@mcdowecu.bsky.social
Retired teacher, school administrator, college professor. Love progressive thinkers and leaders.
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Yes! 🔥
Kill Tesla, Save The Country
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
March 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yes! 🔥
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Trump’s order to cut main street lending program earns GOP rebuke.
Trump's order to cut main street lending program earns GOP rebuke
An executive order from the president would slash funding for a program relied on by community entrepreneurs and strongly supported by lawmakers from both parties.
www.politico.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Trump’s order to cut main street lending program earns GOP rebuke.
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@raskin.house.gov knows our constitution inside-out, and he's not letting Trump walk all over it. Listen to him on the LP Podcast here: youtu.be/ainpiVnTEfU
March 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@raskin.house.gov knows our constitution inside-out, and he's not letting Trump walk all over it. Listen to him on the LP Podcast here: youtu.be/ainpiVnTEfU
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This was quite the meltdown! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VgT...
March 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This was quite the meltdown! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VgT...
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Important to note that this scale of firing is more or less literally a decision to make tax compliance voluntary for the super rich.
SCOOP: Before the IRS fired nearly 7,000 probationary employees, a senior lawyer raised the alarm that:
- the terminations contained "false" information
- they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system
Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
- the terminations contained "false" information
- they amounted to a "fraud" on the US judicial system
Don't miss this @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had n...
www.propublica.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Important to note that this scale of firing is more or less literally a decision to make tax compliance voluntary for the super rich.
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Mark Cuban:
This is a bigger issue than people realize.
Not just jobs lost.
But their families losing benefits.
Landlords losing tenants.
Cities and towns losing revenue.
This is how recessions start.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
This is a bigger issue than people realize.
Not just jobs lost.
But their families losing benefits.
Landlords losing tenants.
Cities and towns losing revenue.
This is how recessions start.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Mark Cuban:
This is a bigger issue than people realize.
Not just jobs lost.
But their families losing benefits.
Landlords losing tenants.
Cities and towns losing revenue.
This is how recessions start.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
This is a bigger issue than people realize.
Not just jobs lost.
But their families losing benefits.
Landlords losing tenants.
Cities and towns losing revenue.
This is how recessions start.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
February 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
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State AG’s stepping up
Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
February 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
State AG’s stepping up
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Australia is not fucking around.
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Australia is not fucking around.
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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
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New Attorney General Vows to Have DOJ Go After Trump Foes
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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THIS is why Elon Musk and his DOGE cabal should be hauled before Congress to answer questions:
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
THIS is why Elon Musk and his DOGE cabal should be hauled before Congress to answer questions:
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
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MAGA lost their damn minds over the email lady's private server, but are crickets over Elon's 19-year-old "Big Balls" guy having access to all of our private info.
February 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
MAGA lost their damn minds over the email lady's private server, but are crickets over Elon's 19-year-old "Big Balls" guy having access to all of our private info.
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NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday | CNN Politics
At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department ...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
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Senator Adam Schiff torched Kash Patel:
"Mr. Patel may be, I don't know, but he may be the first nominee for FBI Director in history who felt it necessary to plead the 5th."
BOOM!
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"Mr. Patel may be, I don't know, but he may be the first nominee for FBI Director in history who felt it necessary to plead the 5th."
BOOM!
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January 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Senator Adam Schiff torched Kash Patel:
"Mr. Patel may be, I don't know, but he may be the first nominee for FBI Director in history who felt it necessary to plead the 5th."
BOOM!
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"Mr. Patel may be, I don't know, but he may be the first nominee for FBI Director in history who felt it necessary to plead the 5th."
BOOM!
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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Way would Trump cut back on air traffic controllers whose job it is to keep us safe???
HE IS KILLING US!!!!!
HE IS KILLING US!!!!!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Way would Trump cut back on air traffic controllers whose job it is to keep us safe???
HE IS KILLING US!!!!!
HE IS KILLING US!!!!!
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Tonight on #TheBreakdown: Trump exploits tragedy to stir DEI culture wars, to distract from his unfit radical appointments. @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social break it all down and more, tonight at 7PM EST.
📺 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9X-...
📺 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9X-...
January 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tonight on #TheBreakdown: Trump exploits tragedy to stir DEI culture wars, to distract from his unfit radical appointments. @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social break it all down and more, tonight at 7PM EST.
📺 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9X-...
📺 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9X-...
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Absolutely bush league and childish.
It’s like listening to a child figure out what happened.
Let grown adults work it out first Mr. President then you can send your opinion
It’s like listening to a child figure out what happened.
Let grown adults work it out first Mr. President then you can send your opinion
January 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Absolutely bush league and childish.
It’s like listening to a child figure out what happened.
Let grown adults work it out first Mr. President then you can send your opinion
It’s like listening to a child figure out what happened.
Let grown adults work it out first Mr. President then you can send your opinion
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American Eagle Flight 5342 had 60 passengers and four crew members aboard as the plane collided with an Army helicopter carrying three crew members.
As family members and friends grieve, they also shared memories of the lives they now mourn.
As family members and friends grieve, they also shared memories of the lives they now mourn.
The lives lost in the D.C. plane-helicopter crash
Family and friends remember victims of the collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
American Eagle Flight 5342 had 60 passengers and four crew members aboard as the plane collided with an Army helicopter carrying three crew members.
As family members and friends grieve, they also shared memories of the lives they now mourn.
As family members and friends grieve, they also shared memories of the lives they now mourn.
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when we put narcissistic performance artists, who have no competency for the job, as President, Vice-President, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security, etc, then let's not be surprised when tragedy occurs and our country and humans are hurt.
January 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
when we put narcissistic performance artists, who have no competency for the job, as President, Vice-President, Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security, etc, then let's not be surprised when tragedy occurs and our country and humans are hurt.