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Scenes like this wouldn’t be possible without whistleblowers coming forward about Elon Musk’s authoritarian takeover. Reminder that if you’re a public servant wishing to report fraud, waste, or abuse at a federal agency, you can do so on my website:
February 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Scenes like this wouldn’t be possible without whistleblowers coming forward about Elon Musk’s authoritarian takeover. Reminder that if you’re a public servant wishing to report fraud, waste, or abuse at a federal agency, you can do so on my website:
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President Trump, while issuing a rapid-fire series of executive orders and directives since taking office, has rationalized his initiatives with a series of false and misleading claims.
Here's a fact check.
Here's a fact check.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims After Flurry of Executive Actions
The president was wrong about birthright citizenship around the world, the Paris climate agreement and federal funding for condoms in Gaza, among other claims.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
President Trump, while issuing a rapid-fire series of executive orders and directives since taking office, has rationalized his initiatives with a series of false and misleading claims.
Here's a fact check.
Here's a fact check.
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Phenomenal crowd at Town Hall last night. One of my favorite venues in America.
Thank you @chrislhayes.bsky.social for a thought-provoking evening. Can't wait to read The Siren's Call.
February 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Phenomenal crowd at Town Hall last night. One of my favorite venues in America.
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ALERT TO FEDERAL WORKERS: The Thursday “deadline” set by Musk isn’t a thing. Congress hasn’t appropriated the funds to pay you what he promised should you resign by today — nor has Congress authorized anyone to threaten you with losing anything for staying on.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
DOGE broadens sweep of federal agencies, gains access to health payment systems
Associates of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have fanned out across the federal government in recent days, alarming some career employees.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
ALERT TO FEDERAL WORKERS: The Thursday “deadline” set by Musk isn’t a thing. Congress hasn’t appropriated the funds to pay you what he promised should you resign by today — nor has Congress authorized anyone to threaten you with losing anything for staying on.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Environmental Protection Agency employees who work in the environmental justice and civil rights office expect a new round of paid leave notices that will impact even more federal workers, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Trump administration expected to put EPA environmental justice and civil rights workers on administrative leave | CNN Politics
Environmental Protection Agency employees who work in the environmental justice and civil rights office expect a new round of paid leave notices that will impact even more federal workers, four source...
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Environmental Protection Agency employees who work in the environmental justice and civil rights office expect a new round of paid leave notices that will impact even more federal workers, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Good messaging
Casar: "I don't know why Republican members even show up to this committee or Congress when it's clear who's really in charge of the federal govt right now, and that's Elon Musk."
February 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Good messaging
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"For years, even during my detention, I have fought for justice, the closure of Guantánamo and accountability for its abuses," writes author Mansoor Adayfi. "The world cannot afford to look away."
I was a Guantánamo detainee. I’m horrified that Trump wants to keep immigrants there | Mansoor Adayfi
This moral failure and sends a clear message – the government prioritizes deterrence over dignity and cruelty over compassion
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"For years, even during my detention, I have fought for justice, the closure of Guantánamo and accountability for its abuses," writes author Mansoor Adayfi. "The world cannot afford to look away."
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A 19-year-old West Virginia resident with intellectual disabilities, for example, was not able to start a job at Goodwill on Monday because a nonprofit group that facilitates employment had not received the federal grant money it requested last week.
Services for disabled Americans, trans youth and refugees feel the squeeze from Trump’s early actions | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s bid to remake the federal government is already affecting some vulnerable populations in the United States, according to nonprofits and health care providers who are grappling...
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A 19-year-old West Virginia resident with intellectual disabilities, for example, was not able to start a job at Goodwill on Monday because a nonprofit group that facilitates employment had not received the federal grant money it requested last week.
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Crippling all our counterintell & antiterrorism forces: What could possibly go wrong?
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How Trump’s Sweeping Expulsions Have Thrown the FBI Into Chaos
Firings at the Justice Department and FBI herald revenge—and a broad shift from white-collar and national-security cases to illegal immigration and street crime.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Crippling all our counterintell & antiterrorism forces: What could possibly go wrong?
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
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I know pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but if there’s one person I wouldn’t want to be the judge of who goes into locker rooms, it would be the man who openly boasted about walking into dressing rooms of underage girls
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I know pointing out hypocrisy doesn’t matter anymore, but if there’s one person I wouldn’t want to be the judge of who goes into locker rooms, it would be the man who openly boasted about walking into dressing rooms of underage girls
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There is strong nationwide support among Canadians for putting export taxes on oil shipments if needed to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a new poll suggests
Canadians Support Using Oil as Weapon If Trump Starts Trade War
There is strong nationwide support among Canadians for putting export taxes on oil shipments if needed to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a new poll suggests.
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
There is strong nationwide support among Canadians for putting export taxes on oil shipments if needed to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a new poll suggests
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“Though both Hitler and Hugenberg were fiercely anti-Communist, anti-democratic, anti-immigrant, and anti-Semitic, their attempts at political partnership failed spectacularly and repeatedly.”
Timothy Ryback unpacks Hitler's relationship with his oligarchs:
Timothy Ryback unpacks Hitler's relationship with his oligarchs:
Hitler’s Oligarchs
First they reviled him. Then they supported and enabled him. Then they regretted it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“Though both Hitler and Hugenberg were fiercely anti-Communist, anti-democratic, anti-immigrant, and anti-Semitic, their attempts at political partnership failed spectacularly and repeatedly.”
Timothy Ryback unpacks Hitler's relationship with his oligarchs:
Timothy Ryback unpacks Hitler's relationship with his oligarchs:
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Before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan this week, he was steering his company through court battles and legislative threats at a time of public frustration over health insurance industry tactics.
Slain UnitedHealth CEO faced ongoing court battles, threats
Common complaints against insurer denials were written on bullet casings found where Brian Thompson was killed.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan this week, he was steering his company through court battles and legislative threats at a time of public frustration over health insurance industry tactics.
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Choose empathy. Read.
December 6, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Choose empathy. Read.