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New, from me:
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
What DOGE gets wrong about tech and government
Lessons learned by civic tech, forgotten by DOGE
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New, from me:
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
The DOGE project was sold as tech disruptors who would revolutionize government. To try to understand why DOGE has failed, I point to lessons that other technologists who worked in government learned, but DOGE ignored. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
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If you breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 7, and exhale for 8, it tells your body you’re safe. This slows your heart rate, relaxes your nervous system, and helps shift you out of fight-or-flight mode. Now do it.
March 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 7, and exhale for 8, it tells your body you’re safe. This slows your heart rate, relaxes your nervous system, and helps shift you out of fight-or-flight mode. Now do it.
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"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
Massive turnout at Democratic lawmakers’ town halls as Republicans hide from voters
The GOP struggles to defend the unpopular Trump administration’s policies.
www.advocate.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"Randall hosted a morning town hall Saturday in Bremerton that filled up in minutes. Rather than turning the overflow crowd away, she immediately held a 2nd session. 'I want to hear from everyone who took the time out of their day to be here,' she wrote online..."
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
www.advocate.com/politics/hug...
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New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China.
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Real chilling effects
A extraordinary pattern of government censorship and threats to speech
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New, from me: you were told that the threats to free speech came from wokeness. Some compared it to Maoist China.
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Now we are witnessing government power being used to silence dissent and censor ideas. Now we know what real society-wide chilling effects look like. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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JUST IN: 900+ former federal prosecutors sign open letter warning that Justice's Public Integrity Section could be eliminated and saluting DOJ lawyers for response to "ethical challenges." Among those signing on: former special counsel Jack Smith. Doc: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
www.thejusticeconnection.org
February 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
JUST IN: 900+ former federal prosecutors sign open letter warning that Justice's Public Integrity Section could be eliminated and saluting DOJ lawyers for response to "ethical challenges." Among those signing on: former special counsel Jack Smith. Doc: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
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Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
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US Attorney Danielle Sassoon’s single voice of principled protest should become a chorus loud enough to drown out the weasel-like treachery of Emil Bove on behalf of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s co-presidency.
Everyone needs to read her eloquent words:
big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...
Everyone needs to read her eloquent words:
big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...
big.assets.huffingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
US Attorney Danielle Sassoon’s single voice of principled protest should become a chorus loud enough to drown out the weasel-like treachery of Emil Bove on behalf of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s co-presidency.
Everyone needs to read her eloquent words:
big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...
Everyone needs to read her eloquent words:
big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files...
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Hey all!!! Happy Valentines Day!! Take that special someone out for dinner, spare no expense. Table with a view! Chef recommends the fish and salad:)
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pondlife #photohour #riverotter #turtle
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pondlife #photohour #riverotter #turtle
February 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Hey all!!! Happy Valentines Day!! Take that special someone out for dinner, spare no expense. Table with a view! Chef recommends the fish and salad:)
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pondlife #photohour #riverotter #turtle
#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pondlife #photohour #riverotter #turtle
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NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason.
February 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason.
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NEW This may be one of the most important cases.
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
February 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEW This may be one of the most important cases.
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
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This is — literally — unheard of in federal prosecutions.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams
A top Justice official said New York Mayor Eric Adams should not have to face trial given his reelection campaign and the fight against crime and illegal immigration.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is — literally — unheard of in federal prosecutions.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
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Why they really shuttered CFPB paulkrugman.substack.com/p/springtime...
Springtime for Scammers
Financial predation now has friends in high places
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Why they really shuttered CFPB paulkrugman.substack.com/p/springtime...
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USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.usaid.gov
February 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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In a blistering statement, the American Bar Association describes "attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize" diversity initiatives as "wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself."
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
February 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In a blistering statement, the American Bar Association describes "attacks on constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, the dismantling of USAID and the attempts to criminalize" diversity initiatives as "wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself."
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
https://buff.ly/4bb7dqp
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Judge issues blistering order saying that Trump administration has violated his prior order re funding freeze. If admin. continues to disobey, next logical step would be contempt and a potential constitutional crisis.
Visit Democracy Docket for updates.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for updates.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Judge issues blistering order saying that Trump administration has violated his prior order re funding freeze. If admin. continues to disobey, next logical step would be contempt and a potential constitutional crisis.
Visit Democracy Docket for updates.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for updates.
www.democracydocket.com
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As Trump’s marauding continues, America's last defense is the federal courts. But the big story here (which hasn’t received the attention it deserves) is that the Trump regime is ignoring the courts.
Where will this end? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-a-lawless-president
Where will this end? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-a-lawless-president
February 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As Trump’s marauding continues, America's last defense is the federal courts. But the big story here (which hasn’t received the attention it deserves) is that the Trump regime is ignoring the courts.
Where will this end? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-a-lawless-president
Where will this end? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-a-lawless-president
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A good read on DOGE's ill-advised NIH funding cuts: goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...
In fact, when the previous Trump Administration tried this in 2017, the Republican Congress explicitly forbade it:
In fact, when the previous Trump Administration tried this in 2017, the Republican Congress explicitly forbade it:
February 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A good read on DOGE's ill-advised NIH funding cuts: goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...
In fact, when the previous Trump Administration tried this in 2017, the Republican Congress explicitly forbade it:
In fact, when the previous Trump Administration tried this in 2017, the Republican Congress explicitly forbade it:
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Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
February 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t.
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID!
Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…
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Musk and Trump are both in the habit of stiffing people they owe money. If markets even suspect that this habit will extend to Treasuries, God help us 2/
February 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Musk and Trump are both in the habit of stiffing people they owe money. If markets even suspect that this habit will extend to Treasuries, God help us 2/
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It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.
What...does any of this mean
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
February 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.
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Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
February 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
Here’s a revised and expanded list of actions you can take, in rough order of importance. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/more-on-what-you-can-do
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The Fetterman takedown is great, but you really need to watch the entirety of @chrismurphyct.bsky.social interview with This Week ABC.
There are a lot of gotchas and Sen Murphy doesn’t let a single one go unresponded to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAFQ...
There are a lot of gotchas and Sen Murphy doesn’t let a single one go unresponded to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAFQ...
U.S. facing most serious constitutional crisis ‘since Watergate’: Sen. Murphy
YouTube video by ABC News
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Fetterman takedown is great, but you really need to watch the entirety of @chrismurphyct.bsky.social interview with This Week ABC.
There are a lot of gotchas and Sen Murphy doesn’t let a single one go unresponded to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAFQ...
There are a lot of gotchas and Sen Murphy doesn’t let a single one go unresponded to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAFQ...
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JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.