Bari
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Bari
@barinazario.bsky.social
Happy to be retired but bored to death. Miss the students energy. Enjoying volunteering with the puppies and having some free time.
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There are so many laws and rules regarding privacy protections for federal data (especially tax data), there is simply no way this is legal. The Trump Administration is engaging in blatantly illegal activities (again) and the only reporting on legality is that the Trump Admin says it's legal.
The U.S. DOGE Service is racing to build a centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information.

The goal would create a multitude of vulnerabilities, experts say.
DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk
A centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information would create vulnerabilities, experts say.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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By year 2002 we "will have" the definitive answers. Vaccines do not cause autism, nor are there any "environmental toxins" causing autism. Genetics, maternal fevers and malnutrition during pregnancy chiefly cause autism. RFK already knows these facts: he does not "care" for us: he is using us.
RFK Jr: "We have launched the autism study at your direction. By September we will have some of the first answers. Within six months of that we will have definite answers."
May 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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"The tariffs on new auto parts are also expected to increase the cost of repairs and insurance premiums, because replacement parts will become more expensive. Rising car prices will contribute to overall inflation, which Mr. Trump had promised to bring down."
Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In (Gift Article)
Tariffs on imported parts will have a broad impact because all vehicles use components made abroad.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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US lifts sanctions against billionaire Rotenberg's wife
The Rotenberg brothers are part of the inner circle of Putin

Reprehensible and more of Trump's fealty to Putin
США сняли санкции с жены миллиардера Ротенберга - Русская служба The Moscow Times
www.moscowtimes.ru
April 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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I’ll be live on YouTube today, on Zeteo's YouTube channel, and taking your questions, at 5pm Eastern.

My plan is to discuss and debunk some of JD Vance’s egregious lies in recent days, especially about immigrants.

Join me then, 5pm ET, on YouTube for a very blunt conversation.
LIVE: Mehdi Debunks Vance’s Immigration Lies
YouTube video by Zeteo
www.youtube.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🙃

“I’m honestly shocked. I thought we had it in the bag,” said Pam Van Handel, chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s Outagamie County. “I thought [Musk] was going to be an asset for this race..."

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Republicans reel as Dem over-performances hit a swing state and MAGA country
Democrats clinched a landslide victory in Wisconsin and made inroads in two deep-red Florida districts, spelling trouble for Republicans.
www.politico.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM