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Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:<p>Dem politicians should be hammering the public with the accounts of fired Federal workers like this one. The <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> created these agencies and their missions, and appropriated the funding for these workers to perform work for the public good. What Musk is doing is ILLEGAL. </p><p>MUSK IS WORKING AGAINST THE PUBLIC GOOD FOR HIS OWN PROFIT AND TO REMOVE HIS OWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND TRUMP IS SIMPLY WORKING FOR PUTIN AND HIS OWN CORRUPT KICKBACK SCHEMES. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@latinageologist/video/7472886433179553070" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tiktok.com/@latinageologist/vi</span><span class="invisible">deo/7472886433179553070</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Old White Dude<p>“…the American people’s struggle is to protect democracy and the rule of law. Equally important, we must end oligarchy and create an economy that works for all, not just the few.”</p><p>Enough said.</p><p><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/nationaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationaldebt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/felontrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felontrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <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/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/19/trumpism-bernie-sanders" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/feb/19/trumpism-bernie-sanders</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>Got 2 words for you: <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RealOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealOwners</span></a>. </p><p>&gt;Why corporations are tripping over themselves to pre-enforce Donald Trump’s orders <a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/why-corporations-are-tripping-over-themselves-to-pre-enforce-donald-trumps-orders/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/why-co</span><span class="invisible">rporations-are-tripping-over-themselves-to-pre-enforce-donald-trumps-orders/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a></p>
Old White Dude<p>Trump's agenda calls for adding trillions of dollars to U.S debt.</p><p>We need to be shouting this simple statement at every opportunity. Felon Trump will make the uber-rich even richer on the backs of the average American.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nationaldebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationaldebt</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/felontrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felontrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge-trumps-agenda-calls-adding-trillions-dollars-us-debt-rcna191665" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge</span><span class="invisible">-trumps-agenda-calls-adding-trillions-dollars-us-debt-rcna191665</span></a></p>
Old White Dude<p>The Panamanian government has now agreed to serve as a “bridge” or transit country for deportees, while the U.S. bears all the costs of the operation.</p><p>The important point is that the USA bears all the costs. The American people are getting screwed by felon Trump yet again.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/panama-trump-migrants-darien-d841c33a215c172b8f99d0aeb43b0455" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/panama-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-migrants-darien-d841c33a215c172b8f99d0aeb43b0455</span></a></p>
CarolTheCrone<p>The FDA's Food Safety chief resigned.</p><p>He said with all the changes to the agency, he didn't want to spend the next 6 months trying to figure out the organization, instead of actually working on things in food that will kill us.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <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/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</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://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-food-division-head-jim-jones-resigns-rcna192589" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/health/health-news</span><span class="invisible">/fda-food-division-head-jim-jones-resigns-rcna192589</span></a></p>
CarolTheCrone<p>As Pete Buttegieg said:</p><p>If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. </p><p>If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <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/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NuclearSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PersonalInformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalInformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</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/InspectorsGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorsGeneral</span></a> </p><p>PS. In case you're not paying attention, they fired all the Inspectors General.</p>
CBinNYC<p>Alanis Morissette was clueless about irony. </p><p>The Muskmelon nailed it:</p><p>"What we're finding is that there's an unelected bureaucracy," he said.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>failure</span></a></p>
Louis V. Galdieri<p>Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum Runs Interference for a Foreign Mining&nbsp;Company</p><p>Yesterday evening, Trump's Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum filed a motion asking the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to hold the Boundary Waters litigation "in abeyance." </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/boundarywaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boundarywaters</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://lvgaldieri.com/2025/02/19/secretary-of-interior-doug-burgum-runs-interference-for-a-foreign-mining-company/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lvgaldieri.com/2025/02/19/secr</span><span class="invisible">etary-of-interior-doug-burgum-runs-interference-for-a-foreign-mining-company/</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Jackie Trad engaged in 'aggressive advocacy' during independent recruitment, CCC report finds<br>By Alex Brewster and Jack McKay</p><p>The report from an investigation by the Crime and Corruption Commission into Ms Trad's influence on the independent recruitment process of a former chief executive of Queensland Treasury was tabled in parliament on Wednesday evening.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-19/qld-ccc-investigation-report-jackie-trad-peter-carne/104956324" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-02-19/qld</span><span class="invisible">-ccc-investigation-report-jackie-trad-peter-carne/104956324</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StateandTerritoryGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateandTerritoryGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laws</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FederalStateIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalStateIssues</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AlexBrewster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexBrewster</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JackMcKay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackMcKay</span></a></p>
Lisa<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MattStoller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MattStoller</span></a> is apparently trusting the most transactional, corrupt, destructive, lying, cheating, power abusing, law dodging presidential administration in US history to do the right thing regarding antitrust. </p><p>They’re going to pick and choose which antitrust laws to enforce and which ones they can use for their own gain.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/AntiTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTrust</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CorporateMergers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateMergers</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopolies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/trump-enforcers-affirm-lina-khans?r=73vlo&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebignewsletter.com/p/trump-e</span><span class="invisible">nforcers-affirm-lina-khans?r=73vlo&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;triedRedirect=true</span></a></p>
