John Stansell

Yesterday we saw new pro-democracy lawsuits in Florida, Indiana and Kansas and a big court win in North Carolina.

I expect several NEW cases will be filed today.

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DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.

Plan to give all of your private tax data to oligarchs.
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Pete Buttegeig made this point last night on CNN. The war plans (Goldberg said they were very detailed, so much he wouldn’t print them) are on a secure system. To get them onto Signal, Hegseth would have to do a cut and paste. Labor intensive! Maybe he retyped?

Did you do it?

I would do a coffee cart

I wish this thing had smell-o-vision!

Well, damn.

F.B.I. Agents File Suit to Prevent Trump Team From Disclosing Their Identities Employees who participated in the Jan. 6 investigations contended in two lawsuits that they believed the administration intended to reveal their identities, endangering them and their families.

A case was filed yesterday afternoon by State Democracy Defenders Fund and others, seeking to prevent the Trump administration from releasing the identities of FBI agents and staff members. It was filed along with a request for a temporary restraining order.

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A screenshot of a white page of text topped by a blue banner showing the logo of the CDC contains the most recent content of the journal MMWR, dating to 16 Jan. The content can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.html

For the second week in a row, the CDC's crucial Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — THE first-line bulletin for outbreaks and chronic disease developments — has not been published. This screenshot shows that its last edition was the Thursday before the inauguration. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

"It is written in our governance documents that we will never sell the company to Amazon or any major U.S. retailer."

That is yet another reason I now get my books from: bookshop.org. They've even got e-books now.

Banking regulator rescinds more than 200 job offers for examiners it needs A government-wide hiring freeze is adding to a staffing shortage at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., complicating the agency’s efforts to oversee thousands of banks across the country.

When there weren't enough bank examiners on the beat, SVB and Signature Bank failed, requiring big bailouts.

The FDIC should explain why it’s now axing even more examiners whose job it is to make sure big banks don't crash our economy.

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That's an if that's so big it's abstract.

I have been told by numerous friends on here to follow Canada for food and product recalls since they use the same brands we do. Posting link. inspection.canada.ca/en

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Pete Hegseth Hints At Restoring Original Confederate Names Of U.S. Military Bases On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to treasonous Americans.

Making treason great again www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...

Highly pathogenic H5N9 is the bird flu we're not watching as the Republicans dismantle the public health services of the country in a week.

YouTube video by Gracey D #Fafo Season: B🖤ack Americans Clap Back at Wh🤍te Woman's Tearful Vent On How Hard Lif is In America

This is not meant for all White folks; but there are many who need to watch this. See, it's like this: Shyt is about to get real. Black people know how to turn 10 cents into a buck. We've been through this. We tried to tell y'all; but now its #FAFO time.

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CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S.

Trump orders CDC to halt all work with WHO immediately, disrupting global health efforts. Experts warn this sudden stop will delay responses to outbreaks like bird flu, Marburg virus, and mpox. The move also freezes PEPFAR funding, jeopardizing HIV treatments for millions worldwide.

Just saying I'm not optimistic based on the usual spicy video clips, etc

How would that accomplish anything productive? I can't imagine they're gonna be scared of him. I don't think anyone takes him seriously.

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Who they pick will probably tell us all we need to know.

Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.

Donald Trump has promised retribution. When you hear that a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read about anonymous leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

Would like to see what the Dems have in mind - not too impressed so far - I don't think they have a plan. Would like to see more opposition to what's happening.

With those elected officials on Bluesky, let them get an earful of what you think they need to be doing.

Hi!

The attack against reproductive rights has started. News organization have confirmed the website is down without explanation.

Kind of like dealing with fash - they only understand one thing.