Jill Miller
@jcat7.bsky.social
City girl who enjoys writing, nature, dancing, democracy and science.
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Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year.
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Exactly, Stephen.
Colbert Hilariously Loses It After Hegseth Tries To Throw Atlantic Journalist Under The Bus Over War Plans Group Chat
Stephen Colbert is all of us.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Exactly, Stephen.
Wasting tax dollars, not curbing it. “There’s millions of dollars that have been spent that essentially, the projects will never be able to be finished,” the official said. “This is just like throwing money out the window; it’s a total waste.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Wasting tax dollars, not curbing it. “There’s millions of dollars that have been spent that essentially, the projects will never be able to be finished,” the official said. “This is just like throwing money out the window; it’s a total waste.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
Why we can't have nice things:
missouriindependent.com/2025/03/26/m...
missouriindependent.com/2025/03/26/m...
Missouri bill to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave clears Senate committee • Missouri Independent
A Republican-led push to overturn the paid sick leave law adopted by Missouri voters last year was approved by a state Senate committee.
missouriindependent.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Why we can't have nice things:
missouriindependent.com/2025/03/26/m...
missouriindependent.com/2025/03/26/m...
Yay for tooth decay? Banning water fluoridation is sure to make something great again, right?
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As opposition to fluoride grows, rural America risks a new surge of tooth decay
Many rural counties are short on dentists, and if they lose water fluoridation, tooth decay could surge to levels that have not been seen in decades, experts warn.
www.npr.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Yay for tooth decay? Banning water fluoridation is sure to make something great again, right?
www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
Raise your hand if you saw this coming.
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Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business
Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Raise your hand if you saw this coming.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...
But her emails...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalist
In extraordinary blunder top Trump cabinet members added Atlantic editor to chat discussing strikes on Houthis
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
But her emails...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Canadians aren't messing around.
March 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Canadians aren't messing around.
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The Trump administration announced plans to expand drilling in the Arctic, including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior Department stated it would begin steps to open the entire 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the refuge to oil and gas exploration.
March 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Trump administration announced plans to expand drilling in the Arctic, including in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior Department stated it would begin steps to open the entire 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the refuge to oil and gas exploration.
Axing tree-planting programs because they're "DEI"?! The idiocy spiral continues.
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Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
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March 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Axing tree-planting programs because they're "DEI"?! The idiocy spiral continues.
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Millions beg to differ -- it's their money, damnit!
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says
More than 70 million Americans get a Social Security benefit every month, and for many, those checks are their only income.
www.axios.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Millions beg to differ -- it's their money, damnit!
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...
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Irish-Americans Gear Up For ’The Reinforcin’ O’ The Stereotypes’
March 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Irish-Americans Gear Up For ’The Reinforcin’ O’ The Stereotypes’
Real people, real impacts: www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Fired federal workers lose student loan forgiveness
The Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce has left former federal workers scrambling to find new jobs and make student loan payments.
www.detroitnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Real people, real impacts: www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
The purge continues, this time targeting veterans and military achievements.
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Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website
Articles, photos and videos that are seen as promoting DEI will be removed under the new approach.
www.npr.org
March 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The purge continues, this time targeting veterans and military achievements.
www.npr.org/2025/03/14/g...
www.npr.org/2025/03/14/g...
Public education is "a big con job" according to the orange conman.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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Trump Executive Order Aims to Dismantle Education Department, Official Says: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Public education is "a big con job" according to the orange conman.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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A federal judge extended her injunction against the National Institutes of Health, preventing it from implementing or enforcing planned cuts to federal funding that supports various medical and scientific research projects.
March 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A federal judge extended her injunction against the National Institutes of Health, preventing it from implementing or enforcing planned cuts to federal funding that supports various medical and scientific research projects.
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Join the 50501 movement protest at your state capitol today!
March 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Join the 50501 movement protest at your state capitol today!
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When people risk their jobs to take these kinds of actions, we should hear what they’re saying as an alarm being sounded as loudly as possible.
NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
When people risk their jobs to take these kinds of actions, we should hear what they’re saying as an alarm being sounded as loudly as possible.
Gee, wonder who this will benefit...
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Treasury ends enforcement of database meant to stop shell company formation
The U.S. Treasury Department says it will not enforce a Biden-era small business rule intended to curb money laundering and shell company formation
abcnews.go.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Gee, wonder who this will benefit...
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abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
The impact of tariffs should be a surprise to no one. Here's one assessment from last August: www.piie.com/research/pii...
Trump's bigger tariff proposals would cost the typical American household over $2,600 a year
www.piie.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The impact of tariffs should be a surprise to no one. Here's one assessment from last August: www.piie.com/research/pii...
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Zelenskyy gave him hell. 🫡
March 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Zelenskyy gave him hell. 🫡