal, anti-democratic, but also sped past any moral grey zones to being deeply evil.
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Rubio had decreed that certain critical programs — such as aid to Ukraine and Syria and costs related to the PEPFAR program to combat HIV in Africa — would continue to be funded. Several times, USAID managers prepared packages of these payments and got the agency’s interim leaders to sign off on them with support from the White House. But each time, using their new gatekeeping powers and clearly acting on orders from Musk or one of his lieutenants, Farritor and Kliger would veto the payments — a process that required them to manually check boxes in the payment system one at a time, the same tedious way you probably pay your bills online. Meanwhile, AIDS clinics shuttered and staff found themselves stranded in unstable countries such as Congo. A pregnant woman in an undisclosed country has sued the Trump administration because she was denied a medevac helicopter. In another case, I was told, an employee in southern Africa who needed chemotherapy was also denied a chopper because no one would authorize the money.
May 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Me at the Bean last summer on the way to pick up my Buckeye Newshawk Award.

As God is my witness, I thought Chicago was in Ohio.
March 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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spcoggins.bsky.social
If you haven’t been reading Heather Cox Richardson, you need to start. Open your eyes. Educate yourself. All is not lost, but We The People have to stand up for Our Country and democracy.
February 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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ilvestoomas.bsky.social Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · Jan 27
Deleted after 20 minutes but this is the mindset.

It’s what is said in private among themselves.

This is how they think about the rest of the world.

No one is considered an ally.

There will be no discussion.
January 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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dorothy4climate.bsky.social Dorothy Canzano Beach @dorothy4climate.bsky.social · Jan 26
“In an Associated Press/NORC poll released yesterday, only 12% of those polled thought the president relying on billionaires for policy advice is a good thing. Even among Republicans, only 20% think it’s a good thing.”
January 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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theposterguy.bsky.social Bear @theposterguy.bsky.social · Jan 26
Just sent over my Sunday Morning Playlist column and with all the turmoil swirling around us I wanted something calm and beautiful to start the day. You might not have heard of @emmalangfordmusic.bsky.social but you should. Give her a listen and enjoy.

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Sunday Morning Playlist - January 26th
Woke up to hearing the snow geese on the water. I feel like this month has been the longest year of my life. Got to snap out of it and cleanse the soul with som
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January 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM