Mork
@morkmorkerson.bsky.social
Urbanist. Lover of housing, hater of cars.
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Media folks still amplifying the misinformation here, by calling gross cancelled spending “savings”.
It’s not *savings* unless a credible source has done an analysis that shows the *same quality and quantity* of services are still being delivered at lower (social) costs. And that hasn’t been done.
It’s not *savings* unless a credible source has done an analysis that shows the *same quality and quantity* of services are still being delivered at lower (social) costs. And that hasn’t been done.
NEW @npr.org: When DOGE updated its savings tracker this week with new “receipts,” it quietly deleted errors worth billions, added new errors and still has little verified savings from cancelling contracts — about $2.3 billion (up from ~$2 billion)
More digging:
More digging:
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
www.npr.org
March 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Media folks still amplifying the misinformation here, by calling gross cancelled spending “savings”.
It’s not *savings* unless a credible source has done an analysis that shows the *same quality and quantity* of services are still being delivered at lower (social) costs. And that hasn’t been done.
It’s not *savings* unless a credible source has done an analysis that shows the *same quality and quantity* of services are still being delivered at lower (social) costs. And that hasn’t been done.
Tanking GDP to Own the Libs.
"The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2025 is -1.5% on February 28, down from 2.3% on February 19."
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"The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2025 is -1.5% on February 28, down from 2.3% on February 19."
www.atlantafed.org/cqer/researc...
March 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Tanking GDP to Own the Libs.
"The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2025 is -1.5% on February 28, down from 2.3% on February 19."
www.atlantafed.org/cqer/researc...
"The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2025 is -1.5% on February 28, down from 2.3% on February 19."
www.atlantafed.org/cqer/researc...
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18F is *precisely* what Musk and team claim should exist within government. But when his team found it, they destroyed it, because it is evidence that government works well (can’t have that!), and because like Zelensky, 18F didn’t bend the knee.
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
18F is *precisely* what Musk and team claim should exist within government. But when his team found it, they destroyed it, because it is evidence that government works well (can’t have that!), and because like Zelensky, 18F didn’t bend the knee.
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This is now the most embarrassing thing JD has done on a couch
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is now the most embarrassing thing JD has done on a couch
“The important thing is there’s going to be no cessation unless a court orders it and we now have a matter pending in front of the Southern District [of New York],” said Lieber. “We’re very very optimistic about where this next one is headed.”
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Feds give MTA deadline to kill NYC congestion pricing tolls
MTA Chair Janno Lieber vowed to defy the order, continuing a fight between the transit agency and the Trump administration over the program's future.
gothamist.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
“The important thing is there’s going to be no cessation unless a court orders it and we now have a matter pending in front of the Southern District [of New York],” said Lieber. “We’re very very optimistic about where this next one is headed.”
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"What would Putin do?"
"I am going to threaten to conquer our NATO allies, align with Russia in the UN, & destroy our most important intelligence-sharing alliance"
Imagine Barack Obama or even George H.W. Bush had said this. The Senate impeachment conviction would already have happened.
Imagine Barack Obama or even George H.W. Bush had said this. The Senate impeachment conviction would already have happened.
February 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"What would Putin do?"
It only took them 9 years? Beside being more accurate, it's fewer letters than "false claims". Think of the ink savings!
February 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It only took them 9 years? Beside being more accurate, it's fewer letters than "false claims". Think of the ink savings!
Trump take egg. (WF NYC)
February 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump take egg. (WF NYC)
NY Governor Hochul's phone lines are finally open after days of being unreachable. Only had to wait 10 minutes to tell her to:
1. Continue defending NYC's congestion pricing from Trump's attack
2. Remove Eric Adams from office since he's in Trump's pocket
Call her at 518-474-8390
1. Continue defending NYC's congestion pricing from Trump's attack
2. Remove Eric Adams from office since he's in Trump's pocket
Call her at 518-474-8390
February 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NY Governor Hochul's phone lines are finally open after days of being unreachable. Only had to wait 10 minutes to tell her to:
1. Continue defending NYC's congestion pricing from Trump's attack
2. Remove Eric Adams from office since he's in Trump's pocket
Call her at 518-474-8390
1. Continue defending NYC's congestion pricing from Trump's attack
2. Remove Eric Adams from office since he's in Trump's pocket
Call her at 518-474-8390
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In many ways it's fitting that the showdown between monarchy and democracy ends up being over NYC congestion pricing.
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
February 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
In many ways it's fitting that the showdown between monarchy and democracy ends up being over NYC congestion pricing.
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space.
The cameras are staying on!
because state's rights only apply to enabling bad things, not enabling good things!
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Trump moves to stop congestion pricing tolls in New York City
The tolling program launched on Jan. 5 after years of delays.
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February 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
because state's rights only apply to enabling bad things, not enabling good things!
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When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When the dismantlists talk about "trimming the fat" or "bloated" whatever relating to the federal government, remind them that there have been about the same number of federal employees since the 1960s.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
Meanwhile US population has increased by ~70% and GDP has increased 29-fold.
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I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
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it's dramatically appropriate that mcconnell is forced to live in a hell he himself created, but I wish I wasn't also forced to live in it
February 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
it's dramatically appropriate that mcconnell is forced to live in a hell he himself created, but I wish I wasn't also forced to live in it
Eric Adams has sold out new yorkers to Trump's administration, in exchange for the DOJ dropping the corruption charges against him. Governor Hochul has the power to remove him from office, but she's stalling. Call her and demand that she remove him, esp if you live in New York: 518-474-8390.
February 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Eric Adams has sold out new yorkers to Trump's administration, in exchange for the DOJ dropping the corruption charges against him. Governor Hochul has the power to remove him from office, but she's stalling. Call her and demand that she remove him, esp if you live in New York: 518-474-8390.
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one small piece of schadenfreude i'm glad for is that mitch mcconnell has enough of a conscience to be clearly miserable because of the collapse of his life's work, and he will die before he knows whether he destroyed america
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
one small piece of schadenfreude i'm glad for is that mitch mcconnell has enough of a conscience to be clearly miserable because of the collapse of his life's work, and he will die before he knows whether he destroyed america
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"If you own a car, you obviously need a parking space, but owning a car doesn’t prove you need a car, just as owning 3 cars doesn’t prove you need 3 cars. And if you own a car, why is someone else responsible for providing the parking spaces you need, at no cost to you?"
—Donald Shoup
—Donald Shoup
November 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
"If you own a car, you obviously need a parking space, but owning a car doesn’t prove you need a car, just as owning 3 cars doesn’t prove you need 3 cars. And if you own a car, why is someone else responsible for providing the parking spaces you need, at no cost to you?"
—Donald Shoup
—Donald Shoup
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Can't believe the amount of heat we used to get for downloading an mp3 when every tech company is downloading the sum total of human expression to sell a scromited version back to us
February 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can't believe the amount of heat we used to get for downloading an mp3 when every tech company is downloading the sum total of human expression to sell a scromited version back to us
Seems bad!
This is a 50 alarm fire. Like the maximum alarm fire times ten. Probably no government employees should be using government systems to say anything to each other outside of extremely dry official business. Signal for everything else.
NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say.
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
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w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
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February 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Seems bad!
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/27/c...
51% decrease in fatalities, 55% decrease in crashes, and $4 million raised every day to improve public transit.
#CongestionPricing
51% decrease in fatalities, 55% decrease in crashes, and $4 million raised every day to improve public transit.
#CongestionPricing
Congestion Pricing Update: Fewer Than 500K Vehicles A Day Are Entering the Central Business District - Streetsblog New York City
Who are you going to believe — the MTA's new daily updated data or, to paraphrase Chico Marx, your own truth-tellin' eyes?
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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51% decrease in fatalities, 55% decrease in crashes, and $4 million raised every day to improve public transit.
#CongestionPricing
51% decrease in fatalities, 55% decrease in crashes, and $4 million raised every day to improve public transit.
#CongestionPricing
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No better quote from Merrick Garland summarizes why he was the wrong man for the job than this from his farewell speech.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.
January 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
No better quote from Merrick Garland summarizes why he was the wrong man for the job than this from his farewell speech.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.
From start to finish, he brought norms to a Trump fight and democracy suffered.