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Trump administration says it cannot meet court deadline for foreign aid payments President Donald Trump's administration said in a court filing late Tuesday night that it "cannot" meet a federal judge's 11:59 p.m. Wednesday deadline for releasing frozen funds to foreign aid contractors and grant recipients, potentially setting the stage for it to disobey a court order.

There's no question in my mind that the Supreme Court is going to let Trump do whatever he wants. There will be no checks on his power either through Congress or the Court. The only way we can save America is through our votes.
#Trump #Musk #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS
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Transcript: Musk Lets Slip Ugly but Revealing Truth about DOGE, Ebola As Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and RFK Jr. offer unsettling displays at the first Cabinet meeting, a former HHS official explains why the trio are already posing a serious threat to public health.

It won't take long for the next deadly pandemic to hit the US because of Trump and his cronies' indifference, cruelty, lawlessness, incompetence, ignorance and self-motivation.
#Trump #Pandemic #Ebola #Musk #Covid #Crime #Health #USAID #Medicine
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What do you think is the real quid pro quo? Big, beautiful Trump resorts in Turkey?

I don't believe that the quid pro quo for Trump dropping the charges against Eric Adams is for his help with deportations. We don't know yet what the true quid pro quo is, but it must involve significant personal benefits to Trump.
#EricAdams #Trump #QuidProQuo #SDNY
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Possible DOGE access to private taxpayer data sparks outcry The Elon Musk-run effort wants to study a system that includes tax returns, Social Security numbers and other information.

There is no better weapon that Trump and Musk can have than personal IRS records to use against anyone. They must be stopped.
#Trump #Musk #DOGE #IRS #Taxpayers #Privacy #DataBreach #Rights #Democracy #America #Revolt #Protest
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Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

Everyone needs to contact their Senators and representatives in Congress immediately to demand that Trump, Musk and their flunkies not be granted access to taxpayer information!
#Trump #Musk #DOGE #Congress #DataBreach #Privacy #Fraud #IRS #Treasury #TaxReturns #Information
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What to Know About the Trump Family’s Deals in the Middle East The region has become a hot spot for the family’s business. Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, noted last year that “Gaza’s waterfront property could be very valuable.”

Trump wants all Palestinians to leave Gaza so he and Kushner can build hotels. Trump's only motivation is self-enrichment. He could not care less about the poor, sick, starving or homeless in the world.
#Trump #Gaza #Palestinians #MiddleEast #Kushner #Israel #Greed
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YouTube video by MSNBC Lawrence: An ‘afraid’ Trump sits idly by as Musk illegally seizes our data

In the biggest privacy breach in history, Elon Musk has obtained access to every American taxpayer's data, Medicare and Medicaid records, and more. Everyone should watch this excellent explanation by @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com.
#Musk #ElonMusk #Trump #DataBreach #Privacy
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All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor There are a lot of them.

Trump and Musk are committing so many illegal acts all at once, in the hope that the legal system won't be able to stop all of them any time soon.
#Trump #Musk #ElonMusk #Law #Privacy #Constitution #Crime #ConstitutionalCrisis
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Column | Federal workers shouldn’t sign OPM’s sham resignation agreement Sign the “Deferred Resignation” contract at your peril. A law professor says you may be giving up some essential rights.

No Federal employee should sign the offer to resign. The Federal government does not even have the funds approved for the payments promised.
#Trump #Musk #ElonMusk #DOGE #FederalWorkers #MassLayoffs
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Opinion | Elon Musk has your Social Security number. It’s as scary as it sounds. There is no legitimate reason for the ‘DOGE’ to have access to the federal payment system.

There is absolutely no reason for Elon Musk and DOGE to have access to the US Treasury's payment system. We should all be very worried.
#ElonMusk #Musk #DOGE #Trump #Treasury #Breach #Privacy #Crime #Law
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Analysis: Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan is the most outlandish idea in the history of US Middle East peacemaking | CNN Politics Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu couldn’t keep the smirk off his face.

I have a great idea: Trump should send Musk and his DOGE team to Gaza to implement his plans there!
#Trump #DOGE #Musk #ElonMusk #Gaza
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West Point disbands clubs for women, minorities after Trump DEI orders The memo said all student clubs would undergo a review to ensure they comply with the Trump administration push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

Due to Trump's executive order eliminating DEI, West Point clubs for women and other minorities are dismantled. This is unconstitutional. The First Amendment provides for the right to assemble.
#DEI #Trump #FirstAmendment #Constitution #Law #WestPoint #EqualRights #Democracy
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I look forward to your show every night, Mr. O'Donnell. No one tells it like it is the way you do. You're a national treasure.

Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.

According to the Washington Post, Elon Musk lived in the US without legal status (or hair plugs).
#ElonMusk #Musk #Immigration #Deportation #MassDeportation
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If the Democrats take back the Congress and Senate in 2026, they can move to impeach Trump. By then, there will be ample court rulings determining his actions to be unconstitutional.
#Constitution #Democrats #Trump #Musk #Congress #Impeachment #Law #Democracy

Today, I joined Bluesky because the United States is in a Constitutional crisis, and I cannot stand idly by and watch it happen. I seek to add my voice in the quest to quell the crisis.
#ConstitutionalCrisis #Democracy #Freedom #America #Rights #Law