Reposted by Jesse Van TolZach Rapport @zachrapport.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Ah yes, stupid ass programs like *checks notes* food for starving people, medicine for sick people, and severe weather alert infrastructure. I guess I can forgive home though — poverty, illness, and climate disaster doesn’t really impact him in his home state of *checks notes* California. 2182
Reposted by Jesse Van TolJeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · 20/03/2025In an email to The Post, his father, Errol, said Musk and his brother were “not into political nonsense, & we lived in a very well-run, law-abiding country with virtually no crime at all. Actually no crime. We had several black servants who were their friends” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comElon Musk, once a tacit backer of DEI, now focuses on anti-White biasElon Musk, who was raised during South African apartheid, used to steer clear of debate about race. Now, he frequently advocates for White people. 1711249335
Reposted by Jesse Van Tolgraham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Judge puts EPA’s attempted de-banking of IRA grant recipients on pause for the time being because there was no proof of “waste, fraud, or abuse” as EPA had alleged. 15311
Reposted by Jesse Van TolMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 17/03/2025"Elon Musk’s Tesla has been forced to halt sales of its electric Cybertruck pickup amid mounting concern about metal panels falling off the supposedly indestructible vehicles..." lmaootelegraph.co.ukMusk forced to halt Cybertruck deliveries as parts fall offLatest development adds to a litany of build-quality issues with the electric pickup 1221758
Reposted by Jesse Van TolJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12/03/20251. The DOGE website is garbage. The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided. And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract. So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.muskwatch.comIntroducing: The Musk Watch DOGE TrackerNew tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92% 17666562459
Reposted by Jesse Van TolJeremy Kress @jeremykress.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Pretty remarkable that the Fed’s General Counsel made these comments in the absence of a Vice Chair for Supervision, during a pause in rulemaking, and while the Board is still (ostensibly) majority Democrat. Via Capitol Account: 062
Reposted by Jesse Van TolChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption? 7505411836199
Reposted by Jesse Van TolJeff Hauser @jeffhauser.bsky.social · 10/03/2025It remains INSANE to me that Musk is not the subject of shareholder litigation for how he is cratering a company he ostensibly runs while in reality running DOGE 714238
Reposted by Jesse Van Tolgraham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Far be it from me to defend the CapOne-Discover merger, but this reads like a shakedown of a company with a merger pending before this administration. Also, banks aren't obligated to do business with entities that have attempted to overturn a free and fair election. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...nytimes.comTrump Organization Sues Capital One for Closing Its Accounts 263
Reposted by Jesse Van Tolgraham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The OCC, the regulator for national banks, rescinded its requirement that banks get the agency's approval before doing business with cryptocurrencies & crypto companies. Not surprising, but this'll bring a lot more risk into the banking system which is backed by the public. occ.gov/news-issuanc...occ.govOCC Clarifies Bank Authority to Engage in Certain Cryptocurrency ActivitiesThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today took action to reaffirm that a range of cryptocurrency activities are permissible in the federal banking system. 911667
Reposted by Jesse Van TolSam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 02/03/2025No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.” 15485193372
Reposted by Jesse Van Tolgraham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 27/02/2025CapOne has a pending merger application before the banking agencies to acquire Discover and further consolidate the credit card/payments market. Dropping this enforcement action for cheating consumers out of interest payments eliminates a potential obstacle to that deal. 33231
Reposted by Jesse Van TolElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/02/2025If you have a: - Credit card - Checking account - Savings account - Mortgage - Car loan - Student loan - Venmo account The fight to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is your fight. 884380854
Reposted by Jesse Van TolKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 18/02/2025As @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social said: Mike Johnson leads an NPC — Non Player Congress 11854827692
Reposted by Jesse Van TolJeff Hauser @jeffhauser.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Where is AARP?????? Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTop Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over dataYet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information. 1319965
Reposted by Jesse Van TolAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17/02/2025UPDATE: We’re t-minus 30 minutes to midnight and the DOGE team has yet to bring the receipts. 1762394566
Reposted by Jesse Van TolTracy Jan @tracyjan.bsky.social · 15/02/2025The erosion of civil rights never stops at one group. In coming weeks, Trump’s DOGE plans to cut staff who investigate complaints of employment discrimination in the federal workplace as well as a VA office that works to ensure all veterans receive equal access to care.washingtonpost.comRecords show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired nextA DOGE team plans to fire federal workers who are not in DEI roles and employees in offices that protect equal rights, internal documents show. 64522
Reposted by Jesse Van TolRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/02/2025NOAA is reportedly on the DOGE chopping block. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency. 514115363781
Reposted by Jesse Van TolGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1914...newrepublic.comPope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark SoulThe vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in. 1103121946
Reposted by Jesse Van TolEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/02/2025When Musk's minions forced their way into USAID's servers, they made themselves "super administrators" meaning they had access to workers' Social Security numbers, credit histories, and home addresses. They may have well broken the law. www.propublica.org/article/usai... 24153421540
Reposted by Jesse Van TolAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 08/02/2025People are already dying because of what Musk and Trump have done in the last two weeks. 16572269
Reposted by Jesse Van TolTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Elon Musk is very unpopular www.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comDemocratic polling finds Elon Musk is unpopularThe billionaire aimed for the stars and wound up under water. 192
Reposted by Jesse Van TolJordan Weissmann @jhweissmann.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Important to note: The CFPB would be X’s regulator as it rolls out its new payment service www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/01/...cnbc.comElon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa dealVisa will enable X users to move funds between traditional bank accounts and their digital wallet and make instant peer-to-peer payments, like Zelle or Venmo. 2135
Jesse Van Tol @jessevantol.bsky.social · 07/02/2025True story: I worked on the law that help set up the CFPB. I’ve also needed their help. A few years ago my servicer didn’t return an escrow from when I refi’d. $3000. For over a yr would say they sent it but didn’t. 1 complaint to the CFPB & it was fixed. The CFPB fights for you! 062
Jesse Van Tol @jessevantol.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Where’s Musk expressing concern about this doxxing? 030
Jesse Van Tol @jessevantol.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Yep. And some of those actions have the potential for incurring serious liability. 020
Reposted by Jesse Van TolWIRED @wired.com · 04/02/2025EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.wired.comA 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment SystemThe Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So... 14627891517
Reposted by Jesse Van TolDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 04/02/2025If the 60 Minutes team doesn't all quit, their next piece should be on how Paramount bribed Trump to get favorable treatment on a merger. 46823
Reposted by Jesse Van TolGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 03/02/2025Elon Musk is a terrible president. 16085240714992
Reposted by Jesse Van TolNCRC @justeconomy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025“Stopping the work of the CFPB means inviting scammers and swindlers into working families’ bank accounts,” said @jessevantol.bsky.social , President and CEO of NCRC. ncrc.org/ncrc-stateme...ncrc.orgNCRC Statement On Sec. Bessent's Freeze Of CFPB » NCRCIn reaction to reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has frozen all activity at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the National Community 021
Reposted by Jesse Van TolRobin Craig @robincraig1.bsky.social · 03/02/2025HUD secretaries from both parties have agreed for decades: housing ends homelessness. But Scott Turner rejects the evidence, supports criminalization, and [checks notes] won't say whether he'd support sending people who can’t afford housing to detention camps. ⬇️ 111
Reposted by Jesse Van TolJenn Liu @jennkliu.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Make no mistake, the federal funding ‘temporary pause’ debacle was a trial balloon. Trump is testing the limits of what he can get away with and identifying where he needs to apply more pressure to break the remaining safeguards in our democratic institutions. Thankfully, we still have some. 461583358
Reposted by Jesse Van TolIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate. 228134132792
Reposted by Jesse Van TolDiane Yentel @dianeyentel.bsky.social · 28/01/2025🚨OMB sent a memo to federal agencies this evening, requiring all federal loans and grants be paused by 5pm tomorrow. 🚨 Financial assistance is defined here to include all federal grants/loans except those that provide direct assistance to individuals. 2178
Jesse Van Tol @jessevantol.bsky.social · 27/01/2025It has come to my attention that I have an impersonator on here. Please report and don’t follow! Here’s the fake profile with an extra L @jessevantoll.bsky.social 001
Reposted by Jesse Van TolChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Gee what should we all call it when a president gets rid of an Executive Order that *de*segregated federal contracting? 2404329598
Reposted by Jesse Van TolAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Donald Trump has revoked EO11246 signed by LBJ in 1965, mandating equal opportunities by federal contractors. 1301414770
Reposted by Jesse Van TolCarter Dougherty @carterd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Horrifying. For him and democracy. 0126
Reposted by Jesse Van TolNCRC @justeconomy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Want to experience the Just Economy Conference? Enter our hashtag#JustEconomy Spirit Contest to win a free ticket and hotel stay for the upcoming conference in Washington, DC, March 26-27! Learn more: hubs.ly/Q031s-KP0 011
Reposted by Jesse Van TolTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Despite Trump’s Tough Talk On PBMs, GOP House Lets Them Off The Hook www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...forbes.comDespite Trump’s Tough Talk On PBMs, GOP House Lets Them Off The HookThe Republican-led House of Representatives stripped reforms to pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs in legislation also designed to fund the government. 033
Reposted by Jesse Van TolGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Yes, absolutely contemptible. And these outlets are choosing to do this. There is no requirement to cover it this way. 1219139
Reposted by Jesse Van TolSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Trump is already undermining the strong economy he inherited. 24897227
Reposted by Jesse Van TolSteven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 19/12/2024It’s not inconceivable to me that the House ends up being so ungovernable that they can’t pass a tax cut extension or even a border bill. Never a good sign when you are threatening to primary people 2 years before the next election when you will literally need their votes many times. 2347599
Reposted by Jesse Van TolBinyamin Appelbaum @bcappelbaum.bsky.social · 18/12/2024The largest tract of unused land in DC is the 174 acre parcel at the edge of Capitol Hill that includes the old RFK Stadium. Things DC needs: Housing, green space. Things DC does not need: A giant concrete bowl surrounded by parking that is used 13 days a year. 13710
Reposted by Jesse Van TolKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Once again, the absolutely stupidest possible way to run the most important economy on the planet. 23647124
Reposted by Jesse Van TolCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Government shutdowns (and then, reopenings) are expensive for taxpayers. You'd think the head of the new govt efficiency commission would know this 2684317909
Reposted by Jesse Van TolMichael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 18/12/2024He did promise some pain for regular folks under Trump. 031
Reposted by Jesse Van TolPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Trump has promised policies every halfway sane economist assures us will be inflationary - today the Fed announced that it will proceed with caution in cutting rates as it waits to see how it goes with inflation and today the stock market got real about the death of Bidenomics 9344107