@GottaLaff thanks. Yeah, "the President has the authority to do this, because he can fire people who don't bow to his every whim" is not how lawful authority, especially in a democracy, works. Giving into this as "this is just the way it works" is disrespectful of every decision that was ever arrived at through a legal and democratic process.
And anything that can be changed on some old man whim can be changed to something else just as fast.
FDA cuts hit AI division, even as Trump invests in the technology: The office has a strained relationship with Musk’s company Neuralink https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/fda-layoffs-center-for-devices-radiological-health-cdrh-artificial-intelligence-doge/ via @statnews.com
That's insane. That's 15,000 Americans without jobs and countless Americans who won't get their tax refunds in a timely manner from understaffing.
A lot of people rely on their tax return money coming.
Again, we know this stuff. But it’s up to us to make sure Trump voters and non-voters do.
Democrats weren’t doing this stuff. And the money taken from these salaries is going to Musk and Trump, not us.
IRS to lay off thousands of probationary workers amid tax season |
https://apnews.com/article/irs-treasury-layoffs-doge-tax-season-2be8db11fdd510b7ce6ac0db56f9a503
These fuckers.
“Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily-guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to two people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.” - Washington Post
https://apple.news/AoTpQCKVbQquVcFhxn7TB2w
@Brad_Rosenheim This whole story is horrific, yet unsurprising in today's climate. @johnaldis @_L1vY_
Kathy Hochul comes through to protect abortion providers, using New York's shield law
Me, on a bench waiting for “Free Palestine” to show up and protest at:
Republicans’ events.
White churches.
Republicans’ funerals.
Speaker Johnson.
John Thune.
Trump.
Don't worry, our new Secretary of Wellness Again will conjure an organic gluten free detox of rotting whale heads, sheep dewormer, magic crystals, and Elon Musk's ball sweat that will have this disease licked in no time.
RE: https://www.threads.net/@sars_cov.2_covid_19/post/DGDsoTdzJn_
Oh geez
"The DOGE website is wide open and vulnerable to hackers, according to reporting from 404 Media. Two coders had already infiltrated the site and left their own messages on it at the time of 404’s reporting on Thursday evening: “THis is a joke of a .gov site,” said one, and “THESE ‘EXPERTS’ LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN -roro” said another." https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-doge-website-super-140132005.html?guccounter=1
USPol, McConnell
Tellingly, McConnell only voted against Trump's picks when he knew it wouldn't make a difference. That's not bravery, responsibility, or anything of the sort. That's the kind of mealy-mouthed 'morality' which the GOP pass around whenever they want to go, oh, what's the phrase? 'Virtue signalling.'
Yertle's gonna have to do a lot more than just a dead vote if he expects us to accept, in any way, the whitewashing of his entire career.
"Unprecedented dev. in US: #immigration policy: Trump admin is deporting migrants from Asian countries like AF, CN & IR to PA which has also agreed to take in African deportees.
On Wed, an US MIL flight deported Asian migrants who were in US IMG custody to Panama, the 1st known deportation of its kind under the Trump admin -incl. adults, families with🚨children from AF, CN, IN, IR & UZ. One flight landed yesterday. Another expected today."
#Deportations #Cruelty #USPol https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-deportations-panama-african-asian-migrants/
'Chaos': Department Of Veterans Affairs Dismisses 1,000 Workers
NEW 💩: Elon Musk and his team have posted classified data on DOGE's new website
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-doge-posts-classified-data_n_67ae646de4b0513a8d767112
The Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens,
leading to confusion and concern among federal staff, state officials, veterinarians and health experts,
11 sources told Reuters.
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on January 20,
two federal agencies responsible for monitoring and responding to the epidemic have withheld bird flu reports
and canceled congressional briefings and meetings with state health officials, the sources said.
US detects more cases of bird flu in people and livestock
CDC withheld bird flu reports, and canceled meetings
Trump's WHO withdrawal hampers information sharing, director says
U.S. lawmakers in Munich reportedly handed Volodymyr Zelensky a "piece of paper" today that would have granted Americans the mining rights to half of Ukraine's "future mineral reserves." Zelensky refused to sign. https://buff.ly/4k1NNrG
@robbienorlyn The worst part is, there's nothing we can do.
@Yoshi Beyond heartbreaking.
@AlliFlowers WTAF?!? Less than 80 years ago, my Dad and many other dads fought and died to protect #USA from nazis. Now, they want to celebrate them?
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