Gus Nasses

Systems Architect generalist, programmability padawan, automation acolyte, AI prompting artisan, unrepentant displaced Denver sports fan.

[Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush]

This is really, actually, no-kidding the disclaimer Hannity ran after his interview with Todd Blanche

[🏴‍☠️Maddox🏴‍☠️ @realmaddox]

This is an insane story. The DOGE whistleblower who said that login attempts were made to the NLRB from Russian IP addresses minutes after DOGE got access had his brake lines cut and photos of him walking his dog from a drone taped to his door after Musk attacked him on Twitter

[Ben Freeman @BenFreemanDC]

Update: The House Armed Services Committee just rejected an amendment that would have removed this provision. A recorded vote was NOT requested, meaning the American public will never know which Members supported or opposed this pivotal legislation.

[Ben Freeman @BenFreemanDC]

"At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the Israeli military more than ever before."

Here's the story: 🧵

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@tripleaaagold @Leonardaisfunny @grok Hezbollah doesn’t have a dark money group spending on our elections. They also aren’t spending money trying to lobby our government to infiltrate our military.

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@MikieAndTheVibe @Brumbpo__Tungus @Leonardaisfunny @Campbell2976 @grok It isn’t and you people can easily just look this up

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@Brumbpo__Tungus @Leonardaisfunny @Campbell2976 @grok Take your own advice to be better.

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@PplsCityCouncil They don’t care about us at all, just training how to invade hospitals. Nothing to see here.

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

They are desperate not to be held accountable for this

[Ana Kasparian @AnaKasparian]

The committee refused to drop the NDAA provision that integrates our military with Israel’s. Cowards held a voice vote.

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@EthanLevins2 @MuslimMarine Dual citizenship holders with ANY nation should be banned from serving in Congress without permanently renouncing foreign citizenship

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

Because they suck at driving and think this reduces accidents.

[Prieur du Plessis @prieurdp]

Why do people reverse into parking spaces?

At first it was one or two misdirected fools, now it's spreading like a disease.

It makes no sense. You are only making it so much harder for yourself, and everyone hates you as you block the road trying to get into the space.

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@KosherChutzpah How’s it going, Uncle Leo?

[Bobby Kogan @BBKogan]

Something underreported: In their reconciliation bill, Republicans are forgoing the normal oversight and restrictions on ICE/CBP funding.

For instance, normally there’s a prohibition on shackling pregnant women. But not for this new money they’re providing. (1/3)

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

🚨 The House just voted 218-204 to move forward on the discharge petition to provide military aid to Ukraine and impose tough sanctions on Russia. The House will vote on final passage tomorrow. This is our Churchill moment and we must pass the test.

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@iFightForKids @Griffin_Smith0 @LegacyProgramVP @WSMV Sure. But that’s not the legal standard for self defense with a firearm. You must not be a party or instigator to an argument prior. Clearly taught in carry permit classes. Flip a guy off in traffic, he brake checks you, you get out and he assaults you, you shoot, conviction.

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

@KhanSaba1278 Funny how this is doesn’t look like you because your a bot and stole someone else’s story

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

SEN. @RonWyden: “Trump has set the new high water mark for public corruption… everybody in 🇺🇸 is subject to IRS audit except the Trumps. I take it as an admission of his own guilt when it comes to tax cheating. Trumps have stuffed every dollar they can into their pockets.”

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

Oh look, more illegal self-serving treachery from our lawless president

[Miles Taylor @MilesTaylorUSA]

Yesterday Donald Trump tripled the size of his personal political army inside the government. Illegally. And almost no one noticed.

Here's what happened:

He signed an order converting ~8,000 of the most senior career officials in government into employees he can fire for any reason, or no reason at all.

These aren't rando's. They're the directors, chiefs of staff, and the people who write the rules or decide who gets federal money, i.e. the lieutenants right below his political appointees.

Until yesterday, they answered to the law. Now they answer to him.

A president normally gets ~4,000 political appointees. People he can bring into government and fire at will. I was one of them at DHS. You serve at his pleasure, full stop -- so if you're gonna speak truth to power, you're prepared to quit (or get fired if he doesn't like it).

The rest of the federal government is PROTECTED from firing if they tell the truth.

But Trump just stripped those protections. Adding 8,000 more people to his personal army. Overnight. Without asking Congress.

With the stroke of a pen, those people now serve at the pleasure of the president. They're "his" people, whether they like it or not.

And the chilling effect is real. An official who can be fired this afternoon for "subversion of presidential directives" (the order's own words) doesn't need to be hand-picked to know what's expected of him or her.

The threat does all the work.

By the way, this order is illegal. The law only lets Trump reclassify jobs when "necessary" in exceptional circumstances. And this blows an 8,000-person hole in the merit hiring / firing system created by Congress.

Without permission, Trump has created a whole new category of stormtroopers inside the Executive Branch.

If this doesn't get challenged in court, you're going to see the U.S. government become a very different place.

Here's the full story: https://t.co/mJzrvzhxGR

[Gus Nasses @gnasses]

Netanyahu was directly and personally involved in illegally obtaining and smuggling our nuclear technology out of the US through Richard Kelly Smyth’s fraudulent front company. Google “Netanyahu Project Pinto”

[Rep. Marlin Stutzman @RepStutzman]

Israel is our greatest ally and a beacon of democracy and free markets in the Middle East.  

Working with Israel through trade and defense agreements will ensure both the US and Israel benefit from our partnership.

[Rep. Keith Self @RepKeithSelf]

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” — Benjamin Franklin

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