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Democracy Matters :verified:

ProPublica reports that Ernst — again, one of the most powerful Republicans in the Senate when it comes to military stuff — has had some, shall we say, highly questionable relationships with some very influential Pentagon brass, the types of relationships that could suggest serious conflicts of interest and ethical concerns.

Is This What They Held Over Joni Ernst’s Head To Make Her Confirm Pete Hegseth?
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Wonkette · Is This What They Held Over Joni Ernst’s Head To Make Her Confirm Pete Hegseth?By Evan Hurst
#JoniErnst#PeteHegseth#DUIHire
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ProPublica

Exclusive: Six sources who worked for the Air Force or in Congress told ProPublica that they had heard about Sen. Joni Ernst’s relationship with a top military official and there had been concerns about it for years.

propublica.org/article/joni-er

ProPublicaEthical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee
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Deborah Sampson

A Nat’l Guard Lt. Col. & current #iowa Sen #joniernst
Cannot answer truthfully…
“The Atlantic’s” ? whether…
*#russia invaded #ukraine ?
* Is #vladimirputin a #dictator ?

Here is her answer:

“Like all Americans, Ernst wants to see an end to Putin’s unjust war that has cost far too many lives,” a spokesperson said.

Wow!
Leadership will not admit to the truth…
Unquestioned by the whole world 🌎…

By this basis alone…
Should disqualify them as our leaders!

apple.news/AXWp5YPDMTpWxWvCCWW

apple.newsDid Russia Invade Ukraine? Is Putin a Dictator? We Asked Every Republican Member of Congress — The AtlanticPolitics Two simple questions, few straight answers February 26, 2025 In just three weeks , President Donald Trump has exploded long-standing U.S. foreign policy and sided with Russia against Ukraine and the rest of NATO. He sent American diplomats to open negotiations with Russian counterparts—without inviting Kyiv to participate. He falsely blamed Ukraine for starting the war with Russia, and echoed the Kremlin line by calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator.” Then, in a
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Rich Stein (he/him)

Who are you going to believe, your eyes and the facts — including clarifying statements from the original publisher of the "statistic" that has been blown ridiculously out of proportion by the liars in and around the White House and Fox "News" — or the liars in and around the White House and Fox "News"?... 🤔

Wait, don't answer that 🤦... 😬
🧵 masto.ai/@Nonilex/114059328987
h/t @Nonilex
#disinformation #misinformation #musk #DOGE #Republicans #Ernst #JoniErnst #MikeJohnson

MastodonNonilex (@Nonilex@masto.ai)The #Trump Admin Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets #FederalWorkers A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. #FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpPurge #DOGE #Musk #USpol https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-employees-work-from-home-trump-myth
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Nonilex

A week after that, a senior #Trump admin official cited the 6% figure in explaining plans to slash the size of the federal workforce through buyouts. “We’re 5 years past COVID & just 6% of federal employees work full-time in office,” the ofcl told Axios & NBC News. The quotation also appeared in a memo sent by the White House to #Republican allies….

Engelberg asked #JoniErnst’s press sec…whether the senator planned to correct the record or amend her report. He said neither was in the offing.

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Nonilex

A story about the survey by reporter Drew Friedman noted that only 6% of the respondents reported working full time in the office.

The day after #JoniErnst released her report, Federal News Network added an editor’s note to the post saying that Friedman’s story had been reworked to “clarify that the survey was a non-scientific survey of respondents who self-reported that they are current federal employees, & who were self-selected.”

#FactCheck#TrumpLies#TrumpPurge
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Nonilex

Engelberg searched…the #JoniErnst report & quickly found the passage that said, “6% report in-person on a full-time basis while nearly a ⅓ of the government workforce is entirely remote.” A footnote cited a single source: a story published months earlier by Federal News Network, a news org in the suburbs of Washington that closely covers the world of #GovernmentWorkers. The org had invited readers to answer an online survey about work habits, drawing 6,338 from the federal workforce of 2.2M.

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Nonilex

The 6% statistic burst into the public consciousness in early Dec of last year when Sen #JoniErnst (R-IA) released a report on #FederalWorkers w/the provocative title: “Out of Office: Bureaucrats on the beach & in bubble baths but not in office buildings.” Ernst had just been named co-chair of the congressional caucus created to support #DOGE, & she has long been a vocal critic of what she views as *wasteful* spending.

#FactCheck#TrumpLies#TrumpPurge
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯

#ElonMusk publicly calling for an end to all federal financial and environmental etc. regulations on a Twitter space with Senators #JoniErnst and "Based" #MikeLee:

"Regulations should be default GONE. Not default there. Default GONE. We need a wholesale spring cleaning of regulations. If we ever remove something good, we can BRING IT BACK. It's time to get the boot off of the neck of Americans. It's time to get ahead based on the function of your hard work and skill -- not regulations holding you back. This is not freedom. We've got to restore freedom."

#freedumb#MAGA#uspol
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