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week 3 of the coup, it’s unclear if the executive branch will listen to judicial orders, we’re 32 days away from a shutdown (3/14) where DOGE may reshape gov services further while the remaining gov employees are furloughed
February 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
week 3 of the coup, it’s unclear if the executive branch will listen to judicial orders, we’re 32 days away from a shutdown (3/14) where DOGE may reshape gov services further while the remaining gov employees are furloughed
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I can’t believe I have to say now is not the time to complain about DEI or suggest we slash the government, but the NYT will likely run that “both sides” take if you have it; also my god your argument is not nuanced, it aligns with the rhetoric of the mounting right wing authoritarians perfectly
February 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I can’t believe I have to say now is not the time to complain about DEI or suggest we slash the government, but the NYT will likely run that “both sides” take if you have it; also my god your argument is not nuanced, it aligns with the rhetoric of the mounting right wing authoritarians perfectly
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Elon and his bro echo chamber have a kind of mass Dunning Kruger when it comes to the skills they don't have, and that women can often shine at---social, emotional iq etc, so much that they've created a whole ideology of devaluing half of what has allowed functional societies to flourish. /
February 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Elon and his bro echo chamber have a kind of mass Dunning Kruger when it comes to the skills they don't have, and that women can often shine at---social, emotional iq etc, so much that they've created a whole ideology of devaluing half of what has allowed functional societies to flourish. /
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EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
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U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
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February 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story.
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SCOOP: We've learned at least three individuals closely associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year. Step inside the recruitment effort that helped build Elon's DOGE army:
The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army
At least three individuals associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year, WIRED has learned.
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February 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
SCOOP: We've learned at least three individuals closely associated with Palantir or its cofounder Peter Thiel were involved in an online recruiting effort for DOGE late last year. Step inside the recruitment effort that helped build Elon's DOGE army:
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You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
February 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
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“To my mind, when there is no clear demarcation between authoritarianism and efficiency, the question is no longer whether or not this is ‘really’ a coup. The only question is whether language is even capable of keeping pace with this leviathan.”
A coup by any other name
The prevailing theme of Trump’s first weeks in power has already become a buzzword: coup.
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February 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“To my mind, when there is no clear demarcation between authoritarianism and efficiency, the question is no longer whether or not this is ‘really’ a coup. The only question is whether language is even capable of keeping pace with this leviathan.”
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
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I just want to thank multitudes of federal workers who have reached out to me with what’s going on in your respective agencies. It might not seem like much, but the simple act of reaching out is an act of resistance. So thank you 🙏
February 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I just want to thank multitudes of federal workers who have reached out to me with what’s going on in your respective agencies. It might not seem like much, but the simple act of reaching out is an act of resistance. So thank you 🙏
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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Dear @Doge
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
February 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dear @Doge
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing
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I think it should be made clear at this point: If you're a federal employee, you should consider your work devices bugged. If you've logged into personal stuff on those devices, you should consider suspending or deleting the accounts you accessed.
February 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I think it should be made clear at this point: If you're a federal employee, you should consider your work devices bugged. If you've logged into personal stuff on those devices, you should consider suspending or deleting the accounts you accessed.
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Deleted my Twitter app.
I'm not posting to a state media platform, which is now being used exclusively and openly to threaten prosecutions and investigations of people who dare criticize the government.
I'm not posting to a state media platform, which is now being used exclusively and openly to threaten prosecutions and investigations of people who dare criticize the government.
February 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Deleted my Twitter app.
I'm not posting to a state media platform, which is now being used exclusively and openly to threaten prosecutions and investigations of people who dare criticize the government.
I'm not posting to a state media platform, which is now being used exclusively and openly to threaten prosecutions and investigations of people who dare criticize the government.
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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No time like tomorrow to confront an emergency crisis happening yesterday
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is the top Dem on Senate Foreign Relations. Wall Street Journal reporter Alex Ward says on X she told him this situation is "incredibly serious and unprecedented" & a "bipartisan" group of senators will discuss what to do tomorrow when Senate is back
February 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
No time like tomorrow to confront an emergency crisis happening yesterday
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I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x
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OK, Wall Street shitheads, this is what you bought yourself with Trump and his fucking tariffs. Welcome to your crash.
February 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
OK, Wall Street shitheads, this is what you bought yourself with Trump and his fucking tariffs. Welcome to your crash.
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Anti-Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles have taken over the 101 freeway to protest ICE deportation raids.
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February 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Anti-Trump demonstrators in Los Angeles have taken over the 101 freeway to protest ICE deportation raids.
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BREAKING: Nat'l intelligence experts are ringing the alarm on the politicization of the FBI and other intelligence agencies. Hear from three of them now. **This post is free, and we urge you to share it with those who may not otherwise have access to the information revealed.**
NATIONAL SECURITY NEWS ALERT
RINGING THE ALARM: THE POLITICIZATION OF THE FBI
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January 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
BREAKING: Nat'l intelligence experts are ringing the alarm on the politicization of the FBI and other intelligence agencies. Hear from three of them now. **This post is free, and we urge you to share it with those who may not otherwise have access to the information revealed.**
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Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
February 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"
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