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Please look at this list and share. These are the things that made America great.
Reup: I've been trying to track the things Trump has taken away. This is VERY much a work in progress, imperfectly presented.
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)!
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
Work in Progress: What Trump Took Away - emptywheel
A preliminary list of the things Trump has taken away.
www.emptywheel.net
March 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Please look at this list and share. These are the things that made America great.
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Government does important work — but not if DOGE can prevent it paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-govern...
Our Government Is Experiencing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
Musk is moving fast and breaking important things
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Government does important work — but not if DOGE can prevent it paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-govern...
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Reminder once more that the President has ZERO authority to reallocate funds already appropriated by Congress for a particular purpose.
And an unelected billionaire oligarch has even less than ZERO authority to hijack & reallocate funds.
This is a coup. A hostile takeover. A Constitutional crisis.
And an unelected billionaire oligarch has even less than ZERO authority to hijack & reallocate funds.
This is a coup. A hostile takeover. A Constitutional crisis.
February 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Reminder once more that the President has ZERO authority to reallocate funds already appropriated by Congress for a particular purpose.
And an unelected billionaire oligarch has even less than ZERO authority to hijack & reallocate funds.
This is a coup. A hostile takeover. A Constitutional crisis.
And an unelected billionaire oligarch has even less than ZERO authority to hijack & reallocate funds.
This is a coup. A hostile takeover. A Constitutional crisis.
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States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
In Praise of California
It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness
open.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...