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asharangappa.bsky.social
Is the fact that the Iran war wasn’t congressionally authorized something we no longer talk about? Seems like the reporting/discussion now just assumes that Trump can just do whatever he wants wrt the use of force
April 11, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
“So force is on the table?” is…… NOT the logical or nominally probing question that should have followed from Miller’s utterly unhinged statement.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 5
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?

MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO

T: So force is on the table?

M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
Ok let’s keep playing this.
muellershewrote.com Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · Jan 3
Trump on why he pardoned notorious drug trafficker Juan Hernandez: “It was a Biden set up. Take any country you want. If someone sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail for the rest of his life.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
Completely agree. Always pull these threads back to the Reagan Administration and Bush I.
mcopelov.bsky.social Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Jan 3
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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pbump.com
The staggering Atlantic report about the administration’s sloppy preparation for military action is hands-down the most obvious demonstration that the right’s rhetoric about Clinton’s server was bullshit.
Gift link: wapo.st/4c2yQCj
Opinion | The final nail in the ‘but her emails’ coffin
The Trump administration’s Signal scandal puts the rhetoric about Clinton’s security lapses in perspective.
wapo.st
March 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
janehaldiman.bsky.social
Note to self: become fluent in Spanish as immediately as possible.
February 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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reuters.com
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to make English the official US language, a source with knowledge of the matter said reut.rs/3F2cX9W
Trump to make English official US language, White House official says
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to make English the official U.S. language, a White House official said on Friday, for the first time in the country's history.
reut.rs
February 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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reuters.com
The US Education Department said it launched a portal called ‘End DEI’ where the public can complain about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in publicly-funded schools reut.rs/4gX8qCQ
US launches 'end DEI' portal for public complaints about diversity in schools
The U.S. Education Department said on Thursday it launched a portal called "End DEI" where the public can complain about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in publicly-funded K-12 schools.
reut.rs
February 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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cengizyar.com
"The last time Missouri took control of St. Louis’ police force was just before the start of the Civil War, when the state’s secessionist-leaning leaders were trying to prevent police officers from taking up arms against the Confederacy." @jeremykohler.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/st-l...
Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri ...
www.propublica.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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igd.bsky.social
Sign at Tesla dealership in #SanFrancisco reads, "We Hate Him Too."
remalone.bsky.social Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · Feb 17
Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window
A tiny handwritten sign at the Tesla dealership as a big crowd protests Musk reads “We hate him too” yup 👍
February 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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jysexton.bsky.social
Musk wouldn’t have taken questions in the Oval Office and looked like a cornered criminal if the pressure and attention wasn’t building.

Don’t stop highlighting that the richest man in the world is taking over government. Keep talking. Paper your city if you have to. Do not give in.
February 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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costasamaras.com
If he & others are Special Government Employees, here are some additional questions to ask:

- who is the sponsoring agency and the supervisor of record?
- have they filed the required financial conflicts of interest paperwork and have any conflicts been adjudicated?

www.gao.gov/assets/d1654...
For example, the contents of State's SGE on-boarding package include • electronically completed OGE 278 or OGE 450 in the agency's Financial Disclosure Management system; • conflict of interest clearance request checklist from State's Legal Office of Ethics and Financial Disclosure; • individual's position description; • hiring manager's certification that it is not anticipated that the employee's duties will require more than 130 days of service; • individual's acknowledgement of ethics guidance review by signing and dating the last page of the seven page document on Government Ethics Guidance; • individual's resume; and • in certain cases, a signed Ethics Agreement, if required by State's Legal Office of Ethics and Financial Disclosure. Specifically, State's human capital staff circulates a SGE ethics clearance and request package to the hiring bureau's human capital as well as to the ethics office, housed in State's office of general counsel. HHS, NSF, and NRC had written guidance on human capital policies and procedures for experts and consultants that agency officials said was applicable to SGEs not serving on federal boards. DOJ's Departmental Ethics office had no written guidance on human resources policies specifically for SGEs not serving on federal boards. Three of the five selected agencies (NRC, NSF, and State) required ofe mutation mot hustication toroin boarding an expert, the hing is a SGE not serving on federal boards. The justification required an explanation of why the expertise is needed, what projects the expert will appropriate offices that play a role in on-boarding a SGE. Conversely, NS has requirements for documenting expert/consultants in its internal guidance, but nothing specific for SGEs is required on the personnel manual. In addition to SGEs that are individuals hired from outside (including those reemployed retired federal employees who are SGEs), three of our Page 18 GAO-16-548 Federal Workforce
February 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
janehaldiman.bsky.social
blessing the boats
Lucille Clifton

may the tide
that is entering even now
the lip of our understanding
carry you out
beyond the face of fear

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58816/...
blessing the boats
may the tide that is entering even now the lip of our understanding carry you out beyond the face of fear may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back     may you open y...
www.poetryfoundation.org
February 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
janehaldiman.bsky.social
More outcry pls k thx
January 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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goldietaylor.bsky.social
Remember, it’s only a coup if it comes from a specific region of France… www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e… So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
janehaldiman.bsky.social
Hello, intro check in. Miz Bert for cat tax.
January 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM