Kyle Cheney

kyledcheney.bsky.social

12 March 2025 17:09

In West Wing Playbook today, we recount the extraordinary two-day testimony of CFPB operations chief Adam Martinez, who provided the most detailed look yet at DOGE’s takeover and attempted dismantling of a federal agency. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Kyle Cheney

kyledcheney.bsky.social

12 March 2025 17:08

UPDATE: Reyes now walking through every finding of the studies Hegseth relied on for transgender ban. Virtually every finding cuts against Hegseth's conclusion that it supports the ban. She wants to know why she should defer to his "cherrypicking" and "misleading" analysis.

Kyle Cheney

kyledcheney.bsky.social

12 March 2025 17:08

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Reyes has kicked off a crucial hearing President Trump's effort to ban transgender people from serving in the military. She is beginning by pressing DOJ lawyer on the changes in military policy toward transgender people beginning in 2017.

Kyle Cheney

kyledcheney.bsky.social

12 March 2025 17:08

Reyes notes that a key study relied on by Hegseth for his transgender ban actually concluded that transgender service members were *more* deployable and had fewer lapses in service than people diagnosed w depression who are not automatically excluded from service.

Tris

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03 March 2025 11:51

This MF’er just brought Andrew Tate, a rapist and human trafficker, to Florida! 🤬 The hypocrisy is astounding!