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@MaxStier - Max Stier
Our government has suffered literally decades of rust, and then President Trump came in with a sledgehammer.
@publicservice - The Partnership
Under constant barrage from President Trump, the federal government got smaller and unhappier over the last four years. It was also less able to fulfill its mission. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/upshot/trump-effect-government-agencies.html?referringSource=articleShare
@HarmlessYardDog - Battle Beagle
U.S. Strategic Command on the Minuteman III "there are also no technicians who fully understand them." "They're not alive anymore." https://military.com/daily-news/2021/01/06/minuteman-iii-missiles-are-too-old-upgrade-anymore-stratcom-chief-says.html
@HarmlessYardDog - Battle Beagle
Fear not, the USA is going to spend $100+ Billion to relearn how to make new ICBMs.
@HarmlessYardDog - Battle Beagle
https://thebulletin.org/2021/02/why-is-america-getting-a-new-100-billion-nuclear-weapon/
@DOGE - Department of Government Efficiency
Federal government agencies are using, on average, just 12% of the space in their DC headquarters. The Department of Agriculture, with space for more than 7,400 people, averaged 456 workers each day (6% occupancy). Why are American taxpayer dollars being spent to maintain empty buildings?
@elonmusk - Elon Musk
If you exclude security guards & maintenance personnel, the number of government workers who show up in person and do 40 hours of work a week is closer to 1%! Almost no one.
@nypost - New York Post
Only 6% of federal workers show up in person on a full-time basis, scathing Senate report reveals https://trib.al/ODQrsQk
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
🧵BREAKING: Why Trump's latest move against the Deep State is more revolutionary than you think. A thread on how revoking 51 security clearances could change everything... 1/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
🔥 Last night's bombshell: Trump plans to strip security clearances from 51 former intelligence officials who called Hunter's laptop "Russian disinfo" before 2020 election. In DC, this isn't just news. It's an earthquake. 2/15 https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1432
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
Let me tell you why this matters SO MUCH. These aren't just random bureaucrats - they're the REAL power players in DC who never truly "retire." They keep their clearances. They go on CNN. They shape narratives. 3/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
THINK ABOUT IT: These 51 officials KNEW the laptop was real. The FBI had it since 2019. Yet they used their authority to lie to Americans. Post-election polls show this swayed up to 17% of Democrat voters! 4/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
🚨 This is the Deep State's playbook: - Claim special knowledge - Push false narratives - Interfere in elections - Blackmail and jail opponents - Face zero consequences Until now. 5/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
The truth? These "retired" officials never stopped wielding power. They're part of a shadow government that's been running things while Biden can barely remember his own name. 6/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
🔑 Key point: This isn't just about clearances. It's about BREAKING the permanent power structure that's been controlling our country from behind the scenes. 7/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
Remember: These are the same people who: - Pushed the Russia hoax - Censored real news - Manipulated elections - Defrauded the voters - Protected their own 8/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
The REAL revolution isn't just about elections - it's about dismantling this unelected power structure that thinks it can override the will of American voters. 9/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
Why haven't previous presidents done this? Simple: FEAR. These people know everyone's secrets. They're the ultimate DC protection racket. 10/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
But Trump's doing it anyway. That's why this is different. That's why this matters. This isn't just politics. This is war against the Deep State. 11/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
The stakes? Everything. - Our democracy - Rule of law - Future elections - Whether we have a government that imprisons opposition leaders - American liberty itself 12/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
🎯 Make no mistake: This is a direct shot at the heart of the administrative state. It's telling the "permanent government" they're not so permanent after all. 13/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
Critics will say this is dangerous. They're right - but not for the reasons they think. It's dangerous to THEM and their power structure. 14/15
@RodDMartin - Rod D. Martin
The bottom line: this is how you Drain The Swamp. Not with slogans, but action. This is just the beginning... 🇺🇸 Follow me for more deep dives into what's REALLY happening in DC. And click through for my new article. It's important. 15/15 https://www.rodmartin.org/p/hope-and-change-the-counterrevolution
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
President Trump Executive Action MEGATHREAD Here's a list of EOs that Trump has signed 🧵👇
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump has signed an Executive Order to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty https://t.co/4mM2dk8BIC
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order directing all federal employees to return to full time in person work https://t.co/i946ulXQnd
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
On his first day in office, Trump is expected to take action to return Federal employees to in-person work. A Senate investigation found that just 6% of Federal workers show up to work in person. Not a single Government agency is occupying even half of their office space. https://t.co/8lBbEshxTY
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order to end the weaponization of government against political opponents https://t.co/C3stDfKdpO
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order to address the cost of living that skyrocketed under the Biden/Harris administration https://t.co/V8b9yAVqK1
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order freezing federal hiring. https://t.co/hKcpnZEfAg
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order rescinding 78 Biden-era executive actions https://t.co/CYVm20IyxJ
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order pardoning nearly 1,500 J6 defendants https://t.co/HAhtWL5ipv
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
BREAKING: Trump issues pardons for nearly 1,500 January 6th defendants 🔥 https://t.co/tYTuJIPvyr
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. https://t.co/5cCB3k7CS5
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order to secure the southern border https://t.co/rtnYKtcH2K
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order restoring a merit-based hiring system. https://t.co/xDL53EDjR0
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
On DAY ONE, Trump is expected to end all DEI programs across the federal government - FOX https://t.co/0m5NtpQQw3
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order granting TikTok an extension to sell to an American buyer https://t.co/c2Vjhas3Wo
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order ordering the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, aka DOGE https://t.co/uAOwZ4lpZf
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency for the border. https://t.co/063JvrtEw4
