Please talk about the complete shut down of ℹ️ from any federal agency like the NIH and CDC This corrupt administration is going to destroy science and cause many deaths Just a repeat of the COVID debacle We need to support the people in government and get the word out Time for massive strikes
Please talk about the complete shut down of ℹ️ from any federal agency like the NIH and CDC This corrupt administration is going to destroy science and cause many deaths Just a repeat of the COVID debacle We need to support the people in government and get the word out Time for massive strikes
"The Justice Department yesterday ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or investigations and indicated it may back out of Biden-era police department monitoring agreements, two internal memos reviewed by the New York Times show. Glenn Thrush reports.
The Trump White House yesterday told three Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, sources say. If successful, the move would paralyze the bipartisan watchdog agency that investigates national security surveillance activities that can intrude on individual rights. Charlie Savage reports for the New York Times. [Editor’s note: readers may be interested in Andrew Weissmann’s analysis of the move.]
Trump on Tuesday revoked a decades-old executive order banning discrimination in federal contracting, the White House said in a memorandum yesterday. Dareh Gregorian reports for NBC News.
The Trump administration yesterday sent home approximately 160 civil servants working for the National Security Council amid a “full review” screening their commitment to Trump’s agenda, sources say. Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani report for AP News; Ellen Nakashima and John Hudson report for the Washington Post.
President Trump’s acting agency chiefs yesterday called on government employees to report anyone continuing to do diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work in defiance of a Trump executive order, threatening “adverse consequences” against those who do. Brittany Gibson and Marc Caputo report for Axios.
The House yesterday passed the Laken Riley Act, a bill that will require immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes, if signed by Trump. Mariana Alfaro and Marianne LeVine report for the Washington Post.
Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the U.S. southern border to assist Border Patrol in implementing orders to shut off asylum access, according to a briefing document seen by the Washington Post. The order directs border agents to block entry on grounds that migrants have passed through countries where communicable diseases are present. Nick Miroff, Dan Lamothe, Maria Sacchetti, and Marianne LeVine report. [Editor’s note: Readers may be interested in Mark Nevitt’s analysis of the declaration of a national emergency on the southern border.]
The Justice Department on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to investigate and potentially bring criminal charges against officials who do not cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation plans, a document obtained by the Washington Post shows. Maria Sacchetti and Jeremy Roebuck report.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will refer to foreign nationals as “aliens” following an order from the agency’s leadership, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios. Stef W. Kight reports.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging that Trump’s bid to expand “fast track” deportations without a full hearing violates federal law and the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause. "
Trump has upended and shredded the constitution, through control of the cabinets and executive orders.
The foundering WaPo eliminated the good/bad choice, and one is left to vote with one of their three or four choices, I.e. “News to Me”. Utterly meaningless.
My office heard OFCCP cases. "On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a broad executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”), which among other things, rescinds Executive Order (“EO”) 11246. EO 11246 is the underpinning for government contractor race and sex affirmative action program requirements. The order also instructs OFCCP to immediately cease:
(A) Promoting “diversity”; (B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking “affirmative action”; and (C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.
"In line with other actions taken with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives, President Trump’s executive order also instructs agency heads to “include in every contractor or grant award” a term requiring the contractor/grantee to “certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.”
One of my former clerks is a judge with the EEOC, hearing primarily inter government appeals. I assume their agency is dead, although they handle cases involving age discrimination, national origin discrimination, etc. .
We had approximately 26 kinds of whistleblower cases that in practice have aspects of discrimination. In most, the major theme may be safety or honesty, but discrimination is a minor theme. We heard about 22 kinds of visa cases, and likewise discrimination can be a minor theme.
Down here in Baghdad By the Sea tens of thousands of naturalized citizens may be in jeopardy. This started when Trump was #45. In January 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated its intention to refer approximately 1,600 additional citizens to DOJ for prosecution. In its 2019 budget request, ICE revealed its intention to review the files of 700,000 U.S. citizens. https://immpolicytracking.org/media/documents/ACLU_Fact_Sheet_on_Denaturalization.pdf
USCIS removed Humanitarian Parole, complicating access for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua. Perhaps a hundred thousand visas became void on Tuesday. The elimination of humanitarian status probably brings the sponsors of the people who just lost their visa rights into gun sights. https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5268986/trump-humanitarian-parole-immigration
"Restoring merit based opportunity"?!!! Did I read that correctly? OK, if we're talking about that, let's take a look at his cabinet picks. Here, "merit" = degree of sucking up in Trumpese.
Daniel you are amazing. I got stuck on your posts as they are filled with so much vital information.
In your spare time, 😳, would you consider working with Ron? Here's why. I cannot keep up with the 8 podcasts I've subscribed to. There's simply just not enough time.
There is so much good information out there, consolidation would increase the efficacy of delivery.
Keeping abreast of the criminal enterprise has turned into a 14 hour, everyday update.
I have a cause: use charitable deductions to save the SSA retirement Trust Fund.
The default of Trust Funds is supposed to apex in 2033 due to the increase of birth rates of baby boomers. After 2033, birth rates of later generations flatten and the funds can be solvent.
Social Security is the greatest anti-poverty program in US history. Social Security protects workers, widow(er)s, orphans and disabled people and is a major investment for many of us. Donations can flatten the default curve, extending the apex.
Please talk about the complete shut down of ℹ️ from any federal agency like the NIH and CDC This corrupt administration is going to destroy science and cause many deaths Just a repeat of the COVID debacle We need to support the people in government and get the word out Time for massive strikes
From Just Security News letter (justsecurity.org)
"The Justice Department yesterday ordered an immediate halt to all new civil rights cases or investigations and indicated it may back out of Biden-era police department monitoring agreements, two internal memos reviewed by the New York Times show. Glenn Thrush reports.
The Trump White House yesterday told three Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, sources say. If successful, the move would paralyze the bipartisan watchdog agency that investigates national security surveillance activities that can intrude on individual rights. Charlie Savage reports for the New York Times. [Editor’s note: readers may be interested in Andrew Weissmann’s analysis of the move.]
Trump on Tuesday revoked a decades-old executive order banning discrimination in federal contracting, the White House said in a memorandum yesterday. Dareh Gregorian reports for NBC News.
The Trump administration yesterday sent home approximately 160 civil servants working for the National Security Council amid a “full review” screening their commitment to Trump’s agenda, sources say. Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani report for AP News; Ellen Nakashima and John Hudson report for the Washington Post.
President Trump’s acting agency chiefs yesterday called on government employees to report anyone continuing to do diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work in defiance of a Trump executive order, threatening “adverse consequences” against those who do. Brittany Gibson and Marc Caputo report for Axios.
The House yesterday passed the Laken Riley Act, a bill that will require immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes, if signed by Trump. Mariana Alfaro and Marianne LeVine report for the Washington Post.
Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the U.S. southern border to assist Border Patrol in implementing orders to shut off asylum access, according to a briefing document seen by the Washington Post. The order directs border agents to block entry on grounds that migrants have passed through countries where communicable diseases are present. Nick Miroff, Dan Lamothe, Maria Sacchetti, and Marianne LeVine report. [Editor’s note: Readers may be interested in Mark Nevitt’s analysis of the declaration of a national emergency on the southern border.]
The Justice Department on Tuesday directed federal prosecutors to investigate and potentially bring criminal charges against officials who do not cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation plans, a document obtained by the Washington Post shows. Maria Sacchetti and Jeremy Roebuck report.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will refer to foreign nationals as “aliens” following an order from the agency’s leadership, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios. Stef W. Kight reports.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging that Trump’s bid to expand “fast track” deportations without a full hearing violates federal law and the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause. "
Trump has upended and shredded the constitution, through control of the cabinets and executive orders.
Hard to say 'like' after such horrendoous news. Maybe we need a new category - "Read and approved," or just "Agreed."
how about "face-palm" category.... or "leopard" category... (exhales slowly)
The foundering WaPo eliminated the good/bad choice, and one is left to vote with one of their three or four choices, I.e. “News to Me”. Utterly meaningless.
My office heard OFCCP cases. "On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a broad executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”), which among other things, rescinds Executive Order (“EO”) 11246. EO 11246 is the underpinning for government contractor race and sex affirmative action program requirements. The order also instructs OFCCP to immediately cease:
(A) Promoting “diversity”; (B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking “affirmative action”; and (C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.
"In line with other actions taken with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives, President Trump’s executive order also instructs agency heads to “include in every contractor or grant award” a term requiring the contractor/grantee to “certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.”
One of my former clerks is a judge with the EEOC, hearing primarily inter government appeals. I assume their agency is dead, although they handle cases involving age discrimination, national origin discrimination, etc. .
We had approximately 26 kinds of whistleblower cases that in practice have aspects of discrimination. In most, the major theme may be safety or honesty, but discrimination is a minor theme. We heard about 22 kinds of visa cases, and likewise discrimination can be a minor theme.
Down here in Baghdad By the Sea tens of thousands of naturalized citizens may be in jeopardy. This started when Trump was #45. In January 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated its intention to refer approximately 1,600 additional citizens to DOJ for prosecution. In its 2019 budget request, ICE revealed its intention to review the files of 700,000 U.S. citizens. https://immpolicytracking.org/media/documents/ACLU_Fact_Sheet_on_Denaturalization.pdf
USCIS removed Humanitarian Parole, complicating access for migrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, and Nicaragua. Perhaps a hundred thousand visas became void on Tuesday. The elimination of humanitarian status probably brings the sponsors of the people who just lost their visa rights into gun sights. https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5268986/trump-humanitarian-parole-immigration
"Restoring merit based opportunity"?!!! Did I read that correctly? OK, if we're talking about that, let's take a look at his cabinet picks. Here, "merit" = degree of sucking up in Trumpese.
In 2018, he killed merit selection of administrative law judges in favor of the spoils system. Killed testing, experience reqirements.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/07/13/2018-15202/excepting-administrative-law-judges-from-the-competitive-service
A lot of jobs required testing, ratings for hiring or promotion. E.G. https://careers.state.gov/career-paths/foreign-service/officer/fso-test-information-and-selection-process/
Many of his appointees can not get a security clearance.
Daniel you are amazing. I got stuck on your posts as they are filled with so much vital information.
In your spare time, 😳, would you consider working with Ron? Here's why. I cannot keep up with the 8 podcasts I've subscribed to. There's simply just not enough time.
There is so much good information out there, consolidation would increase the efficacy of delivery.
Keeping abreast of the criminal enterprise has turned into a 14 hour, everyday update.
Thank-you
Thanks. I'm afraid that they pay no attention.....
I have a cause: use charitable deductions to save the SSA retirement Trust Fund.
The default of Trust Funds is supposed to apex in 2033 due to the increase of birth rates of baby boomers. After 2033, birth rates of later generations flatten and the funds can be solvent.
Social Security is the greatest anti-poverty program in US history. Social Security protects workers, widow(er)s, orphans and disabled people and is a major investment for many of us. Donations can flatten the default curve, extending the apex.
https://www.ssa.gov/agency/donations.html
Why doesn't SSA advertise that donations can flatten the curve and extend the default date beyond 2033?
Oh Dumbass's withdrawal from the W.H.O. scared the absolute crap outta me! What a complete and utter moron!
Trump should be declared clinically insane and removed from office in my humble opinion
Where are the gallows that were intended for Mike Pence????
Donable Lector will be facing crimes against humanity before the next 4 years are over.
1/ No vaccines for the next pandemic
2/ Climate change forest fires will be unstoppable and no aid from FEMA
3/ Starvation in the mass internment camps when Red state governors halt food shipments
.........the list is endless........
Thank you 👍. Let's hope the new Dark Ages will be short thanks to MTN...
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