This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake

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While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

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The tuberculosis outbreak has expanded from Kansas to Ohio.

Long video, but it gave me hope. Our actions matter, regardless of how small we may think they are.

The newest Rep from Maryland came out swinging:

Representative Elfreth: "Elon Musk has called said a criminal organization, and yet, he is the one who came in the dark of night in a takeover that is illegal."

Kash Patel Suggested Federal Employees Could be Arrested for Disloyalty to Trump

Trump's FBI director nominee has a chilling vision for government workers

We should all pause to consider this insight from @maxgladstone.bsky.social's latest newsletter:

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A witch hunt has begun at the FBI. Employees are required to provide information by Tuesday and are being encouraged to report on their coworkers. The FBI questionnaire asks agents about their roles in various cases, including whether they made arrests or appeared in court, among other details.

My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”

Elon Musk’s staffers have gained unauthorized access to sensitive government employee data by installing a server at the OPM. They now have access to USAJOBS, the federal hiring portal where applicants submit personal details such as Social Security numbers, home addresses, and employment histories.

BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.