Valerie Skinkus
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Valerie Skinkus
@valerieskinkus.bsky.social
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The total cost to run the Parks is $3.57 billion. They contributed $55.6 billion to the economy in 2023.

Explain to me like I'm a toddler how the nation "saves" money by cutting the budget and shutting them down. That's super efficient, space N@zi. Call your Senators and Reps.
National Parks Contributed Record High $55.6 Billion to U.S. economy, Supported 415,000 Jobs in 2023  | U.S. Department of the Interior
Today, the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service released a new report that finds visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2023 resulted in a record high $55.6 billion benef...
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February 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I don't think a defendant in a child sex-trafficking lawsuit should be the federal official in charge of the nation's schools but I guess the Washington Post editorial board thinks different
Bezos spiked the Washington Post editorial endorsing Harris, saying that the paper needed to stay neutral to maintain the trust of its readership.

Now the Washington Post editorial board is out with a piece urging Congress to rubber stamp nearly all of Trump's cabinet nominees
January 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Bezos spiked the Washington Post editorial endorsing Harris, saying that the paper needed to stay neutral to maintain the trust of its readership.

Now the Washington Post editorial board is out with a piece urging Congress to rubber stamp nearly all of Trump's cabinet nominees
January 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Also tariffs

Remember Trump's #1 (almost only) move is a Mafia-style protection racket
I think we could see mass deportations selectively applied: In blue areas, highly-publicized raids; in some red areas, Trump-allied Rs and favored industries quietly secure forbearance.

There's some historical precedent for this, as I document here.

newrepublic.com/article/1890...
December 5, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Did I miss all the major press this received last year? Would now be a good time for some sort of executive order or whatnot? Or is the timing never right, like with school shootings? jayapal.house.gov/2023/05/17/j...
Jayapal, Dingell, Sanders Introduce Medicare for All Act of 2023 - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are today introducing the Medicare for All Act of 2023. The House legislation i...
jayapal.house.gov
December 5, 2024 at 6:36 AM