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Appointing Kash Patel to run the FBI would transform it into Trump's own Gestapo, paving the way for a revenge tour against his adversaries.

He’s what the founders envisioned when they gave the Senate the power to reject presidential nominees.

They must fulfill that duty.
January 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.

Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.

But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.

They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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The headline from WaPo, which makes it seem like this was a small squabble among colleagues, *really* underscores how serious this is. The white nationalist billionaire is forcing out career officials to gut our Social Security and Medicare.
This is a hair-on-fire situation (gift link)

Musk allies (not official government employees, apparently) seek access to "the sensitive systems control the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to households, businesses and more nationwide."

wapo.st/4jH7XYa
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
wapo.st
January 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM