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AnnaAnthro<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>’s Claim of creating $150b in Savings May Be Erased by New Costs - Firing federal workers actually cost $135b <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/musk-cuts.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/musk-cuts.html</a>

Glyn Moody‘Who Is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doge</a>?’ Has Become a Metaphysical Question - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-doge-mystery-general-services-administration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-doge-mystery-general-services-administration/</a> "The acting head of the General Services Administration says it has no DOGE team. It merely lists at least a half-dozen DOGE affiliates on payroll and has a section of its building for DOGE use only."

Egberto WilliesCT Rep. John Larson destroys Republican colleagues acquiescing to Musk’s Social Security sabotage.Rep. John Larson blasted the GOP leadership at a DOGE hearing, accusing them of acquiescing to Trump and Musk rather than acting independently. They want to privatize Social Security.<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/doge/" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/john-larson/" target="_blank">#JohnLarson</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://egbertowillies.com/tag/social-security/" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a><a href="https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-nsP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-nsP</a>

Rob FaragoTesla deliveries are down by region. The historical graphs look lumpy at best but could it be a structural declining trend? The $640B question is whether it's mainly due to the Model Y refresh or the Elon Musk involvement with the Trump admin & global politics <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>

Go Weapons Hot"It's stunning to me that, at a time when we're seeing more intense hurricanes, greater rainfall extremities, more drought, more wildfires – why at that point would we ever imagine cutting the science that is key to addressing those issues, and keeping people safe?"<a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250422-usa-scientists-race-to-save-climate-data-before-its-deleted-by-the-trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250422-usa-scientists-race-to-save-climate-data-before-its-deleted-by-the-trump-administration</a><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/antiscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiscience</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/memoryhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#memoryhole</a>

DrALJONESInterview: "Trump’s War on Children"Trump has cut funds & manpower for child abuse investigations, enforcement of child support payments, Child Protective Services, child care & more. Plus "Head Start preschools, which offer free child care to low-income parents, are being severely gutted."~Eli Hager<a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/24/war_on_children" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/24/war_on_children</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uschildservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uschildservices</a> .

Lorraine C. 🇨🇦<a href="https://forall.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#russia</a><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/nlrb-whistleblower-claims-musks-doge-potentially-caused-significant-security-breach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/nlrb-whistleblower-claims-musks-doge-potentially-caused-significant-security-breach</a>

Kim Perales"After an outcry, the NIH⚡said it would RESTORE FUNDING to the Women’s Health Initiative, one of the largest and longest studies of women’s health ever carried out." -A DiehlSometimes public pressure works.<a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/health/womens-health-initiative-cuts.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/health/womens-health-initiative-cuts.html</a>

Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:"With hurricane season just weeks away, about 20% of FEMA’s permanent full-time staff – roughly 1,000 workers – are expected to take a voluntary buyout as part of the latest staff reduction effort from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to several sources briefed on the looming departures."<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/politics/fema-staff-cuts-hurricane-season/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/politics/fema-staff-cuts-hurricane-season/index.html</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disaster</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NaturalDisaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalDisaster</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hurricanes</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FEMA</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DHS</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>

Kim PeralesSocial Security is in trouble:"In internal email, a SSA rep says "1000s" of career officials have been converted to pol appointees under Sch F, likely🚨PAVING THE WAY FOR THEIR FIRING. The American Fed of Govt Employees has filed litigation challenging the proposed change, arguing: Sch F should only apply to employees with important policy-making duties, not employees who implement pol appointees’ policy determinations-." -S Stein<a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Firings</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/nayib-bukele-2028-republican-frontrunner-a8c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/nayib-bukele-2028-republican-frontrunner-a8c</a>

BongolianAmerican Bar Association sues justice department over terminated grants: Organization claims $2.3m in grants illegally cancelled in retaliation for public criticism of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tRump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tRump</a> administration<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ABA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ABA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/doj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doj</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/american-bar-association-trump-doj-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/american-bar-association-trump-doj-lawsuit</a>

Alt FedNews SubredditSOURCE: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/</a>**I only post the hottest 10 posts in the subreddit.**A taste of normalcy and happiness todayToday is “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” My husband is a federal employee and took our son with him to the office today. He’s been sending me pictures periodically through the day from all the fun activities his building planned for the children. Seeing pictures of my husband smiling and my son enjoying the time with his Dad and learning about all the work he does there, has honestly brought tears to my eyes. The past few months have been so stressful. And this feels like a brief moment in the haze where work has been enjoyable. Knowing our luck, activities like today will be cancelled in the future. But it was nice to enjoy and soak it all in for now. ------<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1k6w86p/a_taste_of_normalcy_and_happiness_today/?utm_source=ifttt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1k6w86p/a_taste_of_normalcy_and_happiness_today/?utm_source=ifttt</a>r/fednews is the main subreddit for US Federal government workers.This robot is NOT affiliated with r/fednews. It merely rebroadcasts the top 10 hottest posts. Responses here are only seen in the Fediverse. YOU SHOULD GO TO REDDIT TO PARTICIPATE FULLY!High volume posting robot - block me if irritating. ----- <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Activism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Reddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reddit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/subreddit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#subreddit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/fednews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fednews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/FederalWorkforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalWorkforce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalGovernment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Elon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a>

Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:"The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid off at his agency, but one of the scientists in a food safety lab shuttered by the FDA's cuts says he is either 'blatantly lying' or 'out of touch.""<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-head-falsely-claims-no-scientists-laid-off-as-agency-shutters-food-safety-labs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-head-falsely-claims-no-scientists-laid-off-as-agency-shutters-food-safety-labs/</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FDA</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodSafety</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/formula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#formula</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infants</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/laboratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laboratory</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testing</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a>

Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!“Our community is plagued with mental illness. I have lost family and loved ones to suicide every year because we live in a community where mental health is not only ignored, but stigmatized. This program is saving lives and we cannot afford to lose it.”<a href="https://federate.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> cuts mental health funding for homeless children, youth in <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nevada</a>, officials say • Nevada Current <a href="https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/04/23/doge-cuts-mental-health-funding-for-homeless-children-youth-in-nevada-officials-say/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/04/23/doge-cuts-mental-health-funding-for-homeless-children-youth-in-nevada-officials-say/</a><a href="https://federate.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>

TheAuroraSentinel'Proposed cuts would jeopardize the state’s network of nursing homes, disrupt or even destroy rural hospitals and health care, and raise the cost of medical care for everyone’<a href="https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/editorial-trump-medicaid-cuts-would-be-devastating-affecting-all-in-colorado/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/editorial-trump-medicaid-cuts-would-be-devastating-affecting-all-in-colorado/</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#COpolitics</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TrumpCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpCuts</a>

william.maggos<a href="https://liberal.city/tags/JohnStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnStewart</a> did a segment arguing that there are a lot of better ways for <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> to make the government more efficient, so <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> tweeted that he wanted to go on <a href="https://liberal.city/tags/TheDailyShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheDailyShow</a> and debate but it would have to air unedited. John said fine and never heard from him again.This mirrors my experience on social media. They talk tough and I give them the forum and they never show. This is a place to grandstand to your followers while voice convos favor understanding.<a href="https://pca.st/episode/f50b310b-2680-4441-8972-45ae64cecf9b?t=4170" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pca.st/episode/f50b310b-2680-4441-8972-45ae64cecf9b?t=4170</a>

Peter DrakeNSF is getting DOGEd<a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-halts-grant-awards-while-staff-do-second-review" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-halts-grant-awards-while-staff-do-second-review</a>"Executive orders prohibit federal agencies from funding research on a range of topics deemed to be discriminatory or at odds with the priorities of President Donald Trump’s administration, including research on fostering diversity in the scientific workforce and combating climate change."<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nsf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsf</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doge</a>

Malcolm NanceHe promised to lower prices, but <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Musk’s <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> and disarray have hurt the economy and raised the cost of living for too many <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#American</a> working families. Small businesses are the heart of our community and their owners are telling us this <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariff</a> market manipulation must stop. The Administration must listen to small business — as they listen to big business — and work with Democrats to lower costs and stabilize the economy For The People. -NP

Kim PeralesMusk's <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> effectively killed the FIN lives of “countless” ppl: marked 4M ppl💔DEAD.The "Day of the Dead Living" is being played out at a SSA offices across the US. “We've ppl who didn't receive benefits come in every day w their ID & say, ‘I’m alive!”These supposed dead aren't to be confused with >6K living IMMs the Trump admin moved to the SSA Death Master File (DMF) in an attempt to force them to self-deport by🚨depriving them of the ability to work legally. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/doges-social-security-cuts-create-chaotic-day-of-the-dead-living/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thedailybeast.com/doges-social-security-cuts-create-chaotic-day-of-the-dead-living/</a>

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