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Since the Trump-Musk attack on the CFPB, every day thousands of Americans aren't getting the help they need when they're cheated by big banks or giant corporations and want their money back.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are allowing Americans to get scammed.
Thousands of consumer complaints unanswered after Trump CFPB purge, Dems say
Since its founding, the CFPB has returned more than $21 billion to consumers who were victims of fraud or scams.
www.usatoday.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.

More of this pointed ridicule, please.
February 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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A #publichealth professor looks at how the CDC protects Americans’ life and how it’s likely to be affected by the Trump administration’s actions, including laying off thousands of its staff.
By Jordan Miller, Arizona State University #COVID19 #BirdFlu #Ebola 🧪 🩺 #EpiSky
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 shot.
buff.ly
February 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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If you’re looking for a Sunday read on why #entomology matters, check out E.O. Wilson’s The Little Things That Run the World. It’s a powerful case for why insects are essential to life as we know it. 🧪 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Little Things That Run the world* (The Importance and Conservation of Invertebrates)
Click on the article title to read more.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Want to know where JD Vance and Peter Thiel get their insane technocratic idea ideas from? (warning, this article is not for the faint of heart - discusses genocide of American working people.) newrepublic.com/article/1839...
Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas
Yes, Peter Thiel was the senator’s benefactor. But they’re both inspired by an obscure software developer who has some truly frightening thoughts about reordering society.
newrepublic.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
February 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My anchoring concept of the day is IMPERMANENCE.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Smoot-Hawley Act, a tariff bill, deepened the Great Depression. Learn about it in this pod. No politics involved.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
What we can learn from a past tariff tiff
Podcast Episode · Make Me Smart · 02/12/2025 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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"PAUSING FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT ENFORCEMENT TO FURTHER AMERICAN ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY" (?????)
February 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I decided to cut my alcohol consumption considerably, and have been greatly enjoying these two N/A beers. Trouble is, I could end up with a serious beer belly!
February 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@cate63.bsky.social Hi.. I can’t decide your handle.. do I know you?
February 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@quarlgirl.bsky.social found you!! :-)
February 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM