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Mike has been a friend of mine since we were young reporters at the @washingtonpost.com in the 1980s. He brims with talent, integrity and commitment to the truth. This is exactly what I expected and he had hoped he could stave off, which is a trash move by trash people. Throw them out.
March 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Mike has been a friend of mine since we were young reporters at the @washingtonpost.com in the 1980s. He brims with talent, integrity and commitment to the truth. This is exactly what I expected and he had hoped he could stave off, which is a trash move by trash people. Throw them out.
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Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable' - www.reuters.com/business/med...
Trump signs order to gut Voice of America, other agencies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration's latest step to shrink bureaucracy.
www.reuters.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable' - www.reuters.com/business/med...
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The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders thelogic.co/news/canada-...
The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders - The Logic
Since October, U.S. customs officers have made 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products, including eggs, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures.
thelogic.co
March 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The U.S. is making more seizures of illegal eggs than fentanyl at its Canadian and Mexican borders thelogic.co/news/canada-...
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USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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Two days later, everyone at VOA has reportedly been fired.
REPORTER: What about the president's plan to expel Palestinians out of Gaza?
TRUMP: Nobody is expelling any Palestinians. Who are you with?
REPORTER: I'm with Voice of America, sir.
TRUMP: Oh, no wonder.
TRUMP: Nobody is expelling any Palestinians. Who are you with?
REPORTER: I'm with Voice of America, sir.
TRUMP: Oh, no wonder.
March 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Two days later, everyone at VOA has reportedly been fired.
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given the news yesterday about the IRS cuts, it's probably worth you reading today's DOGE IS FOUR LETTERS from someone who works in the IRS about why their job matters and what they do to help you, the taxpayer.
A | Pacific Northwest
If the IRS sends you a notice that you owe money, you can contest that in the Tax Court. I work for the office of attorneys that represents the government in that court.
golikehellmachine.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
given the news yesterday about the IRS cuts, it's probably worth you reading today's DOGE IS FOUR LETTERS from someone who works in the IRS about why their job matters and what they do to help you, the taxpayer.
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The White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs.
Trump’s administration looks to axe up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s administration looks to axe up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs
Trump administration looks to axe up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The White House plans to expand mass layoffs to IRS and Veterans Affairs.
Trump’s administration looks to axe up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s administration looks to axe up to half of the tax agency’s workforce and fire up to 83,000 workers at the VA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Trump administration blamed Biden for a $400 million federal government contract with Elon Musk's Tesla to build armored electric vehicles. But NPR obtained documents showing the Biden administration only approved $483,000, not the $400 million that the Trump-Musk administration wanted.
A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal
The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration blamed Biden for a $400 million federal government contract with Elon Musk's Tesla to build armored electric vehicles. But NPR obtained documents showing the Biden administration only approved $483,000, not the $400 million that the Trump-Musk administration wanted.
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Live updates: 21 employees resign from DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’. apnews.com/live/trump-p...
Live updates: 21 employees resign from DOGE, refusing to 'dismantle critical public services'
Elon Musk is vowing yet again to fire any federal workers who don’t respond to an email asking them to list five things they accomplished last week.
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Live updates: 21 employees resign from DOGE, refusing to ‘dismantle critical public services’. apnews.com/live/trump-p...
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Part of the chaos of this moment comes from a press failing to call illegal what's illegal, to identify when these are powers not granted to the feds. And part from people cooperating with illegal orders.
I want to make it clear that no executive order can change federal law and every executive order trump has signed has expressly disclaimed the intent to. The screenshot is from the DEI EO. That’s before you get to courts actually blocking big parts of it. And yet the overcompliance is legion.
February 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Part of the chaos of this moment comes from a press failing to call illegal what's illegal, to identify when these are powers not granted to the feds. And part from people cooperating with illegal orders.
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Trump recently announced 25% tariffs on global aluminum imports. Easier way to "stabilize" aluminum prices in the US might be to nix the tariffs
President Putin says Russia is ready to supply 2 million tons of aluminum to the US market, which would stabilize prices.
February 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump recently announced 25% tariffs on global aluminum imports. Easier way to "stabilize" aluminum prices in the US might be to nix the tariffs
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
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I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.
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👀 NEW: the current under secretary of State for Management, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has sent an email regarding OPM's request for five accomplishments: "No employee is obligated to report their activities outside of their department chain of command."
February 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
👀 NEW: the current under secretary of State for Management, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has sent an email regarding OPM's request for five accomplishments: "No employee is obligated to report their activities outside of their department chain of command."
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Count me in.
Dear OPM FOIA staff -
Remember to preserve all of these email responses, as we will be submitting FOIA requests for this consolidated compilation of information on what the entire federal government did last week.
Thx -
FOIA community
Remember to preserve all of these email responses, as we will be submitting FOIA requests for this consolidated compilation of information on what the entire federal government did last week.
Thx -
FOIA community
February 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Count me in.
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JEFFRIES: “we have no leverage”
SCHUMER: *pulls out a lime and limply waves it around*
BERNIE:
SCHUMER: *pulls out a lime and limply waves it around*
BERNIE:
February 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
JEFFRIES: “we have no leverage”
SCHUMER: *pulls out a lime and limply waves it around*
BERNIE:
SCHUMER: *pulls out a lime and limply waves it around*
BERNIE:
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The Kentucky House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that would
weaken the safety protections for coal miners.
It would reduce the required number of trained and certified coal miners able to respond to medical emergencies.
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weaken the safety protections for coal miners.
It would reduce the required number of trained and certified coal miners able to respond to medical emergencies.
share.newsbreak.com/bofmrqzd?s=i16
Kentucky House passes bill weakening safety protection for coal miners - NewsBreak
The Kentucky House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill for the second year in a row that would weaken a safety protection for coal miners created aft
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February 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The Kentucky House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that would
weaken the safety protections for coal miners.
It would reduce the required number of trained and certified coal miners able to respond to medical emergencies.
share.newsbreak.com/bofmrqzd?s=i16
weaken the safety protections for coal miners.
It would reduce the required number of trained and certified coal miners able to respond to medical emergencies.
share.newsbreak.com/bofmrqzd?s=i16
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$200 million taxpayer dollars spent on “tell me I’m pretty” ads to stroke his own ego, while he fires people to “save money.”
Sociopathic.
Sociopathic.
February 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
$200 million taxpayer dollars spent on “tell me I’m pretty” ads to stroke his own ego, while he fires people to “save money.”
Sociopathic.
Sociopathic.
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Reports of IRS mass layoffs coming today. Roughly 10% of those expected to be affected are veterans, per former IRS commissioner Charles Rettig. More are current members of reserves or family members of active-duty military personnel.
www.linkedin.com/posts/charle...
www.linkedin.com/posts/charle...
February 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reports of IRS mass layoffs coming today. Roughly 10% of those expected to be affected are veterans, per former IRS commissioner Charles Rettig. More are current members of reserves or family members of active-duty military personnel.
www.linkedin.com/posts/charle...
www.linkedin.com/posts/charle...
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Susan Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and has the power to push back against the Trump-Musk misuse of federal funds.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
The first is Susan Collins from Maine. Yes, she is a coward, but she needs to be visited in DC and in her Maine offices, and we need to call her every day until this stops. 2/ www.collins.senate.gov
Home | U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Susan Collins of Maine
www.collins.senate.gov
February 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Susan Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and has the power to push back against the Trump-Musk misuse of federal funds.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.