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Nonilex<p>The list of measures purpose-built to cleave off a domain in which the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> does not apply grows by the day: the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pardons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardons</span></a> that bless &amp; invite <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrectionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrectionary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a>; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/purges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purges</span></a> of career lawyers at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SDNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDNY</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> across the govt, &amp; snr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> agents; the AG’s command that attys obey <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> over their understanding of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>; the appointment of people such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KashPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KashPatel</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DanBongino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanBongino</span></a>, who…view loyalty to Trump as more compelling than their constitutional oath;</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has also tried to remove more than a dozen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a>, as well as members of the National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> Relations Board [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NLRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NLRB</span></a>] &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Equal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equal</span></a> Employment Opportunity Commission [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EEOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EEOC</span></a>]. Many of the ousted ofcls are contesting their removals in court.<br>
In addition to fighting his own ouster, Dellinger has been arguing that the admin’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassFirings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassFirings</span></a> of probationary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a> is illegal.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wethePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wethePeople</span></a> pursuing the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ukraineorRussia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraineorRussia</span></a>, yes or no, “which side are you on, Senator? Congressman”? Line of inquiry in town halls. Go after this, people, because no one else will.<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/maddow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maddow</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@msnbc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>msnbc</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/doj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doj</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dod</span></a> are dismantling every single safeguard against <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> (including <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cisa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cisa</span></a>). Russia, which spends way more than its tiny economy can afford trying to take his country apart. Effortless now with <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tusk</span></a>,<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/jdcouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jdcouch</span></a>, and no <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/jag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jag</span></a> lawyers, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/inspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspectorsGeneral</span></a> or other speed bumps.</p>
CarolTheCrone<p>Emergency lawsuit has been filed to prevent DOGE from accessing IRS data.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://democracyforward.org/updates/new-emergency-suit-filed-to-prevent-doge-from-stealing-taxpayer-business-data-from-irs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">democracyforward.org/updates/n</span><span class="invisible">ew-emergency-suit-filed-to-prevent-doge-from-stealing-taxpayer-business-data-from-irs/</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>US District Judge Ana Reyes, appointed by Biden, refuses to immediately reinstate <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> fired by Trump, excoriating their lawyers for waiting 3wks to file emergency relief.<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/trump-inspectors-general-ruling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU4.JfSI.BEZVYlCS99z3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-inspectors-general-ruling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU4.JfSI.BEZVYlCS99z3</span></a></p><p>Won't link to the conservative Washington Examiner gleeful report. No doubt RW media will be all over it. </p><p>What might acct for Judge Reyes' unnecessarily humiliating words?</p><p>Maybe she feels a target on her back? You bet the judge:<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_C._Reyes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_C._R</span><span class="invisible">eyes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>/TrumpFirings <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpPurge</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>Frmr <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> IG Michael Missal on Velshi on what he thinks the reason for Musk/Trump firing of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a>:</p><p>Maybe they don't want independent oversight.<br>_____<br>Me:<br>Ya think? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Vets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MuskTrumpFirings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuskTrumpFirings</span></a></p>
JWSGeek<p>Amazing how brazen the lies are getting. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a> claims <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> was shut down because of "insubordination", as if they were somehow cutting checks they didn't have the authority to. Or something.</p><p>Absolute total bullshit. What they're supposed to cut the checks for, and who should receive them is all in the laws and the regulations and accounted for very closely. This is not something anybody can (well, maybe NOW they can) walk in and just cut a check and hand it out with nobody noticing.</p><p>Now we know why the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> were fired: because the ones who were there could have told people Rubio is a lying piece of shit, lying for his boss the grand piece of shit.</p><p>The IGs were originally hired because most of them actually had some integrity (which is a reason Biden went ahead and kept them around).</p><p>Now, integrity is a problem. To get the public on board, he has to lie about what the government does...and the IGs had all the evidence that claims like this are lies.</p>
Rob Pianozzino<p>Senator Chris Murphy shreds Donald Trump <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23chrismurphy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chrismurphy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23senator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#senator</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23corruption" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23law" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23order" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#order</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23violence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#violence</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23politics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23henchmen" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#henchmen</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rioters" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rioters</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23pardons" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pardons</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23safety" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#safety</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23dissent" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dissent</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23loyalty" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#loyalty</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23inspectorsgeneral" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspectorsgeneral</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/4745QSM17l4?si=95tIrlnUb4_0FTaN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtu.be/4745QSM17l4?...</a><br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/4745QSM17l4?si=95tIrlnUb4_0FTaN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Senator Murphy on Donald Trump...</a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AjH-PE0SvQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=2AjH-PE0Sv</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveBranch</span></a> needs to follow the fucking <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USAFascistShitShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAFascistShitShow</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/GovermentalLawlessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovermentalLawlessness</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>Gotta protect this one from the Memory Hole:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OrangeHitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeHitler</span></a> fired 18 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> from various agencies.</p><p>IG's are independent Department Watchdogs first put in place after Watergate to look out for corruption &amp; abuse of power in those agencies.</p><p>As Stephen Colbert joked: "T**** is only doing this b/c he's so humble, he doesn't want anyone reporting when he does good." 😞 <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/28/trump-watchdog-firings-inspectors-general" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">an/28/trump-watchdog-firings-inspectors-general</span></a></p>
Doug Grinbergs<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@cdarwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cdarwin</span></a></span><br>New Wikipedia article; please update if you can add value🤘<br>2025 dismissals of inspectors general<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_dismissals_of_inspectors_general" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_dis</span><span class="invisible">missals_of_inspectors_general</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CIGIE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIGIE</span></a></p>
libramoon<p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-25-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/january-25-2025</span></a></p><p>..."<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> passed a law in 1978 to create <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inspectorsgeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspectorsgeneral</span></a> in 12 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> departments. According to Jen Kirby, who explained inspectors general for Vox in 2020, a movement to combat waste in government had been building for a while, and the fraud and misuse of offices in the administration of President Richard M. Nixon made it clear that such protections were necessary. Essentially, ins "...</p>
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