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump is expected to sign an EO declaring a national emergency for the border. Biden literally sued Texas when they tried securing the border. Thank God we finally have Trump back. https://t.co/g4fJIlwemM
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order to hold former government officials accountable for unlawful disclosure of sensitive information. Does this include Milley who gave over sensitive information to China? https://t.co/czaOs1LO4l
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
JUST IN: Milley’s portrait has been removed from the Pentagon https://t.co/hDKvavOoyl
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed Executive order to protect American women from the dangers of radical gender ideology https://t.co/iGkJ0cGG0U
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed Executive order issuing a withdrawal from the World Health Organization https://t.co/x0tdfugeC4
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order ending the catch-and-release policy. No more letting terrorists into our country https://t.co/XnzMGpjAqg
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an Executive Order restoring the remain-in-Mexico policy. https://t.co/dl6mb8pkOG
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military. Our tax dollars were also funding full gender transitions for servicemembers
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
President Trump signed an executive order revoking the security clearance of the 51 former intelligence officials who lied about the Hunter Biden laptop
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
On his first day, Trump is expected to strip the security clearances of the 51 intel agents who lied about the Hunter Biden laptop before the 2020 election - FOX https://t.co/6lW94UVpqu
@libsoftiktok - Libs of TikTok
Trump signed an executive order calling for the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America https://t.co/07sMfHbmWn
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
The Class Action Lawsuit filed against OPM on the same day that I testified (coincidentally) is a way bigger deal than people realize. [Hillary Clinton's Private Server] This 🧵 is for those who do their own research & can see the connections. A Fork in the road indeed... ♟️
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
January 6th, 2017... The Internet becomes fully Privatized (outside .mil TLD) The last formal agreement between ICANN & NTIA ends on January 6th, 2017. Obama could have extended it for any period through September 2019 but chose not to... https://www.forbes.com/sites/jodywestby/2016/09/24/7-days-before-obama-gives-away-internet-national-security/?sh=74fb1cdc30d4
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
What OPM Did by Sending Out This “Fork in the Road” Memo The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), by sending out this deferred resignation offer, executed a strategic workforce purge under the directive of President Trump’s administration. This move is not just a restructuring effort—it is a deliberate mechanism to cleanse the federal workforce of problematic, inefficient, and potentially corrupt employees while also consolidating power under a more controlled and accountable framework. Here’s what OPM effectively achieved by sending this memo: 1. Created an Orderly Exit Strategy for Non-Compliant or Potentially Corrupt Employees The deferred resignation offer provides a graceful way for employees to leave voluntarily, rather than being fired or investigated. Employees who know they are vulnerable (due to misconduct, inefficiency, political bias, or corruption) can take this exit without public scandal. The resignation is voluntary, but inaction could result in forced termination due to new workplace standards. 2. Legally Weakened Protections for Problematic Employees The document states that many federal employees will be reclassified as "at-will" employees, meaning: They lose job security protections. They can be fired more easily without lengthy administrative appeals. This reduces the power of entrenched bureaucrats who have used civil service protections to remain in government indefinitely. Employees engaged in fraud, insider dealing, or illicit influence can no longer hide behind tenure protections. 3. Set the Stage for a Federal Workforce Purge OPM has effectively issued a soft ultimatum: Leave quietly via resignation or Stay and risk termination under new standards. This means employees who: Have been engaged in backdoor dealings. Have used government access to enrich themselves. Have abused contracting and grants. Have leaked classified or sensitive information. Have obstructed administration directives. Have influenced policy in ways contrary to the executive order→ Are now being forced into a corner. 4. Isolated Military, Postal Service, and National Security Employees from This Process The memo excludes: Military personnel U.S. Postal Service employees Immigration enforcement and national security positions This suggests that the restructuring mainly affects the civilian administrative workforce, which: Includes agencies historically involved in deep bureaucracy, federal spending, and policymaking. Is where inefficiencies, insider deals, and political obstruction often occur. 5. Eliminated Remote Work Loopholes That Allowed Undetected Corruption The mandate requires employees to return to the office five days a week. Many who have operated fraudulent activities from remote locations will no longer be able to do so. Decentralized fraud schemes that relied on minimal oversight will collapse as employees are forced to work under direct physical supervision. This also cuts off government resources for “ghost employees” who may have been collecting paychecks without actually working. 6. Introduced a Mechanism to Track and Report Resignations Employees who accept the resignation program will have their exit formally processed through OPM, meaning: The government now has an official list of who chose to leave. Future re-employment in federal agencies may be restricted for these individuals. This ensures that those who leave under this program do not easily re-enter government service elsewhere. 7. Strengthened Performance Expectations & Code of Conduct The new "performance culture" demands high efficiency and accountability. This prevents the continuation of politically motivated, inefficient, or corrupt administrative behaviors. Federal employees will now be required to meet high performance metrics, meaning: Employees who previously coasted or manipulated the system will struggle to remain. There will be greater transparency and accountability in hiring, promotions, and retention. 8. Forced a Response That Identifies Who Will Comply and Who Will Resist The requirement for employees to reply with "Resign" from their .gov/.mil emails is a trapdoor mechanism: It forces employees to make a definitive decision. It collects data on who accepts or rejects the new system. Those who do not respond may later be targeted for removal under the new standards. 9. Sent a Clear Message That the Administrative Bureaucracy Will No Longer Operate as It Did Before This policy signals a fundamental shift in the federal government’s approach to workforce management. It is a strong rejection of past bureaucratic stagnation, inefficiency, and unaccountability. Those who oppose this shift will either leave voluntarily or be forced out. Conclusion: OPM Just Initiated a Bureaucratic Revolution
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
