@marrea.bsky.social
If it's important to recoup $ for Ukraine, recoup it from Russia.
March 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If it's important to recoup $ for Ukraine, recoup it from Russia.
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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Trump and his white nationalist allies are busy trying to kill Black History Month from America.
And you know, it just don't get any more history of black people in America than that.
And you know, it just don't get any more history of black people in America than that.
February 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trump and his white nationalist allies are busy trying to kill Black History Month from America.
And you know, it just don't get any more history of black people in America than that.
And you know, it just don't get any more history of black people in America than that.
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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The CFPB is the financial watchdog for the American people.
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The CFPB is the financial watchdog for the American people.
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
The agency has returned $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.
Trump fired its director and put his treasury secretary, a Wall Street hedge fund manager, in charge.
Guess what happened next...
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Well played, President Claudia Sheinbaum, for committing troops already at the border since 2021, knowing perfectly well President Man Baby would have no idea and take it as a win.
February 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Well played, President Claudia Sheinbaum, for committing troops already at the border since 2021, knowing perfectly well President Man Baby would have no idea and take it as a win.
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On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico — the United States’ largest trading partners.
Here are nine graphics that show the potential economic effects of such tariffs on all four countries. (via @cfr.org)
Here are nine graphics that show the potential economic effects of such tariffs on all four countries. (via @cfr.org)
Analysis: The potential economic effects of Trump's tariffs and trade war, in 9 charts
President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico could upend U.S. trade. These nine charts show what’s at stake, what comes next, and why it matters.
buff.ly
February 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico — the United States’ largest trading partners.
Here are nine graphics that show the potential economic effects of such tariffs on all four countries. (via @cfr.org)
Here are nine graphics that show the potential economic effects of such tariffs on all four countries. (via @cfr.org)
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I stopped by the liquor store to say farewell to the massive selection of Kentucky bourbon on the shelves.
We are the number one export market for Kentucky spirits. On Tuesday, all American booze is being pulled off the shelves.
We will drink Canadian whiskey.
True. North. Strong. Free of bourbon.
We are the number one export market for Kentucky spirits. On Tuesday, all American booze is being pulled off the shelves.
We will drink Canadian whiskey.
True. North. Strong. Free of bourbon.
February 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I stopped by the liquor store to say farewell to the massive selection of Kentucky bourbon on the shelves.
We are the number one export market for Kentucky spirits. On Tuesday, all American booze is being pulled off the shelves.
We will drink Canadian whiskey.
True. North. Strong. Free of bourbon.
We are the number one export market for Kentucky spirits. On Tuesday, all American booze is being pulled off the shelves.
We will drink Canadian whiskey.
True. North. Strong. Free of bourbon.
Keep your eye on the big picture
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Keep your eye on the big picture
Five ways Trump is concentrating power in his own hands, thereby replacing democracy with oligarchy
open.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Keep your eye on the big picture
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
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All the people who were firefighting experts last week are now NTSB Air Disaster Investigators.
January 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
All the people who were firefighting experts last week are now NTSB Air Disaster Investigators.
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Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees erased pronouns from email signatures Friday as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied to President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people.
Health info wiped from federal websites following Trump order targeting transgender rights
Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees erased pronouns from email signatures Friday as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied…
buff.ly
February 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees erased pronouns from email signatures Friday as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied to President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people.
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The repeal of WEP/GPO is just the first step in restoring fairness to public servants.
SSA needs additional funding to implement the new law.
#WEPGPO_Repeal_Implementation
Without adequate funding, our SS benefits are at risk!
GuardiansofSocialSecurity.bsky.social
SSA needs additional funding to implement the new law.
#WEPGPO_Repeal_Implementation
Without adequate funding, our SS benefits are at risk!
GuardiansofSocialSecurity.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The repeal of WEP/GPO is just the first step in restoring fairness to public servants.
SSA needs additional funding to implement the new law.
#WEPGPO_Repeal_Implementation
Without adequate funding, our SS benefits are at risk!
GuardiansofSocialSecurity.bsky.social
SSA needs additional funding to implement the new law.
#WEPGPO_Repeal_Implementation
Without adequate funding, our SS benefits are at risk!
GuardiansofSocialSecurity.bsky.social
