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when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
The @cpsc.gov, a federal agency dedicated to keeping unsafe products out of our homes, is now under threat, say lawmakers and safety advocates.
Lawmakers and Advocates Denounce a Plan to Eliminate Critical Product Safety Agency - Consumer Reports
A leaked budget proposal would eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission as an independent agency. Safety advocates are raising the alarm.
www.consumerreports.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
Reposted by Kate Smith
Elon Musk called Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
Now, he wants to fire workers who make sure your grandma gets her monthly check.
I've got a message for Elon: get your hands off our Social Security.
Now, he wants to fire workers who make sure your grandma gets her monthly check.
I've got a message for Elon: get your hands off our Social Security.
March 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Elon Musk called Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
Now, he wants to fire workers who make sure your grandma gets her monthly check.
I've got a message for Elon: get your hands off our Social Security.
Now, he wants to fire workers who make sure your grandma gets her monthly check.
I've got a message for Elon: get your hands off our Social Security.
Reposted by Kate Smith
This is the final step on the road to authoritarian fascism.
If the President can rule by decree and cannot be scrutinized or reviewed by the other two branches, then this experiment in democracy is done.
If the President can rule by decree and cannot be scrutinized or reviewed by the other two branches, then this experiment in democracy is done.
If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
March 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is the final step on the road to authoritarian fascism.
If the President can rule by decree and cannot be scrutinized or reviewed by the other two branches, then this experiment in democracy is done.
If the President can rule by decree and cannot be scrutinized or reviewed by the other two branches, then this experiment in democracy is done.
Happy Ides of March 🔪🥗
March 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Happy Ides of March 🔪🥗
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RFK Jr. opposed the life-saving Covid vaccine just six months into the pandemic. Peddled anti-science conspiracies. Waffled on women's reproductive rights.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.
Pressure builds on RFK Jr. as confirmation hearing remains unscheduled
Trump’s pick to lead HHS is facing 175 questions from Elizabeth Warren, skepticism from Mike Pence and delays related to his disclosure forms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
RFK Jr. opposed the life-saving Covid vaccine just six months into the pandemic. Peddled anti-science conspiracies. Waffled on women's reproductive rights.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.
And he wants us to trust him to make health care decisions for Americans? I have serious concerns — and 175 questions.