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Elon Musk will be deposed along with DOGE staffers over USAID dismantling trib.al/CMWXoI6
Elon Musk will be deposed along with DOGE staffers over USAID dismantling
Destruction of world's largest humanitarian programme was done without formal authority or official oversight, former USAID employees claim
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Elon Musk will be deposed along with DOGE staffers over USAID dismantling trib.al/CMWXoI6
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An administration defined by incompetence and cruelty, and responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths through the dismantling of USAID, is not suddenly going to demonstrate competence or compassion.
USAID bars its own experts from agency closeout jobs
“The investment in training new contract staff ensures that the final closeout of taxpayer-funded obligations is handled by a team with no prior experience in the matters being settled,” reads an inte...
www.devex.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:16 AM
An administration defined by incompetence and cruelty, and responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths through the dismantling of USAID, is not suddenly going to demonstrate competence or compassion.
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He could have funded USAID for ten years, but instead chose to waste it on terrorizing US taxpayers.
January 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM
He could have funded USAID for ten years, but instead chose to waste it on terrorizing US taxpayers.
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Amtrak over the last few years has expanded its use of dynamic pricing, a system that rewards early planners and charges a premium for flexibility and last-minute travel. Critics of Amtrak’s approach say a taxpayer-supported service should not behave like a moody algorithm.
Travel Math: When Flying Costs as Much as the Train, Who Wins?
Amtrak says dynamic pricing has helped strengthen its finances, but travelers often grumble at the cost, especially for last-minute travel. Still, the train has a secret weapon: avoiding the airport.
nyti.ms
January 24, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Amtrak over the last few years has expanded its use of dynamic pricing, a system that rewards early planners and charges a premium for flexibility and last-minute travel. Critics of Amtrak’s approach say a taxpayer-supported service should not behave like a moody algorithm.
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Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
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So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.
www.politico.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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IF you ever get to vote again, vote purely Democrat. Only.
It's a two-party system. Either you vote for a Democrat, or you help the current Trump regime. Not voting helps Trump. Voting for a third party - any third party - is a wasted vote that helps Trump.
Vote only for Democrats, no excuses.
It's a two-party system. Either you vote for a Democrat, or you help the current Trump regime. Not voting helps Trump. Voting for a third party - any third party - is a wasted vote that helps Trump.
Vote only for Democrats, no excuses.
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 AM
IF you ever get to vote again, vote purely Democrat. Only.
It's a two-party system. Either you vote for a Democrat, or you help the current Trump regime. Not voting helps Trump. Voting for a third party - any third party - is a wasted vote that helps Trump.
Vote only for Democrats, no excuses.
It's a two-party system. Either you vote for a Democrat, or you help the current Trump regime. Not voting helps Trump. Voting for a third party - any third party - is a wasted vote that helps Trump.
Vote only for Democrats, no excuses.
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Abolish ICE and DHS. I don’t want to hear they can’t.
They f*****g abolished every single agency put in place to protect us they can certainly abolish one that is terrorizing and murdering us.
They f*****g abolished every single agency put in place to protect us they can certainly abolish one that is terrorizing and murdering us.
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Abolish ICE and DHS. I don’t want to hear they can’t.
They f*****g abolished every single agency put in place to protect us they can certainly abolish one that is terrorizing and murdering us.
They f*****g abolished every single agency put in place to protect us they can certainly abolish one that is terrorizing and murdering us.
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Miller is so much of a national treasure that every Republican running in a swing district/state should invite him in to campaign for them.
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Miller is so much of a national treasure that every Republican running in a swing district/state should invite him in to campaign for them.
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Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
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All Senate Democrats (and independents) must vote tomorrow against the DHS appropriations bill.
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
All Senate Democrats (and independents) must vote tomorrow against the DHS appropriations bill.
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
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Americans know our health care system is broken.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
New poll on healthcare: Vermonters want to extend ACA subsidies
Most Vermont residents support extending the recently expired Obamacare subsidies, which were at the center of the government shutdown fight.
www.burlingtonfreepress.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Americans know our health care system is broken.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system.
Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege.
We must pass Medicare for All.
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The Republican Party.
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The Republican Party.
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I'm sure a few ICE agents suspect this already, but it seems very clear that DJT, Miller & Bovino WANT an ICE agent to get killed. They need their own martyr. There is a reason they are putting them in increasingly volatile situations.
January 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I'm sure a few ICE agents suspect this already, but it seems very clear that DJT, Miller & Bovino WANT an ICE agent to get killed. They need their own martyr. There is a reason they are putting them in increasingly volatile situations.
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Among the many, many things we need to fix when this finally ends, we need to pass a law prohibiting members of Congress from trading stocks while in office.
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Among the many, many things we need to fix when this finally ends, we need to pass a law prohibiting members of Congress from trading stocks while in office.
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NEW: In a court hearing for a TRO against the feds in Minneapolis, the plaintiffs just said one of their exhibits contains a recording of a federal agent saying "Well, this person is gonna have a hard time traveling from now on" after taking a photo of an ICE observer's license plate. 1/
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
NEW: In a court hearing for a TRO against the feds in Minneapolis, the plaintiffs just said one of their exhibits contains a recording of a federal agent saying "Well, this person is gonna have a hard time traveling from now on" after taking a photo of an ICE observer's license plate. 1/
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Just so we're clear. No money saved. Cost in millions of lives. DOGE not yet behind bars.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
DOGE didn't save taxpayers $1 trillion, after all
According to recent reporting, DOGE fell short of its goals to save taxpayers $1 trillion and streamline government processes. So what did we get from the agency?
www.wbur.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Just so we're clear. No money saved. Cost in millions of lives. DOGE not yet behind bars.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
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🇺🇸 USAID didn’t just help “over there.”
It helped Americans - here.
Bookmark this for when you're arguing with that “America First” family member. (1/5🧵👇)
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
It helped Americans - here.
Bookmark this for when you're arguing with that “America First” family member. (1/5🧵👇)
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
thehill.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
🇺🇸 USAID didn’t just help “over there.”
It helped Americans - here.
Bookmark this for when you're arguing with that “America First” family member. (1/5🧵👇)
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
It helped Americans - here.
Bookmark this for when you're arguing with that “America First” family member. (1/5🧵👇)
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
@altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
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Rachel Sayre compares what's happening in Minneapolis to what she saw in conflict zones working for USAID. Listen to her. #resist #altfam
Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.