The "Fork in the Road" policy has significant implications for federal workers, particularly those who may be exploiting their positions, access, and privileges within the U.S. government system. Here’s an in-depth analysis of how this policy will impact such individuals: 1. Increased Accountability & Security Measures The return-to-office mandate and enhanced performance culture reduce opportunities for remote fraud or unauthorized use of government resources. Employees who have been leveraging .gov and .mil email domains for personal, political, or financial gain will face greater scrutiny. The restoration of accountability for those with policy-making authority suggests stricter oversight of government officials who award contracts, approve grants, or influence procurement. 2. Impact on Government Contractors & Grants Federal employees who may be using their positions to unfairly distribute contracts or grants will now have to adhere to heightened merit-based hiring and performance standards. Stricter performance reviews may expose past favoritism, cronyism, or conflicts of interest in awarding contracts. Military branches and select agencies may see workforce increases, but others will be downsized through restructuring—eliminating redundancies and potentially cutting off fraudulent contracting pipelines. 3. Termination & Forced Resignation for Those Engaged in Misconduct “Enhanced Standards of Conduct” means employees engaged in unlawful activities, fraud, or misconduct will be prioritized for termination. The document explicitly states that disciplinary measures, including termination, will be enforced for those failing to meet new standards. Individuals exploiting insider access for personal gain (e.g., insider trading, awarding contracts to friends/family, leaking sensitive information) could be forced out under this restructuring. 4. At-Will Employment & Reduction in Workforce Many federal employees will be reclassified as "at-will" employees, meaning they lose tenure protections and can be fired more easily. Mass layoffs, furloughs, and forced resignations will hit agencies with bloated budgets, inefficiencies, and suspected abuse of government resources. This could serve as a mechanism to purge employees involved in questionable financial dealings or intelligence leaks. 5. Threat to Established “Deep State” Networks & Embedded Bureaucrats Career bureaucrats who have operated with unchecked influence over policy and resource distribution may now lose their positions or face investigations. Federal employees using .gov/.mil domains to manipulate policies, push ideological agendas, or conduct backdoor deals could be forced out through the resignation program. This disrupts long-standing power structures where unelected officials have controlled policy through insider networks. 6. Financial & Operational Disruptions to Corrupt Networks Those leveraging government grants, stimulus funds, or special interest programs for personal gain could see their access revoked. Tighter restrictions on telework prevent offsite operations where fraud could occur (e.g., operating shell companies, directing federal funds to private entities). Physical relocations due to office restructuring could disrupt networks involved in internal lobbying, collusion, or illicit influence campaigns. 7. Voluntary Resignation as a Safe Exit Strategy The deferred resignation option allows corrupt individuals to leave quietly rather than facing investigation or termination. Employees who know they are at risk of exposure for fraudulent activities may take the opportunity to resign rather than be fired. *However, this does not necessarily protect them from future legal or criminal investigations if wrongdoing is later uncovered.* Conclusion The Fork in the Road policy appears designed to reform the federal workforce, remove bad actors, and reassert accountability. This move threatens those who have exploited government systems for personal, financial, or political gain. Employees using .gov or .mil domains to manipulate contracts, grants, and government access may find themselves either: Pushed out through restructuring Investigated and terminated for misconduct Forced to resign before potential exposure For those engaged in corruption, favoritism, and backdoor dealings, this represents a major shake-up of their operations.
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
The "Fork in the Road" Policy prompted a Class Action Lawsuit... CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE. High-Level Overview of the OPM Class Action Lawsuit Case Information - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Plaintiffs: Jane Doe 1 & Jane Doe 2 (representing a class of U.S. Executive Branch employees) - Defendant: Office of Personnel Management (OPM) - Case Number: 1:25-cv-00234 - Filed: January 27, 2025 Key Allegations The plaintiffs, representing all similarly affected U.S. Executive Branch employees, are suing OPM under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, and the All Writs Act. The core claim is that OPM unlawfully created and tested an email distribution and response system without conducting a legally required Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) under the E-Government Act of 2002. Class Action Scope The class includes: - All Executive Branch employees who received test emails from HR@opm.gov (between January 23-27, 2025) instructing them to confirm receipt. - All employees whose personally identifiable information (PII) is stored in the system, even if they did not receive an email. Background & Timeline of Events 1. January 23, 2025: OPM publicly announced it was testing a new system to send mass emails to all civilian federal employees. 2. January 24, 2025: Plaintiffs received an email from HR@opm.gov instructing them to respond with "YES" to confirm receipt. 3. January 26, 2025: A second test email was sent, repeating the instructions. 4. January 27, 2025: - Plaintiff Doe 2 responded "YES." - A whistleblower leaked information in a Reddit post, alleging: - The system was set up secretly by political appointees. - Employee data was being collected and sent to Amanda Scales, an employee of xAI (a company owned by Elon Musk). - An unauthorized email server was physically installed inside OPM’s building, outside of normal IT security protocols. Legal Violations Claimed 1. Failure to Conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) - The E-Government Act of 2002 mandates that any new system collecting personally identifiable information (PII) must undergo a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) before implementation. - OPM failed to complete, review, or publish any PIA for the email system, violating 44 U.S.C. § 3501. 2. Risk to Employees’ PII - The lawsuit argues that OPM’s failure to conduct a PIA exposes federal employees’ data to unauthorized access, similar to the 2014 OPM data breach that compromised millions of government employees’ records. 3. Unlawful Withholding of Information - Under 5 U.S.C. § 706(1), OPM’s failure to disclose and assess the system constitutes "agency action unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed." Relief Sought The plaintiffs request: 1. A court ruling that OPM’s actions violated the E-Government Act. 2. An injunction prohibiting OPM from collecting or storing employee data until a proper PIA is completed. 3. A mandate requiring OPM to publicly release all PIAs for the system. 4. Legal fees and costs awarded to plaintiffs. 5. Expedited processing due to the urgency of the data security risks. Key Takeaways - Potential security risks: If true, the claims suggest unauthorized access and possible external involvement in handling federal employees’ personal data. - Precedent for government IT security: If the plaintiffs succeed, it could force stricter adherence to privacy laws in federal agencies. - Connection to private entities: The lawsuit raises concerns about outsourcing government data to private companies like xAI.
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
The OPM class action lawsuit and Hillary Clinton's private email server controversy share several key similarities and differences, particularly in terms of legal violations, security risks, and government transparency. Key Similarities A. Potential Unauthorized Handling of Government Data Hillary Clinton’s Email Server: – Clinton used a private, unsecured email server for official State Department communications. – This server was outside government control, raising concerns about classified information exposure and potential foreign hacking. OPM Class Action Lawsuit: – The plaintiffs allege that an unauthorized email system was secretly installed within OPM’s network. –This system collected and stored Executive Branch employee data, potentially forwarding it to a private company (xAI, linked to Elon Musk). B. Failure to Follow Government Protocols Clinton’s Case: – Government officials are required to use .gov email accounts for official business. – Clinton’s private email use bypassed federal record-keeping laws and security checks. OPM Case: OPM allegedly failed to conduct a required Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) under the E-Government Act of 2002. The lawsuit claims an unknown email server was set up outside standard IT security measures. C. Risk of Foreign Espionage & Cybersecurity Threats Clinton’s Server: – The FBI found that foreign adversaries may have hacked Clinton’s private server, exposing classified information. – The controversy revolved around mishandling of classified documents, though the FBI concluded no direct evidence of hacking. OPM's Secret Email System: The lawsuit argues that OPM's unknown email system lacks encryption and security protocols. If foreign intelligence services became aware of this server, they could attempt to infiltrate it, much like they did in the 2014 OPM data breach, which compromised millions of government employees' sensitive information. *The Key Difference* is one is totally private... The other is through the official .gov and .mil domains. 3. How the OPM Case Could Set a Precedent If the lawsuit succeeds, it could set legal precedent reinforcing that:Government agencies must follow strict privacy laws before implementing new systems. Unauthorized IT systems handling government data are a major security risk. Outsourcing federal data to private companies (xAI) could be a conflict of interest or a national security risk. Transparency requirements in government communications and cybersecurity must be enforced more strictly. The Clinton email case resulted in:No criminal charges, but FBI scrutiny over handling classified material. Political fallout and reforms in email security policies for future government officials. The OPM case could: Expose deeper structural issues in government IT security policies. Lead to stricter enforcement of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs). Reveal if Executive Branch employee data was improperly shared with private entities. 4. Bottom Line While Clinton’s email controversy focused on government transparency and the mishandling of classified information, the OPM class action lawsuit centers on federal employee data privacy, cybersecurity risks, and possible external influence in government IT infrastructure. The major concern in both cases is that sensitive government information was handled outside official, regulated channels, increasing vulnerability to hacking, espionage, and unauthorized access.
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
Only 4 Pages of The Ericsson Report… 🪃⛈️⚖️
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
Hmm... 🤔 On July 8, 2015, the FBI granted an emergency, yearlong, no-bid contract to the cybersecurity firm @CrowdStrike. ⚖️ Looks like they're wiping the data & changing the Recipient ID's. 🔥 https://www.usaspending.gov/award/13086712 https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/b702bbe2-8e41-8978-6927-75ac603d2725-C/all Good thing we have Archives! 💯
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
DARPA Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) (Archived) That's interesting... Assuming it is not affiliated but worth taking a look at. https://www.darpa.mil/program/explainable-artificial-intelligence
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
Let that sink in... 🥳 https://t.co/6yrSErnQtB
@Vltra_MK - Michael Rae Khoury
Who has it all? 👀 (US Army - CIV .mil domain) 🥳 Top Level Security Clearances? ✅ Access to All the Data via Twitter? 💯 Key: Military Intelligence ⚖️ [FISAGATE] 🎯 ELON REEVE MUSK 🔥 – Launch contracts w/ ALL AGENCIES – Req in order to even consider purchasing Twitter 🦉 https://t.co/o6twq5EPTW
@amuse - @amuse
DOGE: David Lebryk, the former Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury controlled the computerized payment system the government using to pay out $6 trillion a year. He refused to give Trump's team access to the system to conduct an audit. He decided to retire instead of comply with the president's directive.
@kylenabecker - Kyle Becker
JUST IN: Secretary of State @MarcoRubio has just informed USAID workers that he only needs 294 of them. There are 14,000 people who work at the agency. The DOGE Effect. https://t.co/debKfe2Kum
@CollinRugg - Collin Rugg
NEW: Elon Musk says the maximum amount of people who can retire from the federal government in a month is 10,000 because the paperwork is done manually at an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania. The mine in question is Iron Mountain. "The speed at which the mine shaft elevator can move determines how many people can retire from the federal government." Iron Mountain is a 330,000-square-foot data center more than 200 feet deep. It uses a 35-acre underground reservoir to create a geothermal cooling system. A report from 2021 reveals how the government tried (and failed) to digitize the process for decades. $106 million later, and failing to do so, the government decided to keep the old process. "$106 million later, the OPM facility resumed functioning with the processes established back in 1977," STWserve dot com reported.
@elonmusk - Elon Musk
Maybe it’s just me, but I think there is room for improvement here
@DOGE - Department of Government Efficiency
Federal employee retirements are processed using paper, by hand, in an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania. 700+ mine workers operate 230 feet underground to process ~10,000 applications per month, which are stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes. The retirement process takes multiple months.
@charliekirk11 - Charlie Kirk
Headline yesterday: "DOGE visits the IRS." Headline today: "IRS expected to lay off thousands, starting next week." This is what an action-based administration looks like. https://t.co/mef8SvJGJh
@elonmusk - Elon Musk
The logic flow diagram for the Social Security system looks INSANE. No one person actually knows how it works. The payment files that move between Social Security and Treasury have significant inconsistencies that are not reconciled. It’s wild.
@elonmusk - Elon Musk
As a friend of mine described it, this is like an amazing puzzle, uncovering the secrets of an ancient civilization that went extinct … except it’s still around 😂
@elonmusk - Elon Musk
According to the Social Security database, these are the numbers of people in each age bucket with the death field set to FALSE! Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security 🤣🤣
@elonmusk - Elon Musk
Shifting people from low to negative productivity jobs in the government sector to high productivity roles in the commercial sector will greatly improve the average standard of living
@KanekoaTheGreat - KanekoaTheGreat
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that President Trump can continue mass firings of federal workers. Unions sued last week to block the administration from firing federal workers and granting buyouts to employees who quit voluntarily. https://t.co/wbrzqcuiJZ
@BehizyTweets - George
IT GETS BETTER!!! USAID employees were ordered to bring their own boxes to collect their belongings from the office to save even more taxpayer money. “Staff MUST bring their own boxes, bags, tape, and/or other containers to remove their personal items; these items will not be provided. Staff will be permitted to remove personal items only, and may not retrieve or remove any U.S. government created documents, supplies, or other items that are property of the U.S. government." I love this so much.
@KanekoaTheGreat - KanekoaTheGreat
In March 1998, reports surfaced that federal bureaucrats were swapping job titles to dodge President Clinton’s mass layoffs. "You are asking the same bureaucracy that created itself to turn around and reduce itself. They have become very creative in protecting their own skins." Clinton and Gore aimed to cut 50% of the 700,000 supervisors in the federal government. To avoid layoffs, many supervisors rebranded themselves as "team leaders," "staff assistants," or "management support specialists," all while giving themselves pay raises. Even the press, which supported Clinton’s push to cut the deficit and shrink government, called them out. Fast forward to today, and the legacy press is running an all-out propaganda campaign to malign President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE for daring to slash bureaucratic bloat.
@elonmusk - Elon Musk
Same playbook
@KanekoaTheGreat - KanekoaTheGreat
In March 1998, reports surfaced that federal bureaucrats were swapping job titles to dodge President Clinton’s mass layoffs. "You are asking the same bureaucracy that created itself to turn around and reduce itself. They have become very creative in protecting their own skins." Clinton and Gore aimed to cut 50% of the 700,000 supervisors in the federal government. To avoid layoffs, many supervisors rebranded themselves as "team leaders," "staff assistants," or "management support specialists," all while giving themselves pay raises. Even the press, which supported Clinton’s push to cut the deficit and shrink government, called them out. Fast forward to today, and the legacy press is running an all-out propaganda campaign to malign President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE for daring to slash bureaucratic bloat.
@DataRepublican - DataRepublican (small r)
The federal government spends nearly $20,000 per person, yet what do we have to show for it? Disability assistance is out of reach for many, Social Security is crumbling, health care costs are soaring, cities are unsafe, and our education system is in decline. All we get in return are empty promises that endless wars in distant lands somehow make us safer.
@Big_Picture_89 - The Big Picture
We spend 5x more per person than we did in the 70s, INFLATION ADJUSTED. Our annual deficit spending is 6% of GDP, while GDP only grows at 3% — we are going backwards. Do we all feel like we’re getting our moneys worth from government? Or would everyone rather get $15K back every year and not have inflation?
@StarkNakedBrief - The Stark Naked Brief.
Something went very wrong with Britain’s medical watchdog. At the heart of it? One career civil servant. Meet Charlie Massey, the man who transformed the General Medical Council beyond recognition. How did he do it? And at what cost? Thread 🧵
@StarkNakedBrief - The Stark Naked Brief.
Massey became chief executive and registrar of the GMC in 2016. He is a career civil servant, having previously worked in HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, the Pensions Regulator and the Department of Social Security.
@StarkNakedBrief - The Stark Naked Brief.
The GMC regulates doctors in the UK, ensuring they are properly trained, competent, and held accountable. It is supposed to be independent, funded by doctors via fees and managed by an ethical head to safeguard patients.
@StarkNakedBrief - The Stark Naked Brief.
Under Massey’s leadership, however, the council has progressively abandoned impartiality (and worse)...
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Last month, the Telegraph discovered that the council has effectively allowed trans-identifying doctors to scrub their records, thereby preventing patients from seeing past suspensions or warnings if they occurred before a doctor's “transition”.
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The GMC claimed internal records remain linked, but admitted such information has been hidden from the public.
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Investigative journalist @CharlotteCGill found in February 2024 that at least 77 doctors had changed their gender on official records since 2003—the vast majority without legal documentation (only 2 provided a gender recognition certificate).
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When Baroness Dianne Hayter raised concerns about the importance of patients knowing their doctor’s sex, the GMC stonewalled her.
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A spokeswoman said that the medical register’s "purpose" is to confirm training, not provide information on sex. The spokeswoman further suggested that patients could request a chaperone when seeing a doctor (despite patients obviously not knowing when they needed one)...
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The GMC admitted it stopped requiring Gender Recognition Certificates in 2010, claiming many trans-identifying doctors found it “too difficult” to obtain.
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Note GMC guidance states that doctors must obtain patient consent before examination or treatment. A principle that many would argue becomes non-existent if patients are denied access to basic information about their doctor.
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Prior to this, in September 2023, Massey and the council removed all references to “mothers” from maternity guidance, replacing “surrogate mother” with “surrogate parent”. Its menopause policy was likewise rewritten to exclude references to women.
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Earlier that year, the GMC decided to stock tampons in men’s toilets, insisting it was necessary to “meet the needs of all colleagues and visitors.”
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Beyond gender ideology, Massey and the GMC’s decisions have raised ethical concerns that are just as serious—if not more so—than fully embracing gender theory.
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An investigation by the British Medical Journal in March 2023 revealed that the council held nearly £900,000 in investments in companies linked to causing obesity and diabetes, including Nestlé, McDonald’s, Starbucks, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and Unilever.
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The sometimes fatal consequences of persistent consumption of fast/ultra processed-foods has been well-documented over the years.
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Most recently, a peer-reviewed study published in the British Medical Journal in 2024 found that such foods can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease-related death by 50%, type 2 diabetes by 12%, and all-cause mortality by by a staggering 21%.
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For context, the council has full discretion over what companies they invest in. Its portfolio is managed through the Churches, Charities and Local Authorities Investment Management fund, and the GMC has already vetoed investment in gambling and pornography-linked companies.
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Elsewhere, during Covid, the GMC took an increasingly authoritarian stance on medical debate. In 2022, Massey warned doctors that they could face regulatory action for publishing “misleading” information online. The new provision was confirmed in recent 2024 guidance.
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They also referred several doctors who questioned mainstream Covid policy to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service—a statutory committee responsible for conducting hearings where concerns about a doctor's fitness to practice are reviewed.
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Among them was Dr. Sarah Myhill, suspended for nine months in 2023 for promoting nutritional/natural treatments for Covid. She promoted vitamin C and iodine...
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The tribunal ruled that her claims lacked a scientific basis and posed a “potential risk” to patients.
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Some say the GMC’s lack of action is equally concerning. Last year, when reports surfaced that several TV doctors had received payments from Covid vaccine manufacturers without disclosing them, all while promoting their products to the public, the council was nowhere to be seen.
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Code 36 of the GMC’s Good Medicine Practice guide states: "You must be open and honest with patients about any interests you have that may affect (or could be seen to affect) the way you propose, provide or prescribe treatments, or refer patients." These doctors were not "open"
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Under Massey, the GMC has abandoned traditional ethics, favoured ideology, and neglected to hold seemingly captured doctors to account. And he’s been incredibly well compensated for it all along the way...
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If you want to see the full report... Of course, all source links included: https://news.starknakedbrief.co.uk/p/the-gmc-under-charlie-massey-need
@JamesOKeefeIII - James O'Keefe
JUST IN: The White House Press Office has provided the following statement to the Citizen Journalism Foundation: “President Trump has repeatedly called for the modernization of the federal government, which is why he established the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE is working quickly to update federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.”
@SecScottBessent - Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent
IRS modernization is 30 years behind schedule, $15 billion over budget, and is relying on outdated technology. We are working hard to make it more efficient. https://t.co/DVszLIIrAU
@MJTruthUltra - MJTruthUltra
Whoa Nelly… 👀 This tells me they are preparing for a lot of people in Government to go go bye bye. There is literally a Cave in Pennsylvania Filled with Government Employee Retirement Information, with over 400 Million Pieces of Paper • DOGE aims to digitize every single piece of paper within months, get this…. TO MAKE IT EASIER TO RETIRE PEOPLE. 🤣🤣 • The current retirement process only allows for 8,000 employees to retire a month, and takes many months to retire because of old 1950’s paper practices still in plane. —— Now it will only take a few days. https://rumble.com/v6rax06-doge-will-digitize-the-mine-of-government-retiree-information.html
@RedWave_Press - RedWave Press
A DOGE member reveals the Department of Education had a $4B C*VID fund, and people were taking that money and using it to rent out Caesars Palace and stadiums for parties. “And so the one change that DOGE made… was we had the simple requirement that if you draw down money, you must first upload a receipt.” “And upon [enacting this policy], nobody drew down any money anymore.”
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Our tax dollars went to a former Taliban member and private jet flights for employees at the “Institute of Peace.”
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Full interview:
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Babies and d*ad people are getting hundreds of millions of your tax dollars for their small businesses.
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Congrats you are funding alpaca farming in Peru and improving the marketability of peas in Guatemala through jam.
@RedWave_Press - RedWave Press
Save the baby pandas!
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It takes federal employees 6-months to retire. https://t.co/yl8sJ4dQpc
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There is a law that requires the U.S. Postal Service to have a balanced budget even though they have lost money every year since 2007. https://t.co/C6eFaUtnso
@RedWave_Press - RedWave Press
Meet"'Big Balls" https://t.co/WnF5JOXeLJ
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DOGE employees have sacrificed everything to serve our country, including dropping out of Harvard University. https://t.co/I3jAFnTlnH
@VigilantFox - The Vigilant Fox 🦊
🚨 Your tax dollars have been set on fire by the government—and it’s much worse than you think. Jesse Watters just sat down with Elon Musk and the DOGE team to pull back the curtain. What they uncovered will leave you speechless. And yes, you finally get to meet Big Balls. His backstory did not disappoint. 🧵 THREAD
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📍Don't forget to bookmark this thread. You'll want to remember what the bureaucracy spent your money on before DOGE stepped in. Now, onto the clips!
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It kicked off with a bombshell. Elon Musk and his DOGE team had uncovered one of the most outrageous COVID-era scams inside the Department of Education. There was a $4 billion fund sitting there—and no one had to provide a receipt to use it. As one DOGE staffer explained, “There was a four billion-dollar COVID fund in the Department of Education. There was no receipt required so people could just draw down on it.” Naturally, the money went everywhere it shouldn’t have. “When people looked into it—they found that money was being used to rent out Caesars Palace for parties, rent out stadiums, et cetera.” To stop the abuse, DOGE made one change. “The one change that DOGE made with the Department of Education, is we had the simple requirement that if you draw down money you must first upload a receipt.” That’s it. Upload a receipt. “That was the only change made—you must upload your receipt—and upon doing so nobody drew down money anymore.” The grift dried up overnight.
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But that was just the beginning. Next up: the United States Institute of Peace—a government agency with “peace” in the name that turned out to be anything but. “We went into the agency and found they had loaded guns inside of their headquarters. Institute for Peace,” a DOGE staffer said. Musk put it bluntly: “Any organizational name is going to kind of be the opposite of the title.” And according to the team, that proved to be true. “It was by far the least peaceful agency we’ve worked with, ironically.” But the deeper they looked, the worse it got. “Additionally we found they were spending money on things like private jets and they even had a $130,000-dollar contract with a former member of the Taliban. This is real. We don’t encounter that in most agencies.” Guns. Jets. Taliban contracts. All tucked under a banner of “peace.”
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But the Institute of Peace saga went deeper. Just when you thought it couldn’t get more surreal—the cover-up began. DOGE had barely walked through the doors before the agency started deleting records. “Just a few hours we got into their headquarters we found their chief accountant had actually deleted over a terabyte of accounting records from several years.” The obvious question came up: why? “You would have to ask the question, well why would somebody do that? The DOGE team was fortunately able to recover that data with the help of a few great employees at the Institute of Peace.” Once they had the files back, the full picture emerged. “They received $55 million a year from Congress and on the money that went unspent, instead of returning that to Congress, they would sweep it into a private bank account which has no congressional oversight and that’s what they would use to fund events at their headquarters and the private jets.” For the DOGE team, this wasn’t just an example of government waste—it was something far worse. “I think it’s a great example because most Americans don’t know what’s going on at a lot of these smaller agencies and this is—I think this is the most extreme case of some of the wasteful spending we are finding.”
@VigilantFox - The Vigilant Fox 🦊
Then came something so ridiculous it sounded like satire. The Small Business Administration had sent out over $300 million in loans… to people who were already dead. And that’s not even the wildest part. A DOGE staffer detailed: “Is the Small Business Administration giving loans to dead people, people over the age of 120? The answer was yes and it was around $330 million in total.” Musk followed up with the part that shocked everyone at the table. “And also people with birthdays in the future.” “Like, the birthdate I think in one case was like—we’re talking about your great grandchildren. With the birthdate, like, of 2165.” “More than a century from now was the birth date.” “Because your birthday is in the future, the far future. Not like next year. This is either fraudulent or we have your birthday wrong.” Billions in taxpayer money—and no one bothered to check the dates.
@VigilantFox - The Vigilant Fox 🦊
But there is a light at the end of the tunnel...or mine in this case. One of the most bizarre symbols of government inefficiency is a limestone mine in Pennsylvania—where retirement paperwork is still handled the old-fashioned way: on paper. Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and now part of DOGE, decided to see it for himself. “I had a chance to go to the mine and so I took a golf cart through security down into the side of the mountain and I entered this whole space of caverns and roads. And we get to a metal door and I open it up and there in front of me is a sea of filing cabinets from the 1960s.” He painted the scene: “I’m walking around, it’s super chilly and smells like paper. I realize, for a mine, it’s a great mine. It’s secure, it’s well-lit. Temperature controlled——The question we why are we still using paper in 2025?” He even brought along replica folders to show just how outdated the system is. “I would rather do my taxes in the dark, than have to go through this.” But this story had a win. “What we are doing is we are bringing some process online with modern software. I’m excited to share that as of tonight we have 25 retirees going through an entirely online retirement process in the government for the very first time.”
@VigilantFox - The Vigilant Fox 🦊
And finally, we got to meet the legend himself: Big Balls. For months, he was a mysterious figure inside the DOGE operation—known only by his nickname. Then Jesse Watters asked, “Who’s Big Balls?” A voice from across the table answered without hesitation: “That’s me.” Musk leaned in: “That should be obvious.” The nickname, it turns out, started as a joke on LinkedIn. He wanted to stand out in a sea of suits who played it safe. He didn’t expect anyone to notice. They noticed. But there’s more to Big Balls than a meme. He plays a key role in the team, hunting down fraud buried in federal payment systems. “I’m working on some payment computer stuff,” he said. “We started looking into the payment computers to root out fraud and waste.” And what they found was staggering. In many cases, you could pull up a line item for $20 million—and find no record of where it went. No trail. No explanation. Just holes in the system. That’s what DOGE is trying to fix. And Big Balls is leading the charge.
