Reminder. Here are the House Democrats who crossed party lines and voted to fund ICE. House Democrats who voted to fund ICE: - Tom Suozzi (D-NY) - Henry Cuellar (D-TX) - Don Davis (D-NC) - Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) - Laura Gillen (D-NY) - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) - Jared Golden (D-ME)

The 7 Democrats who voted to fund Homeland Security amid ICE crackdowns

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5 years later and this article is still incredibly relevant. The blurring of boundaries between church and state in American identity is a massive part of the current state of affairs. medium.com/discourse/am...

American Idolism

“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism,” is a line taken straight from President George Washington’s Farewell Address of…

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@gluesenkampperez.house.gov so when you voted for the SAVE Act did you realize it might undermine the ability for married women to vote? What happens when State Department funding goes out the window along w/ the ability to access a new passport, which many will need if the act passes the Senate.

@garyseconomics.bsky.social The key message is growing inequality drives poverty - agreed. But, what's the 'why care' for those harder to reach circles you mentioned? It feels like they need to hear a self-interested - or macro hook like (e.g. cpag.org.uk/news/cost-ch...). What's the best hook?

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money. He was not dead.

I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle

“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.

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Facebook is blocking readers from sharing The Nerd Reich newsletter. I assumed this was a simple error rather than nefarious censorship. But Meta support says my newsletter might be blocked because it "addresses topics like the 'Network State' concept and critiques of tech industry figures." 👀

'What Tech Calls Thinking' by @adriandaub.bsky.social was a great read (especially given the current politics in the US). It's a few years old but still very relevant🧵

Yet another great read from @gilduran.com keep going! www.thenerdreich.com/network-stat...

Is a Tech-Led Network State Taking Over the U.S. Government?

The United States is currently evolving into a Network State, says a military analyst who writes regularly on the subject.

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CFPB is not funded by tax payers and has an enviable ROI🫠 youtu.be/URB-Cf6maSA?...

Everyone is WRONG about the CFPB

YouTube video by Factually Speaking

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The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.

'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer

The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.

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There are *elected* members of Congress fighting back right now against a straight-up coup being orchestrated by an unelected billionaire, and the national press should be covering it live. As far as I can tell, they are not. www.youtube.com/live/C_7LqxL...

Rally against Musk, DOGE at Treasury Department

YouTube video by DD Cyprus1Click

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At what point is, say, cable news gonna start covering this? Are we saying members of Congress being locked out of federal buildings isn't newsworthy?

Joe Katz@joekatz45.bsky.social · last yr.

For the second day in a row, members of Congress tried to enter a federal building... again, of the federal government they are charged with overseeing and passing funding for... and were prevented from doing so. This seems like a goddamn problem.

In case you needed a video about this deeply concerning event... I like the recommendation at the end to go to indivisible.org in case you feel like doing something about it.

Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts… 🔌💡 1/X

The illegal funding freeze still in effect is an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars. Across the country, projects are pausing construction and laying off staff. This will slow work to replace lead pipes, install clean energy, recover from storms, and clean up contaminated land. 🔌💡 9/X

Aides to Elon Musk have locked government workers out of computer systems at US agency OPM. 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.

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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙@mommamia.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🚨🚨 If you haven’t been paying attention, it’s time. They are gutting our federal government. These are the people who keep us safe- Who protect airways, railways, water, inspect our food, manage our healthcare, protect us, and on and on. 🚨THIS IS PROJECT 2025! 🚨A warning from the inside: ⬇️

That's how some whistleblowers at OPM described it.

Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).

Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.

Nsikan Akpan@monscience.bsky.social · 2y ago

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research. Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions

Especially if you have a republican representative, remind them that every dollar that goes to NIH nearly doubles in economic impact, And that many patents (profitable discoveries) come from NIH funding www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...

New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH. No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts. And no indication how long the pause will last. With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.

Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

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No study section...no grant reviews No grant reviews...no grants awarded No grants awarded...no research No research...no functional NIH

Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her)@liebschutz.bsky.social · 2y ago

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.