Mark Moffett
@mmoffett4.bsky.social
Eliminating Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, particularly the enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs) now scheduled to lapse after plan year 2025, would materially erode the feasibility of voluntary early retirement for adults ages 55–64.
October 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Eliminating Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, particularly the enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs) now scheduled to lapse after plan year 2025, would materially erode the feasibility of voluntary early retirement for adults ages 55–64.
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After promising it wasn't on the chopping block, DOGE moved to kill the IRS free tax filing tool days after meeting with corporate lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
DOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With Lobbyists
A key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, after offering assurances it would be spared from cuts.
www.wired.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
After promising it wasn't on the chopping block, DOGE moved to kill the IRS free tax filing tool days after meeting with corporate lobbyists.
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
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What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him?
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported
He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case
www.austinchronicle.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him?
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
If RFK Jr.'s objective was to improve the credibility of the ACIP, he failed miserably.
1/9🧵 Fired But Fighting gives RFK Jr.’s new committee in charge of vaccine approvals (AKA: ACIP) an overall F rating. It is filled with the people who touted mis/dis-information throughout the COVID pandemic.
More on each person in the thread below.
#ACIP #Publichealth #vaccines
More on each person in the thread below.
#ACIP #Publichealth #vaccines
June 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If RFK Jr.'s objective was to improve the credibility of the ACIP, he failed miserably.
Does Trump keep hiring people from Fox because that's who his base sees as experts?
May 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Does Trump keep hiring people from Fox because that's who his base sees as experts?
"Trump's tariffs will test unity among allies"
Are they testing whether our allies are unified against us?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Are they testing whether our allies are unified against us?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"Trump's tariffs will test unity among allies"
Are they testing whether our allies are unified against us?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Are they testing whether our allies are unified against us?
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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R.F.K. Jr. wallowing in sewage is a perfect metaphor for the G.O.P.
May 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
R.F.K. Jr. wallowing in sewage is a perfect metaphor for the G.O.P.
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The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week
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Trump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts
The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week.
wapo.st
May 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week
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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics
The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...
www.cnn.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
Who thinks that Trump's fascination with professional wrestling
www.yahoo.com/news/wrestle...
is how he got "shot" in the ear but has no scare?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5pD...
www.yahoo.com/news/wrestle...
is how he got "shot" in the ear but has no scare?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5pD...
How Professional Wrestling Explains Donald Trump's Washington
Donald Trump has a deep connection with the world of professional wrestling. Look no further than this weekend's WrestleMania.
www.yahoo.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Who thinks that Trump's fascination with professional wrestling
www.yahoo.com/news/wrestle...
is how he got "shot" in the ear but has no scare?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5pD...
www.yahoo.com/news/wrestle...
is how he got "shot" in the ear but has no scare?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5pD...
At EPCOT yesterday, I overhear a conversation:
"Is that Usha Vance?"
"Nah, she's still wandering around Greenland, hoping someone will talk to her."
"Is that Usha Vance?"
"Nah, she's still wandering around Greenland, hoping someone will talk to her."
April 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
At EPCOT yesterday, I overhear a conversation:
"Is that Usha Vance?"
"Nah, she's still wandering around Greenland, hoping someone will talk to her."
"Is that Usha Vance?"
"Nah, she's still wandering around Greenland, hoping someone will talk to her."
Imagine studying international relations, working to become fluent in one or more languages, studying for the FSOT, passing evaluations, assessments, and clearances, to have your job being to review social media posts of teenagers who want to study in the U.S.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Rubio orders diplomats to search social media accounts of student visa applicants
New instructions could prompt foreign citizens to self-censor to avoid scuppering their chances of acquiring a visa
www.independent.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Imagine studying international relations, working to become fluent in one or more languages, studying for the FSOT, passing evaluations, assessments, and clearances, to have your job being to review social media posts of teenagers who want to study in the U.S.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
So, what do you think it is?
1) Trump is playing 4-D Chess and is 25 moves ahead of everyone else.
2) Trump loves the power of having everyone on edge, wondering what he will do next.
3) Trump is a clown who doesn't know what he is doing.
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
1) Trump is playing 4-D Chess and is 25 moves ahead of everyone else.
2) Trump loves the power of having everyone on edge, wondering what he will do next.
3) Trump is a clown who doesn't know what he is doing.
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
Stock market today: Dow rises, Nasdaq slides as Trump keeps Wall Street guessing on tariffs
Stocks are on shifting sands as markets respond to changes in tone from Trump on coming tariffs.
finance.yahoo.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So, what do you think it is?
1) Trump is playing 4-D Chess and is 25 moves ahead of everyone else.
2) Trump loves the power of having everyone on edge, wondering what he will do next.
3) Trump is a clown who doesn't know what he is doing.
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
1) Trump is playing 4-D Chess and is 25 moves ahead of everyone else.
2) Trump loves the power of having everyone on edge, wondering what he will do next.
3) Trump is a clown who doesn't know what he is doing.
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
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It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
March 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein
"Trump administration provided a $28 billion bailout via a New Deal–era program"
"The Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will distribute $10 billion in "emergency" income subsidies funded by the spending bill Congress approved in December."
reason.com/2025/03/25/d...
"The Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will distribute $10 billion in "emergency" income subsidies funded by the spending bill Congress approved in December."
reason.com/2025/03/25/d...
Don't bail out farmers again
Farmers will bear the brunt of Trump's trade war. That's a good reason to avoid tariffs in the first place, not an excuse for another bailout.
reason.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Trump administration provided a $28 billion bailout via a New Deal–era program"
"The Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will distribute $10 billion in "emergency" income subsidies funded by the spending bill Congress approved in December."
reason.com/2025/03/25/d...
"The Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will distribute $10 billion in "emergency" income subsidies funded by the spending bill Congress approved in December."
reason.com/2025/03/25/d...
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This. READ THIS. Please.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...?
Trump says the economy ‘went to hell’ under Biden. The opposite is true
By standard measures such as job and GDP growth and the stock market, the US economy was in excellent shape
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This. READ THIS. Please.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...?
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"Obviously he's not a serious guy; he's like a 12-year-old. So I don't take him seriously."
- Sen. Mark Kelly on Elon Musk
- Sen. Mark Kelly on Elon Musk
March 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Obviously he's not a serious guy; he's like a 12-year-old. So I don't take him seriously."
- Sen. Mark Kelly on Elon Musk
- Sen. Mark Kelly on Elon Musk
Local farmers and ranchers relied on these initiatives to sell directly to schools and food banks, ensuring a consistent demand for their goods. Without this, farmers face financial uncertainty, leading some to halt planned investments or to exit the industry.
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze
Nate Powell-Palm, an organic farmer outside Belgrade, Montana, was relying on a $648,000 grant from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service to help build a feed mill - an economic lifeline for about 150 area organic grain farmers.
www.reuters.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Local farmers and ranchers relied on these initiatives to sell directly to schools and food banks, ensuring a consistent demand for their goods. Without this, farmers face financial uncertainty, leading some to halt planned investments or to exit the industry.
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
www.reuters.com/world/us/far...
The termination of the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, which allocated $660 million to schools and childcare, is expected to adversely affect the availability of fresh, locally sourced foods in school breakfast and lunch programs.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...
Donald Trump administration cuts over $1 billion in food programs for schools, food banks
The Trump administration has cut over $1 billion in food programs that funded schools and food banks, impacting millions of children and local farmers. The move, part of broader federal spending reduc...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The termination of the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, which allocated $660 million to schools and childcare, is expected to adversely affect the availability of fresh, locally sourced foods in school breakfast and lunch programs.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...
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First, the fascists came for a college campus protestor. And I said nothing because I was not a college campus protestor.
Then the fascists came for . . .
You know the rest.
Then the fascists came for . . .
You know the rest.
March 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
First, the fascists came for a college campus protestor. And I said nothing because I was not a college campus protestor.
Then the fascists came for . . .
You know the rest.
Then the fascists came for . . .
You know the rest.
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A reminder for these times.
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
Elon Musk has a history of making unsubstantiated claims of fraud, often stemming from a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of data. The claims of Social Security payout is just another example.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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MSN
www.msn.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Elon Musk has a history of making unsubstantiated claims of fraud, often stemming from a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of data. The claims of Social Security payout is just another example.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Reposted by Mark Moffett
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.