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* [https://www.emptywheel.net/portfolio-item/doge-debunking/ DOGE Debunking] (Bullshit Savings Claims)
* [https://www.emptywheel.net/portfolio-item/doge-debunking/ DOGE Debunking] (Bullshit Savings Claims)
* [https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/real-estate-services/real-property-disposition/noncore-property-list List of Federal property Musk is selling]
* [https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/real-estate-services/real-property-disposition/noncore-property-list List of Federal property Musk is selling] / [https://web.archive.org/web/20250305001656/https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/real-estate-services/real-property-disposition/noncore-property-list Archived at the WayBack Machine]
* [https://doge.muskwatch.com/ Musk Watch DOGE Tracker]
 
3/13/2025
 
* [https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3lkbt4h5ojs2e Holy crap. Marco Rubio is seemingly purporting to exempt nearly all immigration regulations and policy, along with things like export controls, trade rules, and more, from notice and comment rulemaking requirements.] / [https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04116.pdf Public Register Notice]
* [https://www.crisesnotes.com/can-the-trump-administration-arbitrarily-take-money-from-anyones-bank-account/ Can the Trump Administration Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone’s Bank Account? Federal Government’s Mugging of New York City for FEMA Funds Suggests Yes]
** [https://www.crisesnotes.com/content/files/2025/03/NOTC-Legal-Memo-No-1.pdf Notes on the Crises Legal Memorandum No. 1]
* [https://taskandpurpose.com/news/arlington-cemetery-scrubs-website-dei/ Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans]
* [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/13/fired-federal-probationary-employees-court-ruling-00228721 Thousands of fired federal workers must be rehired immediately, judge rules]
* [https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-congress-takeover/ The United States of Elon Musk Inc.]
* [https://prospect.org/infrastructure/housing/2025-03-13-trump-administration-cuts-funding-fair-housing-groups/ Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Fair Housing Groups, Weakening Discrimination Protections]
 
3/12/2025
 
* [https://newrepublic.com/post/192660/trump-fbi-charge-climate-organizations Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups]
* [https://www.techpolicy.press/the-ai-state-is-a-surveillance-state/ The AI State is a Surveillance State]
* [https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-musk-are-building-a-new Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system] (Corruption)
* [https://www.propublica.org/article/recording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security “The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump] (Chaos)
* [https://www.404media.co/the-200-sites-an-ice-surveillance-contractor-is-monitoring/ The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring] (Surveillance)
* [https://www.muskwatch.com/p/introducing-the-musk-watch-doge-tracker Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker] (Watching the Demolition Crew)
* [https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/03/12/breaking-u-s-dot-orders-review-of-all-grants-related-to-green-infrastructure-bikes U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/12/trump-mahmoud-khalil-mass-deportation Mahmoud Khalil is being used as a pawn in Trump’s mass deportation plan]
* [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-officials-diversity-orders-dei-pretending-1235294937/ Trump Officials Are ‘Pretending’ a Judge Didn’t Bar His Anti-Diversity Orders]
* [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/12/42-5-billion-broadband-grant-program-being-rewritten-to-benefit-elon-musk/ $42.5 Billion Broadband Grant Program Being Rewritten To Benefit Elon Musk] (Corruption)
 
3/11/2025
 
* [https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-has-wanted-the-government-shut-down/ Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/03/11/gsa-fine-arts-layoffs-trump/ Trump administration slashes division in charge of 26,000 U.S. artworks] (Destroying history)
* [https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/johns-hopkins-federal-funding-foreign-aid-cut-ca841d31 Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/usaid-shred-burn-documents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.eRhM.35imd8_b9SoX&smid=url-share U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records] (Destroying Public Property)
 
3/10/2025
 
* [https://www.comicsbeat.com/cartoonist-r-e-burke-detained-by-ice-on-backpacking-trip/ Cartoonist R.E. Burke detained by ICE on backpacking trip]
* [https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-purge-defund-how-trump-following Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities] (Science)
* [https://popular.info/p/veterans-administration-therapists Veterans Administration therapists forced to provide mental health counseling in open cubicles] (Privacy)
* [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/10/gop-senators-trade-constitutional-authority-for-elons-phone-number/ GOP Senators Trade Constitutional Authority For Elon’s Phone Number] (Corruption)
* [https://www.propublica.org/article/national-cancer-institute-flagged-topics-vaccines-autism-rfk-jr National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval] (Censorship)
* [https://www.theverge.com/policy/627185/columbia-ice-arrest-mahmoud-khalil-palestine-protest-surveillance This is just the start] (Disappearances)
 
3/9/2025
 
* [https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detains-columbia-university-student-gaza DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment, Claiming "Activities Aligned to Hamas"]
 
3/8/2025
 
* [https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/musk-doge-va-trump-veterans-affairs-cuts/ The VA Promised DOGE Cuts Won’t Harm Veterans. Employees Say It’s Already Happening.]


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* [https://www.axios.com/2025/03/06/state-department-ai-revoke-foreign-student-visas-hamas Scoop: State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas"] (AI is a Fascist Tool)
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/us-employers-announce-most-job-cuts-since-2020-amid-doge-layoffs US Employers Announce Most Job Cuts Since 2020 Amid DOGE Layoffs]
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/us-employers-announce-most-job-cuts-since-2020-amid-doge-layoffs US Employers Announce Most Job Cuts Since 2020 Amid DOGE Layoffs]
* [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-announced-job-cuts-surge-123412448.html US announced job cuts surge 245% in February on federal government layoffs]
* [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-announced-job-cuts-surge-123412448.html US announced job cuts surge 245% in February on federal government layoffs]
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* [https://www.alreporter.com/2025/03/06/historic-montgomery-bus-station-freedom-riders-museum-part-of-doge-ordered-sell-off/ Historic Montgomery Bus Station, Freedom Riders Museum part of DOGE-ordered sell-off] (Racism)
* [https://www.alreporter.com/2025/03/06/historic-montgomery-bus-station-freedom-riders-museum-part-of-doge-ordered-sell-off/ Historic Montgomery Bus Station, Freedom Riders Museum part of DOGE-ordered sell-off] (Racism)
* [https://www.wired.com/story/pentagon-cuts-nukes-chemical-weapons-wmd/ Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction]
* [https://www.wired.com/story/pentagon-cuts-nukes-chemical-weapons-wmd/ Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/trump-labor-board-firing-gwynne-wilcox Court rules Trump’s firing of labor board official illegal, saying president is not a king]
* [https://www.theverge.com/policy/624974/take-it-down-act-deepfakes-nonconsensual-pornography-trump-constitutional-crisis The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon]
* [https://substack.com/inbox/post/158532663?r=bzjy Elon’s Chainsaw Automatically Shuts Off When It Gets Near the Pocketbooks of the Rich]


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* [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/05/trump-brings-back-free-speech-by-checks-notes-threatening-to-imprison-protestors-and-expose-journalist-sources/ Trump “Brings Back Free Speech” By [Checks Notes] Threatening To Imprison Protestors And Expose Journalist Sources]
* [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/05/trump-brings-back-free-speech-by-checks-notes-threatening-to-imprison-protestors-and-expose-journalist-sources/ Trump “Brings Back Free Speech” By [Checks Notes] Threatening To Imprison Protestors And Expose Journalist Sources]
* [https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/insurrection-act-president-trump-20201819.php Is Trump preparing to invoke the Insurrection Act? Signs are pointing that way]
* [https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/insurrection-act-president-trump-20201819.php Is Trump preparing to invoke the Insurrection Act? Signs are pointing that way]
* [https://prospect.org/power/2025-03-05-elon-musks-next-potential-self-enrichment/ Elon Musk’s Next Potential Self-Enrichment] (Corruption)
* [https://newrepublic.com/article/192346/musk-doge-noaa-water-safety-algae Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Could Kill Your Dog] (Health)


3/4/2025
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* [https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/trump-wants-overhaul-bidens-broadband-program-benefit-musk Trump Wants to Overhaul Biden's Broadband Program to Award Tens of Billions of Dollars to Musk] (Corruption)
* [https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/trump-wants-overhaul-bidens-broadband-program-benefit-musk Trump Wants to Overhaul Biden's Broadband Program to Award Tens of Billions of Dollars to Musk] (Corruption)
* [https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-salaries-elon-musk/ Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries]
* [https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-salaries-elon-musk/ Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries]
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/climate/state-department-air-monitoring-embassies.html U.S. State Department Shuts Down Pollution Monitoring Abroad] (Pollution)
* [https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/03/04/trump-policies-could-hit-as-hard-as-pandemic-officials-say-in-assessing-financial-worst-case/ Trump policies could hit as hard as pandemic, officials say in assessing financial worst case]
* [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/ Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)]


3/3/2025
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* [https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/03/budget-cuts-trump-adminstration-food-stamps-medicaid-housing/ What Trump’s Big Budget Cuts Could Mean for New York]
* [https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/03/budget-cuts-trump-adminstration-food-stamps-medicaid-housing/ What Trump’s Big Budget Cuts Could Mean for New York]
* [https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2025/03/after-mass-firings-the-irs-is-poised-to-close-audits-of-wealthy-taxpayers-agents-say/ After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say]
* [https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2025/03/after-mass-firings-the-irs-is-poised-to-close-audits-of-wealthy-taxpayers-agents-say/ After mass firings, the IRS is poised to close audits of wealthy taxpayers, agents say]
* [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/how-trump-brought-competitive-authoritarianism-to-america.html This Is Going Even Worse Than Steven Levitsky Expected]


3/2/2025
3/2/2025

Latest revision as of 19:53, 13 March 2025

A recording of the 2025 Administrative Coup of the Federal Government.

“Yes, the long memory is the most radical idea in this country. It is the loss of that long memory which deprives our people of that connective flow of thoughts and events that clarifies our vision, not of where we're going, but where we want to go.” - Utah Phillips

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But what’s happening right now is not about “government efficiency,” nor is it about “cost-cutting.” I would gently urge you to look at the net worth of the people who are telling you otherwise. After all, there is no financial analysis; no review of possible downsides, no weighing of potential negative impacts. There is no discussion of what could happen if our math is wrong? Or even more importantly, no consideration of who might be harmed?

Instead, as Anil Dash predicted, the billionaire’s so-called “efficiency“ “department” is best understood as a sprawling form of procurement capture, in which a group of impossibly rich individuals are trampling over the regulations — and the federal workers — that stand between them and a deep, deep revenue stream: your tax dollars. And as they do, they’re making an explicitly fascist move to roll back rights for every marginalized community in the country — for anyone who doesn’t look like them, or who stands in their way.

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