I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.
We’re as freaked out and angry as everyone else.
By Annie Porter for Slate, 2-7-2025
Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order. TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)
— John Green (@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social) February 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Trump’s Justice Department Won’t Promise Not to Expose FBI Agents
The Department of Justice is refusing to promise that it won’t put its own agents at risk.
By Edith Olmsted for The New Republic, 2-5-2025
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
— Ellen L. Weintraub (@ellenlweintraub.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Trump team considers housing detained migrants in container offices
The Trump administration is in talks with a private shipping-container company to provide temporary space to house and process thousands of migrants slated for deportation, according to people familiar with the matter.
By Rohan Goswami and Shelby Talcott for Semafor, 2-6-2025
I almost argued with someone on here about their blame-dealing election takes. Almost. I have opinions about the election too. Strong ones. And you know what? It doesn’t fucking matter. Look around. Pointless division is a death trap. *That discourse* is a death trap. It’s collective survival time.
— Puff the Magic Hater (@mskellymhayes.bsky.social) February 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One thing I told my daughter this morning while trying to explain what Musk and his incel minions were doing in the Treasury payments system was that the only thing more dangerous would be if they had access to the nuclear weapons information systems. Well… I regret to inform you they do:
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social) February 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI
“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is.”
By Naveena Sadasivam for Grist, 2-5-2025
The homepage of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s website was updated Friday night to display a “Page not found” error message. This change occurred just one day after members of Musk’s team gained access to the bureau’s headquarters and computer systems.
— Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) February 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
By Charlie Warzel and Ian Bogost for The Atlantic, 2-7-2025
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
— Jorts (and Jean) (@jortsthecat.bsky.social) February 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
On President Donald Trump’s authority alone, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. Employees from Musk’s companies and those of his allies, as well as young staffers he’s recruited, are wresting authority from career workers and commandeering computer systems.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro, Christopher Bing, Annie Waldman, Brett Murphy, Andy Kroll, Justin Elliott, Kirsten Berg, Sebastian Rotella, Alex Mierjeski, Pratheek Rebala and Al Shaw for ProPublica, 2-6-2025