Nancy Friday
@nancyafriday.bsky.social
Mother, Wife, Simon’s Rock AA & BA grad, PhD whale biologist, Preemie, Deadhead, Knitter, Way left of center, Stubborn, & Strong
A reminder that Elon Musk's corporations were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts last year with 17 federal agencies.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
February 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
How to respond to a bully. Thank you, Governor Mills.
Gov STANDS UP against Trump #trump #politics
YouTube video by MoveOn
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February 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees.
CDC set to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration probationary job cuts
Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration's move to get rid of all probationary employees. That's roughly one-tenth…
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February 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The lead prosecutor on the case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City resigned after Justice Department officials ordered the dismissal of charges. “I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly
Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in a succession of federal prosecutors to quit.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
February 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Let's say there's "waste" and "fraud" in the government.
Well that’s why every department had an inspector general to find and stop it.
But guess what? Trump fired most of these independent auditors who should be insulated from politics.
None of this is about waste and fraud.
Well that’s why every department had an inspector general to find and stop it.
But guess what? Trump fired most of these independent auditors who should be insulated from politics.
None of this is about waste and fraud.
February 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
February 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So the world's richest man spends a fortune backing Trump and is given the go-ahead to...
-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts
-Replace civil servants with his own cronies
-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
See the problem?
-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts
-Replace civil servants with his own cronies
-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
See the problem?
February 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM