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Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
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79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
79. American citizen.
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September 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
July 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.
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Chanting "death to..." is really bad, American politicians say. Unless it's Israelis doing it.
July 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Chanting "death to..." is really bad, American politicians say. Unless it's Israelis doing it.
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EPA begins layoffs of environmental justice staff reut.rs/3GiYOWm
April 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
EPA begins layoffs of environmental justice staff reut.rs/3GiYOWm
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
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NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire
A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.
propub.li
April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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Let them freeze, says Elon Musk. The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/c...
Entire Staff Is Fired at Office That Helps Poorer Americans Pay for Heating
The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Let them freeze, says Elon Musk. The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/c...
Doge is the new douche
April 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Doge is the new douche
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Food banks across the country, already strained by rising demand, say they will have less food to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts and pauses by the Trump administration reut.rs/4kUZe5b
Trump cuts hit struggling food banks, risking hunger for low-income Americans
Food banks say they will have less to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts.
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March 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Food banks across the country, already strained by rising demand, say they will have less food to distribute because of at least $1 billion in federal funding cuts and pauses by the Trump administration reut.rs/4kUZe5b
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Most of what the Trump administration does, every day, is act illegally or unconstitutionally, pillaging the gov't in ways that we’d discuss in much clearer terms if it were happening in some other autocracy.
The Media Is Responding to Trump With a Huge Face-Plant
The press’s pathological need to normalize autocratic misrule is paving the road to ruin.
newrepublic.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Most of what the Trump administration does, every day, is act illegally or unconstitutionally, pillaging the gov't in ways that we’d discuss in much clearer terms if it were happening in some other autocracy.
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Doge cuts allow Musk to cash in with SpaceX and Starlink contracts, ex-workers warn
Doge cuts allow Musk to cash in with SpaceX and Starlink contracts, ex-workers warn
Tech CEO accused of aiming to privatize space and satellite operations as federal agencies reportedly seek contracts
Elon Musk appears to be laying the groundwork to privatize some space and satellite operations now under the authority of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), or steer lucrative contracts toward his SpaceX and Starlink companies, former agency employees say.
They’re sounding the alarm as at least four other federal agencies have reportedly begun pushing new contracts toward Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company. Musk, the world’s richest man, has been tasked by Donald Trump with drastically slashing the federal government workforce and costs. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Doge cuts allow Musk to cash in with SpaceX and Starlink contracts, ex-workers warn
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Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israeli military.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained by army
Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israel...
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the documentary film No Other Land, in the occupied West Bank, according to witnesses. He was then detained by the Israeli military.
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The Trump administration terminated financial support for the Ukraine Conflict Observatory, a State Department initiative launched in May 2022 “to capture, analyze, and make widely available evidence of Russia-perpetrated war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine.”
Researchers have lost access to evidence of alleged Russian war crimes following Trump admin funding cut | CNN Politics
Researchers have lost access to a major database of evidence on alleged Russian war crimes, including the locations of more than 30,000 abducted Ukrainian children, and funding for their work has been terminated, according to a letter from House lawmakers and a source familiar with the matter.
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Trump administration terminated financial support for the Ukraine Conflict Observatory, a State Department initiative launched in May 2022 “to capture, analyze, and make widely available evidence of Russia-perpetrated war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine.”
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Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
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The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny. This essay explores how Fox News conditioned millions to accept authoritarianism. Through fear and repetition, it eroded trust in democracy and normalized lawlessness. theintellectualist.com/black-saturd...
The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny
On March 15, 2025—Black Saturday—Trump defied a federal court order, marking the collapse of constitutional government. How Fox News and right-wing media conditioned America for tyranny.
theintellectualist.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny. This essay explores how Fox News conditioned millions to accept authoritarianism. Through fear and repetition, it eroded trust in democracy and normalized lawlessness. theintellectualist.com/black-saturd...
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A vital, US-run monitoring system focused on spotting food crises before they turn into famines has gone dark after the Trump administration slashed foreign aid: cnn.it/3Dno38X
A US-run system alerts the world to famines. It’s gone dark after Trump slashed foreign aid | CNN
A vital, US-run monitoring system focused on spotting food crises before they turn into famines has gone dark after the Trump administration slashed foreign aid.
cnn.it
March 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A vital, US-run monitoring system focused on spotting food crises before they turn into famines has gone dark after the Trump administration slashed foreign aid: cnn.it/3Dno38X
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"Congress must expressly authorize economically and politically significant executive actions, which Mr Trump’s tariffs undeniably are.'
Wall Street Journal issues astonishing attack on Trump
The Wall Street Journal, published by Rupert Murdoch who also owns Fox News, is usually sympathetic to Republicans but has staunchly opposed Trump's recent moves.
www.dailymail.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Congress must expressly authorize economically and politically significant executive actions, which Mr Trump’s tariffs undeniably are.'
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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