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it seems the Trump admin is going to turn the National Science Foundation headquarters into a personal mansion for HUD secretary Scott Turner talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/natio...
National Science Foundation to Be Requisitioned as Mansion for HUD Secretary (And Also HUD Office)
I’m still trying to find out more about this. But as I...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
it seems the Trump admin is going to turn the National Science Foundation headquarters into a personal mansion for HUD secretary Scott Turner talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/natio...
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Merkley had a pretty effective day.
Or will have, if you make this go viral.
Or will have, if you make this go viral.
MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs?
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
June 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Merkley had a pretty effective day.
Or will have, if you make this go viral.
Or will have, if you make this go viral.
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Watch: NSF staff protest the takeover of their building today by Gov. Youngkin and Trump's HUD, chanting "NSF! NSF!"
June 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Watch: NSF staff protest the takeover of their building today by Gov. Youngkin and Trump's HUD, chanting "NSF! NSF!"
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So about that @dangaristo.bsky.social scoop...
It would seem the "New Golden Age of HUD" now supersedes "Restoring Gold Standard Science".
It would seem the "New Golden Age of HUD" now supersedes "Restoring Gold Standard Science".
June 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So about that @dangaristo.bsky.social scoop...
It would seem the "New Golden Age of HUD" now supersedes "Restoring Gold Standard Science".
It would seem the "New Golden Age of HUD" now supersedes "Restoring Gold Standard Science".
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HUD secretary's hostile takeover of the NSF building have angered NSF employees
June 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
HUD secretary's hostile takeover of the NSF building have angered NSF employees
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America's national science agency officially homeless
NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."
June 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
America's national science agency officially homeless
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National Science Foundation Surprise: Employees Being Relocated to
Accommodate Secretary of HUD’s Palatial New Office
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Accommodate Secretary of HUD’s Palatial New Office
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June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
National Science Foundation Surprise: Employees Being Relocated to
Accommodate Secretary of HUD’s Palatial New Office
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Accommodate Secretary of HUD’s Palatial New Office
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The same day the Office of Personnel Management informed hundreds of employees that they were being laid off, the department’s top spokeswoman posted an Instagram video she filmed in her office showing off her outfit with the caption: “a moment for mixed patterns.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
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Trump Appointee Filmed Influencer Videos on the Job Amid DOGE Cuts
The official, McLaurine Pinover, the top spokeswoman for the Office of Personnel Management, said she never made any money from the fashion videos filmed in her office.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The same day the Office of Personnel Management informed hundreds of employees that they were being laid off, the department’s top spokeswoman posted an Instagram video she filmed in her office showing off her outfit with the caption: “a moment for mixed patterns.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
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Columbia called the cops on students— *like trump wanted*— & this is how Trump responds.
One should never comply with evil, but if even your complicity with evil will not save you— & it will not— then why comply?
Do not comply; not in advance, not at all. Fight for the right thing, no matter what.
One should never comply with evil, but if even your complicity with evil will not save you— & it will not— then why comply?
Do not comply; not in advance, not at all. Fight for the right thing, no matter what.
Trump administration cuts $400 million in federal funding to Columbia
<i>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.</i>
www.columbiaspectator.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Columbia called the cops on students— *like trump wanted*— & this is how Trump responds.
One should never comply with evil, but if even your complicity with evil will not save you— & it will not— then why comply?
Do not comply; not in advance, not at all. Fight for the right thing, no matter what.
One should never comply with evil, but if even your complicity with evil will not save you— & it will not— then why comply?
Do not comply; not in advance, not at all. Fight for the right thing, no matter what.
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What a change.
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
March 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What a change.
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
For so many political generations --- promoting cuts to the US Dept of Veterans Affairs was viewed as political kryptonite
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AGU has joined a lawsuit challenging the firing of probationary employees at federal agencies.
These actions weaken science, harm public health & the environment, and threaten national security. 🧵 #StandWithScience
These actions weaken science, harm public health & the environment, and threaten national security. 🧵 #StandWithScience
March 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
AGU has joined a lawsuit challenging the firing of probationary employees at federal agencies.
These actions weaken science, harm public health & the environment, and threaten national security. 🧵 #StandWithScience
These actions weaken science, harm public health & the environment, and threaten national security. 🧵 #StandWithScience
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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Tonight I’m joined by Doug, a National Science Foundation employee who was recently fired.
Doug was working to bring more scientific research money into the United States.
Firing him is the opposite of efficiency.
Doug was working to bring more scientific research money into the United States.
Firing him is the opposite of efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Tonight I’m joined by Doug, a National Science Foundation employee who was recently fired.
Doug was working to bring more scientific research money into the United States.
Firing him is the opposite of efficiency.
Doug was working to bring more scientific research money into the United States.
Firing him is the opposite of efficiency.
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Cyber attacks are the main way Russia engages us. An important bit of context as we choose an alliance with Russia over historical alliances with richer and more reliable countries who, to state the obvious, do not attack us all the time on cyber.
March 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Cyber attacks are the main way Russia engages us. An important bit of context as we choose an alliance with Russia over historical alliances with richer and more reliable countries who, to state the obvious, do not attack us all the time on cyber.
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All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
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“ A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rescind directives that initiated the mass firing of probationary government workers in several agencies across the government, ruling that the terminations were probably illegal.” ✊🏻 #AFGE
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers
A federal judge ruled that the terminations at several agencies, including the Department of Defense, were likely illegal.
wapo.st
February 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“ A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rescind directives that initiated the mass firing of probationary government workers in several agencies across the government, ruling that the terminations were probably illegal.” ✊🏻 #AFGE
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NEW: So today in DOGE order just went out that all civilian DOD credit cards are immediately frozen/can't be used. This applies to people who are in the midst of DOD official travel. So maybe you're in Albania and your credit card just stopped working. Or maybe you're on travel from ...
February 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
NEW: So today in DOGE order just went out that all civilian DOD credit cards are immediately frozen/can't be used. This applies to people who are in the midst of DOD official travel. So maybe you're in Albania and your credit card just stopped working. Or maybe you're on travel from ...
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The BBC is quite correct.
February 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The BBC is quite correct.
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The macro-economic impact of DOGE may finally end up being a major transfer of wealth to the big city law firm industry.
February 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The macro-economic impact of DOGE may finally end up being a major transfer of wealth to the big city law firm industry.
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In this case, which challenges the mass firing of probationary employees, earlier today Judge Alsup issued a notice requiring DOJ top explain "how can an agency lawfully terminate a probation employee on the basis of 'performance' if that employee's performance was in fact satisfactory."
February 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
In this case, which challenges the mass firing of probationary employees, earlier today Judge Alsup issued a notice requiring DOJ top explain "how can an agency lawfully terminate a probation employee on the basis of 'performance' if that employee's performance was in fact satisfactory."
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The notice is here. The complaint has an extraordinary transcript of a meeting within NSF where the leadership said that the firings of probationary employees were mandatory and their efforts to retain the employees were overridden. Alsup clearly noticed. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The notice is here. The complaint has an extraordinary transcript of a meeting within NSF where the leadership said that the firings of probationary employees were mandatory and their efforts to retain the employees were overridden. Alsup clearly noticed. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...