Sajit Gandhi
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Remember when you were a kid, playing games with friends—there was always that one kid who tried to change the rules mid-game just to win… but still lost, and everyone knew they were cheating?
That’s DOGE.
That’s DOGE.
April 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Remember when you were a kid, playing games with friends—there was always that one kid who tried to change the rules mid-game just to win… but still lost, and everyone knew they were cheating?
That’s DOGE.
That’s DOGE.
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“Haphazardly shredding and burning USAID documents and personnel files seems like a great way to get rid of evidence of wrongdoing when you’re illegally dismantling the agency,” - @meeks.house.gov
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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USAID workers told to shred, burn documents, unnerving Congress
The directive to destroy USAID documents raised questions about how sensitive records are being handled amid the Trump administration’s drive to cut foreign aid.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“Haphazardly shredding and burning USAID documents and personnel files seems like a great way to get rid of evidence of wrongdoing when you’re illegally dismantling the agency,” - @meeks.house.gov
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Today, @meeks.house.gov delivered remarks on the House floor criticizing Speaker Johnson for preventing a vote on Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada. View full remarks here: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2025/3/meeks...
Meeks Delivers Floor Remarks on Speaker Johnson Preventing a Vote on Trump’s Tariffs
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March 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Today, @meeks.house.gov delivered remarks on the House floor criticizing Speaker Johnson for preventing a vote on Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada. View full remarks here: democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2025/3/meeks...
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Pete Marocco and the Trump administration still owe Congress answers on their dismantling of USAID and undermining of US foreign assistance.
Read the letter House Foreign Ranking Members sent to Marocco on their outstanding questions:
Read the letter House Foreign Ranking Members sent to Marocco on their outstanding questions:
March 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pete Marocco and the Trump administration still owe Congress answers on their dismantling of USAID and undermining of US foreign assistance.
Read the letter House Foreign Ranking Members sent to Marocco on their outstanding questions:
Read the letter House Foreign Ranking Members sent to Marocco on their outstanding questions:
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Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov, Tri-Caucus Chairs @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, @repespaillat.bsky.social, @meng.house.gov, and Senator @booker.senate.gov introduce Resolution praising Rangel, Pickering & Payne foreign affairs fellowships. View full release here: democrats-foreignaff...
Meeks, Booker, Tri-Caucus Chairs Introduce Resolution Praising Foreign Affairs Fellowships - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee
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March 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov, Tri-Caucus Chairs @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social, @repespaillat.bsky.social, @meng.house.gov, and Senator @booker.senate.gov introduce Resolution praising Rangel, Pickering & Payne foreign affairs fellowships. View full release here: democrats-foreignaff...
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“Most Americans understand that tariffs are a tax on consumers and businesses.”
And Republicans know tariffs are deeply unpopular. That’s why they’re blocking @meeks.house.gov’s Res to hold a vote on ending the tariffs - they’re running scared from their constituents. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
And Republicans know tariffs are deeply unpopular. That’s why they’re blocking @meeks.house.gov’s Res to hold a vote on ending the tariffs - they’re running scared from their constituents. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | The GOP’s Tariff Emergency Dodge
Republican leaders block a House vote on Trump’s trade ‘emergency.’
www.wsj.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Most Americans understand that tariffs are a tax on consumers and businesses.”
And Republicans know tariffs are deeply unpopular. That’s why they’re blocking @meeks.house.gov’s Res to hold a vote on ending the tariffs - they’re running scared from their constituents. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
And Republicans know tariffs are deeply unpopular. That’s why they’re blocking @meeks.house.gov’s Res to hold a vote on ending the tariffs - they’re running scared from their constituents. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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Democrats: please follow the example of your colleagues at DCCC. This is *exactly* the energy we need. Exactly this.
March 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Democrats: please follow the example of your colleagues at DCCC. This is *exactly* the energy we need. Exactly this.
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NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. DOGE is not building a better government. Instead, its haphazard demolition campaign is undermining the basic work of government and the safety and welfare of the American people ..”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
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“.. DOGE is not building a better government. Instead, its haphazard demolition campaign is undermining the basic work of government and the safety and welfare of the American people ..”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/o...
March 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. DOGE is not building a better government. Instead, its haphazard demolition campaign is undermining the basic work of government and the safety and welfare of the American people ..”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/o...
“.. DOGE is not building a better government. Instead, its haphazard demolition campaign is undermining the basic work of government and the safety and welfare of the American people ..”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/o...
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Last week: SpaceX ship explodes, shutting down a huge chunk of Florida airspace.
Today: X completely down.
The last month: Tesla stock price down by a third.
Gotta hand it to Musk: He really is running the government like he runs his businesses.
Today: X completely down.
The last month: Tesla stock price down by a third.
Gotta hand it to Musk: He really is running the government like he runs his businesses.
March 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Last week: SpaceX ship explodes, shutting down a huge chunk of Florida airspace.
Today: X completely down.
The last month: Tesla stock price down by a third.
Gotta hand it to Musk: He really is running the government like he runs his businesses.
Today: X completely down.
The last month: Tesla stock price down by a third.
Gotta hand it to Musk: He really is running the government like he runs his businesses.
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Forgot this one. Trump released water from two reservoirs in Central Valley, allegedly to help LA fires (even though the water doesn’t flow to LA). This nearly flooded local farms and wasted billions of gallons of water that farmers expected to use this spring and summer www.npr.org/2025/02/07/n...
Farmers are worried after Trump released billions of gallons of water in California
Last week, the Trump administration released significant amounts of water from two dams in California's Central Valley, with Trump claiming the action would have prevented the Los Angeles fires. Water...
www.npr.org
February 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Forgot this one. Trump released water from two reservoirs in Central Valley, allegedly to help LA fires (even though the water doesn’t flow to LA). This nearly flooded local farms and wasted billions of gallons of water that farmers expected to use this spring and summer www.npr.org/2025/02/07/n...
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BREAKING: Markets are predicting a 40% chance of recession this year. Donald Trump has completely destroyed the US economy in a matter of weeks.
March 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
BREAKING: Markets are predicting a 40% chance of recession this year. Donald Trump has completely destroyed the US economy in a matter of weeks.
For the Indian Americans out there, I hope you are paying attention. The Vice President is out here ok with racism in exchange for power.
Which posts do you “disagree” with —
“Normalize Indian hate,”
“I was racist before it was cool,”
“I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth,”
or “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity”?
“Normalize Indian hate,”
“I was racist before it was cool,”
“I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth,”
or “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity”?
Vance tells Musk that DOGE staffer who resigned after posting racist tweets should be rehired
Marko Elez was on the DOGE team formed by Elon Musk and tasked by President Donald Trump with cutting federal spending and reducing the government workforce.
www.cnbc.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
For the Indian Americans out there, I hope you are paying attention. The Vice President is out here ok with racism in exchange for power.
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Trump, Vance, Hegseth, and Combs all said they were briefed on the collision, so they all knew about this internal FAA report when they went on TV to blame minorities for the crash.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
January 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Trump, Vance, Hegseth, and Combs all said they were briefed on the collision, so they all knew about this internal FAA report when they went on TV to blame minorities for the crash.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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This is what air traffic controllers have been warning about for literally years.
NYT reports an air traffic controller’s seat was empty at DCA last night www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
January 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is what air traffic controllers have been warning about for literally years.
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Leaders take responsibility.
Republicans blame minorities, trans folks, women and immigrants to dodge it.
The mainstream press needs to decide if it wants to do its job or give our leaders a pass.
Republicans blame minorities, trans folks, women and immigrants to dodge it.
The mainstream press needs to decide if it wants to do its job or give our leaders a pass.
January 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Leaders take responsibility.
Republicans blame minorities, trans folks, women and immigrants to dodge it.
The mainstream press needs to decide if it wants to do its job or give our leaders a pass.
Republicans blame minorities, trans folks, women and immigrants to dodge it.
The mainstream press needs to decide if it wants to do its job or give our leaders a pass.
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DEI prevents organizations from hiring the best and brightest. Here’s why Brian Schottenheimer will be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
by Jerry Jones
by Jerry Jones
January 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
DEI prevents organizations from hiring the best and brightest. Here’s why Brian Schottenheimer will be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
by Jerry Jones
by Jerry Jones
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Trump & MAGA Republicans claim diversity is a weakness, but it’s our greatest strength—an asset our competitors don’t have.
