The Dunedain
@the-dunedain.bsky.social
Retired soldier, now cybersecurity guy. I like science, democracy, and civil rights.
I also like books, movies, and coffee.
I also like books, movies, and coffee.
They say it’s about DEI, but they’re attempting to erase anyone who isn’t a white male.
In the process they are deleting the Enola Gay, (because the aircraft that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima is GAY), non-white MoH recipients, and females who have overcome male prejudice to succeed.
In the process they are deleting the Enola Gay, (because the aircraft that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima is GAY), non-white MoH recipients, and females who have overcome male prejudice to succeed.
War heroes, military firsts among 26,000 images flagged in DEI purge
A Medal of Honor recipient, women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos marked for deletion as the Pentagon purges DEI content.
www.militarytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
They say it’s about DEI, but they’re attempting to erase anyone who isn’t a white male.
In the process they are deleting the Enola Gay, (because the aircraft that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima is GAY), non-white MoH recipients, and females who have overcome male prejudice to succeed.
In the process they are deleting the Enola Gay, (because the aircraft that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima is GAY), non-white MoH recipients, and females who have overcome male prejudice to succeed.
The con man and his sycophant sidekick trying to bully and carve up Ukraine.
This whole thing stinks of a modern day Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
This whole thing stinks of a modern day Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
NEW: Trump's explosive Oval Office meeting with Zelensky shocked hawkish Republican lawmakers and led one prominent GOP backer of Ukraine to suggest that Zelensky should resign.
"He needs to either resign or change."
"He needs to either resign or change."
Trump's "disaster" meeting with Zelensky stuns Republican hawks in Congress
"A bad day for America's foreign policy," lamented one House Republican.
www.axios.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The con man and his sycophant sidekick trying to bully and carve up Ukraine.
This whole thing stinks of a modern day Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
This whole thing stinks of a modern day Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
We are now allied with the devil.
EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
On @therecordmedia.bsky.social
therecord.media/hegseth-orde...
Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.
therecord.media
February 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We are now allied with the devil.
MAGA lawyers are just as stupid as the MAGA herd.
Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now
February 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
MAGA lawyers are just as stupid as the MAGA herd.
Trump planning to illegally seize control of the Postal Service.
This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.
Breaking news: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.
February 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Trump planning to illegally seize control of the Postal Service.
Putting the brakes on anti-science censorship.
Because you can’t just go in and change things willy-nilly.
Over 325 million Americans as well as millions of other people around the world used our government’s website for resources, DAILY.
And the dumbasses just decided to go in and delete everything like they owned it.
Over 325 million Americans as well as millions of other people around the world used our government’s website for resources, DAILY.
And the dumbasses just decided to go in and delete everything like they owned it.
Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
www.cbsnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Putting the brakes on anti-science censorship.
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This is a constitutional crisis.
BREAKING
The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders.
The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.
The Trump administration is maintaining a funding freeze at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in defiance of two federal court orders.
The ongoing freeze was confirmed by an NIH official and internal correspondence reviewed by Popular Information.
Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order
The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information.
popular.info
February 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This is a constitutional crisis.
Blatant racism.
Fascism is when Donald Trump bans 1600+ vetted Afghan Muslim refugees who helped USA against the Taliban—but now issues an Executive Order accepting white Afrikaner South Africans as refugees to the USA.
It was never about justice or national security. It was always about advancing white supremacy.
It was never about justice or national security. It was always about advancing white supremacy.
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Blatant racism.
This is the latest in a comprehensive campaign to let corporations do whatever they want. Ordinary people will have no allies in the government against corporate greed, excessive interest rates, junk fees, etc.
Vought is the principal author of Project 2025.
Vought is the principal author of Project 2025.
Email sent to all CFPB staff this morning: "Please do not perform any work tasks."
February 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is the latest in a comprehensive campaign to let corporations do whatever they want. Ordinary people will have no allies in the government against corporate greed, excessive interest rates, junk fees, etc.
Vought is the principal author of Project 2025.
Vought is the principal author of Project 2025.
Bottom line: Trump is placing our health, safety, and the cleanliness of our environment in jeopardy.
A first world country MUST put its people ahead of corporate greed!
A first world country MUST put its people ahead of corporate greed!
Really important story: “We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump @fastlerner.bsky.social @pratheekrebala.bsky.social
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA ...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bottom line: Trump is placing our health, safety, and the cleanliness of our environment in jeopardy.
A first world country MUST put its people ahead of corporate greed!
A first world country MUST put its people ahead of corporate greed!
Musk has no legal authority to cancel anything having to do with the US Government.
We will be inundated with lawsuits and I’m bringing popcorn.
Congress Do Your Job!
We will be inundated with lawsuits and I’m bringing popcorn.
Congress Do Your Job!
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Elon Musk repeatedly posts on X that “you are the media”. Meanwhile he just announced that he defunded media companies that compete with X.
Elon Musk repeatedly posts on X that “you are the media”. Meanwhile he just announced that he defunded media companies that compete with X.
February 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Musk has no legal authority to cancel anything having to do with the US Government.
We will be inundated with lawsuits and I’m bringing popcorn.
Congress Do Your Job!
We will be inundated with lawsuits and I’m bringing popcorn.
Congress Do Your Job!
The United States retreats. China and Russia advance.
I like countries and Presidents who lead the free world, not run from it.
I like countries and Presidents who lead the free world, not run from it.
Isolationism.
Interesting.
What could possibly go wrong?
Interesting.
What could possibly go wrong?
We used to boycott South Africa for apartheid.
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The United States retreats. China and Russia advance.
I like countries and Presidents who lead the free world, not run from it.
I like countries and Presidents who lead the free world, not run from it.
Erasing history is the strategy of authoritarian regimes. Fragile ego white men who seek to subjugate everyone else.
They are pathetic.
They are pathetic.
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Erasing history is the strategy of authoritarian regimes. Fragile ego white men who seek to subjugate everyone else.
They are pathetic.
They are pathetic.
Congress must affirm that the organizations they establish, the funds they authorize, and the laws they pass are not discretionary for the president.
USAID cannot be eliminated by Executive Order. Personnel cannot be removed for enforcing classification requirements.
This is a coup.
USAID cannot be eliminated by Executive Order. Personnel cannot be removed for enforcing classification requirements.
This is a coup.
An important follow up to his first post about how we're absolutely in the middle of a coup, @brockm.bsky.social explains how simply calling out the truth in the face of a bombardment of lies is critical. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/04/t...
To Stop The Coup, We Must Be Clear About The Truth: Two Plus Two Equals Four
In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the ultimate act of rebellion comes when Winston Smith insists that two plus two equals four, defying a system that demands he accept whatever re…
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Congress must affirm that the organizations they establish, the funds they authorize, and the laws they pass are not discretionary for the president.
USAID cannot be eliminated by Executive Order. Personnel cannot be removed for enforcing classification requirements.
This is a coup.
USAID cannot be eliminated by Executive Order. Personnel cannot be removed for enforcing classification requirements.
This is a coup.
Reposted by The Dunedain
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
Small actions can add up. Take 30 seconds to demand the Treasury Department comply with the Privacy Act of 1974. Open this article and copy paste into an email.
We aren’t helpless. We do need to take action.
We aren’t helpless. We do need to take action.
We are not helpless.
While Apartheid Clyde and his tech bros invade the US Treasury, here's what we as citizens can do to demand they be held accountable for violating our privacy rights.
A clear, easy, & meaningful call to action each person can & should take.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-do-we-...
While Apartheid Clyde and his tech bros invade the US Treasury, here's what we as citizens can do to demand they be held accountable for violating our privacy rights.
A clear, easy, & meaningful call to action each person can & should take.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-do-we-...
How Do We Stop the South African Billionaire?
Take 30 seconds, demand the Treasury Department comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, and help spread the word—here's how
www.qasimrashid.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Small actions can add up. Take 30 seconds to demand the Treasury Department comply with the Privacy Act of 1974. Open this article and copy paste into an email.
We aren’t helpless. We do need to take action.
We aren’t helpless. We do need to take action.
A MUST READ article. Excellent ideas to grind Trumps authoritarian campaign to a crawl.
Democratic leaders take note! Fight for every single thing!
Democratic leaders take note! Fight for every single thing!
This has quickly become one of my most read articles ever
I address 7 of Trump's most grotesque fascist actions, and likewise, 7 meaningful actions we can take to stop/slow him down.
Esp if you're frustrated with the apathy from Dem leadership, take these steps: www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
I address 7 of Trump's most grotesque fascist actions, and likewise, 7 meaningful actions we can take to stop/slow him down.
Esp if you're frustrated with the apathy from Dem leadership, take these steps: www.qasimrashid.com/p/magas-7-de...
MAGAs 7 Deadly Sins—So Far—And How to Fight Back
How MAGAs are undermining every aspect of our Republic as they march the United States towards fascism—and the actions we must take to stop them
www.qasimrashid.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A MUST READ article. Excellent ideas to grind Trumps authoritarian campaign to a crawl.
Democratic leaders take note! Fight for every single thing!
Democratic leaders take note! Fight for every single thing!
Mitch and every Senator who voted to acquit is a boot licking coward.
Mitch McConnell: Tariffs "will drive the cost of everything up. In other words, it will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?"
February 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Mitch and every Senator who voted to acquit is a boot licking coward.
Blatant conflict of interest. Having access to this data disqualifies Musk companies from competing for those contracts.
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
February 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Blatant conflict of interest. Having access to this data disqualifies Musk companies from competing for those contracts.
The “law and order” president…
Edward Kelley, a Jan. 6 defendant, says President Trump's order to dismiss cases should also cover his conviction in Tennessee for conspiracy to murder the FBI agents who investigated him.
Curious to see how DOJ responds to this one.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Curious to see how DOJ responds to this one.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The “law and order” president…
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
The first of many impeachable actions.
Heather Thomas wrote: “So when all was said and done, the only country that opened [its] prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.”
Heather Thomas wrote: “So when all was said and done, the only country that opened [its] prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.”
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The first of many impeachable actions.
Heather Thomas wrote: “So when all was said and done, the only country that opened [its] prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.”
Heather Thomas wrote: “So when all was said and done, the only country that opened [its] prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.”
An $8 million fine is pathetic and a cruel joke. Senior leaders of these companies are responsible and should serve prison time.
Guys.....
Perdue Farms & JBS, two of America's largest meatpackers, will pay a total of $8 million for using migrant children in their slaughter houses for YEARS.
Gift 🎁 Article
Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
Perdue Farms & JBS, two of America's largest meatpackers, will pay a total of $8 million for using migrant children in their slaughter houses for YEARS.
Gift 🎁 Article
Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u...
Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations (Gift Article)
Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
An $8 million fine is pathetic and a cruel joke. Senior leaders of these companies are responsible and should serve prison time.