So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!and they want to do it …… in *a few months* I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi…) …… so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here1/9

— Clive Thompson (@clivethompson.bsky.social) 2025-03-30T18:41:36.369Z

Fresh words ✨allyfromnola.medium.com/why-low-iq-i…

— Dr. Allison Wiltz (@allyfromnola.bsky.social) 2025-05-08T16:47:13.414Z

“Trump’s rhetoric: his obsession with labeling critics, especially Black individuals, as “low-IQ.”This pattern is not just a political strategy; it’s a deliberate psychological weapon rooted in America’s painful legacy of racialized intelligence narratives.”#MomSky

— Guardrails of Democracy (@demguardrails.bsky.social) 2025-05-07T21:08:35.079Z

I listened to President Trump call Rep. Jasmine Crockett a "low IQ individual" and I realized I had heard that before, so put the question to ChatGPT.

— Peter Sagal (@petersagal.bsky.social) 2025-05-04T21:41:08.483Z

Trump demeans three women of color members of Congress as "stupid," disses Chuck Schumer as a "Palestinian," and calls Queens "filthy, disgusting, crime ridden"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-06-24T14:16:40.623Z

A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.

— Bruno J. Navarro (@brunojnavarro.bsky.social) 2025-05-09T20:01:54.232Z

Volvo Cars to cut 5% of jobs at South Carolina plant as tariffs bite http://www.reuters.com/business/wor…

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2025-05-08T20:04:21.274Z

This important report by @hassan.senate.gov shows how President Trump’s tariff taxes are hurting small businesses. Small businesses have lost over 366,000 jobs since the President took office. We owe it to them to end this chaos.

— Senator Amy Klobuchar (@klobuchar.senate.gov) 2025-05-07T00:43:12.520Z

Columbia University to cut 180 jobs due to federal grant revocations

— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2025-05-07T01:10:36.104Z

POLARIS CEO: “We have instituted our recessionary playbook.”@wsj.com http://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs…

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2025-05-05T11:27:52.259Z

NEW: A DOGE recruiter told a Palantir alumni Slack group that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees. He was met with 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 and custom emojis of a man licking a boot.

— WIRED (@wired.com) 2025-05-02T16:22:19.386Z

SCOOP: A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.@davidgilbert.bsky.social @wired.com http://www.wired.com/story/doge-c…

— Vittoria Elliott (@telliotter.bsky.social) 2025-04-30T21:21:44.260Z