Mel
@melaniearnold.bsky.social
👩💻startup finance & ops
💕mom of 5 humans and so many pets🐈🐕🦺
😴haven’t slept well in (checks) 12 years
“Go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me I’m not mistaken in mine.” -Dr Who
💕mom of 5 humans and so many pets🐈🐕🦺
😴haven’t slept well in (checks) 12 years
“Go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me I’m not mistaken in mine.” -Dr Who
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The billionaires have decided that the poor, the starving, and the sick, have too much.
This is how empires end.
This is how empires end.
February 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The billionaires have decided that the poor, the starving, and the sick, have too much.
This is how empires end.
This is how empires end.
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I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
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New Attorney General Vows to Have DOJ Go After Trump Foes
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This. And only this.
The real scam: making you fear the “the other” while the rich rob you blind. I wish every American understood this.
February 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This. And only this.
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New — USDA sent an email yesterday to employees in its procurement office instructing them to immediately stop credit card payments to Politico, Axios and Reuters for department subscriptions to those outlets.
No reason was given in the email, a copy of which was provided to me.
No reason was given in the email, a copy of which was provided to me.
February 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New — USDA sent an email yesterday to employees in its procurement office instructing them to immediately stop credit card payments to Politico, Axios and Reuters for department subscriptions to those outlets.
No reason was given in the email, a copy of which was provided to me.
No reason was given in the email, a copy of which was provided to me.
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The Trump administration plans to reduce the USAID workforce from over 10,000 to around 290 positions. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s staffers are now at FEMA, accessing information on its grant programs.
February 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Trump administration plans to reduce the USAID workforce from over 10,000 to around 290 positions. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s staffers are now at FEMA, accessing information on its grant programs.
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"If I were a nation like China, Russia or Iran, I’d be having a field day with a bunch of college kids running around with sensitive federal government data on unencrypted hard drives" - Marcus Hutchins cybersecurity expert
Gifted article
wapo.st/3WNsOik
Gifted article
wapo.st/3WNsOik
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming security officials
Elon Musk’s DOGE team has accessed highly restricted data maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, including personally identifiable information for millions of federal employees.
wapo.st
February 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"If I were a nation like China, Russia or Iran, I’d be having a field day with a bunch of college kids running around with sensitive federal government data on unencrypted hard drives" - Marcus Hutchins cybersecurity expert
Gifted article
wapo.st/3WNsOik
Gifted article
wapo.st/3WNsOik
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Thank you!
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thank you!
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Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”
February 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”
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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
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A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
A teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
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Sen Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) letter to chair of Senate Judiciary Cmte, which is poised to vote on confirmation of Kash Patel:
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
February 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Sen Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) letter to chair of Senate Judiciary Cmte, which is poised to vote on confirmation of Kash Patel:
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
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NEW — I'm told FDA supervisors called employees today to stress return to office dates in apparent effort to pressure them into taking deferred resignation deal & didn't mention deadline is no longer tonight (thanks to court order). Being done by phone to avoid paper trail for unions, source says.
February 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NEW — I'm told FDA supervisors called employees today to stress return to office dates in apparent effort to pressure them into taking deferred resignation deal & didn't mention deadline is no longer tonight (thanks to court order). Being done by phone to avoid paper trail for unions, source says.
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A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
Historic Black church given 'Proud Boys' trademark calls for stand against hate
A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
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hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
The best people.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy dancing naked in front of a window and getting his hairy nipple licked on reality TV.
This is who Trump put in charge of the country’s flight safety.
This is who Trump put in charge of the country’s flight safety.
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The best people.
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It's no special insight. But it's important to step back and see that we are launching into a real trade war over literally nothing. Even if you want to claim this is abt immigration the Mexican govt made clear they're willing to go to quite draconian steps to relieve pressure on the ...
February 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
It's no special insight. But it's important to step back and see that we are launching into a real trade war over literally nothing. Even if you want to claim this is abt immigration the Mexican govt made clear they're willing to go to quite draconian steps to relieve pressure on the ...
And I quote, hohhh crap.
do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
February 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
And I quote, hohhh crap.
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It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.
February 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.
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Funny thing, this November when I was given the choice, I DIDN'T vote for the rapist. Seemed like an easy choice. Just felt the need to declare this again.
December 8, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Funny thing, this November when I was given the choice, I DIDN'T vote for the rapist. Seemed like an easy choice. Just felt the need to declare this again.
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Even if they catch the guy, can they find 12 Americans who are are gonna convict him?
December 8, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Even if they catch the guy, can they find 12 Americans who are are gonna convict him?
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Our spending is out of proportion due to having a profit driven health care system and a profit driven insurance industry. The life expectancy is out of line with other countries for the same fucking reason. And yet everyone wants to ‘reform healthcare’ and not ‘abolish health insurance’. Wild.
December 4, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Our spending is out of proportion due to having a profit driven health care system and a profit driven insurance industry. The life expectancy is out of line with other countries for the same fucking reason. And yet everyone wants to ‘reform healthcare’ and not ‘abolish health insurance’. Wild.
Hmmm wow that’s normal and not outlier behavior
December 5, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Hmmm wow that’s normal and not outlier behavior
Please pit the robber barons against each other.
Jeff Bezos said he is taking Elon Musk "at face value" that Musk is not going to use his relationship with President-elect Trump to hurt his competitors, which include Bezos himself, of course.
"Why be cynical about that?" he said. nyti.ms/4f24zTV
"Why be cynical about that?" he said. nyti.ms/4f24zTV
December 4, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Please pit the robber barons against each other.