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Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop DOGE layoffs affecting people in his state. Says said he found out about budget cuts impacting Alaska "on Twitter" and "had no idea these things were going on" in advance.
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Freshman Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts
At an open house in Fairbanks on Monday, Alaskan Congressman Nick Begich (R) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop agency budget cuts being implemented by the Department of Gove...
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February 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) told constituents that there was nothing he could do to stop DOGE layoffs affecting people in his state. Says said he found out about budget cuts impacting Alaska "on Twitter" and "had no idea these things were going on" in advance.
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The Felon is going to make sure that every big bank or business can screw the little guy.
Who protected working America? The Democratic Party.
Y’all’s silence, (MAGA), is going to make your life and mine pure misery in America!
You are catching on, right?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
Who protected working America? The Democratic Party.
Y’all’s silence, (MAGA), is going to make your life and mine pure misery in America!
You are catching on, right?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
The Trump administration is making cuts and changes at breakneck speed, including threatening to shut down the agency that oversees big banks and credit card companies on behalf of consumers. 60 Minutes reports, tonight.
February 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The Felon is going to make sure that every big bank or business can screw the little guy.
Who protected working America? The Democratic Party.
Y’all’s silence, (MAGA), is going to make your life and mine pure misery in America!
You are catching on, right?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
Who protected working America? The Democratic Party.
Y’all’s silence, (MAGA), is going to make your life and mine pure misery in America!
You are catching on, right?
#Voices4Victory
#DemVoice1
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A coup is in progress, but has not been consolidated.
The President of the United States is in the process of placing the entirety of the Federal government under his own control using methods that are in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.
This is a coup.
isthisacoup.com
The President of the United States is in the process of placing the entirety of the Federal government under his own control using methods that are in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.
This is a coup.
isthisacoup.com
Is this a coup? Home of the Coup-o-meter
Prevention is the best medicine: Get background on coups, how they happen in a democracy, and what we can do to stop one.
isthisacoup.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
A coup is in progress, but has not been consolidated.
The President of the United States is in the process of placing the entirety of the Federal government under his own control using methods that are in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.
This is a coup.
isthisacoup.com
The President of the United States is in the process of placing the entirety of the Federal government under his own control using methods that are in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.
This is a coup.
isthisacoup.com
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“Millions of us are used by the wealthiest elites to perpetuate and do the dirty work of keeping systemic racism alive and thriving in the USA. It’s not our place to decide and tell Black and brown people that their reality does not exist.”
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February 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Millions of us are used by the wealthiest elites to perpetuate and do the dirty work of keeping systemic racism alive and thriving in the USA. It’s not our place to decide and tell Black and brown people that their reality does not exist.”
www.linkedin.com/posts/synerg...
www.linkedin.com/posts/synerg...
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They're dismantling the agency that can, if it did robust enforcement, fill the deficit. For every $1 it spends on enforcement it generates $5-$9 in revenue. We lose ~1 trillion dollars each year to tax fraud, mostly from the rich. Musk paid no income tax in 2021 www.propublica.org/article/the-...
February 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
They're dismantling the agency that can, if it did robust enforcement, fill the deficit. For every $1 it spends on enforcement it generates $5-$9 in revenue. We lose ~1 trillion dollars each year to tax fraud, mostly from the rich. Musk paid no income tax in 2021 www.propublica.org/article/the-...
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“Republicans are trying to normalize plane crashes now like school shootings.”
~ @meiselasb.bsky.social
~ @meiselasb.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Republicans are trying to normalize plane crashes now like school shootings.”
~ @meiselasb.bsky.social
~ @meiselasb.bsky.social
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#MEpolitics this article appears behind the NYt paywall, but I get a certain number of freebies since I subscribe. among other things it tells you what is at stake for rural Maine if the DoE is eliminated, and it is alarming. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
Opinion | What the Trump Era Looks Like for Disabled Students in K-12 (Gift Article)
Hobbling the Department of Education means parents can’t hold states accountable for services.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#MEpolitics this article appears behind the NYt paywall, but I get a certain number of freebies since I subscribe. among other things it tells you what is at stake for rural Maine if the DoE is eliminated, and it is alarming. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...
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They left the dog. This civil servant, who deployed with wife & 3 kids to frigging KINSHASA (to support development of Congolese capacity to sell cobalt to not-China, which is a policy goal that sells itself) was told by US Marines to load into a raft with 1 backpack per person. They left their dog.
