BREAKING: DOGE tried a fast one to get around our Appointments Clause preliminary injunctionβmoving a DOGE person to USAID staff
Judge just called BS, rightly so π
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Super Bowl LIX: Brad Pitt explains what it means to be American on Super Bowl Sunday | NFL on FOX
Iβve never been much for football, butβ¦damn. The NFL and I might have more in common than I thought. youtu.be/fkjimL8feG0?...
10.02.2025 10:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Analysis | The White Houseβs wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agencyβs work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
Musk is rumored to spend $40M on Super Bowl ads with his wildly distorted claims attacking USAID. Donβt believe them.
The last round are debunked below. wapo.st/3ErHBZM
And I'll unpack the reality in this π§΅, too. 1/13
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#standwithUSAID
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Muskβs staffers. America, please stand with usβwe are fighting to defend this country!
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USAID website is not online. We are being dismantled in real time.
01.02.2025 20:45 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
I don't know who made this, but it's a handy list for us to keep track.
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
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