Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

Today, another line prosecutor has resigned from the DoJ in protest to being asked to open a grand jury investigation into an Inflation Reduction Act contract; nearly 1000 career prosecutors including Jack Smith sign a letter in admiration of the prosecutors that have acted courageously in the face of the Trump regime; Judge Reyes holds a hearing on transgender people in the military; New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with members of City Hall to discuss the removal of Mayor Eric Adams; a top social security officer has resigned over a clash with Musk’s access to private data; Trump’s regime petitions the Supreme Court to allow the firing of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger; a quarter of US shoppers have dumped their favorite stores over DEI policy; after MAGA censorship - Santa Rosa students write their own play and take the gold; the Trump regime is making it more dangerous for women in the workplace; the DHS is preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week who are seen as disloyal to Donald Trump; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis | The New York Times

Judge won't block Musk and DOGE from accessing data, making cuts at 7 federal agencies - Melissa Quinn |  CBS News

A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances - Lauren Aratani | The Guardian

Department of Homeland Security preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week - Julia Ainsley | NBC News

Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data - Lisa Rein| The Washington Post

After Censorship, Santa Rosa Students Write Their Own Play — and Take the Gold - Gabe Meline | KQED
 

Good Trouble:
Call/Contact Governor Kathy Hochul and encourage her to remove Eric Adams.

Federal workers - feel free to email me at [email protected] and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen. 

Check out muellershewrote.com for my interview with a systems security expert about the massive breach at opm.gov caused by Elon Musk

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From The Good News
Contra dance - Wikipedia

Immigration rules: Sheriffs across North Carolina working to implement new ICE cooperation law - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

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