Via Robbie Gramer at Politico, in a legal filing a USAID employee details trying to leave Kinshasa, Congo with their family and leaving their possessions behidn amid panic created by Trump and Musk's sudden shutdown of the agency
February 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
They left the dog. This civil servant, who deployed with wife & 3 kids to frigging KINSHASA (to support development of Congolese capacity to sell cobalt to not-China, which is a policy goal that sells itself) was told by US Marines to load into a raft with 1 backpack per person. They left their dog.
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Elon Musk thinks he can “shut down” vital agencies the American people rely on. Well, I think it’s time we shut down Elon Musk’s illegal operation.
We're going to shut down Elon Musk's illegal operation
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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February 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Elon Musk thinks he can “shut down” vital agencies the American people rely on. Well, I think it’s time we shut down Elon Musk’s illegal operation.
February 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Dismantling programs because you are indifferent to the outcomes, means in many cases that you are indifferent to people who will suffer, and in this case die, as a result.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/h...
February 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Dismantling programs because you are indifferent to the outcomes, means in many cases that you are indifferent to people who will suffer, and in this case die, as a result.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/h...
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In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
What you can do
Revised and expanded
robertreich.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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In case you wondered what depths our democracy has sunk to
February 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In case you wondered what depths our democracy has sunk to
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As I told @velshi.bsky.social, it's simple math: these across-the-board tariffs on key trade partners will be nothing more than a huge sales tax on Americans.
This is the start of the great betrayal. Elon Musk won't feel the impact of these price hikes, but working Americans will.
This is the start of the great betrayal. Elon Musk won't feel the impact of these price hikes, but working Americans will.
Senator Van Hollen discusses Trump tariffs with MSNBC's Ali Velshi
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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February 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
As I told @velshi.bsky.social, it's simple math: these across-the-board tariffs on key trade partners will be nothing more than a huge sales tax on Americans.
This is the start of the great betrayal. Elon Musk won't feel the impact of these price hikes, but working Americans will.
This is the start of the great betrayal. Elon Musk won't feel the impact of these price hikes, but working Americans will.
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🚨Trump’s decision to shut down USAID has frozen critical work to deliver vital assistance around the globe, and put China in the driver’s seat.
We’re at USAID HQ fighting back against Trump’s outrageous assault on dedicated USAID workers. Tune in now:
We’re at USAID HQ fighting back against Trump’s outrageous assault on dedicated USAID workers. Tune in now:
Van Hollen, Colleagues Host Press Availability At USAID HQ Amid Illegal Shut Down Of Agency
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🚨Trump’s decision to shut down USAID has frozen critical work to deliver vital assistance around the globe, and put China in the driver’s seat.
We’re at USAID HQ fighting back against Trump’s outrageous assault on dedicated USAID workers. Tune in now:
We’re at USAID HQ fighting back against Trump’s outrageous assault on dedicated USAID workers. Tune in now:
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These are the dems that voted to confirm the guy that just handed the Treasury to Musk:
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
February 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
These are the dems that voted to confirm the guy that just handed the Treasury to Musk:
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Blunt Rochester
Booker
Cantwell
Coons
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Hickenlooper
Kaine
Kelly
King (Independent)
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
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Indivisible/MoveOn/WFP also promoted this protest at Treasury on Tuesday at 5 p.m., organized by what appears to be a new group supporting federal workers www.instagram.com/p/DFl2CETtrSy/
February 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Indivisible/MoveOn/WFP also promoted this protest at Treasury on Tuesday at 5 p.m., organized by what appears to be a new group supporting federal workers www.instagram.com/p/DFl2CETtrSy/
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Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
February 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
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Fuck you Leon.
Share this please. Everyone. @youranoncentral.bsky.social
Share this please. Everyone. @youranoncentral.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Fuck you Leon.
Share this please. Everyone. @youranoncentral.bsky.social
Share this please. Everyone. @youranoncentral.bsky.social
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USAID staff received an early morning email in the middle of the night telling them to stay home today.
The comes after Musk said on X Spaces last night that Trump agrees with him that the agency should be shut down.
The comes after Musk said on X Spaces last night that Trump agrees with him that the agency should be shut down.
February 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
USAID staff received an early morning email in the middle of the night telling them to stay home today.
The comes after Musk said on X Spaces last night that Trump agrees with him that the agency should be shut down.
The comes after Musk said on X Spaces last night that Trump agrees with him that the agency should be shut down.
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
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It’s going to be on us to organize and protest. I will continue to call the Dems out, but I’ve accepted that we need to be our own advocates.
February 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It’s going to be on us to organize and protest. I will continue to call the Dems out, but I’ve accepted that we need to be our own advocates.