@jordanaut.bsky.social Would love to connect about a speaking opportunity!

What a time to be alive. www.jta.org/2025/04/28/u...

The costs of federal staffing cuts are piling up: Canceled programs for veterans. Reduced services at parks. Fewer advocates for disabled schoolchildren.

I am tracking 3 separate cases where the government is violating court orders. The question now is whether judges find willfulness and hold officials in contempt. Democracy Docket members will receive my latest on this and more in their inboxes tomorrow. Join now. www.democracydocket.com/member-me/

Because these funds come solely from DC taxpayers, this action doesn't bring any cost savings to the federal budget. This is not an act of fiscal responsibility. This is a purely political, punitive action with no impact on the federal budget, but will have a detrimental impact on people's lives.

I think Blade of Grass is my favorite (epic), and Shadow of a Man #gaga #mayhem

NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover. Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment." WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.

This week, the Trump Admin is planning to implement 25% tariffs on Canada & Mexico as well as an add'l 10% tariff on China. This would come on top of the 10% China tariff already put in place on Feb 1. @budgetlab.bsky.social published an analysis today of all of these tariffs together in tandem 1/8

NEWS: The USAID official put on leave for disseminating two memos about Rubio's failure to push through life-saving foreign aid was in the process of writing a THIRD memo when fired. We obtained it. It's far more alarming than the first two. www.thebulwark.com/p/what-a-wee...

Agents and an economist said the president's efficiency efforts haven't yet deflated the Washington, DC, housing market, but they could down the line.

Hamas kidnapped a 4-year-old and a 9-month old and a month later one of its terrorists murdered them with their bare hands. Pure evil. x.com/IDF/status/1...

Full-page ad in the NYTimes signed by Tony Kushner, Ilana Glazer, Ben & Jerry’s, Peter Beinart and 350 liberal and progressive rabbis against Trump’s Gaza plan., “Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing!”

1/NEW: My colleagues Robbie Gramer & Daniel Lippman & I address the question on many people’s minds in Washington: Is Trump going to shut down USAID? (This version is behind a paywall, but I’ll post the free version once it’s available in the coming hour): subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

The OMB impoundment memo's consequences aren't just about disrupting, in a profound way, *current* funds. It also makes it extremely hard to negotiate *future* spending deals if no one at the table can trust that the executive branch will actually stick to the deal at the execution phase.

Yikes

Alright, y'all, trying to make this leap from Twitter. Will it work? (If you're reading this, you're part of the solution already)

On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, @jfederations.bsky.social remember the six million Jews who were taken from us, and we pledge to honor and support the survivors. holocaustsurvivorcare.jewishfederations.org/internationa... #WeRemember

Not an easy deal to stomach. It's a high price for bringing the hostages home jewishinsider.com/2025/01/pale...

Just re-upping this fantastic explainer thread, on how an EO cannot just rename an international body of water, and we need to stop describing patently illegal EOs as "doing" the things they legally cannot do. And if any big international corp (Apple, Google) buckles, hope other countries push back

“We’re here to figure out the next chapter together,” said @jfederations.bsky.social's Anna Langer. “We are here to outline together the direction and the content of Israel educational travel opportunities in 2025.” ejewishphilanthropy.com/over-140-isr...