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**A. Rivera** @bloodravenlib@mas.to · 14h *

Of interest for some. This is basically the "credit card limit" the Man has that he keeps cheating on by raising the limit every year (you hear this in the news, OMG if no one raises the limit, government shuts down).

In contrast, you and me, for most part, can't go over credit limit (or if we do, bad things happen).

> Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, March 2025 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60887

Congressional Budget OfficeFederal Debt and the Statutory Limit, March 2025CBO estimates that if the debt limit remains unchanged, the government’s ability to borrow using established "extraordinary measures" will probably be exhausted in August or September 2025.

#BadEconomy #USGovernment #GovDocs

**ˈdälfən™** @dalfen@mstdn.social · 1d *

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ˈdälfən™ @dalfen@mstdn.social

Why does DOGE get to look through voter registration records, state records, and immigration databases?

Why does DOGE get subpoena power to look through this information?

— In Trump’s executive order today —

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/

A document outlining requirements for proving U.S. citizenship for voting registration, detailing acceptable forms of identification and the responsibilities of the Secretary of Homeland Security. Key points include the review of state voter registration lists and maintenance records, alongside immigration databases, for compliance with requirements. Highlighted text: “the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the DOGE Administrator, shall review each State's publicly available voter registration list and available records concerning voter list maintenance activities as required by 52 U.S.C. 20507, alongside Federal immigration databases and State records requested, including through subpoena where necessary and authorized by law, for consistency with Federal requirements.” https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/ Accessed: 25 March 2025 at 1915 MST

#USA #USGov #USGovernment

**libramoon** @libramoon@mastodon.social · 1d

libramoon @libramoon@mastodon.social

"Writer Michael Lewis posed the question, who works for the government and why does their work matter? He was interviewed by Harvard Kennedy School of Government Public Policy and Management Professor Elizabeth Linos."

#cspan #usgovernment #video #whoisgovernment #workers

https://www.c-span.org/program/book-tv/after-words-with-michael-lewis/656298

C-SPAN · Mar 13After Words with Michael LewisBy C-SPAN

**A. Rivera** @bloodravenlib@mas.to · 2d

A. Rivera @bloodravenlib@mas.to

#SaveYouAClick: YES, or at least strong maybe. Maybe when those old farts who keep voting #GOP stop getting their checks they'll get a fucking clue and vote to get those rich assholes to pay their fair share of taxes. If they don't starve to death first.

> Could Elon Musk Actually Destroy Social Security as We Know It? https://inequality.org/article/could-elon-musk-actually-destroy-social-security-as-we-know-it/

Inequality.orgCould Elon Musk Actually Destroy Social Security as We Know It? - Inequality.orgThe Musk DOGE boy gang is already moving in that direction.

#BadEconomy #PartyOfStupid #USGovernment

**OUR COMMON GROUND** @JaniceOCG@mstdn.social · 2d

OUR COMMON GROUND @JaniceOCG@mstdn.social

The Trump administration quietly removed a ban on segregated facilities in government contracts.

The U.S. government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated facilities, including restaurants, restrooms, and drinking fountains.

#JimCrow #whitesupremacy #MAGA

**ℒӱḏɩę** @Lydie@tech.lgbt · 2d

ℒӱḏɩę @Lydie@tech.lgbt

7 new torrents have been added to the antifa torrent server:

Department of Energy Youtube (UsDeptOfEnergyYoutube.torrent) 246GB
USPTO PatentsView Github (PatentsViewGithub.torrent) 5GB
Department of Education Web Archive Collection Zipped (Department of Education.wacz.torrent) 271GB
Podcasts that are part of the USIP Podcast Network (usip-podcast-network.torrent) 62GB
United States Institute of Peace YouTube Rip (usip-youtube.torrent) 273GB
Institute of Museum and Library Services website (www.imls.gov.7z.torrent) 2GB
Mirror of sites.ed.gov from 2025-05-20 (sites.ed.gov.7z.torrent) 2.4GB

Start downloading & seeding now!!

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www.lydie.ccWelcome to Lydie.cc

#datahoarder #datapreservation #preservation

**Tim Bondy** @TimBondy@mstdn.social · 4d

Tim Bondy @TimBondy@mstdn.social

#USgovernment #history #GoodStewards

I never thought I would say this, but the US Government and probably quite a few state governments cannot be relied upon to be good stewards of the history of the United States.

I cannot be alone in this thought.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/historic-figures-cut-military-websites-others-are-restored-dei-ban-rcna197336

NBC News · 4dHistoric figures cut from military websites while others are restored following ‘DEI’ banBy Curtis Bunn

**Joseph Lim** @joseph11lim@mastodon.social · 4d

Joseph Lim @joseph11lim@mastodon.social

Bayer hit with $2bn Roundup verdict
"Bayer has paid ~$10bil to settle disputed claims tt Roundup, based on #glyphosate, causes #cancer.. #Bayer acquired Roundup as part of its $63bil takeover of #Monsanto.. Glyphosate is still avail in #Thailand. Authorities in 2019 initially planned to ban glyphosate but reversed their decision.. #Reuters #investigation subsequently revealed tt the reversal of the glyphosate ban was influenced by pressure fr the #USgovernment & Bayer"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2985446/bayer-hit-with-2bn-roundup-verdict

Bangkok Post · 4dBayer hit with $2bn Roundup verdictBy Reuters

**Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian** @Guillotine_Jones@beige.party · 4d

Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian @Guillotine_Jones@beige.party

"Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post observed today that “the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ [is making] the federal government almost comically inefficient.” She wrote that Internal Revenue Service employees line up at shared computers on Mondays to submit their “five things I did last week” emails to DOGE while taxpayer service calls go unanswered." --Heather Cox Richardson, Letters From An American
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-21-2025
#SocialSecurity #USGovernment #Musk

Letters from an American · 4dMarch 21, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson

**ˈdälfən™** @dalfen@mstdn.social · 6d *

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ˈdälfən™ @dalfen@mstdn.social

This is freaking insane.

See article screenshots that follow

~ Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China ~

#USA #musk #trump #usgovernment #USGov

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html

BREAKING Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China Giving Elon Musk access to military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.

News headline, 20 March 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html

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**ˈdälfən™** @dalfen@mstdn.social · 6d

ˈdälfən™ @dalfen@mstdn.social

Also— another thought— no company was awarded a contract to make those changes to the government’s tech.

In the past, management in government would FIRST identify a need. THEN companies would compete for contracts and be awarded them before even beginning work. THEN their ideas would have to be run through committees for approval, considering factors like security and compliance with law.

The checks and balances of ‘bureaucracy’ exist for a reason.

#USA #USGov #USGovernment

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**ˈdälfən™** @dalfen@mstdn.social · 6d *

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ˈdälfən™ @dalfen@mstdn.social

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Memos (likely put out by non-DOGE dept. heads after DOGE rolled out the chatbot) also include warnings: ‘Do not type or paste federal nonpublic information… personally identifiable information...unclassified information.’

#USA #USGov #USGovernment

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**ˈdälfən™** @dalfen@mstdn.social · 6d

ˈdälfən™ @dalfen@mstdn.social

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“‘How can I use the AI-powered chat?’ reads an internal memo about the product. ‘The options are endless, and it will continue to improve as new information is added. You can: draft emails, create talking points, summarize text, write code.’”

#USA #USGov #USGovernment