Adrian Morales<p>The real issue isn't that the President of Argentina, Javier Milei, tricked his X followers into investing in some shitty crypto pump-and-dump scheme. </p><p>It's the fact that this asshole got his equally shitty family to occupy key positions within the Government. That's corruption and nepotism at the highest level.</p><p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Nepotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nepotism</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/DirtyPoliticians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirtyPoliticians</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Wednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wednesday</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/02/18/libra-token-s-co-creator-bragged-of-sending-money-to-argentine-president-milei-s-sister" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coindesk.com/business/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">18/libra-token-s-co-creator-bragged-of-sending-money-to-argentine-president-milei-s-sister</span></a></p>
bk<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@skykiss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skykiss</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SwampTheDrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwampTheDrain</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>The Death of Government Expertise</p><p>Why <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> are on a firing spree<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/career-civil-servant-end/681712/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/career-civil-servant-end/681712/</span></a></p><p>" <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> isn’t really a dept... and it has little to do with saving money... The whole enterprise is an attack against civil servants &amp; the very notion of apolitical <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/expertise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expertise</span></a>...</p><p>Modern societies, as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> are soon to learn, cannot function without <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/experts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experts</span></a> in every field, especially the many thousands who work in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> service."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>You Are the "Inefficiency"<br><a href="https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/you-are-the-inefficiency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulwaldman.substack.com/p/you</span><span class="invisible">-are-the-inefficiency</span></a></p><p>"Musk and his online minions often refer to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberals</span></a> as NPCs, or nonplayer characters, a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VideoGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGame</span></a> term referring to the figures who populate the background of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a>...</p><p>as they see it, most of humanity is simply not <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a>. We are ants, or even less: bits of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> to be moved around at Elon’s whim...</p><p>Any suffering he brings down on NPCs is meaningless"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Patrick<p>1) “The Roman Empire, once a symbol of power and civilization, was profoundly affected by <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> corruption.... From the erosion of democratic institutions to economic mismanagement and social upheaval, we explore how <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> permeated every level of Roman society. By examining the consequences of bribery, nepotism, and abuse of power, we gain insight into the fragility of even the mightiest empires when faced with internal decay.“ <a href="https://historypeak.com/how-was-the-roman-empire-most-affected-by-political-corruption/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">historypeak.com/how-was-the-ro</span><span class="invisible">man-empire-most-affected-by-political-corruption/</span></a> by Marlow Thorne. <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Corruption, Budget Inefficiencies Threaten Africa's Financial Stability - Minister Musasizi: [Nile Post] Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi has emphasized public debt sustainability as a major concern across Africa, where many countries struggle to balance development financing with manageable debt levels. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ3Zfh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ3Z</span><span class="invisible">fh</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/FinancialStability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialStability</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PublicDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDebt</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/BudgetInefficiencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BudgetInefficiencies</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>White House Says Elon Musk Isn’t Running DOGE—So Who Is?</p><p>If <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> isn’t really the person in charge of the Dept of Govt Efficiency, who the hell is?<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/191633/white-house-elon-musk-doge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/191633/wh</span><span class="invisible">ite-house-elon-musk-doge</span></a></p><p>"So if <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> isn’t in charge of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, who is? And if he’s just some adviser with “no actual formal authority,” why is he seemingly involved in eliminating massive <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> programs, firing thousands of people, &amp; holding press conferences in the Oval Office?"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Not Even DOGE Employees Know Who’s Legally Running DOGE</p><p>Despite all appearances, the White House insists that <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> is not in charge of DOGE. US Doge Service employees can’t get a straight answer about who is.<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk-leadership-administrator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-elon-musk</span><span class="invisible">-leadership-administrator/</span></a></p><p>"according to a new <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> filing from the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a>, the administrator of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> isn’t Elon Musk after all. Who is? No one knows...</p><p>a sworn statement...Musk’s formal role is “senior advisor” to the president"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>How Musk is cancelling the US government<br><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-musk-is-cancelling-the-us-government" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/how</span><span class="invisible">-musk-is-cancelling-the-us-government</span></a></p><p>"This is blatantly illegal, yet <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> remains silent.</p><p>...Musk has also become Trump’s hatchet man — threatening <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> members of Congress if they deviate from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> warned Republican lawmakers... that his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries” next year."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>