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"Tory leader provides no evidence to support position that flies in face of expert reports and her own words."
#Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050 | Kemi Badenoch | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/19/factcheck-kemi-badenoch-conservative-leader-claim-that-net-zero-is-impossible-by-2050
#NetZero (#NotZero) #UKPol
The Guardian · Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050
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Joseph Rillotta, a senior #IRS lawyer, wrote that “no one” at the IRS had taken into account the performance of the probationary workers set to be fired. Rillotta urged that the language be struck from the draft termination letter.
If the falsehood wasn’t removed, Rillotta said he would file a report w/the #InspectorGeneral for the IRS.
Emails Reveal Top #IRS Lawyer Warned #Trump Firings Were a #Fraud on the Courts
The Trump admin cited “performance” failures to justify its #MassFiring of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the admin had not conducted any such performance assessment.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #DOGE #Musk #TrumpPurge #Congress #PowerOfThePurse #FederalAgencies #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary #ConstitutionalCrisis #authoritarianism
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-firings-doge-fraud-law-job-performance
ProPublicaEmails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
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But every element of that claim is subject to serious dispute….
The #Trump admin’s efforts to shape the factual landscape on which the #legal & #political battle over the #deportations are being fought are part of a broader pattern. It has adopted what *seem to be* misleading or deceptive positions in other litigation.
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I recently encountered a particular example in the Garden Professors facebook group. I wrote up the whole story to help people spot the tactics: https://tradescantia.uk/article/garden-professors
Tradescantia Hub • Centre for tradescantia cultivars and information · Ferret-wrangling with the Garden Professors • Tradescantia HubUncovering the Garden Professors' cult of expert personality, as they go to extraordinary lengths to avoid admitting mistakes or learning anything.
Yes, #Musk left #SouthAfrica in part to avoid compulsory #militaryservice
Musk claimed he left the country in part because he didn't want to join the army of an #apartheid regime.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-military-draft-south-africa/
Snopes · Yes, Musk left South Africa in part to avoid compulsory military serviceMusk claimed he left the country in part because he didn't want to join the army of an apartheid regime.
Sen Rick "CryptKeeper" Scott on #CNN:
“Well, first off, Donald Trump walked in with a crappy economy. The number of full-time jobs has been dropping almost the entire Biden administration. This is a lot of work.”
#FactCheck,org: False. "Scott would not return our calls." #LyingLiars
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/03/full-time-employment-increased-under-biden-contrary-to-rick-scotts-claim/
FactCheck.org · Full-Time Employment Increased Under Biden, Contrary to Rick Scott's Claim - FactCheck.orgAs we reported in January, President Donald Trump inherited a resilient economy experiencing continued growth in jobs, including an increase in full-time workers. But Republican Sen. Rick Scott recently painted a much different picture, calling the pre-Trump economy “crappy” and falsely claiming that full-time employment was “dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”
Sarah Wynn-Williams è l'ex direttrice delle policy pubbliche di #Meta
Ha pubblicato un libro in cui rivela pratiche "controverse" messe in atto da #Meta: il titolo è "Careless people" (Gente senza scrupoli)
#Meta ha vinto una causa che impedisce all'autrice la promozione del suo lavoro
Il motivo? Il libro conterrebbe affermazioni false e diffamatorie sull'azienda
Un momento! Ma #Meta non aveva sospeso i processi di #FactCheck sui suoi servizi?
#LGBTQ #trans #disinformation #propaganda #politics #FactCheck
'...while the USDA did issue a $600,000 grant ...and, according to Rollins, since canceled it, the university said on March 9 that the grant did not fund research on menstrual cycles in transgender men but rather research into disposable feminine hygiene products, also known as period products. This is backed up by the project proposal originally submitted to the USDA. Therefore, we rate this claim false.'
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/menstrual-cycles-in-trans-men-research/
Snopes · Canceled $600K research grant didn't fund study of menstrual cycles in trans menU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the cancellation of the grant on X.
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Col. Chad W. Caldwell, commander of the #ArmyCorps’ Sacramento district, wrote that the #water that poured out of Lake Kaweah & Success Lake “could not be delivered to Southern California directly.” To do so would have required several steps of coordination w/ #California state & federal agencies to transport the water to a rarely used connection point, & it quickly became clear that was impossible in such little time, acc/to the memo.
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The agency carried out #Trump’s directive, which came in the wake of catastrophic #wildfires in #LosAngelesCounty, on short notice on Jan 30, though it would normally require days to coordinate. A memo written 4 days after the release, obtained by The Post through a public records request, shows how federal ofcls rushed ahead w/the plan to release #irrigation #water despite objections from #California’s elected ofcls & local #farmers. #FactCheck #TrumpLies #Climate #ClimateCrisis #science #USpol
Exclusive: #ArmyCorps knew #Trump order would waste #California #water, memo shows
The #ArmyCorpsOfEngineers colonel responsible for releasing #reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #science #wildfires #drought #agriculture #farms #crops #DrinkingWater #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/07/trump-water-release-california-fires/
The Washington Post · Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
Je me souviens 
For those wishing to track Trump 2.0, here's a worthwhile site:
#USA #Environment #ClimateChange #News #Fascism #Nazism #Democrats #Economy #Tariffs #MAGA #Lies #FactCheck #FakeNews
https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/tracking-trackers-trump-20-onslaught
SEJ · Tracking the Trackers in the Trump 2.0 OnslaughtKeeping up with the Trump administration is tricky, given the speed and volume with which the action is unfolding. But the new Reporter’s Toolbox has a handy list of more than a dozen Trump trackers, watching everything from campaign promises and executive orders to litigation launched against the administration. There’s even a tracker watching his time spent on the golf links.
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@benpocalypse @MeanwhileinCanada
Thank you for the #factcheck, if we're going to fix things we need to be dealing with the reality that #MAGA & #thefarright can't handle, not sink to #alternativefacts.
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“The #PanamaCanal is not in the process of being restored, & this is certainly not the task that was even discussed in our conversations with Secretary #Rubio or anyone else," #Mulino said.
Asked about Mulino's comments Wednesday, WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt said during a press conference, "I'm not sure if #Panama has seen what's going on with their own canal."
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#Trump’s comments were regarding #BlackRock's agreement to acquire 2 ports serving the #PanamaCanal from a Chinese group, CK Hutchinson, as part of a larger $22.8B deal.
#Mulino on Wednesday rejected the notion that the deal came about because of pressure from the #US & he accused Trump of "lying again."
"I reject in the name of #Panama & all Panamanians this new affront to the truth & our dignity as a nation," he said in a post….
The #Trump White House on Wed doubled down on taking credit for the #BlackRock deal to place 2 #PanamaCanal ports under #US control.
#Panama Pres José Raúl #Mulino on Wed accused Trump of lying about his claim a day earlier that the US is "reclaiming" the Panama Canal.
"My administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, & we've already started doing it," Trump said during his address to #Congress on Tues.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #disinformation #USpol #geopolitics
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/panama-canal-trump-white-house
Axios · White House accuses Panama of being unaware of situation at canal
The man who blocked #Reuters & The #AP from the WH Press Briefing Room, bragged last night that he had "Returned Free Speech to America" after he had #AlGreen removed for protesting.
#DonTheCon #TooStupidToBePresident #SotU
'For the record...': Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods
"Rachel Maddow runs through an exhausting but by no means exhaustive list of false statements made by Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress of his second term."
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods-233514053527 #FactCheck #ForTheRecord #Trump #SOTU #lies #DOGE #politics #fascism #impeachTrump #arrestMusk #criminal #oligarchy
MSNBC · 'For the record...': Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods