Patti McGuire

I wish I could razz EM on X, but I dropped Twitter when he bought it.

Former North Dakota Sen. Ray Holmberg gets 10 years in prison for traveling to sexually abuse children Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced the 81-year-old Grand Forks Republican to more than three times what the prosecution sought for traveling to Prague to sexually abuse boys.

Former North Dakota Sen. Ray Holmberg gets 10 years in prison for traveling to sexually abuse children. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...

Bit early for fireworks, Elon.

Why does Trump want the official language of the United States to be English instead of American? The man needs to learn consistency 😁

Respect is earned.

SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired Hiring comes under policy creating “employment opportunities for people with disabilities.”…

arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

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...

A tweet by Fred Wellman that Occupy Democrats copied and posted on their channels after cutting off my name.

You know what’s fucked up? Click bait accounts like Occupy Democrats copying other people’s posts then posting them as their own. Stop
supporting these thieves. This has 18,400 shares on Facebook. That’s deplorable.

Exactly right

To the @GOP senators and Congressmen who claim to support Ukraine, you do have some power… if you’re unwilling to exercise it then don’t pretend to care about your country more than your political career:

North Dakota House lawmakers approve state DOGE task force • North Dakota Monitor A proposal to establish a North Dakota version of the federal Department of Government Efficiency advanced in the House Monday.

'“I find it interesting that to be able to find efficiencies in government, we will need to grow government, because these things are not going to be done without the proper staffing,” Schauer said.'

North Dakota House lawmakers approve state DOGE task force northdakotamonitor.com/briefs/north...

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is resigning.

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes has opened her hearing on transgender members of the military.

She begins by getting the plaintiffs for transgender service members to agree that it's reasonable for the US military prioritize lethality, readiness and WH is owed deference to oversee the military.

Translation from Legalese:

Your Honor, we have no idea WTF Elon is doing.

Respectfully,
The United States Department of Justice

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

A group of uncleared, unvetted, civilians have gained access to all of my federal records including military personnel, retirement and disability. They are reportedly feeding them into AI. I want them arrested and charged with federal crimes.

Right fucking now!

How is this even a discussion?

JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington says she's concerned that the White House is still implementing the spending freeze that she and a Rhode Island judge have ordered temporarily halted.

Judge AliKhan is inclined to issue a restraining order.

Members of Congress with @beyer.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov now seeking entry at USAID

Musk’s allies were granted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system.

Treasury stays silent.

White House stays silent.

Why the secrecy? Time for an explanation and full transparency.

‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump’s ‘first friend’ Elon Musk’s Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war Canada’s EV adoption rate is outpacing that of the U.S., with nearly 17% of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 being fully electric, compared to just 8% in the US.

Canadian Liberal Party leadership contender calls for 100% tariff on Teslas. www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

I suppose after a month I should probably post something.