NEW: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is (or was) an advisory committee housed within the USDA which provides outside expert advice to advance food safety across the US and across different levels of govt. It was ordered disbanded this afternoon.

Article posted by My Perfect Union Titled: Some DOGE employees are earning six-figure taxpayer-funded a salaries from the federal agencies they are shutting down.

Musk is shamelessly enriching his minions with the salaries of hard-working Americans.

He claims to be fighting government waste? Nope. Disgraceful but unsurprising.

Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.

via Brett Murphy:

The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:

French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

We will not normalize…

On a night when this awful human being gets to stand up there and lie repeatedly and spew hate for 90 minutes for all the world to see, this image is all of us 👇

#JointAddress

No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.

The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.

Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.

RIP U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Linda McMahon introduced herself to department employees with an email calling on them to join her in a “historic final mission” to downsize the agency and shift control to the states.

A truth social post from Donald Trump. It says “Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately increase by a like amount!”

Somehow this situation is only getting stupider

Crockett: We had an opportunity to have a woman lead this country and I promise you, she would have led us to the promised land. But instead we got somebody that seems like he wants to take to us hell

You may be wondering how this is all going to work. It seems silly, but it's rather simple. Once everyone is aware of what this infographic says, there WILL be action. Once it starts, there is no stopping it.

More people must know removal is REQUIRED. Not just wanted. Not just hoped for. REQUIRED.

After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission. We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people. The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions: Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education. Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus. Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs. Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics. As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th

SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.

I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.

Here is a portion:

Since apparently we are going to raw dog tornado season without a NWS or an NOAA, I think I will share the best advice I know for surviving tornado season on your own.

This tracks with same alleged issue affecting staff at National Weather Service in CA (Bay Area weather radar - KMUX) who can't repair the weather radar (no ETA) because of the credit card issue holding up purchase of equipment.

As reported by Anthony Edwards of the SF Chronicle:
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Meet Trump's new best friend, Vladimir Putin.

At the heart of Putin’s rule are two forces: corruption & violence.

In Putin's Russia, there is no freedom of speech. Protests are violently suppressed. Dissidents are murdered. And the billionaire oligarchs become even richer.

A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.” The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...

ICYMI: Sen. Ted Cruz flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude method for identifying research he calls “woke.”

Good News For Us, Bad News For Trump Onward.

Need more good news that’s terrible for Trump? Read it here!

The first chapter of any dictator’s playbook follows a clear pattern: target minorities, intellectuals, civil servants, and the press.

Deserved

Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash Norwegian petroleum giant Haltbakk Bunkers has declared it will no longer help the US Navy.

"Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash" www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...

What happened to Little Marco?

Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
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It's rare that anyone in the GOP shows a spine nowadays, but when it happens we must acknowledge it, as it is a small sign of hope for a political party that used to care about Democracy and opposing Russian authoritarianism 👇

#TraitorTrump

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

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To every woman who feels overlooked or unheard—Women’s History Month is a reminder of your strength and worth. Together, we move forward in solidarity.