So rich oligarchs can now pay $5 million to have an audience with Trump. The corruption could not be more blatant. And yet his supporters insist he’s not doing this for money because he’s foregoing his $400,000 salary.

Trump pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an online platform where drug dealers conducted more than $200 million in illegal drug sales.

He doesn't care about Fentanyl.

U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs.

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Earlier today at Jay Bhattacharya's confirmation hearing, Sen Bill Cassidy corrected @baldwin.senate.gov at the end of her remarks: "For the record, funding has not been cancelled; the meeting to allocated funding has been delayed."

Funding has indeed been cancelled, as I report below.

So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000 The U.S. Forest Service is firing around 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 under President Donald Trump's push to cut federal spending, people familiar with the plans said on Friday.

I want Gavin Newsom to sue Trump for firing forest service workers in California and putting Californians at much greater risks for wildfires. The state of California does wildfire mitigation for state parks, but the federal government must protect federal lands.
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The US Forest Service fired 3,400 workers. This includes fire management workers who do controlled burns to prevent forest fires. They fired workers for Sequoia National Park, Yosemite, Angeles National Forest, and more federally protected lands in California which are at high risk for wildfires.

ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.

C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

Wow. So not only were several bird flu studies left out of today’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, some data on bird flu briefly appeared in the online report and then was quickly removed.

“Elon Musk and his department of government efficiency have forced their way into the US Treasury and obtained sensitive information such as social security numbers for countless Americans. This violates the Privacy Act of 1974. I want to see democrats take action, not just condemn this behavior.”

I just wrote an email to my representative:
“I am one of your constituents from __, and I want to know what you, as a member of the house judiciary committee, are doing to take action against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their unconstitutional actions…”

Screenshot of an NIH website wishing “Grants & Funding” with a page not found error

Hey, so, cool story—some of the grant opportunities that people have already applied to in the current cycle are now gone. Here’s the page for the opportunity I submitted an R01 for in October: page not found.

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

Trump administration evicts former Coast Guard leader from her house with 3 hours notice Trump fired Linda Fagan, the first female Coast Guard commandant, on his second day in office. A Trump official told her she had three hours to leave her house on Tuesday.

“Officials at the Homeland Security Department — which oversees the Coast Guard — cited border security issues and an ‘excessive focus’ on diversity, equity and inclusion among the reasons for her dismissal.”

tldr; she was fired for commanding while female

Central California could use some beavers right now 😓

Need 218 of 435 to move bill from House of Representatives to Senate. Need 51 of 100 to pass the Senate. Then the president needs to sign it into law. Unfortunately, the house and senate have a republican majority and DT is president, so it’s unlikely. But these efforts still matter.

YouTube video by repmarkpocan Introducing the ELON MUSK Act

Elon Musk is grifting the American taxpayers. I'm fighting back with the ELON MUSK Act to ban "Special Government Employees" like Musk from holding government contracts.

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House Republicans reject Democrats’ attempt to subpoena Elon Musk Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have blocked an attempt by Democrats to summon Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk for testimony. Committee chair Rep. James Comer…

“I just moved to subpoena Elon Musk to appear before the Oversight Committee to answer for his unlawful takeover of agencies across the government,” Rep. Gerry Connolly D-Va wrote on X. “Republicans blocked my motion without allowing any debate.” www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/05/h...

Thank you! Great example of democrats holding the line!

I’m heading to the Senate floor right now to speak through midnight to make it clear: we cannot confirm Russell Vought to the Office of Management and Budget. Tune in to C-Span and find out why…

Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates

New: Musk and his minions have illegally installed a commercial server to control federal HR databases that contain sensitive personal information, including SSNs, home addresses, and medical histories, according to an OPM staffer www.muskwatch.com/p/musk-assoc...

via @calebecarma.bsky.social and @juddlegum.bsky.social, Musk and his minions have illegally installed a commercial server to control federal HR databases that contain sensitive personal information, including SSNs, home addresses, and medical histories, according to an OPM staffer t.co/u8coELjVnm

Trump ordering 2.2 billion gallons of water to be released from central California dams is not only pointless because it won’t help with LA wildfires, but it could also lead to farmers not having enough water during the summer, possibly leading to food shortages.

“They were holding extra water in those reservoirs because of the risk of a dry summer,” Heather Cooley, director of research for California water policy organization the Pacific Institute. “This puts agriculture at risk of insufficient water during the summer.” www.msn.com/en-us/urban-...

Time for Citizens to Hit Elon with a Privacy Act Violation There is a recourse for US citizens thanks to an old law created because of the Watergate Scandal.

There is a template in this link to email the Treasury Department and file a civil liberties complaint under the Privacy Act of 1974 and demand that Musk be hit with criminal penalties. Please share, please email!

Huge protest outside the USAID building today against Trump and Musk's illegal shutdown.

CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.

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“This online database contains social security numbers of countless US citizens. As a US citizen, taxpayer, and California resident, I am requesting attorney general Bonta file a lawsuit against Elon Musk for violating California Penal Code 530.5 and Civil Code 1798.29.”

I just filed the following complaint with my state attorney general:
“On January 31st 2025, Elon Musk and his employees at the Department of Government Efficiency gained access to the US Treasury federal payment system…” (continued)
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Safari Can't Find the Server Safari can't open the page "https://www.usaid.gov" because Safari can't find the server "www.usaid.gov".

(CNN) — Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, even after DOGE personnel threatened to call law enforcement, multiple sources familiar told CNN. According to sources, personnel from the Musk-created office physically tried to access the USAID headquarters in Washington, DC, and were stopped. The DOGE personnel demanded to be let in and threatened to call US Marshals to be allowed access, two of the sources said.

This is illegal. USAID is an independent agency that is funded by Congress and can not be dissolved by an Executive Order.