Yes, but did it happen on a urine soaked Russian bed that the first black first lady ovulated upon? That is, apparently, what’s important.
Not knowing who the judge it, and since this agreed “limited” access still allows them to do their job, I’d speculate that the settlement was to avoid a drawn out argument that put a hold on everything. Not so much agreeing, than “we’ll let you have this because it doesnt stop us anyways”. Not everything requires taking a stand to prove you are right.
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From the elections have consequences department
Auto stocks jumped mid day on Friday after the Financial Times reported that the EU is prepared to reduce its 10% tariff on US car imports to align more closely with the USA’s 2.5% rate in a bid to prevent a trade war with Donald Trump.
Names like Ford and GM both saw a bump during afternoon trading, and before paring gains slightly heading into the last few hours of trading for the week.
FT cited Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee. As part of the deal, the EU would also increase purchases of American liquefied natural gas and military equipment.
The move aims to ease tensions over the EU’s trade surplus with the US, a frequent target of Trump.
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A bit more on some of these “wiz kids”, this time from a journalist who deals in facts and does not usually delve into politics AFAIK. Turns out one of the kids has a past that would normally disqualify him from getting a security clearance. And another is a self-admitted racist, if I’m understanding it correctly.
Kind of like Lizzie Knight, Jeff Moss, and “he who shall not be named”?
Kind of like Lizzie Knight, Jeff Moss, and “he who shall not be named”?
I’m not familiar with those references.
Just ask Lois Lerner … or something close. 
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I can’t recall exactly who you sound like, but it be may be Spiro Agnew … allegedly. 
I’ll help you out. They are people who
but have gotten security clearances.
I figured as much, but that doesn’t help me find them. Jeff Moss of the Sesame Street?
He-hey, I got this one!
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I’ve never met him, and don’t know is pedo preferences, but a quick googlio shows that he’s a convicted felon that’s been hired by the gubment.
My googlio skills are lacking today, I can’t find any “jeff moss felon”. There’s the DEF CON guy that worked for the government, but I don’t see any felonies.
I’m cleaning a guest bathroom, will pull it in 12 hours, or so.
Headline:
Musk’s team takes control of key systems
Article text:
[They] gained access to internal computer systems that manage the agency’s human resources, procurement, and finance systems
Good to see NPR hasn’t lost the sensationalism in the reporting.
Oh, wait:
They have also taken control of the bureau’s social media accounts, locking out career staff.
So I guess they have taken control of something, although I don’t think I’d consider social media to be a key system.
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Talking about DOGE, Democrat leader Chuck Schumer recently said, "The American people will not stand for an un-elected secret group to run rampant through the executive branch.
As opposed to the group of career bureaucrats who are most butthurt about what DOGE is doing, and who rather openly and unabashedly defied the elected officials during last Trump term?
Democrat responses never seem to be about right or wrong, it’s about agreeing with them or not agreeing with them.
Besides, how the hell can you call them a “secret” group? They’re doing exactly what was had been promised all along, and have been very vocal about every step. You could characterize them as a lot of things, but secret is definitely not one of them.
My takeaway from this article? That Musk is even doing the social media properly - the DOGE account announces what they have accomplished objectively and with no commentary, Musk only injects his personal opinions by retweeting using his personal social media account.
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The mixed record of the CFPB might be coming to an end, DOGE style.
Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations, in an email from the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, on Saturday evening.
Mr. Vought, who was confirmed this week to lead the Office of Management and Budget, was on Friday named acting director of the consumer protection bureau, the federal government’s financial industry watchdog. In his email to staff on Saturday, he reaffirmed earlier instructions from the previous acting director, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who ordered last week that staff should not issue any new rules or guidance and cease all investigations.
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What do you mean by “mixed record?”
Who can verify and confirm that their claims are true?
What possible relevance does that have to them supposedly being a “secret” group? I know, the default reaction is to mindlessly deflect from valid points, but these guys have been possibly the most public “group” in the Federal government.
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Honest question - is there anything that the CFPB deals with that isnt covered by another agency as well?