If working people pay their fair share of taxes, the president who has made billions of dollars while in office should too. No one should get special treatment. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/business/trump-irs-todd-blanche.html

Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

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As record heat waves were felt across the country this year, Trump and his allies rolled back policies that protect workers from the extreme heat.

Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

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Trump continues to push the ridiculous lie that vandalism rather than shoddy work caused the damage to the reflecting pool to cover up his own administration’s incompetence. Even his longtime allies now say he is wrong.

Trump rebukes Jeanine Pirro over decision to drop Reflecting Pool vandalism case

The president maintained his claim that the pool had been vandalized after Pirro’s office said new evidence showed the damage resulted from a “botched installation.”

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Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the recent wildfires in Washington. In moments like this, we’re reminded of the important work that federal workers do for our communities - including studying how wildfires affect our health.

Trump Administration’s Cuts Targeted Wildfire Research

Labs at the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Service have analyzed the effects of wildfires. The administration wants to shutter them.

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No worker, including federal workers, should be forcefully relocated to keep their jobs. Especially to buildings that may or may not still have…bedbugs?! https://www.npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-5896088/forced-federal-relocations-haphazard

Bedbugs, bad Wi-Fi: Federal workers say forced summer relocations have been chaos

Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.

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Well, at least we know what he’s doing instead of caring about Americans struggling to pay their bills.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Trump: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a 70, & am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, bc I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it”

The State Department mislabeled literally every country on a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference and Reuters uncovered it was generated by AI. Global embarrassment, brought to you by DOGE cuts and unqualified “leaders.”

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6d ago

The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

Trump loves to talk about manufacturing but construction is declining under his leadership - down by 25% from the high in 2024. Losing 75,000 manufacturing jobs is nothing to brag about.

Trump wants 10 million more dollars to cover the costs he racked up for his Freedom 250 events… as if the Fyre Festival on the National Mall earlier this month wasn’t already enough. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/29/trump-administration-seeks-10-million-more-freedom-250-events/

Trump administration seeks $10 million more for Freedom 250 events

The Interior Department has asked Congress for more money to pay for National Mall events marking the country’s 250th anniversary.

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After cutting thousands of jobs and disrupting the lives of countless federal workers, now Elon Musk is saying he “got carried away” and “too involved” in politics. 🙄

Elon Musk says he ‘got carried away’ in politics, defends DOGE

Elon Musk said he got "carried away" and a "little too involved in politics" during his time leading DOGE, but stood by the department's work.

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Taylor Farms donated more than $2 million to Trump and his allies while pushing to cut safety rules. They also served up Cyclospora. Cause and effect.

Taylor Farms Spent Big on MAGA and Anti-Regulatory Lobbying Before Diarrhea Outbreak

The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.

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Trump threatened NBC and ABC's broadcasting licenses because they wouldn't broadcast his fear-mongering speech of misinformation. A free press isn't free if the government threatens retaliation for independent editorial decisions.

In Prime Time, Trump Criticizes Networks for Not Carrying His Speech

The president also called for ABC and NBC to lose their broadcast licenses, after complaining that the networks were not airing his remarks.

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Imagine having the biggest microphone in the world and using it to avoid talking about literally ANY of the problems working people are actually facing.

Trump’s speech stops short of offering evidence of vote tampering

The president’s prime-time address emphasized vulnerabilities rather than actual tampering.

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President Trump was the highest crypto earner in America in 2025. He said he doesn’t care about American’s financial situations, but he sure does seem to care a lot about his own.

DOGE’s cuts to USAID caused hundreds of thousands of deaths globally. The impact of DOGE’s attacks on humanitarian aid have been devastating across the country and around the world. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/the-human-cost-of-doges-war-on-usaid

The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.

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Trump is trying to rip job protections away from thousands of federal workers so he can replace them with political loyalists who will do his bidding - instead of standing up for the communities they serve.

Trump Poised to Strip More Workers’ Civil Service Protections

The Trump administration aims to reclassify more federal workers under a new quasi-political designation that makes them easier to fire, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor said Friday...

