Barbara Z
@coachbarbara.bsky.social
Mom, G-Mom, business owner, low tolerance for bullshit, believer in equal rights for ALL, defending democracy for now and the future.
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"The companies will give the US government a portion of their sales as a prerequisite to obtaining export licenses for China." How is this not institutionalized pay to play, and probably unconstitutional to boot? Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4oud0NI
Nvidia, AMD agree to pay U.S. government 15% of AI chip sales to China
The arrangement is highly unusual, as U.S. tech export controls are usually based on national security, rather than whether they can raise funds for Washington.
wapo.st
August 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"The companies will give the US government a portion of their sales as a prerequisite to obtaining export licenses for China." How is this not institutionalized pay to play, and probably unconstitutional to boot? Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4oud0NI
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July 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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I am assuming on President's Day 2025, all flags will be at half-mast?
February 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I am assuming on President's Day 2025, all flags will be at half-mast?
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CISA – a federal agency that helps secure elections from foreign threats and disinformation – has placed its employees on administrative leave. The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. at risk.
CISA Puts Election Staff on Administrative Leave
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
CISA – a federal agency that helps secure elections from foreign threats and disinformation – has placed its employees on administrative leave. The move puts the security and integrity of elections in the U.S. at risk.
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Breaking news: The White House has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the world’s largest provider of food assistance, after they refused to let representatives of Elon Musk access restricted spaces.
USAID security officials on leave after refusing access to Musk allies
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating USAID, which is the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Breaking news: The White House has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the world’s largest provider of food assistance, after they refused to let representatives of Elon Musk access restricted spaces.
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It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.
February 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.
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The same people having a temper tantrum over DEI just confirmed the least qualified Secretary of Defense in US history because Trump liked him on TV.
January 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The same people having a temper tantrum over DEI just confirmed the least qualified Secretary of Defense in US history because Trump liked him on TV.