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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@JRHorsting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JRHorsting</span></a></span> also demanding anti-diversity is literally illegal.</p><p>I.e. in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>...</p><p>But don't trust me, ask <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@antidiskriminierung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>antidiskriminierung</span></a></span> as federal government <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a>...</p>
Nonilex<p>Not good</p><p>The United States Court of Appeals for DC has cleared the way for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to fire members of the National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> Relations Board <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NLRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NLRB</span></a> &amp; the Merit Systems Protection Board <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MSPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSPB</span></a>, essentially granting Trump authority over formerly "independent" parts of the executive branch.</p><p>Judge Millet dissented saying the decision overturned <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> precedent &amp; disabled the boards from functioning while the case proceeds.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.41769/gov.uscourts.cadc.41769.01208724995.0_1.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.cadc.41769/gov.uscourts.cadc.41769.01208724995.0_1.pdf</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>I thought they were trying to save money 🤔</p><p>Under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinancialProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialProtection</span></a> Bureau <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> has dropped nearly a dozen enforcement cases brought during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin, ending lawsuits against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lenders</span></a> for a variety of financial practices that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> agency no longer considers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a>.</p><p>But on Wed, the bureau went a step further: It is seeking to GIVE BACK $105k that a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mortgage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgage</span></a> lender paid to settle <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> claims….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/business/cfpb-repay-mortgage-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=6A5655B4-A7D4-4098-AED1-2847DA87EEB0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/26/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/cfpb-repay-mortgage-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=6A5655B4-A7D4-4098-AED1-2847DA87EEB0</span></a></p>
franzolot<p>Zapraszam na spotkanie z Siecią Obywatelską Watchdog Polska współorganizowane przez Stowarzyszenie Mała Wspólnota z Otrębus. </p><p>Pewnie będzie okazja do podzielenia się odczuciami co do jawności w działaniach instytucji publicznych np. w temacie amfiteatru lub tym podobnych.</p><p>W naszej gminie Watchdoga jeszcze nie było i pewnie nie prędko pojawi się po raz drugi, więc warto skorzystać z okazji do zadania pytań, podzielenia się swoimi bolączkami itp.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pol.social/@Watchdog_Polska" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Watchdog_Polska</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://pol.social/tags/Brwin%C3%B3w" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brwinów</span></a> <a href="https://pol.social/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPM</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watchdog</span></a> Says Review of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Work Is Underway </p><p>The acting inspector general says the Office of Personnel Management is investigating whether any “emerging threats” have arisen as Elon Musk’s DOGE works to rapidly transform government systems.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takeover</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takedown</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ig</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/inspectorsgeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspectorsgeneral</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/opm-doge-review-underway/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/opm-doge-revie</span><span class="invisible">w-underway/</span></a></p>
feromoon<p>The Rachel Maddow Show 2025 EPI.35<br>Rachel Maddow talks with Hampton Dellinger, former chief of the Office of Special Counsel, about the importance of political independence for his watchdog agency, and his fight against Trump to restore the jobs of improperly fired federal workers.</p><p>DOWNLOAD:<br><a href="https://store2.gofile.io/download/direct/e38a3248-3660-4355-852d-7faf19b4d30c/The%20Rachel%20Maddow%20Show%202025%2003%2006%20WEB%20H264-NGP.mp4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store2.gofile.io/download/dire</span><span class="invisible">ct/e38a3248-3660-4355-852d-7faf19b4d30c/The%20Rachel%20Maddow%20Show%202025%2003%2006%20WEB%20H264-NGP.mp4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://qaf.men/tags/TRMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRMS</span></a> <a href="https://qaf.men/tags/RachelMaddow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelMaddow</span></a> <a href="https://qaf.men/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://qaf.men/tags/HamptonDellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamptonDellinger</span></a> <a href="https://qaf.men/tags/Watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watchdog</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Rachel Maddow is interviewing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HamptonDellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamptonDellinger</span></a> on her show tonight. </p><p>For more info:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/114112857303923242" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">masto.ai/@Nonilex/114112857303</span><span class="invisible">923242</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dellinger</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IndependentJudiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentJudiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialCounsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCounsel</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The panel of 3 judges from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit said the govt had met the “stringent requirements” for securing a stay while the court considers the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s appeal in the case.<br>
The brief order had no noted dissents from the judges, who were appointed by presidents from both parties. It said a full opinion would be forthcoming.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Independent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watchdog</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dellinger</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChecksAndBalances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChecksAndBalances</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Appeals court allows <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin to temporarily remove <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> lawyer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HamptonDellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamptonDellinger</span></a></p><p>A federal appeals court on Wed allowed Trump to temporarily remove the head of an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> watchdog agency who was investigating the admin’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassFirings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassFirings</span></a> of probationary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a>.
<br>In a 2-pg order, the court granted the Trump admin’s request to stay a lower court ruling that blocked Trump from summarily firing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dellinger</span></a>, head of the Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialCounsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCounsel</span></a>.
<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/05/court-decision-trump-administration-hampton-dellinger/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/03/05/court-decision-trump-administration-hampton-dellinger/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Judge says <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> cannot fire head of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> agency<br>
The federal judge’s decision blocks Trump from removing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HamptonDellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamptonDellinger</span></a> as head of the Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialCounsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCounsel</span></a> &amp; sets up a likely <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> battle over the president’s powers.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/01/hampton-dellinger-trump-office-special-counsel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/03/01/hampton-dellinger-trump-office-special-counsel/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Jonathan McKernan, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s pick to lead the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a>, has picked up where Mulvaney left off. In written testimony for his nomination hearing, he said the agency “suffers from a crisis of legitimacy.”

…If they can’t destroy the agency, Trump &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> will transform it from a fierce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> protecting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> into a docile lapdog. Under their leadership, it might as well be renamed the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FinancialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialServices</span></a> Protection Bureau.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A government <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> lawyer whose dismissal by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has been stalled by the courts announced on Monday that his office would seek to pause the mass <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> of some probationary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalWorkers</span></a>.</p><p>The lawyer, Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialCounsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCounsel</span></a>, a government agency that protects <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhistleBlowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhistleBlowers</span></a>, said his office had determined that the firings might violate the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/politics/special-counsel-fired-federal-workers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=85169D7B-0680-4A58-AC03-1450A9607439" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/special-counsel-fired-federal-workers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=85169D7B-0680-4A58-AC03-1450A9607439</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“He got away with it. So he expects, reasonably, that he can do it again.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; his allies are using their drive to slash the size of the federal work force to break the bonds of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/restraint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restraint</span></a>. To do so, they are deploying a strategy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intimidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intimidation</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/punishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punishment</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coercion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coercion</span></a>. They have silenced <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> agencies, discharged prosecutors, forced resignations &amp; dismissed government officials whose job it was to maintain <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethical</span></a> standards.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JAG</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is sowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> at a blistering pace.</p><p>- Thomas B. Edsall</p><p>He “is dismantling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> offices &amp; other parts of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicIntegrity</span></a> apparatus for 2 reasons, one backward-looking &amp; one forward-looking,” Richard Primus, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> prof at the University of Michigan, wrote by email:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JAG</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/opinion/trump-agenda-firings-chaos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z04.UfIN.jWziIQ-9S4EQ&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/25/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/trump-agenda-firings-chaos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z04.UfIN.jWziIQ-9S4EQ&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In the first case to reach <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> arising from the blitz of actions taken in the early weeks of the new admin, lawyers for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> asked the justices on Sunday to let him fire a govt lawyer who leads a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> agency.</p><p>The admin’s emergency application asked the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> to vacate a federal trial judge’s order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialCounsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialCounsel</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…it’s highly unusual to grant political appointees access to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxpayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxpayer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>, or even programs adjacent to that data…. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> commissioners…do not have <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IDRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDRS</span></a> access. The same goes for the national taxpayer advocate, the agency’s internal consumer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a>, acc/to Nina Olson, who served in the role from 2001 to 2019.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Top US <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> Security <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watchdog</span></a> Forced to Stop Election <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> Work <br> <br>The US <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cisa-election-security-freeze-memo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cisa-election-</span><span class="invisible">security-freeze-memo/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> has long faced opposition from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> &amp; industries including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a>.</p><p>Weeks after the bureau announced finalized rules for becoming a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DigitalWallets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalWallets</span></a>, TechNet &amp; NetChoice, 2 groups backed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>, sued the CFPB, arguing that the agency does not have "free rein in choosing which nonbank entities to supervise."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TSA</span></a> facial recognition technology faces audit probe • The Register </p><p>Senators ask, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> answers: Is it worth the money?<br>The Department of Homeland Security's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/InspectorGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorGeneral</span></a> has launched an audit of the Transportation Security Administration's use of facial recognition technology at US <a href="https://mas.to/tags/airports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airports</span></a> , following criticism from lawmakers and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> advocates.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ig</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dhs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tsa</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/facialrecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facialrecognition</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/tsa_facial_recognition_audit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/02/03/tsa</span><span class="invisible">_facial_recognition_audit/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>[Video] <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InspectorGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspectorGeneral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fired</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/warning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warning</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>. </p><p>President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/agencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agencies</span></a> in a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FridayNightPurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FridayNightPurge</span></a>, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his own <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/picks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>picks</span></a> for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/watchdog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdog</span></a> roles. </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/video/inspector-general-fired-trump-mark-greenblatt-digvid?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_flipboard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/vi</span><span class="invisible">deo/inspector-general-fired-trump-mark-greenblatt-digvid?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_flipboard</span></a></p>
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