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A beagle stretching peacefully on the couch.

My beagle, blissfully unaware of the news and unable to doom scroll with his sweet little paws.

The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.

Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.

This is not a U.S. Marshal, Federal Protective Service, or any other federal law enforcement officer. This is a private security guard from Triple Canopy. He has no authority to block members of Congress who have oversight of the EPA from entering the building.

FYI:

Daily calls to Congress? Essential. Screaming Bikini Kill Rebel Girl in your car? Therapeutic. Topping it off with a weight lifting session? Cathartic.

Stay strong and keep raising hell!

A beagle dog using a couch pillow.

After accidentally waking himself with a sleep howl.

While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.

Guardian headline: US scientists feeling ‘stress and fear’ as sweeping Trump orders hit funding Work and payments at universities, businesses and non-profits disrupted nationwide after executive orders

The NSF, which to this point funds about $10B in US science research, has told staff to prepare for 50% layoffs.

Grants can be canceled for having in them a long laundry list of terms deemed "DEI."

This is madness.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

'It's a bad deal': Union president warns federal workers against accepting offer The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees. He warns the public will feel federal workforce cuts.

The offer to federal workers to resign and keep pay and benefits is a "scam," says Randy Erwin of the National Federation of Federal Employees.

Crowd keeps growing outside Treasury as Members who were DENIED entry speak

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Rest. Reset. Repeat.

I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.

I'm sorry, but "they took over the whole federal payments system, fired the career staff, and won't let anybody see what they're doing" is not a situation in which you wait for more information. It's a situation in which you assume the worst. There's no explanation for it other than rampant crimes.

Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.

This is exactly what we want to see from Democrats right now! There’s no excuse for Senate Democrats to be confirming any of Trump’s nominees while MAGA’s illegal power grab continues. If you’re represented by Sen. @schatz.bsky.social, be sure to thank him for fighting back against President Musk.

The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.

Federal employees are under siege. Prosecutors who investigated the 2021 coup attempt have been purged from government. Websites and archives are being deleted or destroyed. An unelected foreign-born billionaire is taking over federal agencies with zero oversight from Congress.

It is day 11.

A beagle resting his face and snoot on blanketed legs stretched out on a sofa.

Gus likes to maintain snoot-to-human contact for optimal napping conditions.

I envy my dog the deep, restful sleep of a creature who cannot read.

A small dog covers her eyes with her paws while lying in her dog bed.

She's perfectly and adorably capturing my mood. Same, Ella, same.

Two dogs relaxed and cozy in front of a fireplace

My weekend plans =
This & and Go Bills! 💙🦬

Beagle resting his head on a sofa arm.

He's a classic, real deep, Voltaire.

This morning, Gus was in full beagle mode, barking his little heart out in the yard. I called out, “Gus, come!”—nothing. I tried again, louder this time: “Gus, breakfast!” And just like that, he bolted inside like he hadn’t eaten in days. This is the beagle way.