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    Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social

    Filed under this really happened: Following a week of strife at the disaster relief agency, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem told FEMA employees to "be vocal" about their positive experiences with the Trump administration.

    @mollytaft.com on the chaos at FEMA:

    Following a week of strife at the disaster relief agency, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem told FEMA employees to "be vocal" about their positive experiences with the Trump administration.

    FEMA's Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

    Following a week of strife at the disaster relief agency, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem told FEMA employees to "be vocal" about their positive experiences with the Trump administration.
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    Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social

    HAPPENING NOW: Hello from the media room in DC district court, where Judge Jia Cobb is set to hear argument on Lisa Cook's motion for a temporary restraining order to block her removal from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

    I'm here for @lawfaremedia.org.

    Follow along ⬇️🧵

    INTRODUCTION Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa D. Cook seeks an emergency temporary restraining order to prevent implementation of President Trump's August 25, 2025 Truth Social post unlawfully purporting to remove her from her position as a Federal Reserve Board Governor. The President's effort to terminate a Senate-confirmed Federal Reserve Board member is a broadside attack on the century-old independence of the Federal Reserve System. As one editorial described, it represents a blatant "grab for power in defiance of the nation's laws, and if it succeeds, it will be to the detriment of the nation's interests."2 Governor Cook is likely to succeed on the merits of her claims that President Trump's purported firing violated her statutory and constitutional rights. If the President's unlawful decree were allowed to stand, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System would be forced to effectuate President Trump's unlawful attempted termination of Governor Cook, in violation of both the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. § 242) and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Governor Cook will succeed at showing irreparable harm, as President Trump's unprecedented actions threaten her Senate-confirmed position on the Board, and her ability to fulfill her duty to promote maximum employment and price stability. Finally, the equities and public interest both weigh in favor of keeping Governor Cook in her position, as her purported firing would jeopardize the independence of the Federal Reserve, and ultimately, the stability of our nation's financial system.
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    Zoë Schiffer @zoeschiffer.bsky.social

    We obtained emails that appear to show the White House ordered government officials to put Grok back on the list of approved vendors “ASAP” www.wired.com/story/white-...

    A partnership between Elon Musk's xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer after Grok praised Hitler. Then the White House apparently got involved, per documents obtained by WIRED.

    The White House Apparently Ordered Federal Workers to Roll Out Grok 'ASAP'

    A partnership between Elon Musk's xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer after Grok praised Hitler. Then the White House apparently got involved, per documents obtained by WIRED.
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    Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social

    this is just such quality content

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    Ej Dickson @ejdickson.bsky.social

    EXCLUSIVE: Court docs appear to show that married Trump DoD appointee Anthony Tata had a 'casual sexual relationship as well as a professional relationship' with astrology influencer Amy Tripp, aka Starheal, investing in her company, Starheal LLC, for 5 percent equity. www.thecut.com/article/astr...

    The vet sued Amy Tripp, known as Starheal, after she allegedly texted his wife, “He won’t get confirmed. He’s cooked.”

    An Astrologer’s Messy Affair With a Trump Pentagon Official

    The vet sued Amy Tripp, known as Starheal, after she allegedly texted his wife, “He won’t get confirmed. He’s cooked.”

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    Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social

    NEW: A partnership between Elon Musk's xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer after Grok praised Hitler. Then the White House apparently got involved, and Grok is back.

    read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:

    A partnership between Elon Musk's xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer after Grok praised Hitler. Then the White House apparently got involved, per documents obtained by WIRED.

    The White House Apparently Ordered Federal Workers to Roll Out Grok 'ASAP'

    A partnership between Elon Musk's xAI and the US government fell apart earlier this summer after Grok praised Hitler. Then the White House apparently got involved, per documents obtained by WIRED.
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    Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social

    SCOOP: Some operatives from DOGE are joining Airbnb cofounder and DOGE member Joe Gebbia’s National Design Studio, a new government initiative that...appeared just rebrand work that was already taking place.

    read @makenakelly.bsky.social:

    Many proposed NDS projects were already in the works from federal workers who were let go earlier this year. Now, DOGE is getting involved.

    DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio

    Many proposed NDS projects were already in the works from federal workers who were let go earlier this year. Now, DOGE is getting involved.
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    makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social

    SCOOP: DOGE ops join Airbnb cofounder + DOGE member Joe Gebbia’s new National Design Studio.

    Gebbia was possibly going to join USDS, but now he has his own office and is bringing DOGE folks from the General Services Administration along with him.

    www.wired.com/story/doge-o...

    Many proposed NDS projects were already in the works from federal workers who were let go earlier this year. Now, DOGE is getting involved.

    DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio

    Many proposed NDS projects were already in the works from federal workers who were let go earlier this year. Now, DOGE is getting involved.
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    Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social

    gonna just keep reposting this from @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me

    www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

    Donald Trump’s administration is using at least $1 billion in taxpayer money and every resource it can to flatter the president.

    Inside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Make Trump Feel Good About Himself

    Donald Trump’s administration is using at least $1 billion in taxpayer money and every resource it can to flatter the president.
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    David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social

    SCOOP

    I spoke to the leader of the 764-linked swatting group that is behind the recent spare of hoax active shooter calls at university campuses across the US.

    He claims to have earned $100,000 in the space of just six days

    www.wired.com/story/purgat...

    WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of an online group called Purgatory, which charged as little as $20 to call in fake threats against schools.

    This Is the Group That's Been Swatting US Universities

    WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of an online group called Purgatory, which charged as little as $20 to call in fake threats against schools.
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