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Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves says rules and red tape are ‘boot on the neck’ of business
At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
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The U. S. Is not a safe country to visit
NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"
Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The U. S. Is not a safe country to visit
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Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.
This is dictatorship.
This is dictatorship.
July 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.
This is dictatorship.
This is dictatorship.
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Chef: so perfect!!!
July 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Chef: so perfect!!!
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Why is Trump waging a war on public broadcasting and the Department of Education?
Because he wants us less informed, less knowledgeable, and less connected.
This attack on our minds is central to the fascist playbook. youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?...
Because he wants us less informed, less knowledgeable, and less connected.
This attack on our minds is central to the fascist playbook. youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?...
Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
July 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Why is Trump waging a war on public broadcasting and the Department of Education?
Because he wants us less informed, less knowledgeable, and less connected.
This attack on our minds is central to the fascist playbook. youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?...
Because he wants us less informed, less knowledgeable, and less connected.
This attack on our minds is central to the fascist playbook. youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?...
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let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime
How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime
The lawyer Raphael Lemkin hoped to use international law to curb abuses of power. But his efforts were curtailed from the start.
www.motherjones.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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I support Palestine Action.
I support the right to protest, including nonviolent direct action, especially when careful action is taken to dismantle the weapons of war (paid for by our tax money) to try to save human lives.
youtu.be/pFLmTnQTsps
I support the right to protest, including nonviolent direct action, especially when careful action is taken to dismantle the weapons of war (paid for by our tax money) to try to save human lives.
youtu.be/pFLmTnQTsps
Sometimes You Need a Hammer
YouTube video by penny stone
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I support Palestine Action.
I support the right to protest, including nonviolent direct action, especially when careful action is taken to dismantle the weapons of war (paid for by our tax money) to try to save human lives.
youtu.be/pFLmTnQTsps
I support the right to protest, including nonviolent direct action, especially when careful action is taken to dismantle the weapons of war (paid for by our tax money) to try to save human lives.
youtu.be/pFLmTnQTsps