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Explosive diarrhea, brought to you by the Trump administration and their DOGE cuts. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-cdc-food-net-monitoring-parasite-cyclospora-12180951

Trump's CDC stopped monitoring explosive diarrhea parasite before outbreak

FoodNet previously surveilled eight pathogens, for more than three decades. In 2025, monitoring was reduced down to two.

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DOGE cut thousands of FDA and Centers for Disease Control workers. Now we’re dealing with literal parasites in our food and have no idea where it’s coming from. Taco Bell can’t serve lettuce, cilantro, and even guacamole. Make Taco Bell Great Again.

Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” promised help for working Americans, instead it made him and his billionaire friends even richer. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/07/08/trump-working-families-tax-cuts-rebrand-democrats-midterms/90827164007/

A year later, Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act looks really ugly | Opinion

It's been a year since Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Now the people are not happy. And the Democrats are haunting the Republicans.

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“Last year, Elon admitted to ‘accidentally’ cutting Ebola detection and response programs.” By gutting USAID and firing federal workers, Elon Musk made outbreaks like Ebola and future pandemics more likely. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/07/elon-musk-doge-cuts-usaid-ebola

What will define Elon Musk's legacy? Doge cuts to USAID Ebola programs

Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRC's Ebola outbreak and resulted in ‘significant numbers' of deaths

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The Trump administration's continual attacks on federal workers put the services working people rely on at risk. It’s easy to be anti-government when you are constantly trying to destroy it.

Unions sue to block USDA reorganization, arguing it’s a RIF in disguise

A court filing says that impacted employees must report to their new assigned locations across the country by this fall.

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I just had a 20 minute phone call with Elon Musk and he said he’s really sorry about DOGE.

“As long as employees are performing their job duties in a competent, professional manner, [then they] have nothing to be afraid of.” This is what federal workers were doing, and the Trump admin fired them. How do they expect workers to trust them now?

Federal employees face reality of Schedule Policy/Career | Federal News Network

After losing civil service protections, some federal employees now in Schedule Policy/Career fear for their job security and retribution for speaking up.

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Hey everyone, is it “extreme” to tell America’s stories at the American History Museum? You would think this admin would have enough on their plates doing *anything* else like fixing the economy. Instead, they’re criticizing a Smithsonian Museum?

White House brands Smithsonian’s American history museum leaders as ‘extreme’ activists

A new report from the White House Domestic Policy Council labels leaders at the Smithsonian Institution as “extreme” activists attempting to impose their own ideology on how American history is pre…

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Lives were turned upside down. Hundreds of thousands of people were fired. Someone named Big Balls compromised our Social Security data. Elon got a chainsaw. The fever dream of the last 1.5 years under DOGE is hopefully gone for good.

People Who Work@deptofworkers.bsky.social · last mo.

America got a great birthday gift this weekend: DOGE (in name… for now) has officially come to an end. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/04/doge-july-4-white-house-end-00983651

America got a great birthday gift this weekend: DOGE (in name… for now) has officially come to an end. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/04/doge-july-4-white-house-end-00983651

Many EPA workers were fired after expressing concern with the Trump admin’s policies. Now, they’re standing up and fighting back for their jobs and rights!

Seven fired EPA employees sue agency over their terminations | Federal News Network

The new lawsuits follow other pending legal challenges against EPA, related to a June 2025 “declaration of dissent” signed by hundreds of agency workers.

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What’s Big Balls up to now? Making federal websites that track who visits them and evade privacy tools. Good to know that the guy who exposed 300 million Americans’ Social Security data is still hard at work violating our privacy.

‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites

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Federal workers shouldn’t have to live in fear of retaliation on the job. Forcing them to sign NDAs could silence whistleblowers and make it harder to know what our federal government is doing behind closed doors.

Lawmakers, unions and civil society groups urge withdrawal of governmentwide NDA plan

The Office of Personnel Management received more than 30,000 comments on its plan to require federal workers sign nondisclosure agreements, which critics said would violate the First Amendment and chi...

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While Trump makes his rich donors even richer with $500 million no-bid contracts to build his golden ballroom, working people are struggling to buy groceries and pay their bills. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/30/trump-ballroom-built-under-secret-500m-no-bid-contract/

Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom

The White House routed a $500 million no-bid contract through a White House office that typically handles repairs and furnishings and is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.

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