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When Musk took over Twitter, he launched a payroll audit to root out dead workers getting paid. Now, Musk is launching the same campaign across the federal government.
Why is Elon Musk so obsessed with 'ghost employees'?
When Musk took over Twitter, he launched a payroll audit to root out dead workers getting paid. Now, Musk is launching the same campaign across the federal government.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When Musk took over Twitter, he launched a payroll audit to root out dead workers getting paid. Now, Musk is launching the same campaign across the federal government.
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RFK Jr. Was Mountaineering in California as Measles Outbreak Worsened
RFK Jr. Was Mountaineering in California as Measles Outbreak Worsened
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who went mountaineering over the weekend, has experts concerned over his handling of the West Texas measles outbreak.
rollingstone.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
RFK Jr. Was Mountaineering in California as Measles Outbreak Worsened
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Maybe the unqualified hires are the ones who need two attempts to send a threatening letter to the right address?
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March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Maybe the unqualified hires are the ones who need two attempts to send a threatening letter to the right address?
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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NEWS: Big preliminary injunction from Judge John McConnell in the multistate lawsuit against the OMB grants/loans freeze.
"The Executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government."
"The Executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government."
March 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEWS: Big preliminary injunction from Judge John McConnell in the multistate lawsuit against the OMB grants/loans freeze.
"The Executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government."
"The Executive’s categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government."
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Martin keeps telling people that he has begun "inquiries" into them. That is not a thing
The US Attorney in Washington DC is investigating Georgetown Law School, demanding that "if DEI is found in your courses or teaching in anyway [sic]," the law school should "move swiftly to remove it"
Federal prosecutors don’t control the classroom. This is a dark abdication of the First Amendment.
Federal prosecutors don’t control the classroom. This is a dark abdication of the First Amendment.
March 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Martin keeps telling people that he has begun "inquiries" into them. That is not a thing
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Yesterday’s 5–4 Supreme Court ruling to unfreeze foreign aid was hailed as a reprieve for USAID, Nicholas Bagley writes. “The optimism may be premature”:
Trump May Yet Win His Foreign-Aid Spending Freeze
This case is still far from settled.
www.theatlantic.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Yesterday’s 5–4 Supreme Court ruling to unfreeze foreign aid was hailed as a reprieve for USAID, Nicholas Bagley writes. “The optimism may be premature”:
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Legislators should be exposed to the views of their constituents. No one wins if town halls are transformed into echo chambers. Also, the First Amendment prohibits it. Here’s the letter we just sent to Speaker Mike Johnson. knightcolumbia.org/documents/t1...
March 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Legislators should be exposed to the views of their constituents. No one wins if town halls are transformed into echo chambers. Also, the First Amendment prohibits it. Here’s the letter we just sent to Speaker Mike Johnson. knightcolumbia.org/documents/t1...
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Congress designed ORR to be separate from DHS precisely because it did not want ORR to be, or to have the norms and goals of, an immigration enforcement agency. This is bad.
NEW: Angie Salazar is named Acting Director for Office of Refugee Resettlement, which oversees the care of unaccompanied minors. She joins the agency from Homeland Security Investigations; her appointment underscores the Trump Administration's focus on enforcement even for vulnerable children.
March 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Congress designed ORR to be separate from DHS precisely because it did not want ORR to be, or to have the norms and goals of, an immigration enforcement agency. This is bad.
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Roughly 6,000 veterans have been laid off in recent weeks by the U.S. DOGE Service, according to federal data compiled by Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee.
Veterans flocked to government jobs. Now thousands are being fired.
Roughly 6,000 veterans are among the tens of thousands of people laid off by the U.S. DOGE Service in recent weeks.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Roughly 6,000 veterans have been laid off in recent weeks by the U.S. DOGE Service, according to federal data compiled by Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee.
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Various claims made online accuse Ukraine of selling weapons provided by the United States and other countries on the black market. We found the claims aren't backed by credible evidence — and may be part of a Russian disinformation campaign.
No evidence Ukraine sold US weapons to Mexican cartels, militant groups
Russian propaganda has claimed Finnish gangsters, French rioters, Nigerian fighters and Mexican cartels received weapons from Ukraine.
www.snopes.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Various claims made online accuse Ukraine of selling weapons provided by the United States and other countries on the black market. We found the claims aren't backed by credible evidence — and may be part of a Russian disinformation campaign.
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Kudos to the people who still have a conscience.
SCOOP: FEMA's top lawyer was forced out yesterday after less than a week on the job—and sources tell me it was because of his unwillingness to write a memo providing legal cover for the agency's impoundment of $80 million from NYC migrant shelters.
Full story:
Full story:
FEMA’s top lawyer placed on leave after less than one week in role
It may be tied to a lawsuit about funding for migrant shelters.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Kudos to the people who still have a conscience.
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Today's newsletter by @hcrichardson.bsky.social quotes @piperformissouri.bsky.social and underlines the fact that this administration is, in effect, selling out the US to the highest bidder.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
March 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today's newsletter by @hcrichardson.bsky.social quotes @piperformissouri.bsky.social and underlines the fact that this administration is, in effect, selling out the US to the highest bidder.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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The guy who stole money from kids with cancer, and as president gutted cancer research for children uses a child overcoming cancer as a political prop
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
March 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The guy who stole money from kids with cancer, and as president gutted cancer research for children uses a child overcoming cancer as a political prop
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
Only psychopaths can applaud that 😱
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DISRESPECTFUL - WITHHOLD ALL COOPERATION UNTIL HE APOLOGIZES.
Elon Musk has arrived at the Senate GOP lunch, escorted by Rick Scott. Wearing his “TECH SUPPORT” shirt as opposed to standard Senate shirt and tie.
March 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
DISRESPECTFUL - WITHHOLD ALL COOPERATION UNTIL HE APOLOGIZES.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
More than 5,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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The ruling marks a victory for abortion rights months after a ballot measure added protections to the state constitution.
Arizona court permanently blocks 15-week abortion ban
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The ruling marks a victory for abortion rights months after a ballot measure added protections to the state constitution.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Trump talks about loving veterans (left). Then fucks them over. 80000 jobs to be cut at the VA.
He is a treasonous disgrace.
apnews.com/article/vete...
He is a treasonous disgrace.
apnews.com/article/vete...
March 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump talks about loving veterans (left). Then fucks them over. 80000 jobs to be cut at the VA.
He is a treasonous disgrace.
apnews.com/article/vete...
He is a treasonous disgrace.
apnews.com/article/vete...