Michael Murch

Michael Murch

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As an Air Force veteran, a father, a husband, and a steadfast supporter of the Democratic Party, I firmly believe that Donald Trump is a criminal and a grave threat to the United States.

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Outspoken™️
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If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

Michael Murch
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Marko Elez, a 25-year-old DOGE technologist, was recently installed at the Treasury Department as a special government employee. One of a number of young men identified by WIRED who have little to no government experience but are currently associated with DOGE

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SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.

wrd.cmThe US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually DidSources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.

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BREAKING: I’m hearing from several VA employees that they have been locked out of VATAS - thats how employees request leave - like administrative leave to file EEO complaints. It also shows your work schedule and OT. If this has happened to you, please reach out using the contact info in my bio.

Michael Murch
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“Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch,” thehill.com/homenews/adm...

thehill.comButtigieg fires back at Trump after remarks on midair collision: ‘Despicable’Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back after President Trump criticized the Biden administration and diversity initiatives in the aftermath of a deadly midair collision outside Was…
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I think it’s important to repost this now that the Orange Danger mouse has taken office.

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I’m just gonna leave this here…. Do not obey in advance… scholars.org/contribution...

scholars.orgTwenty Lessons on Fighting Tyranny from the Twentieth CenturyAmericans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is a good time to do so. From acr...
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Feeling burned by the holdover of Obama administration appointees during his first go-around, Trump swiftly exiled Biden holdovers and moved to test new hires for their fealty to his agenda. apnews.com/article/trum...

apnews.comHe's emboldened, he's organized and he's still Trump: Takeaways from the president's opening daysDonald Trump’s first week in office isn’t over yet, but what the Republican president has done so far offers clues about how his next four years in the White House may unfold.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers
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First they came for the immigrants, and I did not speak out—
      Because they were already coming for DEI, unions, gay marriage, EPA regulations, food safety, climate change, gun control, federal disaster relief, lower drug prices, books, journalists, protestors, trans people & contraception.

Michael Murch
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The dismissals began Friday night and were effective immediately, according to two anonymous sources. Neither confirmed the exact number of firings, but an email from a fired inspector general mentioned “roughly 17” inspectors general. apnews.com/article/trum...

apnews.comTrump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agenciesThe sweeping action removes oversight of his new administration. Some members of Congress are suggesting it violated federal oversight laws.
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A video describing the exploits of the groundbreaking African American airmen, who flew combat during World War II, has been removed from the instructional curriculum for new recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the hub of Air Force basic training. www.lipstickalley.com/threads/obey...

lipstickalley.comObeying Trump order, Air Force will stop teaching recruits about Tuskegee AirmenA video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. President Donald Trump’s assault on federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives has claimed a new victim – the...
Michael Murch
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Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

reuters.comMexico refuses U.S. military flight deporting migrants, sources sayMexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a U.S. military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a U.S. official and a Mexican official told Reuters.
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The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such aid for 90 days. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/...

amp.cnn.comUS freezes almost all foreign aid effective immediately | CNN PoliticsThe US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such assist...
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Legal experts and historians tell ABC News that the sheer number of these executive orders is unprecedented based on past presidents' actions but whether they will stick is far from guaranteed abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

abcnews.go.comTrump testing limits of presidential power, but experts say his flex might not stickLegal experts tell ABC News that the sheer number of presidential executive orders is unprecedented but whether or not they will stick is not guaranteed.
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Leavitt said, "The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang, and several illegals convicted of sex crimes against minors." www.cbsnews.com/news/hundred...

cbsnews.comHundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" arrested, hundreds more flown out of U.S. by military, White House saysHundreds of "illegal immigrant criminals" in the U.S. were arrested and hundreds more flown out of the country on military aircraft, the White House said.
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Trump has terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail that was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN. It was pulled on Thursday night. www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...

cnn.comTrump has pulled Fauci’s security detail, source says | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump has terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail that was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN. It ...
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"Within the past few years, elected officials from across the political spectrum have raised the specter of open disregard for federal court rulings. These dangerous suggestions, however sporadic, must be soundly rejected," abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

abcnews.go.comChief Justice John Roberts sounds alarm over potential defiance of court rulingsChief Justice John Roberts issued a stark warning to the Trump administration, members of Congress and the public about threats to the nation’s judicial system.
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Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. apnews.com/article/jimm...

apnews.comJimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care.
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With Cavuto goes one of the network’s last remaining on-air stars to publicly clash with Donald Trump — at a time when Fox has dominated the cable news landscape in part because of its appeal to MAGA conservative viewers. www.nbcnews.com/media/neil-c...

nbcnews.comNeil Cavuto, frequent Trump target, exits Fox News after 28 yearsThe “Your World” anchor had been with the cable network since its inception. The president-elect had often attacked Cavuto for his critical coverage.
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Social Security has dedicated funding, separate from the budget process, said Craig Copeland, director of wealth benefits research at the Employee Benefit Research Institute. This funding ensures that Social Security checks will still be issued. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

usatoday.comWill a government shutdown affect Social Security checks? Here's what you need to knowA December 2024 government shutdown could happen on Friday. How does that affect December Social Security checks? Here's what you need to know.
Michael Murch
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Democratic members of Congress are incensed at the outsized power billionaire-turned-Trump lieutenant Elon Musk appears to be exercising over the policymaking process. www.axios.com/2024/12/19/d...

axios.comDemocrats rage at "unelected co-president" Elon Musk's new power"A lot of the Republicans are pushing for him to become speaker of the House, which might be a demotion for him because he's basically the fourth branch of the government," said one House Democrat.
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The long-awaited decision in a state criminal case against Trump, which was on hold, raises questions about its progress in court. The appeals court ruled that Willis’ office can’t prosecute the case, necessitating a new special prosecutor for its continuation. www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/p...

cnn.comGeorgia appeals court disqualifies Fulton County DA Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump | CNN PoliticsA Georgia Court of Appeals disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the case against President-elect Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators in the 2020 election.
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Trump suggested that the debt ceiling is a meaningless concept — and that no one knows for sure what would happen if it were to someday be breached — “a catastrophe, or meaningless” — and no one should want to find out. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

nbcnews.comTrump calls for abolishing the debt ceilingIn a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it [Congress] could do. I would support that entirely.”
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The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned, mostly because of still-elevated inflation. apnews.com/article/fede...

apnews.comFederal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next yearThe Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year.
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Trump sought to dismiss his criminal indictment and overturn the jury verdict, claiming prosecutors introduced inadmissible evidence during the trial based on the Supreme Court’s ruling granting him presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for official. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/trump...

abcnews.go.comTrump slams judge in hush money case for rejecting his immunity claimPresident-elect Donald Trump is slamming the judge in his criminal hush money case after the judge refused to toss his conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity.