Elicia Meryl

The Port of Seattle is empty of international cargo vessels. It's a ghost town. The last Chinese cargo vessel docks on the West coast on the 29th, and on the east coast around May 10th. After that, Americans will truly begin to know what scarcity is like.

It’s well known that I was on The Apprentice. We were all covered by NDAs at the time, but mine has now expired. And do I ever have some tea to spill. I’ll post it later today after consulting once again with my attorneys.

Reminder...

Worse than Hungary or Poland or Turkey. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...

US judge temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training, finding cuts are already affecting training programs aimed at address...

ICYMI: Today a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order, blocking Trump from “cutting hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training, finding that cuts are already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage.”

apnews.com/article/trum...

More of this!

VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions About 2,500 VA workers have been forced out of their jobs in the last few weeks.

1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:

"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."

www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

Elon doesn't seem to understand how the federal government works.

Latest in the rumor mail from DOJ is one career public integrity. Lawyer agreed to sign the motion to dismiss in order to prevent the sacking of all of their colleagues. Absolutely brutal Stalinist stuff from the new administration.

Trump: The US will take over the Gaza Strip… we’ll own it

I seem to remember telling the uncommitted voters that Trump would level Gaza.

So the US is going to occupy Gaza? Where are all the MAGA people who claimed Biden was going to send our troops to fight in Ukraine because he wanted conflict? I thought this guy was all about ‘America First.’ Now we are going into Gaza??? bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Trump on sending US troops to Gaza: "If it's necessary, we'll do that. We're gonna take over that piece. And we're gonna develop it."

Tuberculosis cases on the rise in NC after more than 30 years of decline North Carolina faces an alarming resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) cases after enjoying over three decades of declining numbers. Health officials are urgently investigating the causes behind this spike.

North Carolina

www.wral.com/lifestyle/he...

Murray: "It is unlawful for a president to say 'I am going to decide where the money goes that Congress appropriated' ... you can't pass a law and then say, 'it doesn't apply to me.' That's what they are doing here."

Second shoe drops

2nd Complaint filed against FBI purge.

This by Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association (approx 14,000 members)

Privacy rights - public release of names
Administrative Procedure Act
First Amendment - for retaliation
Due Process
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#1 in FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AGENTS ASSOCIATION v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00328) – CourtListener.com COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11455248) filed by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AGENTS ASSOCIATION, Jane Doe 1-3, John Doe 1-4. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cove...

JUST IN: The FBI Agents Association, repped by
@markzaidesq.bsky.social, has filed a second lawsuit on behalf of agents who sayd their inforation may be publicly disseminated and used as part of a purge. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

And it begins.

FBI class action lawsuit against the retaliatory purge.

First Amendment
Violation of Due Process
Rights to Privacy

www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

🚨BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association files federal court lawsuit against Department of Justice over the improper targeting of agents previously involved in politically sensitive investigation.

For more details follow @democracydocket.com.
www.democracydocket.com

1/ ❗Really chilling.

Thanks to Sen. Mark Warner, for releasing Memo from acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove to FBI leadership ordering the purge.

-Memo is a clear abuse of power and weaponization of DOJ
-Memo bolsters FBI lawsuits filed today. VERY clear the list is for retaliatory purposes

"Stop the Coup!"

Scene at Treasury.

Crowd keeps growing outside Treasury as Members who were DENIED entry speak

The start of week three:

Absolute fucking insanity tonight on Gaza.

Our country is being run by a madman.

Two weeks of complete chaos and lunacy.

Our coalition has grown rapidly, now standing strong with over 92,000 federal employees. We are united by our oath and our commitment to hold the line. Every day, more of us are being targeted simply for speaking the truth to America.

THANK YOU! This action is inspiring!
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

“I don’t think the United States Senate should vote for a single nominee until this is over!” - @chrismurphyct.bsky.social