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Government Affairs Manager @POGOWatchdog. Personal account.

[Congressman Pat Harrigan @RepPatHarrigan]

For 20 years, a $6 knob that takes one hour to 3D print has been grounding Black Hawk helicopters four times a month, and the contractor responsible won't sell us the part or the IP rights to fix it ourselves.

So instead, American taxpayers have been paying $40,000 every single time to replace the entire system, multiplied by four times a month, for two decades.

That is NOT a procurement problem, that is a shakedown, and it is exactly why right to repair has to be in this year's NDAA.

[Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics]

INTEL BOMBSHELL: Ex-counterterrorism chief says US spy agencies agreed Iran wasn't building a nuke before war started https://t.co/EaRquRVYsi

[Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin]

.@SenMikeLee and I disagree on a lot. But we both are deeply concerned about warrantless government surveillance of Americans.

Read our op-ed in NYT below about how we can reform FISA Section 702 to protect our national security while upholding Americans’ constitutional rights.

[John Bresnahan @bresreports]

Here’s the 12 Republicans who were no’s on the 5-year FISA extension proposal:

Brian Fitzpatrick
Andy Harris
Darren LaHood
Thomas Massie
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Zach Nunn
Andy Ogles
Scott Perry
John Rose
Keith Self
Mike Turner
Jeff Van Drew

[Ron Wyden @RonWyden]

I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about.

@RepThomasMassie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.

[Rep. Warren Davidson @Rep_Davidson]

Americans' Fourth Amendment rights are not for sale.

I urge Congress to pass FISA Section 702 reforms to close the loophole that allows the federal government to purchase citizens' private data.

Read my op-ed in the Hill 👇 https://t.co/OJnwNOxNtJ

[MSW Media @mswmediapods]

New #UnJustified pod ⚖️ with @muellershewrote & #AndyMcCabe

Guest: @virginiajburger

Listen: https://t.co/R9hxczWaT9

[Archive: Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan @SecNavPhelan]

From day one I made it clear: I won’t spend a dollar if it doesn’t strengthen readiness or our ability to win.

To keep that promise, we’re reshaping how we build and field the Fleet—working with industry to deliver warfighting advantage, beginning with a strategic shift away from the Constellation-class frigate program.

[Tim Sheehy @TimSheehyMT]

President Obama’s Secretary of the Army wrote an op-ed trashing my bill to let our brave servicemen and women repair their own equipment.

It’s shocking that a former SecArmy would support screwing over our military to protect a broken system. #Swamp

@PeteHegseth @SecArmy

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

A flurry of videos shows Rapid Support Forces in Sudan carrying out extrajudicial killings and attacking apparent civilians fleeing North Darfur’s capital El Fasher following the takeover of the city by the RSF.

Urgent international action is needed.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

There is evidence the UAE backed RSF is engaged in mass murder in El-Fashar in Darfur.

Why is the U.S. allowing the UAE - which we fund militarily - help the brutal RSF engage in mass atrocity?

FYI - this isn't just about Trump - the Biden Admin was letting this happen too.

[Cameron Hudson @_hudsonc]

🚨US intelligence agencies confirm that UAE has redoubled its weapons supply to the RSF this year. From me: “The war would be over if not for the UAE. The only thing keeping RSF in this war is the overwhelming military support they’re getting from the UAE."https://t.co/D8LZ98p9Yd

[omar tabuni @omar_tabuni]

Toxic mold, rampant fraud, and hardly any accountability! Our service members deserve better than these dire conditions. Check out my fact sheet for recommendations on why Congress must act now and how they can improve military housing conditions. #MilitaryHousing #Accountability

[Project On Government Oversight @POGOwatchdog]

Check out our latest fact sheet from @omar_tabuni:

Military families endure dire housing conditions, while negligent landlords continue to dodge accountability. Learn more: https://t.co/ajMxY4S43n

[Project On Government Oversight @POGOwatchdog]

“As millions pour into Trump’s presidential library, there must be greater transparency about the funding sources to prevent conflicts of interest — taxpayers and lawmakers are left in the dark when disclosures are not filed" -@omar_tabuni https://t.co/EVuiUUsWwT

[Project On Government Oversight @POGOwatchdog]

We are thrilled to announce that our investigative podcast, Bad Watchdog, won two @signalawards this year!

If you've yet to give the series a listen, check out our deep dive into the agency tasked with protecting us from security threats: https://t.co/RBrUpq7BoF

[Project On Government Oversight @POGOwatchdog]

We're glad to see @SenatorCollins and @GrassleyPress pushing back against the defunding of CIGIE. This agency is essential to government accountability, and it needs to continue its vital work. https://t.co/Dzd3hO79Op

[Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth]

For his own vanity, Pete Hegseth is pulling our military leaders away from their missions around the world—

At great cost to American taxpayers and our national security.

In every way, this abrupt, unprecedented meeting is too high a price.

I’m demanding answers.

[Project On Government Oversight @POGOwatchdog]

“'It begs the question of why [Hegseth] would do something on such short notice and require so many people to show up in person,' @gwillia08634817
told The Hill. 'The absence of public justification for something so unprecedented is in and of itself, a sort of concern.'”

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

In the last few years we've seen:

- The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
- The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC
- The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi
- Multiple assassination attempts against Trump
- The assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife
- Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson
- The assassination of Charlie Kirk

Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all.

The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be so blind not to see that.