The EO targeting DEIA is self-sabotage. We can better navigate our diverse world if we leverage all the talent our nation has to offer, including @StateDept.
The EO targeting DEIA is self-sabotage. We can better navigate our diverse world if we leverage all the talent our nation has to offer, including @StateDept.
January 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Trump & MAGA Republicans claim diversity is a weakness, but it’s our greatest strength—an asset our competitors don’t have.
The EO targeting DEIA is self-sabotage. We can better navigate our diverse world if we leverage all the talent our nation has to offer, including @StateDept.
The EO targeting DEIA is self-sabotage. We can better navigate our diverse world if we leverage all the talent our nation has to offer, including @StateDept.
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Republicans spent 4 years baselessly chastising Biden for “abandoning our Afghan Allies.” But *this* is what abandonment looks like.
Leaving vetted, verified Afghan Allies at the mercy of the Taliban is shameful.
Leaving vetted, verified Afghan Allies at the mercy of the Taliban is shameful.
Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate
Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs, a U.S. official and a leading refugee resettlement advocate said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Republicans spent 4 years baselessly chastising Biden for “abandoning our Afghan Allies.” But *this* is what abandonment looks like.
Leaving vetted, verified Afghan Allies at the mercy of the Taliban is shameful.
Leaving vetted, verified Afghan Allies at the mercy of the Taliban is shameful.
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RM @Meeks.house.gov condemns the Trump Admin's decision to rescind the civil rights era ban on discrimination in federal hiring and dismantle Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives at the State Department, USAID and across all federal agencies:
January 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
RM @Meeks.house.gov condemns the Trump Admin's decision to rescind the civil rights era ban on discrimination in federal hiring and dismantle Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives at the State Department, USAID and across all federal agencies:
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Ranking Members @Meeks.house.gov, Lois Frankel letter to Sec. Rubio expressing concern over the damage and loss of life that President Trump’s EO freezing foreign assistance will cause, and urging him to resume funding of those critical programs:
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Meeks, Frankel Urge Secretary Rubio to Lift Freeze on Foreign Assistance - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee
democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov
January 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Ranking Members @Meeks.house.gov, Lois Frankel letter to Sec. Rubio expressing concern over the damage and loss of life that President Trump’s EO freezing foreign assistance will cause, and urging him to resume funding of those critical programs:
democrats-foreignaff...
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RM @Meeks.house.gov: The Trump Admin’s unlawful firing of apolitical inspectors general—including at the State Department—is an abuse of power & is a deliberate effort to remove checks put in place by Congress.
My colleagues & I demand adherence to the law & protection of independent oversight.
My colleagues & I demand adherence to the law & protection of independent oversight.
January 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
RM @Meeks.house.gov: The Trump Admin’s unlawful firing of apolitical inspectors general—including at the State Department—is an abuse of power & is a deliberate effort to remove checks put in place by Congress.
My colleagues & I demand adherence to the law & protection of independent oversight.
My colleagues & I demand adherence to the law & protection of independent oversight.
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RM @Meeks.house.gov led Committee Democrats in a letter to Secretary Rubio urging him to reverse the Trump Administration’s purge of personnel, freezing of US assistance and gutting of DEIA initiatives, which undermine the State Department's mission & US global leadership.
View the letter below:
View the letter below:
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
RM @Meeks.house.gov led Committee Democrats in a letter to Secretary Rubio urging him to reverse the Trump Administration’s purge of personnel, freezing of US assistance and gutting of DEIA initiatives, which undermine the State Department's mission & US global leadership.
View the letter below:
View the letter below:
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RMs @Meeks.house.gov, @SaraJacobs.house.gov statement on M23’s reported seizure of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a development which exacerbates an already dire humanitarian crisis with over 400k civilians displaced in the past month alone and nearly 2M displaced in 2024.
January 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
RMs @Meeks.house.gov, @SaraJacobs.house.gov statement on M23’s reported seizure of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a development which exacerbates an already dire humanitarian crisis with over 400k civilians displaced in the past month alone and nearly 2M displaced in 2024.