Rebecca Guthrie

Yoda is the “Illegitimate son” of Miss Piggy and Kermit 👀 currently watching Light & Magic on Disney+ and totally get it. Frank Oz…pointy ears…green…hopping around….🤣

Can everyone email HR@opm.gov with a response? (cheeky wink)

If you haven’t already, go watch FLOW on Hulu. It’s beautiful.

I’ve never seen such a brainwashed group of people. You can literally give them a fish and they will scream that it is a cow. Made the mistake of reading the comments 👀 Are we doomed?

I did a walkthrough, here’s a timelapse. This is probably the biggest demo in D.C. so far post-inauguration, brought together by the 50501 Movement which originated on Reddit.

Everyone was chanting “fire Elon!” while I was filming this.

Exactly. Why do you think Republicans are complying? We get death threats just for tweeting. What do you think the people with power in Washington are going through? For starters, exile and primary challenger promises from Trump/WH and most likely violent threats from his supporters.

Anyone organizing a group to block Musk from going into Fort Knox? I can’t even imagine why he needs to go there…

The Other Fear of the Founders America’s early leaders were worried not only about demagogues like Donald Trump, but about the rise of an antidemocratic, wealthy elite that goads such men on.

“A combination of the rich and the ignorant, [John] Adams noted, could empower a demagogue at the expense of democracy,” George Thomas writes.

Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.

Middle School students at a US base in Germany had a peaceful protest. This makes me proud. (I was once a school student on a US base in Germany and don’t know if I would have been that brave) wapo.st/3QbIcl9

The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.

GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.

Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.

The US Government Is Not a Startup Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.

We are deep in the reporting, but this piece by one of our fearless leaders, @brbarrett.bsky.social, is a zoom out on what's happening in this moment, and what it means. Take a read.

@wired.com

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Judge to pause Trump administration effort to gut USAID's workforce by thousands Two labor groups had sued the Trump administration after it said that thousands of USAID employees would be placed on administrative leave starting at 11:59 p.m. Friday.

BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols - a Trump appointee - announced he will pause Trump’s effort to gut USAID. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Musk’s staffers are heading to the Pentagon, while Trump continues his attempted purge of Washington. He recently announced on Truth Social that he is appointing himself as head of the Kennedy Center and plans to remove multiple members from its board of trustees.

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

New bird flu variant in cattle adds to concerns about federal response under Trump The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying questions — and concerns over the Trump administration's muted response.

UPDATE: The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding raises some worrying questions — and concerns over the Trump administration's muted response.

Happy Holidays ✌️☮️🕊️ - from an Atheist.

PS Christians aren’t being discriminated against and my tax dollars shouldn’t be going to support religion of any kind. Period.

USAID front page right now. “On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception …” www.usaid.gov

Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff 'AI-First' Is the Future of Key Government Agency Sources say the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company."

Scoop: An Elon Musk ally has told staff that 'AI-first' is the future for a key government agency. Sources say that Thomas Shedd, the former Tesla engineer now in charge of the Technology Transformation Services, wants an agency that operates like a “startup software company." wrd.cm/4hIGH9O

#HoldTheLineDontResign

Why would a billionaire like Elon Musk be interested in Social Security payment systems? He’s not retiring anytime soon. The only logical answer is that he sees an opportunity to exploit the system!

So, what's the budget of DOGE? Is it part of the government? Is it independent? What are the guidelines, if any, that govern its reach and authority? Did people vote for Musk or Trump? Also, how does a private citizen have access to our Treasury's federal payment system?

The Price America Will Pay for Trump’s Tariffs Alienating allies and partners that the U.S. desperately needs means that “America First” will be “America Alone.”

"Trump is single-handedly reneging on 80 years of American work to persuade others to trust and rely on the United States. He is remodeling the international image of the U.S. after himself: impulsive, self-seeking, short-sighted, and untrustworthy."

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CDC Data Are Disappearing The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.

Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Gosh — what could possibly go wrong with having official government dicta running through a privately-held network where the world’s wealthiest grifter has a universal edit button?

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.

What's happening now was both foreseen and foreseeable. The president's team promised to put federal workers in "trauma." And that's what's happening. (Story from October 2024)

The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is now offline.

This follows reports the Trump administration is stripping USAID of its independence, merging it with the State Department.