Carina McCormick

Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like "gay," leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.

Good news, everyone, it turns out black people, native Americans and other people of color DID serve their country after all

We’re Finally Seeing the “Evidence” Against the Migrants Deported by Trump. It’s Unbelievable. The Trump admin said a soccer player had a gang tattoo. It’s a tattoo of Real Madrid’s logo.

It's clear that the Trump administration denied due process to the migrants it banished to El Salvador *precisely because* any measure of judicial oversight would've proved their innocence immediately.

Deported, imprisoned, and condemned to hard labor—for a soccer tattoo. slate.com/news-and-pol...

WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism.

Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.

I've been thinking about this a lot.

futurism.com/tesla-wall-a...

Let’s just assume No Child is Left Behind. Let’s just believe Every Student Succeeds. Let’s just trust all states have high standards.

George W Bush once condemned “the soft bigotry of low expectations.” This is the hard bigotry of no expectations.

🧪The entire staff of the Department of Education’s NCES-a vital independent statistical agency - has just been RIFed. The continued erasure of data and evidence allows for the Trump administration to hide the impact of their corruption.
#EduSky #Scisky @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social

Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience. Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the st...

There are two transgender girls in the state of Maine competing in girls’ sports.

There are now SIX federal agencies investigating the state.

Here is our latest @propublica.org story with @bangordailynews.bsky.social

www.propublica.org/article/main...

I'm very concerned about the elimination of education research resources.

DOGE eliminated the US government’s tech experts – what has been lost? The Trump administration’s latest move to improve government efficiency has purged tech consultants that worked to improve government efficiency

Former members of the 18F organization told me about how they were helping US government agencies improve services through smarter and more efficient use of technology - before the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE terminated their entire group.

www.newscientist.com/article/2470...

Projects interrupted For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving the American people to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed ...

You can now read about projects that were interrupted when 18F was disbanded.

One of them was with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), which ensures military service members and Americans overseas are able to vote, and that their votes are counted.

18f.org/projects/#fe...

DOGE Is Putting Major Government Efficiency Projects at Risk In its apparent quest to cut government spending and improve efficiency, DOGE has fired entire tech teams devoted to those very things.

Here's what we lose when teams like USDS and 18F are suddenly deleted.

New from me:
www.wired.com/story/doge-m...

USDA halts more than $100M in funding for University of Maine System programs The move temporarily pauses USDA funding for Maine's university system after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the state over Maine's decision to allow transgender athletes to compete in sp...

Wow...the USDA is trying to pull $100 million in funding from the University of Maine over a tiny number of trans students playing K-12 sports in the state.

www.pressherald.com/2025/03/11/u...

YouTube video by Senator Megan Hunt Senator Megan Hunt: What Happened to Mahmoud Khalil Is a Warning for All of Us

Mahmoud Khalil is a U.S. permanent resident who was arrested, disappeared into the immigration system, and is now being stripped of his status—for protesting. This is political persecution, not law enforcement. If we let this happen, it won’t stop here.

youtu.be/uYnH6JLmD3s?...

Oh no!

18F: We are dedicated to the American public and we're not done yet For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving the American people to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed ...

I stand with 18F.
18f.org

Mathematica statement on the cancellation of Regional Educational Laboratories Mathematica statement on the cancellation of Regional Educational Laboratories The Congressionally mandated Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) supported the work of state and local education age...

What kind of research was cancelled by Dept of Ed?
Bread & butter work to improve kids' achievement & lives:
🚸Enhancing math & writing instruction
🚸Helping kids w disabilities transition after HS
🚸Reducing teacher shortages

FDA staff were reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company. DOGE just fired them. At least 20 staffers reviewing Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, were fired in an ongoing DOGE purge of federal workers.

Elon had the FDA employees who were reviewing his brain implant company fired: www.yahoo.com/news/fda-sta...

Mr. Musk is an employee of the White House Office. He holds that position as a non-career Special Government Employee ("SGE"). In that job, Mr. Musk is a Senior Advisor to the President. It is not uncommon for the President to have Senior Advisors who are SGEs. For instance, Anita Dunn was an influential Senior Advisos to President Biden, while serving as an SGE. In his role as a Senior Advisor to the President, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself. Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President's directives. The U.S. DOGE Service is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is within the U.S. DOGE Service. Both are separate from the White House Office. Mr. Musk is an employee in the White House Office. He is not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization. Mr. Musk is not the U.S. DOGE Service Administrator. Dated: Washington, D.C. February 17, 2025 Joshua Fisher Director Office of Administration

NEW non-clarifying clarifications about Elon Musk's employee status filed just now in a NM-led lawsuit:
—Musk, as a presidential senior adviser, "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." He is also not DOGE's administrator.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This disclaimer is really something

It's scary when the rule of law is treated as merely a suggestion some can choose to disregard

Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison.

Holy shitsnacks. Biden did it. He actually did it. I am at a loss for words other than this is a huge fucking deal. #LeonardPeltier

I’m not going to hyper-focus on every action and word of this administration, especially since there are no consequences, but it’s hard to say that the white South African who has been spouting Nazi shit publicly for a while now somehow accidentally did a gesture similar to the Nazi salute twice

Trump's priorities include ending wind farms. He really is just undoing everything good regardless of the demand for it huh? "President Trump’s energy policies will end leasing to massive wind farms that degrade our natural landscapes and fail to serve American energy consumers.”

Until today I'd only watched one Trump speech, his January 6 incitement. I know, it takes real dedication to avoid someone so loud and attention seeking.

The best part about watching Husker volleyball these last few years is the unshakable faith in Lexi Rodriguez to get the ball up

Kinda feel like an oligarch trying to shut down an anti-corruption agency should be phrased that way

Every day that I bike to work in sub freezing temps without feeling cold, I get so proud of my layering skills.

I didn't live in Prague. I lived in Olomouc which is a lot smaller and less cosmopolitan. Prague would be a lot of fun but I hope you like beer!