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Rob Shiveley
@robshiveley.bsky.social
Based in Portland, Oregon, but love of travel and adventure takes me all over the globe. Democrat. Supporter of democracy. X Refugee. Vote Blue. ExMo.
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump’s Signature Revealed -- The 2003 birthday book also includes a letter that references Trump with a crude joke about a woman from another Epstein associate.

Link to article bypasses WSJ paywall >> buff.ly/l1XQLXx
September 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Attorney says detained Korean Hyundai workers had special skills for short-term jobs. A lawyer for workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers & equipment installers brought in for highly specialized work.
September 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Trump Says He Wants to Get Rid of Mail-In Voting -- The MAGA nightmare continues to worsen each day.

>> buff.ly/7993GWM
August 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
With Newfound Sway in City Hall, Portland’s Democratic Socialists Hope to Redefine the City’s Priorities.

Amid a local budget crisis and national chaos, Portland DSA has big goals. For the first time, it also has a group of allies on City Council.

>> buff.ly/SsUHoNv

by @taylorgriggs
July 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One Thing Has Changed in Portland City Hall: The Socialists Are Setting the Agenda

For the first time in living memory, Portland, Oregon in effect has two viable political parties—and the second one isn’t the Republicans.

>> buff.ly/FeE02Hl

#PDX
July 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Democrats Can Finally Stop Pandering to Farmers -- Republicans who passed the Trump bill ended the tradition of pairing the lavish handouts known as the “farm safety net” with an actual food safety net for the poor. $200 billion was cut from the federal food program for the poor. buff.ly/MRKXoJj
July 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's daughter says she's 'out and proud queer' in Pride Month post.

>>https://buff.ly/LwHLyaG
June 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Pete Hegseth Set Up Signal on a Computer in His Pentagon Office -- The messaging app facilitated communications in a building where cell service is poor and personal phones are not allowed in some areas.

>> buff.ly/1IJWDZX

via @nytimes
April 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Trump’s IRS Cuts Are Tempting Taxpayers to Cheat -- With DOGE cutting deep at the tax agency, more Americans might feel emboldened to dodge payments.

>> buff.ly/GFOZVvd

via @bloomberg.com #taxtwitter
March 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sam Corcos, one of Elon Musk's DOGE tech bro is overseeing a $6 billion dollar IT budget at the IRS.

Is Sam out of his league?

>> buff.ly/nGYz63J

via @FoxNews
March 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Federal workers’ struggles to get jobless benefits may be a red flag for economy -- Fired federal workers are having trouble getting unemployment benefits — some experts fear that could spell trouble for the broader U.S. and even global economy.

>> buff.ly/aSEffQN

via MarketWatch
March 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
List of the DOGE leaders and their email addresses.
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE -- Steve Davis, a longtime Musk loyalist, is effectively the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency. Mr. Musk has likened him to chemotherapy.

>> buff.ly/MiJI9Py

via @nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
U.S. Happiness Sinks, More Americans Eat Alone: Survey -- Finland ranked as the world's happiest country for the eighth straight year in the World Happiness Report, with locals and experts thanking its grand lakes and strong welfare system for boosting its mood.

buff.ly/UnbbEhu
March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Dow falls by almost 900 points in market rout after Trump says he won’t rule out a recession.

>> buff.ly/2BzM7mb

via @CNNBusiness -- #recession
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Tesla shares plunge 15%, the steepest drop in 5 years -- Tesla has lost more than half its value since peaking on Dec. 17, a slump that has wiped out $800 billion in market cap. Tesla’s slide coincides with CEO Elon Musk’s time in the Trump White House.

>> buff.ly/Hdn8WIo
March 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Taxpayer Advocates and Unions Sue to Block DOGE From Accessing Sensitive IRS Data. 

>> https://buff.ly/3QobEnX

by @democracyforward.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS -- The dangerous move will put sensitive data about millions of American taxpayers in the hands of Trump political appointees.

What is Musk & Trump planning to do with American taxpayer information?

>> https://buff.ly/4b1s2Ei
February 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A world-renowned U.S. program for international disaster and crisis assistance can no longer deploy in the event of a major emergency due to the Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. foreign aid agency, nine sources told Reuters.

>> https://buff.ly/4kdEWDJ

by Maggie Fick @reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
DOGE is now at the IRS. What is Elon Musk Doing with American Taxpayer Data?

Sources said a top DOGE employee arrived at the IRS headquarters to review operations and meet with senior executives at the tax-collecting agency, according to Reuters.

>> https://buff.ly/3QikROF

via @thehill
February 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
How Elon Musk’s deputies took over the government’s most basic functions -- The Trump administration views a once-obscure federal IT unit as the government's 'crown jewels' in its effort to overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

Why is Elon stealing American's PII?

>> https://buff.ly/4aVMczO
February 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Twitter's Traffic Falling Relative to Bluesky -- Read it and weep, Elon.

>> https://buff.ly/4fgayEN

via @futurism.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:06 PM
The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo

Wonder why historical injustices have persisted for so long in the United States?

@davidfrenchjag.bsky.social now has his answer and you can, too.

Free link to article bypasses NYT paywall >> https://buff.ly/4gf4Fco
December 15, 2024 at 4:25 PM
UnitedHealthcare tried to deny coverage to a chronically ill patient. He fought back, exposing the insurer’s inner workings.

>> https://buff.ly/3DBw9Yt

via @propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 9:55 PM
UnitedHealth Group C.E.O Oped in the NYTimes was the quintessential CEO statement: not a single actual idea or recommendation, but gets released by the corporate media anyway. To say this doesn’t match the moment is putting it mildly.

Gift link bypasses NYT paywall >> https://buff.ly/3ZHMghs
December 13, 2024 at 9:53 PM