This is a pathetic joke. Our ancestors stormed the beaches of Normandy for this?

Oklahoma Supreme Court halts education department's Bible spending plan amid lawsuit The Oklahoma Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the Oklahoma State Department of Education from spending taxpayer dollars on Bibles and Bible instructional m

As a result of our lawsuit, the Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked an Oklahoma agency from purchasing Bibles to use in public schools.

This is a victory for religious freedom.

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud Elon Musk says Social Security and other federal benefit programs will be targeted in his hunt for fraudulent spending.

"The interview was a reminder of Musk’s hostility toward Social Security, which provides monthly benefits to retirees and some children. Musk has described it as 'the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time'. Trump's administration is shutting down some of the agency’s offices"

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No. None of them can tell you why.

This is excellent.

Russia and China, have ramped up recruitment efforts targeting US federal employees—particularly those recently fired or at risk of termination. These efforts are unfolding aggressively on LinkedIn, where adversaries are reaching out under the guise of job opportunities, networking, and consulting.

DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant.

#ICYMI: The confidential personal information of hundreds of thousands of alleged victims of housing discrimination, including victims of domestic violence, is now in DOGE’s hands.

By @jessecoburn.bsky.social

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help

If you haven't used 5calls.org yet, I encourage you to check it out! Gives you contact info based on issue, very nice.

Public health info should never disappear. Critical CDC pages were removed, but they’ve been archived. Access them here: archive.cdc.gov
Transparency matters—share to keep this knowledge alive. #PublicHealth #CDCArchives #Transparency #ReproSky #MedSky #IDSky

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!

NIH memo addresses ‘confusion’ about restrictions imposed by Trump, easing some concerns Memo from acting director to staff allows some purchasing, and suggests travel and study sections could soon resume

A glimmer of good news...
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January 27, 2025 Yesterday, President Donald Trump began a trade war with Colombia after that country’s president refused to permit two U.S.

January 27, 2025
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

Elon Musk faces criticism for encouraging Germans to move beyond 'past guilt' Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.

Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.

Trump's treasury nominee Scott Bessent, who is worth ~$500 million, said extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich is "the most important economic issue of the day."

When asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25 an hour, he said, "No, sir."

Tweet from user '@kenzianidiot' says, "guys I'm starting to worry that 2025 is just five 2020s stacked in a trench coat".

Me, too.