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Elon Musk's government efficiency is moving fast and breaking the law.Trump and Musk's drastic efforts to wipe out federal workforce and reduce government spending have shocked the political world because of their ambitions, but some ignore the law. is.David Super, a professor of administrative law at Georgetown Law School, recently said that many of the mask movements are “very illegal” and that “it appears to be playing a quantitative game and the system cannot respond to everything.” He told the Washington Post that it appears to be a hypothesis. This illegality is at once.”I reached out to the supermarket so…
In his enthusiastic efforts to increase the government's “efficiency,” Elon Musk almost certainly violated a wide variety of federal laws, but has taken Congress's legitimate authority over spending.Donald Trump's top donor – not elected to any office or confirmed to the cabinet location – closed the International Development Organization (USAID), a governmental agency codified by Congress in 1998. did. Government Efficiency (DOGE) had no legal authority to do so. Federal agencies cannot be dissolved without Congressional actions. He did anyway.Musk also has access to the Treasury payment system and suggests he wants to cancel payments he considers waste or fraud.Meanwhile,…
I thought I was good at charging. For example, my phone charges wirelessly overnight, so I hardly die. And if it's dropping in the afternoon, blast it with juice from the fast charger. However, my battery maximum capacity has recently dropped to the 80% range. It's only a matter of time before you need to get a new battery. Lithium-ion batteries that strengthen our phones, laptops and even cars are inherently incomplete and doomed to deteriorate over time. Almost everything we do makes this happen faster. The wireless charger I use overnight generates excessive heat and speeds up battery degradation.…
This story originally appeared Today's kidsVox newsletter about children. For future editions, please sign up here.Three weeks later, the second Trump administration is already flooding with absolutely overwhelming amounts of executive orders, tariff threats and what Elon Musk is doing. So this week I will focus on two behaviors that target children. Trans children in particular have been at the heart of the culture war that has been waged by adults for several years.First, Donald Trump last week signed an executive order seeking to withdraw federal funds for gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19.The order not only…
Theology isn’t usually part of the job description for America’s vice president, but that’s not stopping JD Vance from giving it a try just a couple of weeks into his new position.In a Fox News segment on immigration, Vance laid out what he called “a very Christian concept”: “You love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then after that, you can focus [on] and prioritize the rest of the world. A lot of the far left has completely inverted that.”When…
Winter is inevitable. For many, winter blues feels that way. If the thoughts of a short, cold day fill you with fear, then you are not alone. According to the Cleveland Clinic, at least 5% of American adults experience seasonal affective disorder, a massive depressive disorder “SAD” associated with seasonal changes, and another 10-20% “Winter Blue Mild” I feel the form. ” “I live in New England, where winters are long and shorter days, and during this time I often notice changes in clients' moods and energy levels,” Boston-based therapist Christie LeBlanc said in an email. Masu. “Many reports feel…
On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump shocked the world with a proposal that was completely sudden, even by his standards. All Palestinians should be removed from Gaza, allowing the United States to take over it as territory.There was immediate debate over whether Americans should take Trump with him in his words, and while much of his trajectory tried to soften his declaration on Wednesday, the fact that Trump suggested remains. Masu – Also – The United States unilaterally takes over foreign territory regardless of what the people currently living there are thinking. First of all, it was Greenland that Trump…
If we had the Resistance Movement 2.0, we could have been hit with much needed energy this week.On Tuesday evening, about 20 Democrats from Congress gathered on the eastern stairs of the U.S. Treasury Department's DC headquarters, garnering hundreds of protesters against Elon Musk. Specifically, they were protesting at President Donald Trump's request, against his breakup of federal workers and the rapid acquisition of access to government payment systems. “No one chose Elon!” I read the poster they brought. “The crisis is here,” declared Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas. “I know some of the y'all's people are frustrated and you've…
This story was originally published HighlightA magazine for Vox members only. To get early access to our members-only stories each month: Join the VOX Membership Program now.In February 2021, I got a new copy of How to do an artist By Julia Cameron, the 12-week “The Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity,” first published in 1992. I have heard praise for this book, which has been sung on the internet for a long time. Of the spontaneous writing, you wake up and you'll be done. I only finished nine weeks. A common joke around books is that no one finishes it…
Logoff is a daily newsletter that helps you maintain information about the Trump administration without taking over your life to political news. Subscribe here.Welcome to logoff: Donald Trump ruled the headlines last night, and today, with his declaration that the US has “taken over” Gaza, excluded the Palestinians living there. Its plans – potentially invade, ensure that foreign territory is occupying millions of people over the years – like the massive development, major changes in American foreign policy, the Israel-Hamas War It sounds like.Except that it's almost certainly not happening. There are no indications that the administration is taking serious…