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August 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Instead of helping people get good jobs, Donald Trump just fired the statistician who reported bad jobs data that the wanna-be king doesn't like.
August 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Instead of helping people get good jobs, Donald Trump just fired the statistician who reported bad jobs data that the wanna-be king doesn't like.
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“.. the mere fact that someone who worked for Mr. Trump thought it might be a good idea to display his boss’s likeness on his lapel, no matter how briefly, is notable.”
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April 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“.. the mere fact that someone who worked for Mr. Trump thought it might be a good idea to display his boss’s likeness on his lapel, no matter how briefly, is notable.”
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Yesterday, my FB account was suspended for a few hours. I had to upload a video of me moving my face around in order to reinstate it. This morning I was informed that my ads access has been restricted. I'm not stopping but I'm getting very suspicious.
April 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yesterday, my FB account was suspended for a few hours. I had to upload a video of me moving my face around in order to reinstate it. This morning I was informed that my ads access has been restricted. I'm not stopping but I'm getting very suspicious.
I've just been put into Facebook jail. They claim I don't meet their standards for "account integrity". I was actually READING my feed when it happened.
I appealed immediately. I had to upload a video to prove that I was a human. WTF?
I appealed immediately. I had to upload a video to prove that I was a human. WTF?
April 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I've just been put into Facebook jail. They claim I don't meet their standards for "account integrity". I was actually READING my feed when it happened.
I appealed immediately. I had to upload a video to prove that I was a human. WTF?
I appealed immediately. I had to upload a video to prove that I was a human. WTF?
If you want to be efficient at reducing taxes for the most wealthy, this is what you do. If you want to make *government* more efficient, it sure isn't.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about government efficiency – and here’s the proof.
March 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you want to be efficient at reducing taxes for the most wealthy, this is what you do. If you want to make *government* more efficient, it sure isn't.
What's strategic about crypto? Oh, right, the First Felon's memecoin. So important. Making America Great Again. (Gah, it's setting off my strategic sarcasm reserve!)
Trump's "strategic cryptocurrency reserve" is a blatant giveaway to wealthy crypto donors, who spent millions to buy friendly regulators in the 2024 election.
Crypto Bought the 2024 Election
The 2024 election's biggest winner wasn't Trump or Vance. It was the cryptocurrency industry, which spent $134 million to buy itself a subservient Congress.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What's strategic about crypto? Oh, right, the First Felon's memecoin. So important. Making America Great Again. (Gah, it's setting off my strategic sarcasm reserve!)
This is how you fulfill your promise to serve America when the fascists have come for you.
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
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March 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is how you fulfill your promise to serve America when the fascists have come for you.
And while we were distracted watching them disrespect Zelenskyy, they also dropped the charges against big companies ripping us off.
Trump's CFPB just dropped its lawsuits against:
-Capital One, for cheating depositors out of $2B+ in interest
-Rocket Homes, for providing kickbacks to agents and brokers
-Vanderbilt Mortgage, for trapping customers in risky loans
It's open season for corporate crooks.
-Capital One, for cheating depositors out of $2B+ in interest
-Rocket Homes, for providing kickbacks to agents and brokers
-Vanderbilt Mortgage, for trapping customers in risky loans
It's open season for corporate crooks.
February 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
And while we were distracted watching them disrespect Zelenskyy, they also dropped the charges against big companies ripping us off.
Zelenskyy doesn't deserve this, but I'm sure he was expecting it. I've never been so embarrassed for my country. Is this what real leaders do?
Here’s the full Trump-Zelensky presser.
Trump, unable to find most countries on a map, is so wildly out of his depth here - and he’s sabotaging US interests amid his and Vance’s tag-team bullying of Zelensky. Utterly reckless and shameful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvwr...
Trump, unable to find most countries on a map, is so wildly out of his depth here - and he’s sabotaging US interests amid his and Vance’s tag-team bullying of Zelensky. Utterly reckless and shameful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvwr...
Watch the FULL Meeting Between Zelenskyy and Trump (No Edits)
YouTube video by Keith Edwards
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February 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Zelenskyy doesn't deserve this, but I'm sure he was expecting it. I've never been so embarrassed for my country. Is this what real leaders do?
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✅ Share this message with your networks—word of mouth is powerful
✅ Stand together in financial solidarity to create real economic change
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you spend, spend locally and use cash.
Reposted by Merryl Gross
Predicting the path of tornados, the landfall of hurricanes, or whether it's going to rain next Monday might seem like magic. But it's not. It's the hard work of the people at NOAA who make the impossible possible through science. This is dangerous.
Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA
The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Predicting the path of tornados, the landfall of hurricanes, or whether it's going to rain next Monday might seem like magic. But it's not. It's the hard work of the people at NOAA who make the impossible possible through science. This is dangerous.
Reposted by Merryl Gross
Reposted by Merryl Gross
It’s no secret that Chair Powell and I disagree on a lot, but today we agreed: without the CFPB, there is no federal regulator making sure giants banks don't cheat you.
February 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It’s no secret that Chair Powell and I disagree on a lot, but today we agreed: without the CFPB, there is no federal regulator making sure giants banks don't cheat you.
Reposted by Merryl Gross
Elon wants the CFPB gone so tech billionaires can profit from apps, like X, that offer bank-like services but don’t follow financial laws that keep people’s money safe. Musk wants to use the government to put more in his pockets. This is a blatant conflict of interest. www.npr.org/2025/02/07/g...
Musk's team takes control of key systems at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest target of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
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February 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Elon wants the CFPB gone so tech billionaires can profit from apps, like X, that offer bank-like services but don’t follow financial laws that keep people’s money safe. Musk wants to use the government to put more in his pockets. This is a blatant conflict of interest. www.npr.org/2025/02/07/g...
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Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here's her advice.
What happens after the 'Fork in the Road'? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in
Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here's her advice.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Shannon Liss-Riordan, who represents thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company, sees many similarities in the predicament of federal workers today. Here's her advice.
Reposted by Merryl Gross
anyway they looked mildly scared, which, good! they let all of us talk about what it was that motivated us to come down and folks ....... you better believe i talked about elon's teen gang fucking up COBOL systems
February 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
anyway they looked mildly scared, which, good! they let all of us talk about what it was that motivated us to come down and folks ....... you better believe i talked about elon's teen gang fucking up COBOL systems