The Daily Beans18 Feb 2025

Injunction Junction

Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Today, Elon Musk is seeking access to personal taxpayer data raising alarms at the Internal Revenue Service; The Washington Post has blocked a two page ad calling for the removal of Elon Musk; January 6th rioters are arguing in court that their pardons apply to unrelated charges; Trump has fired hundreds of FAA employees despite four deadly crashes in four weeks; the Washington state judge who imposed a temporary restraining order last week on Trump’s executive order blocking gender affirming care for minors has now imposed an injunction on him; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

Stories:
Here's the ad the Washington Post wouldn't run - Common Cause

DOGE-affiliated employee expected to seek access to IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information - Garrett Haake and Megan Lebowitz | NBC News

Trump administration firing hundreds of FAA employees despite four deadly crashes in four weeks - Edward Helmore | The Guardian

Jan. 6 Rioters Argue Pardons Apply to Charges Including Murder Plot, Child Porn - Scott CalvertFollow , Tawnell D. HobbsFollow, C. Ryan BarberFollow | WSJ

Judge Hits Donald Trump With Legal Setback: 'Unconstitutional' - Sean O'Driscoll | Newsweek

Good Trouble:

The FCC is accepting comments from the public regarding their case against 60 minutes on CBS. Let them know how you feel.
COMPLAINT INVOLVING CBS BROADCASTING INC., LICENSEE OF WCBS, NEW YORK, NY - PDF

Comments - FCC.gov

FCC Seeks Comment on WCBS News Distortion Complaint | Federal Communications Commission

FCC case against CBS for ‘news distortion’ may go far beyond precedent, scholars say | Reuters

Federal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you’re going to do, or just vent. I’m always here to listen.

Check out muellershewrote.com for my interview with a systems security expert about the massive breach at opm.gov caused by Elon Musk

From The Good News
Flow (2024 film) | Wikipedia

ComfortHouseNV.org

Bureau of Consular Affairs

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