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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
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Donald Trump said he would lower prices on “Day 1.”
Well it’s Day 38 and prices are still going up.
Well it’s Day 38 and prices are still going up.
Egg Shortage: Trump Administration Announces $1 Billion Plan To Lower Egg Prices
The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.
www.forbes.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Donald Trump said he would lower prices on “Day 1.”
Well it’s Day 38 and prices are still going up.
Well it’s Day 38 and prices are still going up.
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These are the things taxpayers could be funding if left to the GOP — lessons on demons and memorization of Christian scripture. Girls would be reminded of their place in society and every other religion would be admonished as near Satanism on your dime. jesspiper.substack.com/p/demonic-yoga
Demonic Yoga
Indoctrination on your dime
jesspiper.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
These are the things taxpayers could be funding if left to the GOP — lessons on demons and memorization of Christian scripture. Girls would be reminded of their place in society and every other religion would be admonished as near Satanism on your dime. jesspiper.substack.com/p/demonic-yoga
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This is the disgusting person Trump wanted released to the United States despite his heinous human trafficking charges. Listen to him describe how he’d grab women by the neck.
MAGA can officially shut the fuck up about the Epstein files.
MAGA can officially shut the fuck up about the Epstein files.
February 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is the disgusting person Trump wanted released to the United States despite his heinous human trafficking charges. Listen to him describe how he’d grab women by the neck.
MAGA can officially shut the fuck up about the Epstein files.
MAGA can officially shut the fuck up about the Epstein files.
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Trump: “I think Russia has been acting very well.” (Russia continues to bomb Ukraine.)
February 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump: “I think Russia has been acting very well.” (Russia continues to bomb Ukraine.)
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Plant worker says he has “no idea” how they are going to deliver food to severely malnourished children after Trump canceled their funding
February 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Plant worker says he has “no idea” how they are going to deliver food to severely malnourished children after Trump canceled their funding
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Trump asks Starmer if the UK could take on Russia on its own
February 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump asks Starmer if the UK could take on Russia on its own
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Consumers who’ve been cheated and need help getting their money back are having their complaints go unanswered.
It’s wrong.
And it’s happening because Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to destroy the CFPB.
It’s wrong.
And it’s happening because Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to destroy the CFPB.
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 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Consumers who’ve been cheated and need help getting their money back are having their complaints go unanswered.
It’s wrong.
And it’s happening because Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to destroy the CFPB.
It’s wrong.
And it’s happening because Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to destroy the CFPB.
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“I wouldn’t be opposed to it” — Trump on using Erik Prince’s private forces for deportations
February 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“I wouldn’t be opposed to it” — Trump on using Erik Prince’s private forces for deportations
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Musk alleges the government is rife with incompetence but his DOGE team appears most incompetent of all. They
*created a website that was easily hacked
*fired, then attempted to rehire hundreds of employees at least 3 times.
*posted claims of $16B in savings, but were off by a factor of 1400
*created a website that was easily hacked
*fired, then attempted to rehire hundreds of employees at least 3 times.
*posted claims of $16B in savings, but were off by a factor of 1400
February 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Musk alleges the government is rife with incompetence but his DOGE team appears most incompetent of all. They
*created a website that was easily hacked
*fired, then attempted to rehire hundreds of employees at least 3 times.
*posted claims of $16B in savings, but were off by a factor of 1400
*created a website that was easily hacked
*fired, then attempted to rehire hundreds of employees at least 3 times.
*posted claims of $16B in savings, but were off by a factor of 1400
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This End DEI site has apparently crashed twice already. Everyone understand the assignment?
February 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This End DEI site has apparently crashed twice already. Everyone understand the assignment?
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They believe they’ve been voting against Democrats while they’ve literally been voting against themselves.
February 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
They believe they’ve been voting against Democrats while they’ve literally been voting against themselves.
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Understand this: by trying to gut Medicaid, the House GOP is targeting seniors in nursing homes, kids with disabilities, and low-income workers who can’t get health coverage from their jobs.
All so the GOP can slash taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and billionaire corporations.
All so the GOP can slash taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and billionaire corporations.
February 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Understand this: by trying to gut Medicaid, the House GOP is targeting seniors in nursing homes, kids with disabilities, and low-income workers who can’t get health coverage from their jobs.
All so the GOP can slash taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and billionaire corporations.
All so the GOP can slash taxes for millionaires, billionaires, and billionaire corporations.
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We are capable of coming together as nations to solve global problems
Earth’s ozone layer is on track to completely recover by 2040
Scientists began warning about the use of CFCs, which deplete ozone, in the 1980s
The use of CFCs decreased by 99% since 1989
Global warming can also be solved
Earth’s ozone layer is on track to completely recover by 2040
Scientists began warning about the use of CFCs, which deplete ozone, in the 1980s
The use of CFCs decreased by 99% since 1989
Global warming can also be solved
The ozone layer is on track to recover within decades as harmful chemicals are phased out, scientists report | CNN
In rare good news for the planet, the hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is on track to recover completely within decades as harmfule chemicals are phased out, according to a new UN-backed assessment.
www.cnn.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We are capable of coming together as nations to solve global problems
Earth’s ozone layer is on track to completely recover by 2040
Scientists began warning about the use of CFCs, which deplete ozone, in the 1980s
The use of CFCs decreased by 99% since 1989
Global warming can also be solved
Earth’s ozone layer is on track to completely recover by 2040
Scientists began warning about the use of CFCs, which deplete ozone, in the 1980s
The use of CFCs decreased by 99% since 1989
Global warming can also be solved
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Missouri Senator advocating the end of Democracy.
February 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Missouri Senator advocating the end of Democracy.
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You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
February 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
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“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
This is a rather telling statement. Nearly a third of women in Louisiana are Black. www.businessinsider.com/gop-senator-...
Maternal death rate isn't as bad if you don't count Black women, GOP senator says
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy said the state's maternal death rate isn't so high if you "correct our population for race," Politico reported.
www.businessinsider.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality."
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Listen, they can keep lying about USAID, but gutting the program is hurting the American Ag sector.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
February 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Listen, they can keep lying about USAID, but gutting the program is hurting the American Ag sector.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
That is the point though. Destroy American Ag to make way for other authoritarian countries to take over the market.
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Americans pay almost 4x as much for medicine as citizens of other developed countries
Hospitals and doctors charge more in the US
Most developed countries control healthcare costs through government intervention, which eliminates the high administrative costs that drive up pricing in the US
Hospitals and doctors charge more in the US
Most developed countries control healthcare costs through government intervention, which eliminates the high administrative costs that drive up pricing in the US
February 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Americans pay almost 4x as much for medicine as citizens of other developed countries
Hospitals and doctors charge more in the US
Most developed countries control healthcare costs through government intervention, which eliminates the high administrative costs that drive up pricing in the US
Hospitals and doctors charge more in the US
Most developed countries control healthcare costs through government intervention, which eliminates the high administrative costs that drive up pricing in the US