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Jason Yip<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canadian</a> universities report jump in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> applicants as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> cuts funding <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/us/canadian-universities-report-jump-us-applicants/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/us/canadian-universities-report-jump-us-applicants/index.html</a>

NonilexTwo U.S. troops were killed Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in New Mexico & another U.S. service member was hospitalized in serious condition, U.S. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defense</a> officials said, marking the first known <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> fatalities since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> ordered the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/domestic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#domestic</a> deployment of thousands of service members as part of his crackdown on illegal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigration</a>.<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/15/troops-killed-trump-border-mission/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/15/troops-killed-trump-border-mission/</a>

Jason YipFeeling saucy! <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> slapping 21 percent tariff on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tomatoes</a> coming from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mexico</a> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariffs-tomatoes-mexico-imports-b2733983.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariffs-tomatoes-mexico-imports-b2733983.html</a>

Hanse MinaEconomic partnerships with the United States could provide Russia with an incentive to end the full-scale war against Ukraine, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing on April 15.<a href="https://kyivindependent.com/economic-partnership-with-us-could-spur-russia-to-end-war-white-house-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kyivindependent.com/economic-partnership-with-us-could-spur-russia-to-end-war-white-house-says/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leavitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Leavitt</a>

NonilexLongtime White House reporters say the result has been an erosion of their independence. They say the increased attention toward pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> media personalities, who *rarely* [never] challenge the admin’s talking points, has undercut the briefings as a space to relay accurate information to the American public & hold the president to account.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GiftArticle</a>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin has handpicked which <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> outlets can participate in the presidential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PressPool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PressPool</a>, & on Tues it eliminated a slot reserved for reporters from independent newswires.In the briefing room, ofcls have made room for a new cohort of more <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/partisan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#partisan</a> attendees, like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RightWing</a> podcasters, who ask less-adversarial questions than traditional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a>.…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/15/us/trump-white-house-briefing-room-new-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.4daW.lnrzNSfj8uO4&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/15/us/trump-white-house-briefing-room-new-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.4daW.lnrzNSfj8uO4&smid=url-share</a>

Church of Jeff<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpDeportation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElSalvador</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/disappeared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disappeared</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AmericanFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmericanFascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ThisIsFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThisIsFascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PunchNazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PunchNazis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Auschwitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Auschwitz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Deportation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Immigration</a>

Hanse MinaU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy tasked with ending the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, are expected to travel to Paris later this week, according to two people familiar with preparations for the trip.<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/us-secretary-state-marco-rubio-steve-witkoff-france-talks-ukraine-iran-trade/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/us-secretary-state-marco-rubio-steve-witkoff-france-talks-ukraine-iran-trade/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Witkoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Witkoff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rubio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#France</a>

Hanse MinaThe untold story of how Trump shocked Europe in a few short daysThe world changed in February. Here’s how it looked to political insiders.Is the U.S. now more of a threat than a partner?<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-europe-transatlantic-relationship-war-in-ukraine-geopolitics-security/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-europe-transatlantic-relationship-war-in-ukraine-geopolitics-security/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a>

Nonilex“This administration has systematically attacked every aspect of civil society, from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academia</a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawFirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LawFirms</a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a>, & is now coming after the nonprofit sector,” Nick Turner, president of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a> Institute, said in a statement. “We can only surmise that these tactics seek to silence us. It will not happen. We will not back down.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

NonilexA <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a> Institute attorney then asked on the call what <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> authority <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> had to demand involvement with an independent, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> org, acc/to the transcript. The DOGE employees reportedly responded that there was no point in getting into details since the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> already terminated Vera’s grants.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a>

NonilexAcc/to a transcript of the call provided by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a>, Cavanaugh referenced the US Institute of Peace as an example of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> assigning a team to an independent nonprofit. Last month DOGE took over & shut down <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USIP</a>, a 40-yr-old institution founded & funded by Congress that employs ~600 people in DC & abroad. USIP operates differently than Vera & other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonprofits</a>, which were NOT established by Congress & receive their funding from grants & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#private</a> donors.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a>

Nonilex…Acc/to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a> reps, a man who identified himself as Cavanaugh said on the call that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> wants to have teams assigned to every org that receives federal funds through congressional appropriations. He did not specify if this included all organizations that received federal grants.  He said DOGE would work w/leadership at these groups to better understand their operations.  A spox for DOGE said the meeting was in keeping w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> that established DOGE. [again, umm, no.]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

DoomsdaysCWIt looks like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> was successful in that now the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpRegime</a> is going to try and silence the organizers!Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration By STEVE PEOPLES Updated 12:14 PM EDT, April 15, 2025NEW YORK (AP) — "As President Donald Trump pushes the historical boundaries of executive power, some of the Democratic Party’s core political institutions are preparing for the possibility that the federal government may soon launch criminal investigations against them."The Democrats’ dominant national fundraising platform, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ActBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActBlue</a>, and the party’s largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> group, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indivisible</a>, are working with their attorneys for just such a scenario, according to officials within both organizations. Trump’s top political allies have suggested both groups should face prosecution."Other Democratic allies are planning for Trump-backed legal crackdowns as well. Wary of antagonizing the Republican president, most prefer to stay anonymous for now." 'Every one of our clients is concerned about being arbitrarily targeted by the Trump administration. We are going to great lengths to help clients prepare for or defend themselves,' said Ezra Reese, political law chair at Elias Law Group, which represents Democratic groups and candidates and is chaired by Marc Elias, the lawyer who has himself been a Trump target."An FBI spokesperson declined to comment when asked about potential investigations into ActBlue and Indivisible. But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did not downplay the threat of a potential criminal probe when asked specifically whether Trump wants the FBI, the Treasury Department or any other federal agency to investigate Democratic groups."Source: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/democrats-trump-actblue-indivisible-legal-threat-fbi-42f502bcb5888b12628629710c6eb21b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/democrats-trump-actblue-indivisible-legal-threat-fbi-42f502bcb5888b12628629710c6eb21b</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SilencingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingProtest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Clampdown</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrafficInterference</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crackdown</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SLAPPs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VagueLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VagueLaws</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestOrganizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestOrganizers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestSponsors</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtestSupporters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstAmendment</a>

NonilexAt the meeting Tues, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a> Institute leaders said the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> this month revoked $5M in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalGrants</a> that the institute was receiving to develop programs related to reducing recidivism rates & supporting victims of violent crimes, acc/to Nick Turner, head of the Vera Institute.  When <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> members learned that the institute was no longer receiving federal funds, they started to wrap up the meeting, realizing it was no longer necessary.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a>

NonilexIt was unclear how many groups <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> aims to be involved in, but working w/more groups could represent a dramatic expansion of DOGE’s influence in the admin’s operations.…  Based on a transcript of the meeting prepared by the institute, DOGE reps seemed unaware that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a> Institute recently lost its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalGrants</a> & of how <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> groups that receive grants operate differently from govt entities that have independence from the executive branch.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a>

NonilexA member of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> last week emailed the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vera</a> Institute of Justice — an independent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> organization that advocates for lower incarceration rates — to schedule a meeting about “getting a DOGE team assigned to the organization,” acc/to a copy of the email that was reviewed by WaPo.  “If I do not hear from you, I will assume you do not plan to comply with the President’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a>,” said the email from DOGE rep Nate Cavanaugh….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a>

Hanse MinaThe United States is removing sanctions on a close aide of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the State Department said on Tuesday, adding that the punitive measures were inconsistent with U.S. foreign policy interests.<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-lifting-sanctions-key-aide-hungarys-orban-2025-04-15/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/us-lifting-sanctions-key-aide-hungarys-orban-2025-04-15/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hungary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Orban</a>

NonilexUmm, no.DOGE reps told leaders of a [nongovernmental] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> group Tues that it wants to assign members of its team to work at all institutes or agencies that receive federal funds….  A 20-min phone call involved 2 members of DOGE & attorneys for the Vera Institute of Justice, w/DOGE reps revealing plans to potentially attach its team members to more organizations & institutes that receive govt funding….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dictatorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tyranny</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MafiaState</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/15/doge-musk-nonprofit-vera-institute/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/15/doge-musk-nonprofit-vera-institute/</a>

Hanse MinaA user with a Russian IP address tried to log into National Labor Relations Board systems just minutes after the DOGE moved to access and extract troves of sensitive data from inside the agency, according to an whistleblower disclosure. Login attempts were blocked.<a href="https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/04/user-russian-ip-address-tried-log-nlrb-systems-following-doge-access-whistleblower-says/404574/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/04/user-russian-ip-address-tried-log-nlrb-systems-following-doge-access-whistleblower-says/404574/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a>

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