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Declaring somebody on the “dead list” for Social Security and the U.S. Government can have quite devastating consequences for those put there by mistake or purposely wrongly - locking them out of financial accounts, stopping Social Security payments and deleting their credit record. With DOGE skipping many steps that were safeguards against errors, this problem is becoming more common. washingtonpost.com/politics/20
#identity #finance #privacy

The Washington Post · When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse.By Meryl Kornfield

#Minnesota became the first state on Tues to sue the #DOJ over its threats to cut federal #funding to states that allow #transgender girls & women to participate on sports teams that correspond w/their #gender #identity.
The suit from Keith Ellison, MN’s AG, said that 2 of #Trump’s #ExecutiveOrders & enforcement letters from the DOJ violated state #sovereignty rights under the #10thAmendment, usurped the power of #Congress & violated the #AdministrativeProcedureAct.

#law
nytimes.com/2025/04/22/us/minn

Keith Ellison, the attorney general of Minnesota, held up a letter from federal authorities at a news conference.
The New York Times · Minnesota Sues Trump Administration Over Limits on Transgender AthletesBy Amy Harmon

Why #BadHabits Stick (and How to Finally #BreakFree)

youtube.com/watch?v=GjXY-l1EnhQ

Bad #habits feel hard to break because they’re wired into the #brain’s reward and #identity systems. This video explains why #willpower isn’t enough—and what actually works. Learn practical strategies to interrupt #patterns, shift your #mindset, and build lasting change.