Friday, February 07, 2025

ALL the Republicans (and only the Republicans) voted for Vought

 


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  1. HCR tonight

    Today, Katherine Long of the Wall Street Journal reported that one of Musk’s young team of engineers, Marko Elez, 25, abruptly resigned after Long linked him to a social-media account that championed racism and eugenics, the idea that human populations can be improved by selective breeding, an idea embraced in Nazi Germany.

    U.S. District Judge John Coughenour indefinitely blocked Trump’s executive order altering birthright citizenship, calling it “clearly unconstitutional.” “It has become ever more apparent that, to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals. The rule of law is, according to him, something to navigate around or simply ignore, whether that be for political or personal gain,” Coughenour said.

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    NPR: A Democratic-led attempt to subpoena Musk about possible conflicts of interest over juggling his DOGE role with the six companies he operates was blocked by Republicans on Wednesday. Democratic Senators are issuing blistering statements, and writing letters to Musk's companies demanding answers, but such moves are unlikely to result in testimony in Washington, as long as Republicans hold a majority in both chambers.

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      Just saw this:
      “Musk and his muskrats”!

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    WCAX: “Also Thursday, a federal judge ordered that two Musk allies have “read-only” access to Treasury Department payment systems, but no one else will get access for now, including Musk himself.”

    VT, NY join other states in lawsuit over Musk’s access to government systems

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