michal mart
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This week, we updated our pages on data security and surveillance, immigration, the federal workforce, and medical research funding. Our brisk, rigorously cited weekly briefing is live at Unbreaking:
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
Unbreaking.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This week, we updated our pages on data security and surveillance, immigration, the federal workforce, and medical research funding. Our brisk, rigorously cited weekly briefing is live at Unbreaking:
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
Follow @unbreaking.org
The Trump administration has slashed hundreds of thousands of jobs this year, leaving many vital federal functions un- or under-staffed, and they don’t seem to be letting up. We updated our Equality at Work timeline this week, and here’s what we saw: unbreaking.org/issues/equal...
Equality at Work: Timeline — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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We've published six pages at Unbreaking.org now, about what's happening in six quite different areas of American life as a result of Trump admin and congressional actions: Equality in the Workplace, Food Safety, Medicaid, Medical Research Funding, the Postal Service, and Trans Healthcare.
Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
Unbreaking.org
June 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We've published six pages at Unbreaking.org now, about what's happening in six quite different areas of American life as a result of Trump admin and congressional actions: Equality in the Workplace, Food Safety, Medicaid, Medical Research Funding, the Postal Service, and Trans Healthcare.
new pages released on @unbreaking.org - read up!
Hi! We just released three new pages. First up, we break down the devastating defunding of medical research in the US, including grant terminations and delays representing nearly $5B in funding losses, cuts to future funding, and attacks on training programs: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
May 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
new pages released on @unbreaking.org - read up!
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👋 Hi, we’re Unbreaking, a volunteer-run collective working to document our current moment of institutional collapse and its human costs—as well as the pushback and resilience work already underway. We believe this is critical work for building and retaining political agency.
May 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
👋 Hi, we’re Unbreaking, a volunteer-run collective working to document our current moment of institutional collapse and its human costs—as well as the pushback and resilience work already underway. We believe this is critical work for building and retaining political agency.
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DOGE claims it will take only a few months to replace legacy systems at the Social Security Administration. Having worked on similar modernization efforts before, we can tell you that isn’t true—here’s why.
Replacing legacy systems
Barriers to replacing legacy systems, and how 18F successfully approached modernization work.
18f.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
DOGE claims it will take only a few months to replace legacy systems at the Social Security Administration. Having worked on similar modernization efforts before, we can tell you that isn’t true—here’s why.
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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My next question is how is this legal and how is it that no one is enforcing the law. Are there even any ATTEMPTS? Why is everyone just rolling over? Is it that easy? Just have money and the nerve/arrogance/selfishness to test the law?? Is this truly a society of helpless cowering lambs???
February 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My next question is how is this legal and how is it that no one is enforcing the law. Are there even any ATTEMPTS? Why is everyone just rolling over? Is it that easy? Just have money and the nerve/arrogance/selfishness to test the law?? Is this truly a society of helpless cowering lambs???
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No one person is all powerful.
One is only powerful with the cooperation of others.
Lots and lots of people are complicit.
One is only powerful with the cooperation of others.
Lots and lots of people are complicit.
February 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
No one person is all powerful.
One is only powerful with the cooperation of others.
Lots and lots of people are complicit.
One is only powerful with the cooperation of others.
Lots and lots of people are complicit.
Still up
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE. gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
🔗 www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
🔗 www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
February 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Still up
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At this point, there are only two options:
A) Elon is so dishonest that he is willing to peddle obvious lies to score PR points
B) Elon really is this stupid
A) Elon is so dishonest that he is willing to peddle obvious lies to score PR points
B) Elon really is this stupid
February 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
At this point, there are only two options:
A) Elon is so dishonest that he is willing to peddle obvious lies to score PR points
B) Elon really is this stupid
A) Elon is so dishonest that he is willing to peddle obvious lies to score PR points
B) Elon really is this stupid
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In my latest @npr.org story, officials and data users warn that the reliability of the U.S. government statistics used to track the country’s economy and population is under threat because of budget concerns. That's before any new funding cuts by President Trump and Congress.
Experts warn about the 'crumbling infrastructure' of federal government data
Unstable federal funding puts at risk the government statistics used to track the U.S. economy and population, officials and data users warn. That's before any cuts by President Trump and Congress.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In my latest @npr.org story, officials and data users warn that the reliability of the U.S. government statistics used to track the country’s economy and population is under threat because of budget concerns. That's before any new funding cuts by President Trump and Congress.
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It was a Nazi salute. He thought he was being funny and edgy. He's drunk on power. He's that white guy who has to drop the "n" word to prove he can do anything and "free-speech and shit" and "Why are you so offended, it's just a word".
He is not as smart as he thinks he is. He lacks purpose.
He is not as smart as he thinks he is. He lacks purpose.
January 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It was a Nazi salute. He thought he was being funny and edgy. He's drunk on power. He's that white guy who has to drop the "n" word to prove he can do anything and "free-speech and shit" and "Why are you so offended, it's just a word".
He is not as smart as he thinks he is. He lacks purpose.
He is not as smart as he thinks he is. He lacks purpose.