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Hi Alina, I’m a Larkin. Saw your post on FB. I agree with what you said. I was going to try and close down my FB account, but realized I would lose contact with so many people that I am staying on at least for now.

The Democracy Index *An Introduction and an Invitation*

This will be a great resource.

Jobs at U.S.A.I.D. will drop from more than 10,000 to about 290, according to several people. Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts administered through U.S.A.I.D. were being canceled, three people said.

Breaking NYT:

The Trump admin will reduce the number of workers at USAID from more than 10,000 to only about 290 positions.

USAID officials were also told that about 800 awards and contracts administered through the agency were being canceled.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

We @propublica.org are tracking who is working with Elon Musk and what they are doing.

We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported.

Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal...

projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...

CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People (Gift Article) The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

Useful.

After they already sucked it all up

No, we don't need investigations. We don't need Senators posting on social media. We need you to literally grind everything to a halt in the Senate & get in front of microphones on the Capitol steps calling for the fascists to resign & your GOP colleagues to vote with you to impeach & remove them.

I think this is our future unless someone stops him. Musk’s plan for X has been for it to replace the entire banking system. His keen interest in seizing control of Treasury payments (and its tech) may forebode an intention to have such payments go through X www.theverge.com/2023/10/26/2...

At home, Trump has enabled Musk to stage a coup against the government with his army of unvetted stooges taking over the Treasury.

Abroad, he's shut down aid & canceled malaria/ HIV programs & put 1000s of lives at risk.

Meanwhile, top Democratic leaders are tweeting about egg and priza prices. 😠

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If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:

1. Create a new $15B science fund

2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada

3. Immediate permanent residency

4. Citizenship after 2 years

Overnight a science superpower

MEXICO ANNOUNCES RETALIATORY TARIFFS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

Here is a translation of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's statement:

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System

This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information.

This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

‘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.

this is what we want to see. tariff the shit out of elon’s companies www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...

Stating the obvious: tariffs are a regressive tax on the poorest Americans.

A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.

Duh

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.

So our new secretary of defense, a former weekend Fox News morning host, has decided the New York Times, NBC News, and NPR will be replaced at the Pentagon by the New York Post, One America News and Bretbart Radio

The dude is serious and prepared.

@suecurl.bsky.social hi Sue! If we all port our friends here we can get off of Meta!!

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.

Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.

But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.

They aren’t firing for a reason.

Homepage - FireAid Join us for an evening of music and solidarity. The FireAid benefit concert will be held at Intuit Dome on January 30th dedicated to rebuilding communities that have been devastated by wildfires.

Haha, the Chili Peppers just took the stage … bass player in just a banana sling!!!
The musicians tonight are TOTALLY BRINGING IT!!!

Your donation will be matched! ❣️🎶❣️

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Elon Musk’s Next Target: Government Buildings (Gift Article) The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.

Elon Musk spent today at the General Services Administration, where he's installed key people from his cost-cutting efforts at Twitter. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

When asked if he was going to visit the crash site he said, ‘what site? The water? You want me to go swimming?’ This is one of the last pics of the young skaters who died. He’s a sociopath. Anyone who voted for this monster should be ashamed at best.

Yeah, I been wiggling my ears since a very early age. Can even wiggle individually. Like a donkey 🤷‍♀️. (But don’t call me an ass)

Accurate Sources of News and Info fighting the good fight:
@axios.com
@propublica.org
@splinternews.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
@rollingstone.com
@motherjones.com
@pbsnews.bsky.social
@meidastouch.com
@pbsnews.bsky.social
@npr.org
@reuters.com
@bloomberg.com
@eff.org
@404media.co

Yay! Welcome :-)

Get thee to NBC right now. This benefit concert for the LA Fires is EPIC!!!!