So, let me get this straight. A California senator started to ask questions the DHS Secretary didn't want to answer and was *forceably removed* from the press conference? A press conference about DHS activity in the state he represents, about his constituents being disappeared.
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How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
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The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-doge-irs-cuts-will-cost-more-than-savings-trump-musk-deficit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #DOGE #Trump #IRS #Federal #Government #Economy #USPolitics
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to pause enforcing a nearly half-century-old law that prohibits U.S. companies and foreign firms from bribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business.
CNBC reports: https://flip.it/Kj6ilM
ProPublica has identified nine additional Musk-affiliated staffers. A former staffer at Boring Company now has an official role at DOGE in the Executive Office of the President. A former X employee now works in the General Services Administration.
If Germans own #Hitler - and we obviously do - then Americans definitely own #Trump .
Saying: "I didn't vote for him!" Is no longer enough. Now the question is: "Do you comply, or do you resist?"
The Germans who grew up after WWII also asked these questions to the generations of their parents and grandparents... and the latter often failed to have good answers.
Newsletter: Crypto reserves: no public good, no principles
The formerly anti-government bitcoin movement abandons its principles in favor of number-go-up, applauds federal plan to stockpile seized crypto with no clear benefit to national interest
https://www.citationneeded.news/crypto-reserves-no-public-good-no-principles/
Newsletter: Dubbing it “Operation Choke Point 2.0”, cryptocurrency companies have co-opted legitimate concerns about banking discrimination to fight regulation — and Congress is buying it.
https://www.citationneeded.news/crypto-industrys-debanking-smokescreen/
Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy
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Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign aid system from the inside out.
Democrats in the United States Congress must show they are serious about fighting back and need to take a lesson from the legislators in New Zealand who refuse to let #Parliament ignore their voices. To paraphrase MTV "It's time to stop being polite and start being real" #RESIST
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@democratsabroad @uspolitics @aiop #ElbowsUp #GOPtraitors #GOP #Trump #GQP #NoTrumpNoKKkNoFascistUSA #democrats #USpolitics #senate #house #queer #ice #NewZealand #congress
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Under #Biden US national labs found themselves hamstrung by micromanagement, demands from the administration that resources be diverted away from #science while regulators repeatedly shut down programs much to the chagrin of our International partners.
It's been a breath of fresh air that the new administration has allowed us to actually get back to work. I don't even care if they know what they are doing, at least they are no longer interfering. Science is getting back on track now.
Regardless of everything else that #Trump might be getting into, and maybe it's just because he's just that incompetent, at least the US is getting back on track with its scientific endeavors. Our experiments are getting back up to speed after years of crippling bureaucracy, and we can start making progress again.
There's a lot to complain about with Trump, but I am very glad to see that the expectations for science are living up to what I'd hoped.
If you organize or participate in #TeslaTakeDown protests you may have gotten an email from @indivisibleteam about fashy “counterprotesters” showing up at these events! If you are new to protesting or organizing, this may be very alarming, but here are some things you can do to help keep everyone safe.
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Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”
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Frank Schuler was a leading promoter of a tax deduction derided as a scam by prosecutors, senators and the IRS. Now he’s a senior adviser to the General Services Administration, which manages the federal government’s property.
Court records show that interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin violated a judge’s order, ghostwrote online attacks on a judge and engaged in what experts called professional misconduct.
Such a track record might have derailed another lawyer’s career. Not so for this Trump prosecutor.
From 1860 to 1912, Democrats won the White House only twice, while losing the popular vote but winning the Electoral College two other times.
The country was intensely partisan and divided over tariffs and immigration. Sound familiar?
https://theconversation.com/a-warning-for-democrats-from-the-gilded-age-and-the-1896-election-250887
#USPolitics @histodons #Histodons
Representative Raskin cited my analysis in his letter investigating Trump’s memecoin dinner
https://www.citationneeded.news/trump-memecoin-dinner-guests/
Newsletter: Trump continues to dismantle crypto enforcement while expanding his personal crypto empire.
Most recently, Trump has called the DOJ off cryptocurrency enforcement and dismantled the agency's crypto enforcement team.
Canada was poised to elect its own 'Maple MAGA' movement. Then Trump happened.
Some Canadian Conservatives told NBC News they voted Liberal for the first time in Monday's election in a rejection of Pierre Poilievre's seemingly Trump-inspired campaign
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Canada
The Trump administration hasn't targeted businesses that sponsor Pride events (yet), but that hasn't stopped some from pulling their funding. Several celebrations are down hundreds of thousands of dollars this year as a result of reduced or withdrawn donations. Some smaller, rural Pride events are down between 70 and 90 percent in sponsorship dollars compared to an average year. “We will remember who stood by us and who didn’t," Suzanne Ford, executive director of San Francisco said of disappearing sponsors. "When it was politically popular, they were lined up.”
#LGBTQ #Pride #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics
Some people are chaos-seekers – and those people like Elon Musk, support political violence and share false information online.
A new study finds people under 40, those with less education, and individuals who pay the least attention to politics score highest on this "need for chaos" dimension.
Two days before Trump announced dramatic plans for “reciprocal” tariffs on foreign imports, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sold stock in almost three dozen companies, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.
#News #Tariffs #Trump #SeanDuffy #Stocks #Trade #Economy #Business #USPolitics
Newsletter: Crypto traders are spending millions of dollars on TRUMP memecoins to buy access to the president at an upcoming private dinner, exacerbating existing ethics concerns. 73% of the attendees are likely not American, only adding further concerns over foreign influence.
https://www.citationneeded.news/trump-memecoin-dinner-guests/
Democratic Lawmakers Blast Trump Administration’s VA Cuts After ProPublica Investigation
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The lawmakers also accused Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins of stonewalling their efforts to learn more about agency cuts and their effects. “There are real-life dangerous impacts for veterans,” Rep. Chris Deluzio said.
#News #Veterans #Healthcare #Health #Democrats #Congress #Government #USPolitics
Good show Salt Lake City, #Utah! Keep the #activism going. #protest, #resist!
#50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #UtahPolitics #USPolitics #OpposeFascism #fascism #government #press #handsOff #SLC
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