How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By Andy Kroll for Pro Publica, 3-5-2025
Trump: I’m going to kill your loved ones. Democrats: [wave placard] Trump: Especially the black ones. And the gay ones Democrats: [strenuously wave placards]
— ElieNYC (@elienyc.bsky.social) March 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
By Leah Feiger, Louise Matsakis, and Jake Lahut for Wired, 3-4-2025
DOL employees hired as remote workers in the National Capital Region AS A CONDITION OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT were just told they have to come back to the office by March 23, with few exceptions.
— Alt U.S. Department of Labor (@alt-dol.altgov.info) March 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.
By Heidi Ledford & Alexandra Witze for Nature, 3-3-2025
And the good news keeps coming! The preliminary injunction issued by Judge Brendan A. Hurson, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, blocks a Trump administration effort to withhold funds from hospitals unless they stop providing gender-transition treatment to transgender youths.
— Alt CDC (they/them) (@altcdc.altgov.info) March 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Trump: "A few years ago, January Littlejohn discovered their school had secretly transitioned their little girl" January Littlejohn is responsible for most "Don't Say Gay" laws around the country and book bans.
— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) March 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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CDC says it’s on the ground in Texas as measles outbreak grows to 159 cases
A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is now on the ground in that state to respond. The agency posted on X that it’s partnering with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
By Neha Mukherjee for CNN, 3-4-2025
Jeffries sends a letter to Democrats saying "The decision to attend the Joint Session is a personal one and we understand that members will come to different conclusions. However, it is important to have a strong, determined and dignified Democratic presence in the chamber."
— Eric Michael Garcia (@ericmgarcia.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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A respected U.S. famine warning system is 'currently unavailable.' What's the impact?
Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.
By Gabriel Spitzer for NPR, 2-21-2025
For those wondering about the background of #altgov, please read how it all knits together. See more at #altgovstories. We are not the deep state. We are not disseminating state secrets. We took an oath that never expires— #altgov is always of the people, by the people, for the people. #resist
— AltFormerFed (aka Farmer Fred) (@dataprism.altgov.info) March 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Remote federal workers in Washington greeted with balloons, candy amid layoffs
It was a scene some federal workers found upsetting and tone deaf.
Under government-wide orders to end work-from-home arrangements and return to the office, employees in the Office of Personnel Management were shocked to be greeted on Monday with bowls of candy, balloons, handshakes from managers and people snapping their pictures, said three people familiar with the scene.
By Alexandra Alper and Tim Reid for Reuters, 3-3-2025