Ethan Baker
1K posts
@ethanagb
https://t.co/HCubj1uJWF
25-50% of staff at the NSF to be laid off in the next 2 months apparently. Seems bad.
Multiple states locked out of Medicaid portal. This is a Trump shutdown, except this time it’s unlawful.
Thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans cut $190 million for pediatric cancer research from the funding bill. Congrats to DOGE on their first victory.
🚨🚨Musk, Ramaswamy today gave us first "DOGE" roadmap; as I understand the key steps...: 1) Put DOGE ppl at each U.S. agency, then use "advanced technology" (AI?) to have them identify "thousands" of regulations to cut across government 2) Give Trump a list of "thousands" of regs to cut across the government, & have him approve their elimination 3) Identify "the minimum number of employees" necessary to maintain each agency's core function, which should be lower once 2 is complete. (NB: Musk oversaw ~80% reduction in X headcount) 4) Cut the federal employees - Musk/Ramaswamy call for for severance packages/ "incentives for early retirement," but we have no details 5) Cut programs where where Congress's specific spending authorization has lapsed (This category includes VA health care, NASA, antipoverty programs) 6) Approve a "temporary suspension of payments" amid "large-scale audits" (Details, specifics hugely unclear) 7) Assert POTUS authority to stop spending w/o Congressional approval by challenging 1974 budget law on impoundments All seems to be *w/o Congress* Fight whatever you need to in courts washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…
“The wreckage of fifty years of neoliberalism”
