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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
To review what we from @washingtonpost.com are reporting out of the IRS today: - Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats - IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
So look at that. DOGE has cost the US Treasury fucking half a trillion dollars. HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS. This is your cost savings.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
If they’re sharing highly classified military plans over Signal while some of the folks on the thread are overseas, what *else* are they doing?
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Witkoff was a fool for joining that chat from Moscow. But the entire charlatan national security team also chose to put him on that chat when they knew (or should have known) that he was in Moscow. A spy novel based on this level of cretinous behavior would be unbelievable.
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Voters of Tomorrow @votersoftomorrow.org · 14/03/2025
🚨 NEW: We just launched a one-click email tool to contact all Democratic Senators who are still undecided on the CR. Contact them and tell them to vote NO here ⬇️ win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2025
maybe he means boom as in he is blowing it to pieces
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2025
Ukraine is now debunking Trump's post from this morning in which he spread Russian propaganda straight from Putin
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2025
Sen. Klobuchar is a NO
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2025
Ah the party of free speech is at it again
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2025
"Privately, House Democrats are so infuriated with Schumer’s decision that some have begun encouraging [AOC] to run against Schumer in a primary."
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Ocasio-Cortez mobilizes Democrats against Schumer plan as colleagues privately urge her to consider primary challenge | CNN Politics
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept th...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/03/2025
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“But if you want to smear your feces on the Capitol walls, come on in!“
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Trump now talking about how great judge aileen cannon is and now he’s back to Bobby knight
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/03/2025
Trump says he thinks it's illegal to call Aileen Cannon "slow" and not smart
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/03/2025
my big takeaway from this Trump speech at the DOJ is that he's totally gonna put Aileen Cannon on the Supreme Court
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled that Trump’s firing of a member of the board that handles federal employee labor disputes was unlawful, the latest rejection of his claim to have total power to remake independent boards — likely headed for SCOTUS. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
NEW: A judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing Trump’s order to punish Perkins Coie, saying it likely violates the constitution. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
NEWS: Judge Chutkan has granted a request by several state attorneys general for discovery on DOGE — namely the identities of DOGE personnel and the “parameter’s of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
NEWS: Judge Chutkan has granted a request by several state attorneys general for discovery on DOGE — namely the identities of DOGE personnel and the “parameter’s of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
NEW: A federal judge dealt Donald Trump his latest defeat in an effort to fire members of independent boards and agencies that oversee federal labor and employee disputes. These cases are at the DC circuit but likely to rocket to SCOTUS. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
NEW: A federal judge, for the first time, has ordered discovery on Elon Musk’s role in DOGE and his authority over the massive overhaul of the federal bureaucracy. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Judge orders DOGE and Elon Musk to turn over documents, answer written questions
The demands for information are designed to clarify the “parameters of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
👀 The DOGE team at the Social Security Administration is one of the largest I've seen to date with the most extensive access to sensitive systems. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
JUST IN: Lawsuit brought by states over dismantling of Department of Education goes to Myong Joun, appointee of President Joe Biden.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
ALSUP: “It is sad, a sad day, when our government would fire some good employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie.”
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Judge Alsup says he's feeling "misled by the U.S. government" over a representation that fired employees had recourse via MSPB, but now notes that President Trump fired the special counsel and attempted to remove a board member of MSPB, depriving it of quorum.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
HAPPENING NOW: A judge is sounding off on the Trump administration over effort to mass fire probationary employees, says decision not to submit OPM director Chad Ezell to questioning hide the truth about it. "That’s a sham," he says, suggesting he might order mass rehiring.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
NEWS: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to offer reinstatement to thousands of fired probationary employees at the Departments of Defense, Treasury, Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Veterans Affairs. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
NEW: A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers across a huge swath of the federal government, the second judge to order sweeping relief today and reject the mass firings as illegal. w/ @joshgerstein@bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Judge orders sweeping rehiring of fired workers at 18 federal agencies
The order by U.S. District Judge James Bredar was even more broad than a ruling earlier in the day from a different federal judge.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This is a separate (and even more sweeping) order than the one issued by Judge Alsup in California earlier today for terminated probationary employees. But it is only a two-week reprieve until further litigation takes place.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered a stop to mass firings in federal agencies (except Pentagon, OPM and NARA) saying the so-called “reductions in force (RIFs)” broke the law. “Employees purportedly terminated … are returned to government employ.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
NEW: A federal judge — Trump appointee Dabney Friedrich — became the first to reject efforts by DOJ to expand the reach of Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon to cover crimes that had nothing to do with the Capitol attack w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
My latest. Let me know if you agree. Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight. thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
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With Democratic Leaders Like Schumer, Who Needs Republicans?
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
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Michael Samonek @samonek.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I don't want to say the Schumer optics are bad but Gavin Newsom just invited him on his podcast.
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a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2025
Brutal ratio
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/03/2025
This is actually what happens if you pass the GOP CR
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Hegseth just made Trump lawyer Tim Parlatore a Navy Commander so he can gut the JAG Corps and do more war crimes. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war
The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/03/2025
POOF! Tim Parlatore is now a Navy Commander! No need to take any tests or earn it or anything. What a slap in the face to actual Commanders.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired! New ride coming soon.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/03/2025
Thanks to Tim Walz for leading the way on this.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/03/2025
Pelosi is AGAINST the Republican CR. She says “Listen to the women.” pelosi.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Pelosi Statement on the Government Funding Bill in the Senate
San Francisco – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the government funding bill under consideration in the Senate:
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 14/03/2025
A federal judge adopts Mahmoud Khalil's speedy schedule for written briefings on motions seeking bail and an injunction — and notably, rejects the Trump admin's proposal for a slower schedule.
The Court hereby adopts Petitioner’s proposed briefing schedule for the motion for a preliminary injunction. Petitioner shall file his motion for bail by tonight at 11:59 p.m. Respondents shall file any opposition to that motion by 11:59 p.m. one business day after the Court rules on Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss or Transfer or by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, whichever is sooner. Petitioner shall file any reply by 11:59 p.m. one business day after Respondents file their opposition.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/03/2025
Embarrassing
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
AOC: "There is a deep sense of outrage … There are members of Congress who have won Trump-held districts … walked the plank and took innumerable risks in order to defend the American people … To see some Senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk, I think it is a huge slap in the face."
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Indeed.
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
US Federal Deficit by President What they inherited and what they did with it Source: St. Louis Fed
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