The Daily Populous

Sunday February 16th, 2025 morning edition

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Trump orders agencies to comply with DOGE during White House meeting with Elon Musk.

San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices before fleeing.

According to the San Francisco Sheriff's Office, the men, who were dressed in "DOGE" shirts and hats with the pro-Trump slogan Make America Great Again, arrived at City Hall around noon.

The men entered several offices and demanded employees turn over digital information "related to alleged wasteful government spending and fraud.".

Around 12pm today, three men dressed in DOGE shirts and MAGA hats entered various offices at San Francisco City Hall, demanding that employees turn over digital information related to alleged wasteful government spending and fraud.

"We do not believe the individuals requesting access to City files were representatives from DOGE," the sheriff's office said Friday. »

Sheryl Crow Sells Tesla, Donates Proceeds to National Public Radio

Authored by vanityfair.com

Or perhaps I should say “drove,” as she announced Friday night that she’s dumped her Tesla as a symbolic protest against company founder/alleged wannabe world-emperor Elon Musk, and donated the proceeds from its sale to National Public Radio.

Sheryl Crow, dressed in a casual jacket and fatigue pants, waves from the street as the truck pulls away with the vehicle.

The bulk of National Public Radio’s funding does not come from federal sources, though those grants are a notable portion of its support. »

Shark bites off Canadian woman's hands when she tries to take a photo

Authored by nationalpost.com

Shark bites off Canadian woman's hands when she tries to take a photo 'Consular officials are contacting local authorities to gather information and stand-ready to provide consular assistance,' Global Affairs Canada says Photo by Peter Winch, NOAA Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.

Article content A Canadian woman suffered severe injuries when she attempted to take a photo of a shark near a Turks and Caicos beach.

Wading in the shallows, she tried to engage with the shark so she could capture a picture, reports The Daily Mail. »

Men in MAGA hats, DOGE shirts demand access to files at S.F. City Hall

Authored by missionlocal.org

The sheriff’s department, which responded to the incidents, said it believes the men were impersonating employees of DOGE, Elon Musk’s task force at the federal level, which has taken a hatchet to government budgets.

The men claimed they required information related to “alleged wasteful government spending and fraud,” Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tara Moriarty said, but employees in “various offices” at City Hall refused and called for help from sheriff’s deputies.

Board of Supervisor President Rafael Mandelman said the men approached the Assessment Appeals Board office, and applauded the city employees who refused to grant them access. »