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To America’s 2.3 million federal employees:

Don’t accept a buyout.

Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer.

And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it?

Sincerely,

Robert Reich
Former U.S.Secretary of Labor

Weekend retreat LARPS

As Trudeau tells Canadians to rethink vacation plans, US travel industry could be headed for second ‘Trump slump’ - The Boston Globe US tourism could potentially lose billions, and Massachusetts in particular could take a big hit. “We were forecasted to set a new record for Canadian visitors in 2025.”

Over the weekend, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadians to reevaluate their US vacation plans after the Trump administration threatened the country with a hefty 25 percent tariff. The tariff has been paused for 30 days, but the damage may already be done.

Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID Musk announced the planned closure of the foreign assistance agency early Monday morning on social media.

Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

For all federal employees:

Before you are locked out of your systems, ensure you have copies of unclassified performance appraisals, awards & other relevant personnel docs.

If you have access to your office, grab your more important personal items sooner rather than later.

Elon Musk may now have unique sway over the US Treasury What could possibly go wrong with giving the tech mogul access to US payments?

What could possibly go wrong now that Elon Musk has gained access to all US Treasury payments? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

Good news to share in 3 parts:
1) In Wheeling, WV the protest march we held today was overwhelmingly supported by the passing cars. 100s of cheers & 3 boos.
2)David Hogg elected Vice Chair of the DNC!
3) Canada is putting a 100% tariff on Tesla. Gotta be a horrible person to get Canada that mad.

This is great news!

Incredible news! My young friend David Hogg has been elected Vice Chair of the DNC! I am so proud of him. He has always given me hope because he shows us what’s possible. Listen to his victory speech here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxk...

It’s a coup

We did an march in Wheeling WV today. The support from the cars passing by was overwhelming. Literally hundreds of positives on only 3 negatives. The winds are changing folks. Let row hard to catch them!

Wheeling WV not letting fear stop us from opposing this corrupt regime.

do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you

I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period.

I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.

But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are

Thank you. I did just that.

Pete Hegseth has a history of
- alcohol abuse
- gross mistreatment of women
- management & financial failure
- defending war criminals

and he’s been confirmed as our next SecDef

But tell us again how it’s actually women and people of color who are “underqualified”

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Just had a lovely visit to my public library. Checked out some old favorites, some new middle grades book (some if the best writing happens here) and a few board games. I love the library.

Join a local coop that can order wholesale.

I see people posting that Elon was at Auschwitz this time last year - therefore, his recent "gesture" is not antisemitic. I was there, too. Last year. With Elon. I am embarrassed that I have photos of this on my phone. My love, Gidon Lev, was the "special guest" of this photo-op event. We thought, at the time, that it would be good publicity. But I would not share the photo today. I chatted with Elon Musk. I spent hours with him and walked with him through Auschwitz. I stood with him, looking at the nauseating heaps of hair, luggage, and shoes flooded with violet light meant to preserve it. Is Musk an antisemite? People, actually, it's worse - he doesn't care whatsoever. Elon, father of "little X" as he described his freezing cold son to me, literally does not care. He was unmoved by the experience. For Gidon, to be in the place where his father, Ernst, died on a death march - whether shot by the side of the road or having simply collapsed - was a huge deal. Elon did not care. He was about his press junket and his bodyguards. I was ten feet from him as he posed for the cameras of his entourage. He was utterly detached. He cared about how he looked. When he placed a wreath at Auschwitz and Gidon was overlooked, he walked away with the cameras whirring. This is Elon Musk. A sociopath, if ever there was one. To deduce, from this visit, that he is a friend of the Jews is desperately naive.

Julie Gray, wife of Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev, who joined Musk in his visit to Auschwitz speaks out. She says that Musk felt nothing during the tour & only "cared about how he looked."

She shared this with me privately shortly after the tour, and I'm grateful she made her thoughts public.

CNN Anchor Wrecks Trump Defender in Brutal On-Air Shaming Over Jan. 6 As CNN’s Jim Acosta crucifies a MAGA lawmaker over Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons, a press critic reflects on why we don’t see more of this—and how this failing has enabled pro-Trump propaganda to succeed.

Everyone should watch CNN's Jim Acosta's dismantling of a GOP Rep's evasions over Trump's 1/6 pardons. On the pod, we feature excerpts. @mattgertz.bsky.social and I dig into why Acosta's moment is so rare in the land of 1/6 euphemism that defines much media discourse:
newrepublic.com/article/1905...

SAVE THE LIBRARIES, SAVE THE LIBRARIES!

What good is the world without libraries?? ❤️‍🩹📚

Stay safe

Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump’s release of thugs who beat up cops and smeared feces in the Capitol is a “redemption” story.
Johnson’s use of religious language to justify fascism is disgusting.