Justin Smith
jstees.bsky.social
Justin Smith
@jstees.bsky.social
Mountain man, man.
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In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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April 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Apparently Making America Healthy Again meant eugenics.
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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GOP court decision overturning Democratic victory in North Carolina Supreme Court race is 5 alarm fire for democracy. It’s January 6 without the insurrection. Make no mistake, if GOP succeeds in stealing election in NC, they’ll use that playbook everywhere www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Republicans are stealing a North Carolina judicial race. They won't stop there.
It's January 6 without the insurrection.
www.motherjones.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The U.S. Senate is the only thing standing in the way of voter suppression. The SAVE Act will make it harder for citizens to vote without passports or birth certificates. Tell your senator to VOTE NO on the SAVE ACT. Flood the switchboard. Click the link and send a message: bit.ly/4hZ7BK7
April 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Biggest insider trading market manipulation scheme in history.

They aren't even bothering to hide it.
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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A 2024 GAO report found the IRS netted a savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing wealthy individuals’ tax returns.

Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️

📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
How DOGE Cuts to the IRS Could Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the US Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said reut.rs/4kI8eKz
Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say
President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the U.S. Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
reut.rs
March 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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March 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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"Mr. Kennedy’s focus on unverified treatments has frustrated some doctors in Gaines County, who have been trying to explain to patients that there is no antiviral for measles and that they have little control over which patients suffer serious symptoms..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...
Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
🤗 Me when I see Elon lost $23B today. $319B to go. Good job y’all.
March 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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A leaked memo reveals that DOGE's next target is the VA, with plans to fire more than 80,000 agency workers who provide critical services to veterans and their families.

More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves. 

How is this "efficiency"?
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Imagine that. 💰
March 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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New York Times, Jan. 31, 1941.
March 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Every accusation is an intention.
March 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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March 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Face it, MAGA, if your president's name weren't all over the Epstein files, they would have been released unredacted, printed, and bound in $200 special editions signed by Trump, recorded as an audio book by James Woods and Mel Gibson, and tattooed on Lauren Boebert's ass.
February 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Lift the cap.
March 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The Republican Party is slap full of cowards.
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The GOP propaganda machine didn’t just radicalize its base—it fully captured its own leadership.

Now, in response to imaginary grievances, it’s gutting American state capacity and global standing, all while empowering real adversaries.

The real risk of WWIII is that fantasies will lead us there.
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM