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#ElonMusk Looks Desperate
How to lose $148B in less than 2 months
By Charlie Warzel
For years, #Trump’s critics have accused him of behaving like a crooked used-car salesman. Tues afternoon, he did it for real on the WH South Lawn.
Squinting in the sun w/Elon #Musk, Trump stood next to 5 #Tesla vehicles, holding a piece of paper w/handwritten notes about their features & costs. Trump said he would purchase a car himself at full price.
#GiftArticle
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Elon Musk Looks Desperate
How to lose $148 billion in less than two monthsCharlie Warzel (The Atlantic)
Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.
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National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.”
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#News #Trump #Government #NPS #NationalParks #DOGE #ElonMusk
Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
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The class-action lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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#News #Education #Trump #CivilRights #Discrimination #Parents #Disability #School
Parents Sue to Halt Education Department’s Civil Rights Office Firings
The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.ProPublica
Tell me Ireland is America’s bitch without telling me…
Micheál Martin: Can’t I just show you on live television instead?
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#MicheálMartin #Ireland #EU #Trump #OvalOffice #USA #fascism
Fionnán Sheahan: Micheál Martin ducked, weaved and didn’t defend Donald Trump’s victims in Oval Office octagon
There were cringe moments, there were awkward instances, there were times when the Taoiseach could have said more and couldn’t get a word in edgeways.Fionnán Sheahan (Irish Independent)
All your moneys are belong to Musk:
"- Largest buyer of goods and services in the world: US government
- Amount the US government spent on contracts for goods and services in 2024: $755 billion
- Amount one government agency—the Pentagon—spent on contracts in 2024: $454 billion
- Pentagon contracts as a share of total federal contracts: 60%
- Amount DOGE claims to have saved by terminating federal contracts: $18 billion
- Hypothetical DOGE cut to Pentagon contracts, if cuts were proportional: $11 billion
- Actual DOGE cut to Pentagon contracts: $8.5 million
- Cuts to Pentagon contracts as a share of all contract cuts: <0.05%
- Cuts to Pentagon contracts as a share of annual Pentagon contracts: <0.002%
- Top Pentagon contractor by market valuation: SpaceX
- Pentagon contracts awarded to SpaceX: $5.6 billion
- SpaceX CEO: Elon Musk
- DOGE leader: Elon Musk"
I'm American, and I don't even want the best for Americans.
Let's not forget that the Dems weren't even committing a genocide the first time Americans elected Trump. The policies you're seeing now are apparently what the American people have wanted for a long time.
#uspol #uspolitics #trump #donaldtrump #usa
I hope someone’s waiting at Dublin airport with disinfectant when Micheál Martin gets back from the US. You don’t want whatever he has on his lips after kissing Trump’s ass so hard to spread on a tiny island.
#MicheálMartin #Ireland #US #Trump #fascism
You should see it from this angle. All our national values abandoned. National treasures and invaluable assets either destroyed outright or run by the dumbest people in the country. The institutions we expect to protect us knuckling under.
It’s as if France decided to plow up all its vineyards to put up Bud Light factories.
(Worst part: We can’t simply vote these scumbags out. They won’t leave without bloodshed.)
I have so many emotions about things going on in the USA. Most of the time, it’s anxiety. Right now, it’s anger. I shouldn’t post when I’m angry. I say & do things that I regret. I’m so furious that so many voted for Trump! Trump & Musk has done more unforgivable crap in a shorter period of time than anyone else in my memory. I feel completely helpless & angry! You Republicans should hang your heads in shame!
#USA #USPol #USPolitics #Trump #Musk #DOGE #DonaldTrump #News #USNews #America
Keep ‘em coming
2nd Judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by #Trump be reinstated
U.S. District Judge James Bredar granted a temporary restraining order against numerous agencies and departments affected by the administration's reduction in workforce efforts.
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Second judge orders thousands of probationary employees fired by Trump to be reinstated
U.S. District Judge James Bredar's order applies to 12 departments and several agencies that fired probationary workers during the Trump administration.Gary Grumbach (NBC News)
I stopped reading after "Trump says he will declare violence against Tesla dealerships."
#trump #tesla #teslatakedown #trumpsamericasucks #GardenPath #gardenpathsentence
Senator #ChuckSchumer of NY, the Democratic leader, on Thurs broke w/many in his party & said he would vote for a Republican-written stopgap spending bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight deadline on Friday, making a forceful case for why #Democrats could not allow a shutdown that most of them have demanded. “A shutdown would give Donald #Trump, Elon #Musk & DOGE the keys to the city, state & country,” he said on the #Senate floor.
#USpol
#ElonMusk in contempt of #Congress?
Ranking Member of the influential #House #WaysAndMeansCommittee, Congressman #JohnLarson from #Connecticut blasts #Musk for not appearing in the Social Security Subcommittee's hearing regarding his 👉"plans to privatize #SocialSecurity, #Medicare, and #Medicaid."
In the👉 #Putinesque #Patrimonialism 2) #Trump is establishing, this translates into feasting on the carcass of the decimated State.👈
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One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.Jonathan Rauch (The Atlantic)
Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the #Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.
Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.Stephanie Saul (The New York Times)
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Live updates: Democrats push for new bill to avoid government shutdown; Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. alcohol
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to lead the CDC gets a confirmation hearing.NBC News
The world’s most widely followed #StockMarket benchmark slid into a correction on Thurs, a drop that underscores how the 2-yr-long bull market [#Bidenomics] is running out of steam in the early days of the #Trump admin.
The move stems from investors’ growing pessimism about the whipsawing policy pronouncements from Trump over the past few weeks. On-again, off-again #tariffs & #MassLayoffs of #FederalWorkers have fomented unease on #WallStreet.
#economy #Trumpcession
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Stocks Fall Into a Correction With Investors Down on Trump
The S&P 500 is now more than 10 percent below its last record high — a line in the sand for investors worried about a sell-off gathering steam.Joe Rennison (The New York Times)
US judge orders #Trump admin to reinstate thousands of fired workers
A California federal judge on Thurs ordered 6 US #FederalAgencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who were fired as part of Trump's purge of the federal workforce.
The ruling made by US Dist Judge William Alsup in San Francisco during a hearing applies to the Departments of #Defense, #Veterans Affairs,#Agriculture, #Energy, #Interior & the #Treasury.
“The acting chief counsel of the #IRS has been removed from his position as billionaire #Musk ’s DOGE seeks access to sensitive taxpayer records
William Paul, a career official named to the position in Jan, will be replaced by Andrew De Mello, who was nom to be the Educ Dept’s inspector general during #Trump ’s 1st term”
If Germans own #Hitler - and we obviously do - then Americans definitely own #Trump .
Saying: "I didn't vote for him!" Is no longer enough. Now the question is: "Do you comply, or do you resist?"
The Germans who grew up after WWII also asked these questions to the generations of their parents and grandparents... and the latter often failed to have good answers.
mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114156… GottaLaff@mstdn.social - Worth a #WompWomp this time.
Via Scott MacFarlane:
FLASH: Big defeat in court for #Trump Admin.
Federal judge in San Francisco has ordered, effective immediately, the reinstatement of all probationary employees who were fired at 6 agencies: VA, USDA, DOD, Dept of Energy, DOI, Dept of Treasury
Laffy (@GottaLaff@mstdn.social)
Worth a #WompWomp this time. Via Scott MacFarlane: FLASH: Big defeat in court for #Trump Admin. Federal judge in San Francisco has ordered, effective immediately, the reinstatement of all probationary employees who were fired at 6 agencies: VA, U…Mastodon 🐘
Le créateur de #Twitter est désormais suspendu par Twitter.
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#censure #X #musk #usa #É-U #trump
Le créateur de Twitter est désormais suspendu par Twitter - Numerama
Dans une publication sur Primal.net, un réseau social décentralisé construit sur le protocole Nostr, Jack Dorsey annonce avoir reçu une notification de suspension de son compte X, pour un peu plus de 11 heures.Nicolas Lellouche (Numerama)
I could only bear to watch so much of this cringeworthy, spineless, groveling performance. I hope Irish me holes come pre-lubed because he’s going to be very sore in the morning otherwise.
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#MicheálMartin #MeHole #yesSir #ofCourseSir #thankYouSir #whateverYouSaySir #howWouldYouLikeMeSir #Ireland #USA #Trump #fascism
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"Elon Musk is not engaged in an “efficiency drive”. He is not trying to save money. He is trying to cripple the state and destroy the public sector, since oligarchs of his ilk think these are by nature a waste of money and that their functions should be privatized. Media should report it as such."
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#Musk #DOGE #Trump #government #politics #USA
Elon Musk’s cuts fail to stop US federal spending hitting new record
Government spending rose to $603bn in February despite hyperactive efficiency drive, data showsJoe Miller (Financial Times)
At this point every other country in the world should be working together to figure out exactly how catastrophically we can fuck the United States over by banding together because the only way this malodorous playground bully is going to learn his lesson is if he gets a beating he doesn’t soon forget. Anything less and we’ll all be living under the yoke of this douchebag and his cronies before we know it.
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Erik Jonker (@ErikJonker@mastodon.social)
Attached: 2 images Trump is getting more insane every week. With regard to the EU, it was actually formed with support from the US, to create peace and prosperity in Europe. As well as a trading partner for the US.Mastodon
#Trump officials decimate #climate #protections and consider axeing key #greenhouse gas finding
Source: theguardian.com/environment/20…
#usa #government #politics #environment #earth #future #emissions #crisis
Trump officials to reconsider whether greenhouse gases cause harm amid climate rollbacks
Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that gases harm public healthOliver Milman (The Guardian)
200% tariffs on EU alcohol? 
Dictator #Trump never learns..
@EUCommission how about a ban on US alcohol?
It hurts me to say this, as an #American, but people need to avoid the #USA for 2 years, at least, 2027, when the #Democrats can get a majority in #Congress and stonewall #Trump
If that doesn't happen (which would be a serious tragedy), then 4 years. And if we get a #MAGA/ Trump president in 2029, write off this country for a generation at least
"A #German Thru-Hiker Has Been Detained, Deported, and Banned From the #US Without a Hearing: Here’s What You Need To Know"
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German Thru-Hiker Detained, Deported, and Banned From US - The Trek
An experienced thru-hiker traveling to the US to hike the AZT last month says she was treated inhumanely and deported without justification.Caitlin Hardee (The Trek)
Of course.
“Robert Morris, the founder of a Texas megachurch and a former faith adviser to the #Trump White House, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he molested a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said”
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Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges
Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said.Hank Sanders (The New York Times)
"Everything's computer"
Said grandpa dictator #Trump while abusing his power again to spam for swasticars
"Reading and watching the dutiful daily coverage of Trump’s trade war, you might well have no idea just how crazy it is.
The reality is this: There’s no good reason for it, it hurts everyone, and it’s arguably going to tank the American and international economies."
~ Dan Froomkin
#Musk #Trump #destruction #economy #tariffs #insanity #StockMarket #recession #media
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Press coverage of Trump’s tariffs understates the insanity
One CNBC analyst has spoken the truth. Will other journalists follow?Dan Froomkin (Press Watch)
Migrants detained in Panama expressed fear of returning to their countries.
“They will execute me without hesitation,” one texted.
“I am LGBT. My country harass these people. I cannot live a normal life in my country,” said another.
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#News #Panama #Trump #Immigration #Migrants #Asylum #Aid
As Trump Pushes for More Deportations, Protections for Asylum-Seekers Unravel
The administration’s moves to expel asylum-seekers to third countries put the International Organization for Migration at the center of a policy critics have called illegal.ProPublica
#Musk Seeks to Put $100M Directly Into #Trump *Political Operation*
#ElonMusk has signaled he wants to make donations not just to his own #superPAC, …but to an outside entity.
It is unheard-of for a WH staffer, even one w/*part-time* status, to make such large contributions to support the agenda of the boss. But there has never been someone in the direct employ of an admin like Musk, the world’s richest person, who is leading Trump’s #DOGE.
#law #democracy #oligarchy
nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/poli…
Elon Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Into Trump Political Operation
Elon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity.Theodore Schleifer (The New York Times)
