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What's the difference between the United States and the Boy Scouts?
The Boy Scouts have adult supervision.
#usa #boy-scouts #trump #government #adult-supervision #children #noem #vance #musk #rubio #hegseth #bondi #kennedy #gabbard
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
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A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
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#News #FDA #Medicine #Health #Drugs #Pharma #Government
The Secret Gamble at the FDA That Exposed Americans to Risky Drugs
For a dozen years, the agency has quietly given foreign factories that violated critical standards in drugmaking continued access to the U.S. market.ProPublica
I Tried Pre-Ordering the #Trump #Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount
Source: 404media.co/trump-mobile-phone…
I tried to pre-order the phone and pay the $100 downpayment, hoping to test the phone to see what apps come pre-installed, how secure it really is, and what components it includes when it comes out. The website failed, went to an error page, and then charged my credit card the wrong amount of $64.70. I received a confirmation email saying I’ll receive a confirmation when my order has been shipped, but I haven’t provided a shipping address or paid the full $499 price tag. It is the worst experience I’ve ever faced buying a consumer electronic product and I have no idea whether or how I’ll receive the phone.
I wonder how much of the smartphone is made in #China like #MAGA caps... 🤔
#smartphone #usa #politics #WhiteHouse #government #president #technology #mobile #customer #mobile #fail #problem #news #crash #Service
I Tried Pre-Ordering the Trump Phone. The Page Failed and It Charged My Credit Card the Wrong Amount
I got a confirmation email saying I'll get another confirmation when it's shipped. But I haven't provided a shipping address.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
U.S. agents suspected Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders. Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.
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#News #ElSalvador #Trump #Bukele #USAID #Politics #Government #Crime
How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S. investigation of the MS-13 gang.ProPublica
Elon lost the #conflict...
Source: reuters.com/world/us/musk-will…
#Musk #news #trump #WhiteHouse #government #president #politics #usa #dispute
Elon Musk gutted the federal government, dismantled key institutions, and cut off food and medicine to some of the poorest people on the planet.
By leaving DOGE, he’s trying to restore his reputation and rescue his struggling businesses. He should never be allowed to recover.
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#tech #elonmusk #doge #politics #government #tesla #spacex
Elon Musk’s reputation must be beyond rehabilitation
It's time to end the myth of his genius once and for allParis Marx (Disconnect)
Senators Demand Transparency on Canceled Veterans Affairs Contracts
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Following a ProPublica investigation into how DOGE had developed an error-prone AI tool to determine which VA contracts should be killed, a trio of lawmakers said the Trump administration continues to “stonewall” their requests for details.
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#News #DOGE #Veterans #VA #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #Technology #Government
The Head of a New #RFKJr Group Promoted #911 Conspiracy Theories & the #ProtocolsOfTheEldersOfZion
#LelandLehrman is a key figure in the #MAHA world, despite decades of pushing #extremist ideas.
…Lehrman…[has a]…long history of promoting #antisemitic & extreme #ConspiracyTheories, as detailed in a new report from the Institute for Research & Education on #HumanRights, an org which studies #extremism & the #FarRight.
#Trump #policy #law #Government #USpol #kakistocracy
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The head of a new RFK-backing group has promoted 9/11 conspiracies and antisemitic texts
Leland Lehrman is a key figure in the MAHA world, despite decades of pushing extremist ideas.Mother Jones
#Trump executive order takes steps to protect domestic #hackers from blowback
Source: politico.com/news/2025/06/06/t…
Some #cybersecurity experts on Friday criticized the order as undermining the nation’s cybersecurity.
#security #hack #hacker #internet #usa #law #government #WhiteHouse #Problem #fail #news
The #Trump #WhiteHouse Is a Giant National #Security Red Flag
source: motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
But regardless of the fate of #Musk and #Starlink, the core stupidity of Trump’s White House remains intact.
#wifi #cyberescurity #military #usa #government #politics #spy #news #internet #control #ElonMusk
The Trump White House is a giant national security red flag
A damning new report alleges DOGE and Trump allies dismissed warnings that Starlink posed serious security links.Mother Jones
We obtained records showing how a DOGE staffer with no medical experience used AI to identify which VA contracts to kill.
His tool concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.
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#News #AI #DOGE #Veterans #Health #Healthcare #Government
DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI to Help Kill Veterans Affairs Contracts
We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wrong tool for this,” one expert said.ProPublica
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
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One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.
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#News #DHS #Extremism #Trump #Security #Terrorism #Government
Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”
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The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.
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#News #DEI #Diversity #Government #Trump #BlackMastodon
In the #House version of the bill, #Republicans also turned to some well-worn gimmicks in a bid to lower the sticker price of the #legislation. Several of the bill’s tax cut provisions, including #Trump’s campaign pledges to not tax #tips & #overtime pay, would last for only a few years. Those cuts could become far more costly if they were continued.
#NationalDebt #CBO #PublicDisservice #USpol #law #economy #government #SocialServices #education #Medicaid #healthcare #FoodAssistance
The #CBO analysis focused on the version of the bill that passed the #House late last month, but the cost estimate could change as #Republicans in the #Senate begin to put their imprint on the legislation. #GOP lawmakers there want to deepen some of the bill’s tax cuts, while others are pressing to pare back some its #cuts to #Medicaid, the government #healthcare program for the #poor, & #CleanEnergy tax incentives.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office [#CBO] said Wednesday that the broad Republican bill to cut taxes for corporations & the wealthy & slash federal programs would add $2.4 trillion to the already soaring #NationalDebt over the next decade, in an analysis that was all but certain to inflame concerns that #Trump’s domestic agenda would lead to excessive government borrowing.
"Under this plan, every federal #job applicant... must now write essays explaining how they would "advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities."
...The hiring reforms aims to complete the systematic takeover of the federal #government as outlined in #Project2025 taken directly from the #Authoritarian playbook... A merit-based civil service that took generations to build is being dismantled via memo."
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#Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #News #US #USA
The Air Force revealed earlier this year that a general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate relationships with five women.
Sources say one of the women whose relationship with him was scrutinized was Sen. Joni Ernst.
(Published March 2025)
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#News #JoniErnst #Military #Ethics #Government #USPolitics #Congress
Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Military Officials
Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potential conflicts of interest.ProPublica
…As a large #government contractor, #Musk’s aerospace firm, #SpaceX, must maintain a #drug-free work force & administers random #DrugTests to its employees. But Musk has received advance warning of the tests, acc/to people close to the process.…
Musk, who joined #Trump’s inner circle after making a vast fortune on cars, satellites & rocket ships [companies he bought], has long been known for grandiose statements & a mercurial personality.…
IMPACT: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Jack Reed cited our reporting on how one aide assigned to the CFPB helped oversee the mass layoffs of the agency’s staff while holding as much as $715K in stocks that bureau employees are prohibited from owning.
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#News #DOJ #Congress #Senate #Ethics #Government #USPolitics
Senators Ask DOJ to Probe Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest at CFPB
Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.”ProPublica
#Chip #software stocks sink on report #Trump ordered halt to #China #sales
source: cnbc.com/2025/05/28/chip-softw…
The report follows the Trump #administration's decision to get rid of the #Biden - era chip "Diffusion Rule" that limited the #export of artificial intelligence processors to China.
#cpu #ai #technology #trade #whitehouse #politics #usa #government #news #economy
Chip software stocks sink on report Trump ordered halt to China sales
The instructions come after the U.S. Commerce Department warned companies about using artificial intelligence chips from China's Huawei.Jordan Novet (CNBC)
US will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans’ social #media posts
source: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…
The #administration of #Trump – himself a prolific and often confrontational social media user – has also sharply criticized #Germany and #Britain for restricting what the US allies’ governments term #hate and abusive speech.
#politics #USA #UK #socialMedia #news #travel #government #WhiteHouse #restrictions
US will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans’ social media posts
Marco Rubio says he is acting against ‘flagrant censorship actions’ overseas against US tech firmsGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Federal #court strikes down #Trump’s #tariffs on countries around the #world
source: politico.com/news/2025/05/28/f…
#usa #justice #president #economy #poltics #WhiteHouse #government #news #law
The Roberts #SCOTUS will be remembered for supporting a #dictator and enabling a #fascist. Our nation will need decades-long effort to recover from the destruction of institutions by this #orange #felon.
#impeach #government #USPolitics #corruption #oppose #resist #opposeGOP #traitorMAGA #traitorGOP #saveTheRepublic #saveDemocracy #antiAmerican
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The Supreme Court makes sure the law does not get in the way of Trump's takeover
When their visions align, the court lets Trump do whatever he wants.Mother Jones
The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy
The #Trump administration is using the claim that #immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process.
A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.
#Immigration #News #Law #HumanRights #government
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The Trump Administration’s Legal Battle to Cast Immigration as an “Invasion”
The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.ProPublica
#Trump’s attempt at Oval Office ‘gotcha’ moment backfired spectacularly - all because #Ramaphosa kept his cool
source: independent.co.uk/news/world/a…
Trump, armed with printouts of tabloid news articles and a montage of video clips, channeling a terminally online and #conspiracy theory-loving uncle at an uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinner, launched into a meandering explanation of the current political situation in #SouthAfrica to its #president.
#WhiteHouse #government #USA #racism #genocide #white #politics #fail #problem #history #qanon #news
Trump and Ramaphosa’s meeting was derailed by a conspiracy theory about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa - but the South African leader kept his cool
ANALYSIS: Armed with printouts of tabloid news articles and a montage of video clips, Trump launched into a meandering explanation of the current political situation in South Africa to its president Cyril Ramaphosa, Richard Hall writes.Richard Hall (The Independent)
NEW: More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging
Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides. Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.
#News #Trump #Tariffs #Stocks #Government
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U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market
Even if the officials had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.ProPublica