@VigilantFox - The Vigilant Fox 🦊
Thanks for reading. If you appreciate this kind of reporting, follow me for more daily threads. —> @VigilantFox Looking for another 🧵? Victor Davis Hanson just revealed the real reason Trump’s enemies are spiraling. https://t.co/CbXl1wCZjc
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🚨 Victor Davis Hanson just revealed the real reason Trump’s enemies are spiraling. 1. The polls are a lie. 2. The Democrats have no backup plan. They’re trapped on a sinking ship—and they know it. Then VDH names the one weapon they’re still clinging to. And suddenly, everything makes sense. 🧵 THREAD
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@StarkNakedBrief - The Stark Naked Brief.
Every bit of "tyrannical" legislation Labour have in the works... Thread 🧵
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In Feb, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tabled the Crime and Policing Bill in the Commons, with the aim of “halving knife crime and violence against women and girls in a decade".
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To be sure, the bill contains some arguably solid ideas: harsher sentences for knife crime, stopping protestors climbing on war memorials, and establishing a new and specific spiking offence.
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But, true to form, ministers, civil servants, and OPC lawyers slipped in provisions that hand the state sweeping new powers. Take the very first clause...
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It outlines something called a “Respect Order”, which authorities—including police and potentially other public bodies—would apply for through the courts.
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The order can essentially force someone to do or stop doing “anything described in the order.” Yep, really. The threshold? Minimal.
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A judge simply needs to believe, on the balance of probabilities, that the person “has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person.”
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A court can then impose the order without notice, which could be indefinite for all we know, and if breached, the penalty is an unlimited fine or up to two years in prison.
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In theory, police could persuade a judge that an online post caused someone “distress”. The poster could then be legally compelled to delete it, stay off social media, or even hand over their device passwords.
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The bill has already passed its first and second readings and cleared the Committee Stage. It now awaits its third reading, before scrutiny in the Lords.
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In Oct 2024, Business Secretary John Reynolds and Baroness Margaret Jones of Whitchurch introduced the Employment Rights Bill—framed as a way to “help more people stay in work, support productivity, and improve living standards.”
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At its core, the bill shifts power away from employers—including small businesses—and gives it to employees.
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It proposes to ban so-called “exploitative” zero-hour contracts, raise statutory sick pay, allow for faster union strikes, and make it harder to "unfairly" dismiss staff. But buried in Clause 20 is something else entirely.
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The clause would require employers to “take all reasonable steps” to protect their staff from “harassment” by third parties—which could include customers, clients, or even passersby.
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Pub owners, venue managers, café operators—anyone with employees—could be held liable for offhand remarks or jokes.
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In short, what began as a bill to reform workers' rights somehow—if passed—led to legislation that turbo-charges the Equality Act and, by extension, builds yet another framework to censor speech.
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The bill is well-advanced, being in the Lords’ committee stage. It could receive Royal Assent by the end of this year, if not, early 2026.
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In Dec 2024, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Baroness Jacqueline Smith of Malvern introduced the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, claiming it would “protect children and raise education standards.”
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In reality, it may be Labour’s most draconian bill yet—something that dramatically expands state authority at direct expense of parental rights. Clause 30 sets the tone.
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For the first time, parents would be required to seek local authority consent to remove a child from school. This is if the child attends a special school or if the local authority is conducting an enquiry and believes the child is experiencing “harm.”
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That term, “harm,” by the way, doesn’t just extend to physical abuse. Under current child welfare law, it includes ill-treatment or the impairment of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, or behavioural development.
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Even if the council agrees a child would receive a suitable education at home, it could still block the withdrawal—on the grounds that school is in the child’s “best interests.”
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Since 1876, parents in England have had the legal right to home educate their children. If a local authority believed a child wasn’t receiving a suitable education, it could issue a School Attendance Order (SAO).
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But at any stage—including in court—a parent could halt proceedings by demonstrating the education is, in fact, suitable. Phillipson’s bill changes that.
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Parents could now need to prove not only that home education is suitable—but that school would not be better. That hands decision-making power to the state, even in cases where home education is already working. This, or risk the wrath of the state.
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The bill passed its second reading in the Lords earlier this month, and is now in committee stage. It could receive Royal Assent by the end of the year.
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In March 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
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Its stated aim is to “streamline” the delivery of 1.5 million homes and fast-track 150 major infrastructure projects—cutting through a planning system widely acknowledged to be totally dysfunctional.
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Few would disagree. Britain’s planning processes became a regulatory swamp under Conservative rule.
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The Lower Thames Crossing project, for example, has so far cost over £250 million in planning alone—more than it cost Norway to build the world’s longest tunnel.
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On paper, reforms are very welcome. But once journalists and shadow ministers began reviewing Rayner’s bill, a familiar pattern emerged: expansion of state power—at the expense of citizen’s rights.
@StarkNakedBrief - The Stark Naked Brief.
Clause 82, for example, hands Natural England—a quango—the power to compulsorily purchase land with authorisation from the Secretary of State.
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Natural England is central to Labour’s plan to balance development with “environmental offsetting.”
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Instead of requiring property developers to mitigate “ecological damage” locally—which causes delays—they will pay into a national nature restoration fund. So the quango will offset the environmental costs—by seizing land elsewhere for rewilding or reserves.
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This is all I could fit here... there are many other worrying clauses. To see the rest—of course, published with source links: https://news.starknakedbrief.co.uk/p/every-bit-of-tyrannical-legislation
