The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
submitted by https://pawb.social/u/tonytins
https://www.wired.com/story/treasury-department-doge-marko-elez-access/
Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/MicroWave
Summary
The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director in a 53-47 party-line vote despite Democratic opposition.
Vought, a key author of Project 2025, advocates aggressive budget cuts and expanding executive power.
Democrats warned he will slash programs like Medicare, Social Security, and veterans’ benefits while promoting Trump’s policy agenda.
Republicans praised his confirmation, with Speaker Mike Johnson stating he will help dismantle the regulatory state.
Ukraine receives French and Dutch fighter jets
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/MicroWave
Summary
Ukraine has received French Mirage 2000-5 and Dutch F-16 fighter jets, President Zelenskyy confirmed.
The Mirage jets, modified for air-to-ground combat and electronic warfare resistance, were pledged by France in June 2024.
Dutch F-16s also arrived, fulfilling European commitments amid declining U.S. support.
Ukraine also reported striking a Russian airfield used for drone launches.
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-receives-french-and-dutch-fighter-jets/a-71530786
30 active communities which are not politics, news, memes or tech
submitted by https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/Blaze
It’s been a while since the last thread similar to this, so let’s go.
General chat communities:
!asklemmy@lemmy.world
!casualconversation@lemm.ee
!dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
Art / pictures
!pics@lemmy.world
!imadethis@lemm.ee
!artshare@lemmy.world
!imaginary@reddthat.com
Entertainment
!movies@lemm.ee
!showsandmovies@lemm.ee
!animation@lemm.ee
!eurographicnovels@lemm.ee
Manual hobbies
!homeimprovement@lemmy.world
!crochet@lemmy.ca
!homebrewing@sopuli.xyz
!gardening@lemmy.world
!lego@lemmy.world
!woodworking@lemmy.ca
!3dprinting@lemmy.world
Cooking
!cooking@lemmy.world
!foodporn@lemmy.world
Jokes / funny (no politics)
!dadjokes@lemmy.world
!funny@sh.itjust.works
Games
!boardgames@sopuli.xyz
!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
!jrpg@lemmy.zip
Cute / animals
!aww@lemmy.world
!superbowl@lemmy.world
!taneggs@lemmy.ca
!bunnies@lemmy.world
!lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world
Small note, for ask and casual communities, there are several local versions:
!AskUSA@discuss.online
!askuk@feddit.uk
!casualuk@feddit.uk
!yurop@lemm.ee
!esp@lemm.ee
Co-President Elon Musk wants to abolish federal regulations
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/MicroWave
Summary
Elon Musk, serving as “Co-President” under Donald Trump, proposed eliminating all federal regulations by default, arguing they restrict freedom.
In a leaked call with Republican lawmakers, including Senators Joni Ernst and Mike Lee, Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy saw Trump’s second term and a conservative Supreme Court as a unique chance to deregulate government permanently.
Critics argue such actions would be unconstitutional and dangerous, risking public health and safety.
Ernst later defended the plan on Fox News, calling it necessary “disruption.”
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a63680239/elon-musk-call-republican-senators/
When you forget that you hired THEM because you weren't skilled enough to do it yourself
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/Mickey7
The Romans angered the gods, and the gods made them into Italians 😔
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/PugJesus
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e2687e49-56b1-4853-988a-18bf01fa5667.webp
Tesla sales plunge 59% in Germany to lowest level in years
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/MicroWave
Summary
Tesla’s sales in Germany fell 59% in January, reaching their lowest level since July 2021, as CEO Elon Musk’s political activities may be damaging the brand.
Musk’s support for Germany’s far-right AfD and controversial remarks about the country’s history have drawn criticism. Tesla also saw declines in France and the UK, key European EV markets.
Other factors, such as production changes and inventory shortages, contributed to the slump.
Competitors like Volkswagen and BMW gained market share, and rival EV makers are actively courting disaffected Tesla customers.
Elon Musk's Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink's Contracts in Ukraine
submitted by https://lemmy.ml/u/zdhzm2pgp
Maybe it's just hitting the side of the bowl. The outside of the bowl.
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/cm0002
Who doesn't enjoy a good basement brick wall stare session now and then?
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/cm0002
NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About 'Women in Leadership' From Its Websites: Report
submitted by https://lemmy.world/u/return2ozma
Trump’s pick for counterrorism called for arresting BLM leaders as terrorists
submitted by https://sh.itjust.works/u/HellsBelle
Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, completed 11 combat deployments during the War on Terror. The combat left scars. In 2019, an ISIS suicide bomber killed his wife, a Navy cryptologist and linguist, in Syria. By the time he returned home, his worldview had shifted: Kent came to believe, as I wrote in a 2022 profile, that his early tours in Iraq gave him a “special gift of clarity.” He understood how quickly a society could come undone.
After this, Kent went from apolitical to active. The Black Lives Matter and antifa protests in Portland during the summer of 2020 triggered fears for him that the United States could similarly implode. Everything, he felt, was crumbling. He and his two young boys quickly left the city for rural Washington.
“We need to treat antifa and BLM like terrorist organizations. We need to use the tools of the federal government, the FBI, the US Marshals—go after them like organized criminals and terrorists,” Kent said in a 2021 conversation with the podcaster Tim Pool about the group’s leaders. “So, when we start arresting these guys and charging them with federal terrorism charges, that’s going to take away a lot of the incentive to go out and riot.”
