@hughbob11.bsky.social
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It’s borderline criminal.
March 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It’s borderline criminal.
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“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“By firing us, you’re going to cut down on how much revenue the country brings in,” said an axed IRS specialist who’d been brought in to audit complex tax returns filed by large corporations and wealthy individuals. “This was not about saving money.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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They love to dish it but they can never take it.
MAGA Rages After Tom Hanks Reprises Trump Supporter Character For 'SNL' 50th Anniversary
Snowflakes.
www.comicsands.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
They love to dish it but they can never take it.
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Trump has ordered the Justice Department to stop enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act .
It's yet another alarming move by the most unabashedly corrupt president in American history. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/bribery-unbound
It's yet another alarming move by the most unabashedly corrupt president in American history. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/bribery-unbound
February 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trump has ordered the Justice Department to stop enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act .
It's yet another alarming move by the most unabashedly corrupt president in American history. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/bribery-unbound
It's yet another alarming move by the most unabashedly corrupt president in American history. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/bribery-unbound
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At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight.
The 50-Year-Old Law That Could Stop DOGE in Its Tracks—Maybe
At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not…
wrd.cm
February 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
At least eight ongoing lawsuits related to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged access to sensitive data hinge on the Watergate-inspired Privacy Act of 1974. But it’s not airtight.
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Which bills aren't making it through Utah's legislature this year?
Spoiler: Democratic-led proposals are facing the toughest odds, with measures on guns, housing, and school meals hitting dead ends.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/from-free-sc...
Spoiler: Democratic-led proposals are facing the toughest odds, with measures on guns, housing, and school meals hitting dead ends.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/from-free-sc...
Utah Democrats see most legislative defeats so far in 2025 session
A dozen bills have gone down to defeat, most of them sponsored by Democrats.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news
February 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Which bills aren't making it through Utah's legislature this year?
Spoiler: Democratic-led proposals are facing the toughest odds, with measures on guns, housing, and school meals hitting dead ends.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/from-free-sc...
Spoiler: Democratic-led proposals are facing the toughest odds, with measures on guns, housing, and school meals hitting dead ends.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/from-free-sc...
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Live like a libertarian! Don't think the planes are safe? Just don't fly. Don't think the food is safe? Just don't eat.
This afternoon, the top FDA food official responsible for overseeing America's food safety and inspections resigned from the federal government.
Top FDA Food Administrator Resigns After Mass Layoffs
This individual was responsible for overseeing our nation's food safety
meidasnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Live like a libertarian! Don't think the planes are safe? Just don't fly. Don't think the food is safe? Just don't eat.
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Tell 'em AOC!!!
AOC Perfectly Shames Trump Aide After He Insults Her During His Cringey Interview
Preach, AOC!
www.comicsands.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tell 'em AOC!!!
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#ICYMI: We've added eight previously missing disclosures from Justice Clarence Thomas to our Supreme Connections database.
The newly added filings, which cover 1992 to 1999, reveal more than 100 gifts or travel-related reimbursements.
The newly added filings, which cover 1992 to 1999, reveal more than 100 gifts or travel-related reimbursements.
ProPublica Updates Supreme Connections Database With Previously Missing Disclosures
We’ve added more information about the Supreme Court justices’ finances, including newly uncovered filings from Clarence Thomas from the 1990s and Samuel Alito’s latest disclosure.
propub.li
February 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#ICYMI: We've added eight previously missing disclosures from Justice Clarence Thomas to our Supreme Connections database.
The newly added filings, which cover 1992 to 1999, reveal more than 100 gifts or travel-related reimbursements.
The newly added filings, which cover 1992 to 1999, reveal more than 100 gifts or travel-related reimbursements.
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The plan is to overwhelm us with fear.
Don't be discouraged.
#riseup #standup #speakup #speaktruth #findyourvoice #love #morelove #evenmorelove #resist
Don't be discouraged.
#riseup #standup #speakup #speaktruth #findyourvoice #love #morelove #evenmorelove #resist
February 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The plan is to overwhelm us with fear.
Don't be discouraged.
#riseup #standup #speakup #speaktruth #findyourvoice #love #morelove #evenmorelove #resist
Don't be discouraged.
#riseup #standup #speakup #speaktruth #findyourvoice #love #morelove #evenmorelove #resist
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You can expect that soon, Utah legislative leaders will start crowing about boosting public education funding by a quarter billion dollars or more.
Don't believe the hype.
Most of that money is spending that's already required by state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/day-28-dont-...
Don't believe the hype.
Most of that money is spending that's already required by state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/day-28-dont-...
Day 28: Don't believe the hype
Utah legislative leaders are expected to tout in the coming days that they're boosting public education funding for the 2025-26 school year by nearly a quarter billion dollars or more. However, it's i...
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news
February 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
You can expect that soon, Utah legislative leaders will start crowing about boosting public education funding by a quarter billion dollars or more.
Don't believe the hype.
Most of that money is spending that's already required by state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/day-28-dont-...
Don't believe the hype.
Most of that money is spending that's already required by state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/day-28-dont-...
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Just one thousandth of what they said! No big deal.
The biggest line item on the site of Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...
DOGE Claimed It Saved $8 Billion in One Contract. It Was Actually $8 Million.
The biggest single line item on the website of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team appears to include an error.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Just one thousandth of what they said! No big deal.
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Stand with science. Always.
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER:
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February 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Stand with science. Always.
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Before Utah House leaders voted to exit the ERIC voter database, they met with a consultant linked to Mike Lindell who promotes 'quantum technology' for analyzing election data.
Then they tried to mandate his tech in state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-house-s...
Then they tried to mandate his tech in state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-house-s...
Utah House strips conspiracy-linked tech from voter database bill
The Utah House passed a bill to leave the ERIC voter database system after removing language that would have given election deniers access to sensitive voter information.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news
February 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Before Utah House leaders voted to exit the ERIC voter database, they met with a consultant linked to Mike Lindell who promotes 'quantum technology' for analyzing election data.
Then they tried to mandate his tech in state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-house-s...
Then they tried to mandate his tech in state law.
www.utahpoliticalwatch.news/utah-house-s...
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Trump has essentially gutted the CFPB.
But he named a new director to takeover what's left of the agency.
His nominee is an outspoken supporter of bank megamergers, which lead to fewer options for consumers and higher junk fees.
Wall Street must be thrilled.
But he named a new director to takeover what's left of the agency.
His nominee is an outspoken supporter of bank megamergers, which lead to fewer options for consumers and higher junk fees.
Wall Street must be thrilled.
February 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Trump has essentially gutted the CFPB.
But he named a new director to takeover what's left of the agency.
His nominee is an outspoken supporter of bank megamergers, which lead to fewer options for consumers and higher junk fees.
Wall Street must be thrilled.
But he named a new director to takeover what's left of the agency.
His nominee is an outspoken supporter of bank megamergers, which lead to fewer options for consumers and higher junk fees.
Wall Street must be thrilled.
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Nothing will put the “co-president” meme to rest better than an exclusive joint interview of the co-presidents.
February 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Nothing will put the “co-president” meme to rest better than an exclusive joint interview of the co-presidents.
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If you have tips relating to the commercial space industry and its billionaire leaders, please reach out to @heathervogell.bsky.social (HeatherVogell.55 on Signal).
8/ In Trump’s first term, @heathervogell.bsky.social investigated his business entanglements, including the Trump family’s deceptive practices in Panama: www.propublica.org/people/heath...
Now she’ll be turning her attention to Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the commercial space industry.
Now she’ll be turning her attention to Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the commercial space industry.
February 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If you have tips relating to the commercial space industry and its billionaire leaders, please reach out to @heathervogell.bsky.social (HeatherVogell.55 on Signal).
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When SpaceX’s Starship blew up in January, Musk called it “barely a bump in the road,” brushing off the FAA’s concerns.
Yet during the accident, dozens of airplanes scrambled to avoid debris. Pieces of the craft were later found on beaches and roads.
Yet during the accident, dozens of airplanes scrambled to avoid debris. Pieces of the craft were later found on beaches and roads.
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and…
propub.li
February 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When SpaceX’s Starship blew up in January, Musk called it “barely a bump in the road,” brushing off the FAA’s concerns.
Yet during the accident, dozens of airplanes scrambled to avoid debris. Pieces of the craft were later found on beaches and roads.
Yet during the accident, dozens of airplanes scrambled to avoid debris. Pieces of the craft were later found on beaches and roads.
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Gutting the CDC right as we’re on the cusp of major outbreaks of transmissible diseases is a very bad idea.
February 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Gutting the CDC right as we’re on the cusp of major outbreaks of transmissible diseases is a very bad idea.
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jamelle is correct
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
jamelle is correct
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As the U.S. struggles with a housing shortage, investors continue to exploit a gap in an affordable housing law to raise rents on 115,000 apartments. Congress has repeatedly failed to act.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants
As the U.S. struggles with a housing shortage, investors continue to exploit a gap in an affordable housing law to raise rents on 115,000 apartments. Congress has repeatedly failed to act.
propub.li
February 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As the U.S. struggles with a housing shortage, investors continue to exploit a gap in an affordable housing law to raise rents on 115,000 apartments. Congress has repeatedly failed to act.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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The Senate has confirmed Trump's HUD nominee Scott Turner, who has advocated for increasing the private equity industry's role in the housing market.
These corporate landlords are one of the biggest reasons why you can't afford a home.
These corporate landlords are one of the biggest reasons why you can't afford a home.
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
Rent is skyrocketing and home buying is out of reach for millions. One big reason why? Wall Street. Let me explain.
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Senate has confirmed Trump's HUD nominee Scott Turner, who has advocated for increasing the private equity industry's role in the housing market.
These corporate landlords are one of the biggest reasons why you can't afford a home.
These corporate landlords are one of the biggest reasons why you can't afford a home.
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Good afternoon from the federal courthouse in Downtown Salt Lake City!
I'm here for a hearing in my lawsuit against the Utah Legislature for denying me a media credential to cover the 2025 session.
I will be providing live updates from the hearing here.
Follow along!
I'm here for a hearing in my lawsuit against the Utah Legislature for denying me a media credential to cover the 2025 session.
I will be providing live updates from the hearing here.
Follow along!
February 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Good afternoon from the federal courthouse in Downtown Salt Lake City!
I'm here for a hearing in my lawsuit against the Utah Legislature for denying me a media credential to cover the 2025 session.
I will be providing live updates from the hearing here.
Follow along!
I'm here for a hearing in my lawsuit against the Utah Legislature for denying me a media credential to cover the 2025 session.
I will be providing live updates from the hearing here.
Follow along!