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Astra Taylor
3 days ago
The anti-data center movement isnât just about limiting local developmentâit represents a new front in the fight against tech-enabled authoritarianism. Where else can people push back on job-eating algorithms, distorting deep fakes, and autonomous drone strikes?
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The fight against AI data centers isnât just about tech â itâs about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/ai-datacenters-democracy
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ProPublica
3 days ago
NEW: The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email.
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Trump Exempted Some of the Nationâs Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...
https://www.propublica.org/article/clean-air-act-exemptions-trump-emails?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1778241120&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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@jordanhaedtler.bsky.social
and I wrote about this very topic a couple of years ago. "Democrats have not really formed a policy on the insurance crisis, even though their counterpartsâ approach is unpopular and ripe for political pushback."
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Revolving Door Project
4 days ago
Last July, then-Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson told House lawmakers that "the vast majority of phone calls were answered" in the aftermath of deadly flooding in Texas. New reporting provides further evidence that Richardson lied to Congress. âŹïž
www.eenews.net/articles/fem...
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Revolving Door Project
4 days ago
This is the same guy who said, "I can't see anything that we did wrong" in reference to the Trump administration's horribly bungled response to the Texas flooding disaster. See our earlier thread on the subject. âŹïž
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Revolving Door Project
4 days ago
Trump's FEMA Review Council is currently explaining the proposed reforms in its final report. Among other things, the panel is recommending the privatization of the National Flood Insurance Program. We described the problems with that approach last year in
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Amid The Shutdown, Flood Insurance Profiteers Are Riding The Wave
Private insurers like Neptune Insurance Holdings are cashing in on the shutdown and pushing to privatize the National Flood Insurance Program, despite risks to homeowners.
https://www.levernews.com/amid-the-shutdown-flood-insurance-profiteers-are-riding-the-wave/
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Whitney Curry Wimbish
5 days ago
The cost of food will keep going up. Americans will be priced out of buying it. Trump and his death-cult GOP have already kicked millions of people off food stamps. People will die because you need food to live.
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GOP Food Stamp Work Requirements Hit Just as Jobs Dry Up - The American Prospect
Millions of people will lose food stamps, according to early estimates.
https://prospect.org/2026/04/16/trump-gop-republican-food-stamp-work-requirements/
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Elizabeth Beavers
6 days ago
Much gratitude to
@costsofwar.bsky.social
for publishing my newest paper, highlighting how legal tools that started as post-9/11 counterterrorism abuses are now being weaponized further for Trump's anti-immigrant agenda:
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Patrick Bigger
6 days ago
Today
@theguardian.com
has a big profile on
@cplusc.bsky.social
and our Stop Greed, Build Green working class climate agenda. The piece does a great job of capturing where we've been, what we're trying to accomplish, and why green economic populism beats fossil fueled fascism.
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As household bills soar, is it time for a âworking-class climate agendaâ?
Proposal from group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter claim that climate policy is politically toxic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/climate-crisis-working-class-economy
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Bryce Covert
7 days ago
Republicans passed the largest food stamps cut in history and millions of people are losing their benefits. It's no coincidence Republicans are now yelling about fraud: they're going to try to sell people who no longer get SNAP on the idea that fraudsters are to blame, not lawmakers.
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Labor Notes
12 days ago
Union members in many states and cities are holding pension boards accountable and advocating for investments that insure worker protections, climate resiliency, and decent retirement benefits. 1/2
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Itâs Our Money: Union Members Fight for Good Public Pension Investments
Union members in many states and cities are pushing for a stronger voice in pension investments. And sometimes theyâre actually winning: Theyâre holding pension boards accountable and advocating for i...
https://labornotes.org/blogs/2026/04/its-our-money-union-members-fight-good-public-pension-investments
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Adam Bonica
12 days ago
To understand what the Supreme Court is doing, you have to recognize that this is how authoritarians in Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela consolidated power. Scholars call it autocratic legalism. The Court isnât complicit. Itâs an active participant. Roberts is following a script.
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Adam Bonica
12 days ago
The Court has played this role beforeâdefending hierarchy in Dred Scott, Plessy, Korematsuâand the problem of ârotten boroughsâ is not new. The Warren era was the exception, not the rule. My read on where Callais fits:
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"We the People" vs. "We the Court"
How the Supreme Court is dismantling voting rights to entrench minority rule.
https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/we-the-people-vs-we-the-court
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TPM
12 days ago
The Roberts Court finally achieved its years-long goal of killing the Voting Rights Act Wednesday, publishing a ruling that, the liberal justices say, will make proving racial discrimination in redistricting virtually impossible.
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Alito Pens Decision That âEvisceratesâ The Voting Rights Act
The Roberts Court finally achieved its years-long goal of killing the Voting...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/alito-callais-voting-rights-act
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David Dayen
12 days ago
Russ Vought is changing federal worker performance reviews to limit who can get the best ratings. Then he wants to base layoffs on those reviews, while exempting political appointees from the process. The result: more MAGA embeds in government. Our friends at
@revolvingdoordc.bsky.social
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Russell Voughtâs Proposed Overhaul of Performance Reviews - The American Prospect
The OMB director is trying to make it easier to fire federal workers while exempting political appointees.
https://prospect.org/2026/04/29/russell-voughts-proposed-overhaul-of-performance-reviews/
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Carl T. Bergstrom
13 days ago
More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.
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Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSFâs Future
The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2026/04/27/board-ouster-raises-further-concerns-about-nsfs
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Climate and Community Institute
13 days ago
Bloomberg has a new piece on 'climateflation'âhow climate change is driving up the cost of food, utilities, insurance, and housing. We connected these dots in Stop Greed, Build Green (
stopgreedbuildgreen.org
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One year ago,
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and
@publiccitizen.bsky.social
released a series of interactive maps and tables showing how home insurance premiums and non-renewals have increased across the U.S. over time. Check it out!
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Mapping the Home Insurance Crisis | Revolving Door Project
A series of interactive maps and tables to help people make sense of the climate change-fueled home insurance crisis.
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/mapping-the-home-insurance-crisis/
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Kate Aronoff
19 days ago
arguably Not Good that Democrats have opted to ignore climate and environmental politics, which are structural components of the right's long-running crusade against democracy
newrepublic.com/article/2093...
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Revolving Door Project
19 days ago
NEW: For 50 years, the federal government waged the War on Cancer. For the last year it has instead fought a war on cancer's victims. Our
@dylangyauchl.bsky.social
makes the case:
revolvingdoorproject.substack.com/p/the-pro-ca...
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The Pro-Cancer Administration
Trump has taken us from War on Cancer to War on Cancer Patients
https://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com/p/the-pro-cancer-administration
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Gregg Gonsalves
21 days ago
The task of de-Trumpification of science and public health will take a generation and a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild. Without a bold, expansive vision to guide us, there is no coming back. Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification
The damage he and his cronies have wrought could take decades to repair, particularly when it comes to science and public health.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/detrumpification-public-health/
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Revolving Door Project
21 days ago
Last week's hearings were just one step in holding Russell Vought accountable. The opposition needs to build on the most notable moments and ensure the constituents most harmed by Vought's actions hear his damning testimony.
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Highlights from the Russell Vought Budget Hearings
While Democrats didnât quite succeed in making the hearing a spectacle, some members made Vought squirm.
https://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com/p/highlights-from-the-russell-vought
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Financial Times
23 days ago
The coming global food crisis
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The coming global food crisis
Hunger and even famine are foreseeable consequences of the war on Iran. Now the world must act to shield the poorest from effects that will continue long after the fighting stops
https://ft.trib.al/hZg0yxi
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Kate Aronoff
24 days ago
I wrote about AMOC
newrepublic.com/article/2091...
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Naomi Klein
25 days ago
Very grateful to Senator Bernie Sanders for bringing U.S. unions together to create a common front in the face of the threat AI poses to workers and much else. Sometimes it takes an 84-year-old to do the high tech stuff!
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LIVE: Sanders, Labor Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Workers from AI
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=DdJfeSMB99g
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Patrick Bigger
26 days ago
Today
@cplusc.bsky.social
launches a working class strategy for tackling the affordability & climate crises. The climateâcost nexus is already costing billions every year, and it will get worse the longer we donât act on climate; we also must address working peoplesâ immediate economic problems
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Don Moynihan
25 days ago
Happy Tax Day folks. As I pointed out here, the technical arguments about having free tax filing is over. Direct File proved it. What we are seeing now is just rent-seekers bribing policymakers to be allowed to keep extracting money from you.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
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ITEP
27 days ago
NEW: At least 88 corporations paid $0 in federal income tax in 2025. That's despite collectively earning more than $105 billion in U.S. income. The list includes Tesla, Palantir, Live Nation Entertainment, Coinbase, United Airlines, Walt Disney, and more.
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At Least 88 Profitable U.S. Corporations Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2025
At least 88 of the largest corporations in America paid $0 in federal income tax for 2025. Corporate tax avoidance has increased at least in part due to President Trump's âOne Big Beautiful Bill Actâ ...
https://itep.org/88-profitable-corporations-paid-zero-income-tax-in-2025/
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David Sirota
26 days ago
đ§LEVER TIME: The secret 40-year plot to bury you in tax paperwork & force you to pay accountants - rather than letting the IRS send you your completed tax returns like other countries do. This story is enraging - it's a GOP plot to enrich tax prep companies & make you hate taxes.
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Tax Day Could Be Easy. Theyâre Fighting To Make It Hard.
The IRS already knows what you owe. Why are you drowning in paperwork every April?
https://www.levernews.com/tax-day-could-be-easy-theyre-fighting-to-make-it-hard/
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OMB Director Russell Vought, an unelected official, is unilaterally blocking funds that we need to better understand how the climate crisis is accelerating. This is a life-threatening attack on the public good by our shadow dictator.
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Revolving Door Project
27 days ago
Trump's mistreatment of disaster victims in blue states continues. In the past week, he: -denied an appeal from IL even though the damage-to-wealth ratio was 3x higher than what had historically triggered aid -denied two appeals from CO even though both disasters exceeded the threshold for aid
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Map: Trump Has Often Delayed or Denied Disaster Aid | Revolving Door Project
The Trump administration so far has refused to allocate federal disaster aid in a timely manner. Check out our interactive map for more details on the White House's careless approach to major disaster...
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/trump-disaster-policy-tracker-map/
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This is the future the Trump administration wants for us.
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Stephen Semler
28 days ago
Budgets are moral documents
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Don Moynihan
28 days ago
âBe at peace my child - you just lost your Medicaid coverage because of my new work requirements. Theyâre gonna pull the plug in a minute.â
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Revolving Door Project
28 days ago
OMB Director Russell Vought it set to testify before the House and Senate Budget Committees this week. For far too long, Vought has operated in the shadows as the chief architect of Trump's destruction of the federal government. It's time to shine a light on Vampire Vought.đ§”
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Sunlight for Vampire Vought
OMB Director Russell Vought has long avoided accountability for his role in the destruction of the federal government. The American people deserve answers.
https://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com/p/sunlight-for-vampire-vought
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Revolving Door Project
about 1 month ago
Cybercriminals have used AI and crypto to supercharge fraud and scams, stealing a record $16 billion from Americans last year. Between weakened cybersecurity agencies and sensitive personal information being uprooted from secure databases, those losses will only grow.
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Paris Marx
about 1 month ago
Altman made this declaration at an infrastructure summit hosted by BlackRock. Itâs the latest in a long line of outrageous statements heâs made to try to justify the rollout of generative AI and the massive cost to power it.
disconnect.blog/make-em-dumb...
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it could collect roughly $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it could collect $26. Wondering why the Trump regime has cut 25,000 IRS employees in the last year? It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.
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After shedding 25,000 employees, IRS chief says his agency now has perfect staffing level
The tax agencyâs CEO criticized his predecessors for staffing up without justification, though he noted he has not condu
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/after-shedding-25000-employees-irs-chief-says-his-agency-now-has-perfect-staffing-level/411890/
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Whitney Curry Wimbish
about 1 month ago
I have never seen a politician take such a consistent and active interest in workers.
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Revolving Door Project
about 1 month ago
What are we really talking about when we talk about NEPA? For
@prospect.org
today,
@hannahstoryb.bsky.social
spoke with several experts about what the ongoing political debate about reforming the National Environmental Policy Act is missing. They had plenty of illuminating ideas.
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NEPA and Its Discontents - The American Prospect
Whatâs missing from the political conversation around Americaâs embattled environmental law?
https://prospect.org/2026/04/08/apr-2026-magazine-nepa-and-its-discontents-environmental-law/
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Revolving Door Project
about 1 month ago
Russell Vought has once again proposed eliminating lifesaving utility assistance for our most vulnerable neighbors. This, at a time when dangerous, fossil fuel-intensified heat has already arrived and bills are skyrocketing due to AI data centers and Trump's devastating war on Iran.
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Revolving Door Project
about 1 month ago
Congress last year rebuffed Vought's attempt to abolish LIHEAP. It's imperative that federal lawmakers do so again. The Trump regime's unrelenting attacks on that program are just one part of its lethal war on democracy, working people, and a livable climate. More on that here:
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Heat Kills. Trump Has Ensured There Will Be More Victims.
We should be slashing emissions and climate-proofing our cities. Instead, Republicans are turning up the carbon spew and stripping away heat protections â effectively condemning the poor to die under ...
https://jacobin.com/2025/08/heat-climate-deaths-trump-energy
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Timothy Noah
about 1 month ago
Russell Vought is trying to dismantle two agencies created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill because when the next big financial crash comes bankers donât want to spoil the surprise.
newrepublic.com/article/2085...
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Trump Is Silencing Government Warning Signals of an Economic Crash
His administration is decimating two vital federal bodies that were created in response to the Great Recessionâbecause thatâs what the bankers want.
https://newrepublic.com/article/208579/trump-cfpb-warning-signals-economy-recession
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Hell isn't hot enough for Donald Trump and the cruel sycophants in his administration.
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Patrick Bigger
about 1 month ago
"While ordinary people are suffering amid the war and resulting fuel price shocks, fossil fuel companies â such as those who furnished Trump with record donations on the campaign trail â are seeing handsome windfall profits, said Bigger." Me in
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âFossil-fuel imperialismâ: Trumpâs hankering for Iranian oil runs deep
Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires â a perspective president has supported for decades
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/trump-iran-oil-fossil-fuel-imperialism
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The New Republic
about 1 month ago
Top Republicans have already floated the idea of federal health care cuts to offset the Pentagonâs massive Iran War price tag.
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Doing so would drastically increase out-of-pocket premium costs and could cause some 300,000 people to lose their health insurance by 2034.
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Revolving Door Project
about 1 month ago
On March 24, Kristi Noem officially exited her role as Secretary of Homeland Security. During her reign atop DHS, Noem made people around the United States less safe. The material impacts of her short-lived tenure will continue to be felt for years to come.
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Kristi Noem's Deadly Legacy | Revolving Door Project
During her reign atop DHS, Noem made people around the United States less safe. The material impacts of her short-lived tenure will continue to be felt for years to come.
https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/kristi-noems-deadly-legacy/
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Revolving Door Project
about 2 months ago
Many haven't heard of "Shadow President" Vought. That's how he wants it. Out of the public's view, Vought is abusing his role as OMB director to impose his far-right agenda, which he spelled out in Project 2025. It's time to get Vought out. Take a minute on his birthday to demand his impeachment.
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Civil Servants Demand: Impeach Russell Vought
The Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is the central architect driving the destruction of your government. Russell Vought created lawlessness in every part of the Trump administ...
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/civil-servants-demand-impeachment-of-russell-vought/
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Revolving Door Project
about 2 months ago
Today is Russell Vought's 50th birthday. This obscure official is leading Trump's anti-democratic and lethal effort to concentrate federal spending power in the executive branch and selectively sabotage government capacity. With much less fanfare than Musk, he's continuing DOGE's assault. đ§”âŹïž
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To Celebrate Russell Vought's 50th, Tell Us How He's Hurt You
A man most people have never heard of is almost single-handedly ruining countless lives.
https://revolvingdoorproject.substack.com/p/to-celebrate-russell-voughts-50th
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