Tina Kouremetis Mottram
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Tina Kouremetis Mottram
@kalotina318.bsky.social
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.

How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65

Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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“The complete indifference of the Republican Congress to the ways that it is being stripped of its core constitutional functions is demoralising”
Charlie Sykes

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘In a real sense, US democracy has died’: how Trump is emulating Hungary’s Orbán
Trump has moved to gut the federal government, fire critics and reward allies – a path similar to ‘would-be dictators’ like Orbán, experts say
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Trump's executive order dismantled a federal agency tasked with investigating Tesla for workplace racial discrimination, ending audits and enforcement nationwid…
February 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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"In hindsight, the first year may have been the entire ballgame — even if no one quite knew it at the time..."

Really good explainer by Zack Beauchamp here. Worth reading:

www.vox.com/politics/398...
Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.
Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late.
www.vox.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Black excellence: Twice as qualified, half as respected, and still passed over or labeled as a ‘DEI hire.’

Black folks have always known this because we’ve seen it happen to our own family members. I know I have.
February 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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February 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Another January 6 insurrectionist Trump pardoned is heading back to prison—this time for killing a woman in a drunk driving crash. Emily Hernandez, pardoned last week, had already pleaded guilty when she caused the fatal wreck. She was sentenced to 10 years today.
January 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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About that "Mawson study" Kennedy referenced. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
January 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to the fear.”
"Post it on your social media." Thank you, Mr. Acosta.
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM