@johnnyveegood.bsky.social
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The Trump administration moves to strip 50,000 agency staff of civil service protections & give himself the power to fire them without just cause.
This...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
This...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F
Officials estimate that around 50,000 federal workers will be stripped of their civil service protections beginning in around a month, as unions, employee associations and good government groups decry...
www.govexec.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The Trump administration moves to strip 50,000 agency staff of civil service protections & give himself the power to fire them without just cause.
This...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
This...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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A few years ago I wrote a piece about how Glen Powell actually likes women — and how you male movie stars can be clearly divided into two buckets (like women vs. 'secretly' don't)
Mamdani likes *people.* Most politicians don't.
Mamdani likes *people.* Most politicians don't.
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
A few years ago I wrote a piece about how Glen Powell actually likes women — and how you male movie stars can be clearly divided into two buckets (like women vs. 'secretly' don't)
Mamdani likes *people.* Most politicians don't.
Mamdani likes *people.* Most politicians don't.
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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Imagine if four years into our war in Iraq we had only occupied 20 percent of it and lost 1.2 million men. Would anyone say the US is winning?
No? Then how in the hell can you say Russia is winning?!
No? Then how in the hell can you say Russia is winning?!
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Imagine if four years into our war in Iraq we had only occupied 20 percent of it and lost 1.2 million men. Would anyone say the US is winning?
No? Then how in the hell can you say Russia is winning?!
No? Then how in the hell can you say Russia is winning?!
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Over 73,000 people are currently in ICE custody, the most ever...
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Over 73,000 people are currently in ICE custody, the most ever...
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
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Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
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Important to note the $80 billion funding increase for the IRS to go after wealthy tax cheats from Biden's Inflation Reduction Act was expected to generate ~$200 billion in additional revenue over ten years.
February 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Important to note the $80 billion funding increase for the IRS to go after wealthy tax cheats from Biden's Inflation Reduction Act was expected to generate ~$200 billion in additional revenue over ten years.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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JD Vance was just ruthlessly booed at the Olympics during the Opening Ceremony when he was shown on the screen. But you would never know by watching the broadcast on NBC.
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
JD Vance was just ruthlessly booed at the Olympics during the Opening Ceremony when he was shown on the screen. But you would never know by watching the broadcast on NBC.
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Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Tow truck driver offering free service returning abandoned vehicles to families of those abducted by ICE: "For the last three weeks, we have been getting nothing but death threats."
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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unserious www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portra...
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
unserious www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...
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The Justice Dept. unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement — including during the crackdown in Minneapolis — has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force, people familiar with its work told Reuters.
Exclusive: Justice Department unit on police misconduct sees staffing plunge and probes scaled back, sources say
The U.S. Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal immigration in Minneapolis, has lost two-thirds of its p...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The Justice Dept. unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement — including during the crackdown in Minneapolis — has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force, people familiar with its work told Reuters.
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he's so close to figuring it out!
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
he's so close to figuring it out!
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A tool. A dull one.
GALLEGO: You have no independence to make a decision whether the president deserves $10 billion?
BESSENT: Again, that is a DOJ matter
G: So the DOJ will entirely make that decision? You have no say?
B: Correct
G: So would you just have to write the check if you were told to write it?
B: Correct
BESSENT: Again, that is a DOJ matter
G: So the DOJ will entirely make that decision? You have no say?
B: Correct
G: So would you just have to write the check if you were told to write it?
B: Correct
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A tool. A dull one.
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Warnock to Bessent: "Manufacturers shed workers in each of the eight months after President Trump unveiled his tariffs on 'liberation day.' I would submit it's a strange liberation and a curious freedom that leaves you unemployed."
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Warnock to Bessent: "Manufacturers shed workers in each of the eight months after President Trump unveiled his tariffs on 'liberation day.' I would submit it's a strange liberation and a curious freedom that leaves you unemployed."
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On Trump's orders, the National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
On Trump's orders, the National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
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The Golden Age of Prosperity and Affordability. bsky.app/profile/fact...
Fox: Rent now, pay later. It's a new option for renters who are struggling to make the monthly payment. Companies are letting users break up their rent sums into multiple payments throughout the month.
February 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The Golden Age of Prosperity and Affordability. bsky.app/profile/fact...
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Trump wants to take over voting in at least 15 places
FBI raid in Fulton County GA now fueling MAGA calls for election takeover there
That would allow them to purge voters, cut polling places, limit early voting & challenge election results. Very scary for 2026
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
FBI raid in Fulton County GA now fueling MAGA calls for election takeover there
That would allow them to purge voters, cut polling places, limit early voting & challenge election results. Very scary for 2026
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s FBI raid could lead to a takeover of elections in Georgia’s largest county
Trump wants control "over the voting in at least 15 places.” He could start in Fulton County, Georgia.
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Trump wants to take over voting in at least 15 places
FBI raid in Fulton County GA now fueling MAGA calls for election takeover there
That would allow them to purge voters, cut polling places, limit early voting & challenge election results. Very scary for 2026
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
FBI raid in Fulton County GA now fueling MAGA calls for election takeover there
That would allow them to purge voters, cut polling places, limit early voting & challenge election results. Very scary for 2026
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I’m betting Comer will suddenly lose interest in this hearing.
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I’m betting Comer will suddenly lose interest in this hearing.
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Trump’s approach to arms control—essentially to trash can it—has made the world a profoundly more dangerous place. And no one is talking about it. Today would be a good day to start.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Trump’s approach to arms control—essentially to trash can it—has made the world a profoundly more dangerous place. And no one is talking about it. Today would be a good day to start.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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It was @asharangappa.bsky.social who first put this idea in my head, but really starting to feel like they're gonna try to get Maduro to cop to some insane 2020 election conspiracy in exchange for leniency
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 AM
It was @asharangappa.bsky.social who first put this idea in my head, but really starting to feel like they're gonna try to get Maduro to cop to some insane 2020 election conspiracy in exchange for leniency
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Wyden has been the main voice pointing at the large trove of US Treasury documents that exist on Epstein that haven't been released either.
Epstein made 4,725 wire transfers of over $1 billion dollars, with no legitimate purpose... And yet was never audited by the IRS?
Shady all the way down.
Epstein made 4,725 wire transfers of over $1 billion dollars, with no legitimate purpose... And yet was never audited by the IRS?
Shady all the way down.
February 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Wyden has been the main voice pointing at the large trove of US Treasury documents that exist on Epstein that haven't been released either.
Epstein made 4,725 wire transfers of over $1 billion dollars, with no legitimate purpose... And yet was never audited by the IRS?
Shady all the way down.
Epstein made 4,725 wire transfers of over $1 billion dollars, with no legitimate purpose... And yet was never audited by the IRS?
Shady all the way down.
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"Extraordinary circumstances"
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"Extraordinary circumstances"
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A judge ruled Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of USAID while he was a senior Trump adviser
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex