Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publicdisservice, aggregated by home.social.
#ElonMusk’s #DOGE made big errors in claims of government savings, #GAO finds
The #government #watchdog found that billions of dollars in DOGE’s public tally could not be verified & that some claimed cuts never happened.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #Musk #InfoSec #PublicDisservice #law #regulation #CivilServants #CivilService #PublicService #MassFirings #FederalAgencies #Trump #USpol
https://wapo.st/3TGeMAy
For a #contempt resolution to carry the force of #Congress, the full #Senate must adopt it; in that case, it would be sent to the #USattorney in Washington, DC [ #JeaninePirro ], who could then present a case to a grand jury. But contempt resolutions require a 60-vote majority, & with 53 #Republicans in the Senate, adoption is highly unlikely.
#scapegoat #law #PublicHealth #PublicDisservice #science #medicine #Trump
The vote, along party lines, clears the way for the committee to recommend that the #DOJ prosecute Dr. #Fauci for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena, a #misdemeanor under federal #law. But that does not mean the department will take up the case.
#scapegoat #law #PublicHealth #PublicDisservice #science #medicine #contempt #Congress #Senate #Republicans #Trump
🤬🤯 beyond disgraceful
The #Senate “Homeland Security” Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony S. #Fauci in #contempt of #Congress for his refusal last week to answer questions from the panel. The committee’s chairman, #Republican Senator #RandPaul of Kentucky, has said he wants to see Dr. Fauci “in prison.”
#law #scapegoat #PublicHealth #PublicDisservice
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/politics/fauci-contempt-of-congress.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share&rsrc=cl-share
I’m not going to repeat the crazy stuff #RFKJr said. CNN should not have given him a platform. Everything that came out of his mouth was just wrong.
#Trump #PublicHealth #science #medicine #PublicDisservice #eugenics #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #USpol
Shameful
#RFKJr targets #Fauci & pushes #medical #misinformation in fiery CNN interview
In attempting to rewrite the history of the #US #Covid-19 response, “Health” Secy Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday pinned the blame for pandemic lockdowns on Dr. Anthony Fauci, while simultaneously reviving a string of debunked assertions about #vaccines, #RSV & #measles.
#Trump #PublicHealth #science #medicine #PublicDisservice #eugenics #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #USpol
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/politics/rfk-jr-fauci-medical-misinformation
These idiots haven’t even granted #Trump #WarPowers! But sure, give him 95 BILLION DOLLARS to keep waging an #illegal #war 🤦🏼♀️
#House #Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the #IranWar & Trump's “priorities”
#law #idiocracy #Iran #TaxpayersMoney #USpol #PublicDisservice
https://apnews.com/article/gop-95-billion-iran-war-trump-johnson-f9dea5ef800bfeb0e343256e841af38f
#GOP “Revolt” Paralyzes the #House, Stalling #Trump Agenda
A #Republican blockade derailed a #Pentagon policy bill & other #legislation as the #FarRight pressed for action on a #voting bill championed by Trump.
#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #BigLie #midterms #rigged #VotingRights #PublicDisservice #dysfunction
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/us/politics/republicans-house-defense-elections-save-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
“It’s kind of like if you were a firefighter trying to put out a house fire, & somebody is standing on the hose trying to have a philosophical debate with you about whether water is good or not,” he said.
#RFKJr #Trump #idiocracy #PublicDisservice #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #AntiVaxxers #disinformation #ConspiracyTheories #science #medicine #disease
The #virus has jumped between under-vaccinated groups of people across the state. Dr. Leisha Nolen, the #Utah state epidemiologist, said that #measles cases had emerged in 22 of the state’s 29 counties. Most of the counties that have been spared have very small populations, she added.
#RFKJr #Trump #idiocracy #PublicDisservice #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #AntiVaxxers #disinformation #ConspiracyTheories #science #medicine #disease
#Utah Becomes the New Center of #US #Measles Cases
Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in recent #vaccine exemptions among #children.
#RFKJr #Trump #idiocracy #PublicDisservice #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #AntiVaxxers #ConspiracyTheories #science #medicine #research #disease #ethics #HHS #NIH #CDC #FDA #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/well/measles-cases-utah.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
“We are not even going to pretend that we are trying to figure it out,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski, #Republican of Alaska, one of those bound for Germany. “It doesn’t look great.”
The Capitol emptied out Thursday, a full day before the midnight Friday deadline for funding #DHS. Lawmakers who were deadlocked over new restrictions on #immigration officers jetted off to Munich for a security conference or headed home for a weeklong recess, seemingly unconcerned with the looming closure. It was a jarring change from the past, when lawmakers were reluctant to seem like they were giving up for even a moment before time ran out for a deal.
A #Trump hotel in #Oman. A tower in #India. A #GolfCourse near Riyadh, #SaudiArabia. These are just a few of the >20 overseas projects the #TrumpOrganization is pursuing, often requiring cooperation with foreign governments [um, #FARA folks???]. These deals have made a minimum of millions for the #Trumps…. And the admin has treated those exact same governments favorably.
#POTUS4sale #SelfService #PublicDisservice #law #US #USpol #Constitution #emoluments #plutocracy #kleptocracy #MafiaState
NYT knows this number is an underestimate because some of his #profits remain #hidden from public view. And they continue to grow.
In fact, “The Trumps” have made at least $23 million trom licensing the #Trump name just in overseas marketing since his re-election.
#SelfService #PublicDisservice #law #US #USpol #Constitution #emoluments #plutocracy #kleptocracy #MafiaState
A review by the NYT editorial board relying on analyses from #news organizations [with strict #JournalisticStandards requiring a minimum of 2 #reliable #sources to report on any single matter]…shows that #Trump has [ab]used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion.
#SelfService #PublicDisservice #law #US #USpol #Constitution #emoluments #plutocracy #kleptocracy #MafiaState
There are bad anniversaries.
Trauma, deaths, physical illness…
This anniversary is a muther f⁕⚠︎ing all-of-the-above amalgam.
#Trump Has Pocketed $1,408,500,000 in >1 year in power
A year ago, Trump took an #oath to serve the people of the #US.
Instead, he focused on enriching himself.
[I am all out of gift articles, they’ve all gone to you]
#SelfService #PublicDisservice #law #US #USpol #Constitution #emoluments #plutocracy #kleptocracy #MafiaState
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/20/opinion/editorials/trump-wealth-crypto-graft.html
Even by the standards of an institution that has set records for #dysfunction in recent years, the #Republican-led #Congress in 2025 hit new lows for #productivity.
Plagued by a razor-thin majority, intraparty divisions & a fear of doing anything that might draw #Trump’s ire, Speaker #MikeJohnson toiled to keep the #House running.
How the #House Slumped to Historic Lows of #Productivity in 2025
Despite holding a governing trifecta, #Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes & fewer bills that became #law than almost any session in the last two decades.
#Congress #law #GOP #dysfunction #PublicDisservice #Trump #MikeJohnson
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/17/us/politics/house-republicans-majority-productivity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Projection
#Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by #Democrats seeking #healthcare for the people
The government #shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as #Republicans continue to refuse to negotiate with #Democrats. Millions of people could lose #FoodAid benefits, #health #care subsidies are set to expire & there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.
#PublicDisservice
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-longest-trump-democrats-senate-filibuster-1f147746aab58daffd8a8cb578df0b81?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-03-No+end+to+the+shutdown
#GOP senator blocks #Democrats bill to #pay all federal employees during #shutdown
Sen #RonJohnson (R-WI) objected to a request by Sen #ChrisVanHollen (D-MD) on Thursday for the #Senate to immediately consider & pass a bill to pay all #FederalWorkers, members of the #military & federal #contractors during the 2025 government shutdown.
#law #PublicDisservice #Republicans #Trump #OrchestratedShutdown
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5569758-ron-johnson-chris-van-hollen-shutdown-pay-bill/
Because he just doesn’t care, #Trump cancels White House meeting with #ChuckSchumer & #HakeemJeffries despite risk of a #government #shutdown
Trump has abruptly canceled this week’s planned meeting with congressional Democratic leaders, refusing to negotiate over their demands to shore up #healthcare #funding as part of a deal to prevent a potential looming #FederalGovernment shutdown.
#PublicDisservice
https://apnews.com/article/trump-government-shutdown-schumer-jeffries-meeting-8b1726435066403bf6b9fe4e4fffc029
“The fact that 180 people signed onto the letter, with a supermajority of them still working in the building, & dozens of those people wanted to attach their real names signifies the severity of the problem,” Jeremy Edwards, a former press secretary for #FEMA who signed the letter, said in an interview. “They are that scared of us being so inadequately unprepared. It speaks a lot to the situation right now.”
#Trump #Disasters #Climate #ExtremeWeather #PublicDisservice #USGovernment #law #labor
At least 2 #FEMA staff members who had been part of the federal response to July’s #Texas #flooding #disaster have now been placed on leave, acc/to an agency employee & another person familiar wi/ the situation.
One employee who manages cases for all #disasters, including TX helped orchestrate the letter.… She has now been placed on leave & pulled off her disaster casework.
#Trump #Climate #ExtremeWeather #PublicDisservice #FederalGovernment #law #labor #kakistocracy #idiocracy
By Tuesday evening, the #FEMA office of the administrator had sent several people letters informing them that effectively immediately, they were on an administrative leave, operating “in a non-duty status while continuing to receive pay & benefits.”
Last month, the #Trump admin also put nearly 140 #EPA employees on leave after they sent their own letter of #dissent.
#NaturalDisasters #Climate #ExtremeWeather #PublicDisservice #FederalGovernment #law #labor #kakistocracy #idiocracy
The #Trump admin placed #FEMA employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of #dissent about the agency’s leadership….
About 180 current & former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of #Congress & other officials, arguing the current leaders’ inexperience & approach harms FEMA’s mission & could result in a #disaster on the level of #HurricaneKatrina.
#NaturalDisasters #Climate #ExtremeWeather #PublicDisservice #FederalGovernment #law #labor #kakistocracy #idiocracy
#Trump puts #FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing the administration in open letter
About 180 current & former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of #Congress & other officials protesting the agency’s leadership & direction.
#EmergencyManagement #Climate #ExtremeWeather #PublicDisservice #FederalGovernment #law #labor #kakistocracy #idiocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/26/fema-employees-leave-trump-administration-letter/
Taxpayers are being asked to pay $2BILLION to *beautify* DC, yet the #FederalGovernment is unable to serve the public in a real [not Trump imagined] crisis.
#FEMA staff warn #Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level #disaster
About 180 FEMA employees signed a letter to #Congress arguing that current agency leadership has hindered the ability to effectively manage #emergencies.
#climate #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #PublicDisservice
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/climate/fema-employees-letter-trump-katrina.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Sen #LisaMurkowski (R-AK) joined #Democrats on the #hospitals vote & a separate Democratic motion to prevent the #legislation from shifting some #FoodStamps costs to states.
On a party line vote, #Republicans also dismissed a motion by Democrats to strike any provision that would cut #Medicaid.
In the runup to a final #Senate vote on #Trump’s big bill of tax cuts & spending cuts, #Republicans have voted down #Democratic amendments to strike portions of the bill that would reduce funding for rural #hospitals, #FoodStamps & #Medicaid.
Sen #SusanCollins (R-ME)joined #Democrats on an amendment to strike language that would force rural hospitals to limit their services.
#law #policy #PublicDisservice
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-6-30-2025#00000197-c1a1-d0e0-abbf-ffbf19690000