Natalie Cantu
@nataliecantu.bsky.social
Cat mom, reader, observer of things
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Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to cut 84% of staff at the office that funds the U.S.'s disaster recovery, raising questions about how the country will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.
Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to cut 84% of staff at the office that funds the U.S.'s disaster recovery, raising questions about how the country will rebuild from hurricanes, wildfires and other calamities made worse by climate change.
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While Elon Musk has boosted AfD’s reach on social media, a data analysis shared with The Post also shows why Musk’s promotion of AfD on X could have limited impact on Sunday’s election.
How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election
Musk won AfD a massive new audience, and JD Vance added support. That brought the party outsized attention, but the impact in Germany was limited, data shows.
wapo.st
February 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
While Elon Musk has boosted AfD’s reach on social media, a data analysis shared with The Post also shows why Musk’s promotion of AfD on X could have limited impact on Sunday’s election.
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August 1, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker
February 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker
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Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to announce that she won’t remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time, but intends to impose guardrails on his administration.
Hochul Plans to Impose New Oversight of New York City Amid Adams Scandal
Gov. Kathy Hochul intends to create new guardrails for the state to oversee the city’s affairs amid Mayor Eric Adams’s troubling behavior, but she does not plan to remove him at this time.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Breaking News: Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to announce that she won’t remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time, but intends to impose guardrails on his administration.
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We asked experts common questions about antidepressants, which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to scrutinize in his new role as health secretary.
7 Things Everyone Should Know About Antidepressants
We asked experts common questions about the drugs, which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to scrutinize in his new role.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We asked experts common questions about antidepressants, which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to scrutinize in his new role as health secretary.
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“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.theatlantic.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:
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Hell. Fucking. No.
Trump and Musk are coming for the World Trade Center Health Program.
I’m one of thousands of 9/11 First Responders that are enrolled in the program. They actually called me last week to schedule my annual appointment.
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
Trump and Musk are coming for the World Trade Center Health Program.
I’m one of thousands of 9/11 First Responders that are enrolled in the program. They actually called me last week to schedule my annual appointment.
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
9/11 community advocates warn of staffing cuts at federal health program
The staffing reductions come as the Trump White House continues to slash the federal government.
ny1.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Hell. Fucking. No.
Trump and Musk are coming for the World Trade Center Health Program.
I’m one of thousands of 9/11 First Responders that are enrolled in the program. They actually called me last week to schedule my annual appointment.
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
Trump and Musk are coming for the World Trade Center Health Program.
I’m one of thousands of 9/11 First Responders that are enrolled in the program. They actually called me last week to schedule my annual appointment.
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
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📚Resisting Autocracy Lessons📚
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FACE OF THE WORLD
The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and the other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FACE OF THE WORLD
The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and the other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so.
February 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📚Resisting Autocracy Lessons📚
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FACE OF THE WORLD
The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and the other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FACE OF THE WORLD
The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and the other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so.
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Dark Pence is back.
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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Last night, Trump signed a new EO basically declaring himself king, using the Unitary Executive Theory—aka “POTUS can do whatever the fuck POTUS wants” doctrine.
I didn't know much about it, but here's what I've learned so far. It’s the legal theory behind every wannabe dictator’s wet dream. 🧵
I didn't know much about it, but here's what I've learned so far. It’s the legal theory behind every wannabe dictator’s wet dream. 🧵
February 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last night, Trump signed a new EO basically declaring himself king, using the Unitary Executive Theory—aka “POTUS can do whatever the fuck POTUS wants” doctrine.
I didn't know much about it, but here's what I've learned so far. It’s the legal theory behind every wannabe dictator’s wet dream. 🧵
I didn't know much about it, but here's what I've learned so far. It’s the legal theory behind every wannabe dictator’s wet dream. 🧵
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Highly recommend that you read or listen to this
The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler
They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Highly recommend that you read or listen to this
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We agree!
February 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We agree!
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#USA: We are calling on the US government to immediately resume funding for the full range of PEPFAR operations as well as other critical health and humanitarian aid.
Uncertainty around PEPFAR program puts millions of people at risk
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/uncer...
Uncertainty around PEPFAR program puts millions of people at risk
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/uncer...
Uncertainty around PEPFAR program puts millions of people at risk
MSF is calling on the US government to immediately resume funding for the full range of PEPFAR operations as well as other critical health and humanitarian aid.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
#USA: We are calling on the US government to immediately resume funding for the full range of PEPFAR operations as well as other critical health and humanitarian aid.
Uncertainty around PEPFAR program puts millions of people at risk
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/uncer...
Uncertainty around PEPFAR program puts millions of people at risk
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/uncer...
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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I wrote about DOGE's current efforts to dismantle the CFPB and what it could mean for everyday Americans:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
A New Era of Fraud
DOGE is going after an agency that exists to protect consumers.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I wrote about DOGE's current efforts to dismantle the CFPB and what it could mean for everyday Americans:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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NOAA is probably best known for pumping out local forecasts through its National Weather Service -- but the agency does much more than that.
A quick primer from me + @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A quick primer from me + @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Trump’s NOAA Fight Is So Much Bigger Than the Weather
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has emerged as a target of President Donald Trump’s program of downsizing the federal workforce and imposing new restrictions on execut...
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NOAA is probably best known for pumping out local forecasts through its National Weather Service -- but the agency does much more than that.
A quick primer from me + @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A quick primer from me + @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!
Okay what is going on here. Are the accounts at a private banking entity? Does the federal government have direct debit permission set up? So many questions as to how Treasury instructed this payment. (Via NY Post’s Craig McCarthy)
February 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!
What a disgrace Hegseth is.
If this is a direct quote, it's one of the most irresponsible and reckless things a SECDEF has ever said
“I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe.”
US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025.
Everything changed today.
US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025.
Everything changed today.
February 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What a disgrace Hegseth is.
#elonmusk should be tried for his alleged treasonous actions. If he is found guilty, I think execution suits him better than a cushy life in prison. #guillotine #fuckmusk #traitor Along with his band of treasonous kids.
“This is the largest data and IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known,” one govt contractor told us. “You can’t un-ring this bell. Once these DOGE guys have access to these data systems, they can ostensibly do with it what they want.”
I've been hungry for a clear story that comprehensively lays out the risks to government systems from DOGE. Here, @ibogost.bsky.social and @cwarzel.bsky.social speak to people with the right knowledge and provide a great, sense-making piece. Unfortunately, the sense that is made is... scary sense:
February 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#elonmusk should be tried for his alleged treasonous actions. If he is found guilty, I think execution suits him better than a cushy life in prison. #guillotine #fuckmusk #traitor Along with his band of treasonous kids.
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget INSURRECTIONIST TRUMP!
January 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget INSURRECTIONIST TRUMP!
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Trump really is a global laughingstock.
January 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Trump really is a global laughingstock.