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Trump’s tax agenda outlined by the White House today will add at least $5 trillion to the debt, potentially much more. Per new analysis by nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. www.crfb.org/blogs/trump-...
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Now tariffs are apparently just a threat to get help with the drug war and not a way to raise revenue. Looks like someone finally got a Trump to accept that his campaign promise wouldn't work. This pivot is just saving face.

Unfortunately, Mexico caving to him creates a bad precedent.
February 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Abusers are uniting.
At long last, Trump is delivering relief to the poor innocents who just want to commit sexual assault at our nation’s schools and colleges
Trump Orders Schools to Ease Sexual Misconduct Rules www.thedailybeast.com/trump-orders...
February 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So, are the tariffs in place? Or is incompetence still the underlying theme?
February 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Were they sloppy in execution or did they just not understand that this would be unpopular? I'm guessing both apply.
Pushback made a difference here.

In the face of loud "concerns from lawmakers and veterans advocates over the impact of the hiring freeze" the new admin scaled back its initial assault on the V.A....

cc @rieckhoff.bsky.social

www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
More than 300k VA health jobs exempted from White House hiring freeze
About two-thirds of Veterans Affairs jobs will be excluded from a White House order blocking new hiring.
www.militarytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The only hope for these people is that congressional representatives worry more about their votes than about appeasing MAGA to avoid being primaried.
January 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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😳TFP: “The Tennessee Federation of Republican Women is coming under fire for providing parents a reading list for children that cites Adolf Hitler as an example of leadership…” www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ja...
January 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A bunch of people told me it wasn't going to happen, but it should have been really clear to everyone.
The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.

And those who warned America about it were right.
January 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I never really used Twitter anyway, but Zuckerberg is getting on my nerves so I figured I'd give this a shot.
January 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM