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Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
Justice Department cuts to public safety grants leave police and nonprofits scrambling
Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
www.npr.org
May 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Elon Musk is trying to shut down the CFPB, the agency that has forced big banks and corporations to return more than $21 BILLION to families they cheated.
February 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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On Wednesday, Musk shared a faked video claiming USAID had sponsored celebrity visits to Ukraine.

Darren Linvill of Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub told NBC News the video was manufactured Russian propaganda.

@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social on the origins of the USAID conspiracy theories:
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Remember back when we thought it would require Congress, and, you know, laws and shit, for our government to destroy Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid?

We were so cute back then.
February 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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More of this, please! "Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally valid."
Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her (Gift Article)
Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally...
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Awwwwww, you mad, bro? Lol

Read "Elon Musk Demands Firing of ‘Disgusting and Cruel’ WSJ Reporter Who Uncovered DOGE Employee’s Racist Tweets" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iHXCqX7/BY...
Elon Musk Demands Firing of ‘Disgusting and Cruel’ WSJ Reporter Who Uncovered DOGE Employee’s Racist Tweets (Mediaite)
Press Association via AP Images Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggested that The W...
l.smartnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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February 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.
January 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM