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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

In court today, a Justice Department attorney claimed that Musk allies Marko Elez and Tom Krause have “read-only” access to the Treasury Department’s payment system. If you’re a former or current Bureau of the Fiscal Service employee who knows anything about that, reach out! Signal: annabower.24

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/02/2025

If you've been waiting to call your senators about Trump's most dangerous nominees, time is running out. Senate confirmation votes for Russell Vought, Robert Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard are expected in the coming days. We've made it easy for you to contact your senators. www.nixthenoms.com/?...

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Nix the Noms

Trump’s nominees aren’t just bad picks—they’re a direct threat to democracy and public safety. It's time to fight back.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/02/2025

ATTN: it might be a good idea to freeze your credit with all three agencies now that Musk has all your info. I froze mine long ago and it’s pretty easy to unfreeze temporarily if you need to.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 05/02/2025

Nearly the entire global workforce of USAID will be put on leave by the end of the week. This weakens our security and stability, and we must take a stand.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 05/02/2025

I remember watching Star Wars as a kid and asking myself, who would voluntarily join the dark side? I understood Darth Vader's motivation, but not the stormtrooper's.

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StarlingMoss @starlingmoss.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It's like MAGA in the USA. They don't care how demented their leader is or how nasty his policies are as long as they think they are "winning" and "owning the libs." Not dissimilar to Hitler's followers in the 1930s...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/02/2025

Murphy: "The reality is this could get dystopian very quickly. If you were to start speaking ill of Elon Musk on social media, Musk might be able to stop or delay your tax refund, or your mom's Social Security benefit, in part because we have no window into what's happening at Treasury right now."

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 05/02/2025

Democracy does not work in the shadows. Autocracy does. Not Democracy. Democracy does not skirt the rule of law. Rep. Jeffries and I are standing together on a bill to fight back against DOGE’s middle-of-the-night actions in Treasury Department payment systems.

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H. John Tran @johnhtran.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

300 babies. That’s how many now have HIV because Elon Musk’s DOGE froze USAID’s lifesaving HIV/AIDS programs. Workers can’t distribute meds. Babies can’t get treatment. And Musk? He’s bragging about “feeding USAID into the wood chipper.”

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 06/02/2025

Syracuse's Marjorie Dey Carter broke barriers. She became the first African American teacher in the Syracuse City School District. And went on to be the first African American woman president of the Syracuse Teachers Association. www2.cortland.edu/news/tribute...

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Tribute to a groundbreaking educator

Marjorie Dey Carter '50 quietly blazed a trail in American urban education.

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H. John Tran @johnhtran.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Pam Bondi isn’t after justice—she’s after state-sanctioned revenge. Biden commuted 37 death sentences to life without parole, a punishment that ensures they’ll never be free. Now she’s trying to override a lawful commutation to reinstate executions. This isn’t justice. It’s cruelty and theater.

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Lawrence O'Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Liberals created Musk’s wealth with which he tries to crush liberals.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Community health centers are now starting to shut down across the country because of Trump’s executive orders. These centers serve 1-in-5 rural patients in America.

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Virginia community health centers close over federal funding access

Despite pause on federal funding freeze, centers unable to access grants

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 06/02/2025

We're holding the Senate floor all night to fight back against Trump’s nomination of Russell Vought. America saw how bad OMB’s illegal, incompetent funding freeze was. We want Americans to hear EVERY HOUR how bad the dangers are that he poses to their daily lives as OMB head.

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Holding The Senate Floor To Fight Trump’s Nomination Of Russell Vought

YouTube video by Senator Chuck Schumer

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H. John Tran @johnhtran.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Colombia puts the planet first. President Petro orders Ecopetrol to cancel its U.S. fracking venture, rejecting a $880M deal, 90K barrels/day, and 91 new wells in Texas and New Mexico. “Fracking is the death of nature and humanity.” A bold move for clean energy—will others follow?

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 05/02/2025

Every single Senate Democrat will vote against Russell Vought, the Trump nominee for OMB and chief architect of the ultra-right Project 2025. We are holding the floor of the United States Senate overnight to expose how Project 2025 is the Trump White House agenda.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 04/02/2025

Today is Rosa Parks's birthday. We remember her courage. We remember her fearless resistance. We remember her leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. We will never stop fighting racial injustice.

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H. John Tran @johnhtran.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Trump wasted 2B+ gallons of California’s water for a photo op, draining reservoirs in a drought. Farmers won’t have it for irrigation, LA didn’t get it, and it won’t help fires. A reckless stunt for political theater that hurt the very people who actually need the water. (LA Times)

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Anyone out there ever work in Treasury Payments? I'm curious if this is actually the case: The Secure Payment System (SPS) employs a strict separation of duties as a core security measure. The point of the ? Is to know how many people are required to approve a payment and where are they located

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H. John Tran @johnhtran.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Gill Calls for Deporting a U.S. Citizen Rep. Gill says Ilhan Omar, a naturalized U.S. citizen, should be deported. His reason? She told immigrants their legal rights. Since when is knowing the law a crime? This isn’t about policy—it’s about weaponizing nativism against a Black Muslim congresswoman.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 03/02/2025

An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government. DOGE is not a real government agency. DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions. DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law. DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand.

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 01/02/2025

Today, we start celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth! Black Americans have significantly impacted and influenced the history of my home state of New York and this entire country. Come along as I honor the legacy of some exceptional Black New Yorkers by sharing their stories every single day this month 🧵

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