Hanna Homestead
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There is still time to fight back. The President’s trillion-dollar Pentagon request so far is just that: a request.
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The Trillion Dollar Trade Off: War & Weapons VS. Basic Needs
President Trump is requesting a record-high $1.01 trillion “defense” budget for FY 2026 while gutting federal agencies and social services that actually keep the country safe – thing...
www.nationalpriorities.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
There is still time to fight back. The President’s trillion-dollar Pentagon request so far is just that: a request.
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A trillion dollar investment in ordinary Americans is not radical; it would effectively help prevent crime, improve security, and raise standards of living across the country. And it’s what most people actually want.
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The Trillion Dollar Trade Off: War & Weapons Vs. Basic Needs - Institute for Policy Studies
An eye-popping run-down of what a $1 trillion Pentagon budget could fund instead.
ips-dc.org
June 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A trillion dollar investment in ordinary Americans is not radical; it would effectively help prevent crime, improve security, and raise standards of living across the country. And it’s what most people actually want.
IPS scholar @hannahomestead.bsky.social in @nationalpriorities.bsky.social:
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Here is the full list of ten things we could fund instead of a military parade. By our own @lindsaykosh.bsky.social and @hannahomestead.bsky.social
www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2025/06...
www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2025/06...
Ten Things We Could Fund Instead of a Military Parade
Here are ten programs President Trump has cut (or threatened to cut) that we could save for about $45 million or less.trill
www.nationalpriorities.org
June 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here is the full list of ten things we could fund instead of a military parade. By our own @lindsaykosh.bsky.social and @hannahomestead.bsky.social
www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2025/06...
www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2025/06...
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According to his own father, Elon’s name was inspired by Wernher von Braun and he was meant to rule Mars. You can’t make this stuff up.🧵
Fun fact: Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun, who developed the V2 (and later the US Apollo moon rockets), wrote a book in 1953 called “The Mars Project” in which colonists are governed by an elected “Elon” and his cabinet.
Space Caligula’s father read the book and named his son Elon.
Space Caligula’s father read the book and named his son Elon.
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
According to his own father, Elon’s name was inspired by Wernher von Braun and he was meant to rule Mars. You can’t make this stuff up.🧵