Paula Gibbons Schriefer
@pscribe.bsky.social
Human rights advocate, avid traveler, dog lover
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Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals.
Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not impact benefits that go directly to individuals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals.
Reposted by Paula Gibbons Schriefer
As judges increasingly block Trump orders they deem potentially illegal or unconstitutional, Trump, Vance and Musk go on the offense and raise the question of whether they will ultimately defy the courts. @charliesavage.bsky.social Minho Kim www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’
The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As judges increasingly block Trump orders they deem potentially illegal or unconstitutional, Trump, Vance and Musk go on the offense and raise the question of whether they will ultimately defy the courts. @charliesavage.bsky.social Minho Kim www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...
coloradonewsline.com/2025/02/08/a... My thoughts on the needless and damaging attacks on US foreign assistance
American soft power makes us great • Colorado Newsline
Trump has paradoxically spent weeks gutting programs and dismantling institutions that have exemplified American greatness for decades.
coloradonewsline.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
coloradonewsline.com/2025/02/08/a... My thoughts on the needless and damaging attacks on US foreign assistance
The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending There is nothing big or small they won’t lie about.
February 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending There is nothing big or small they won’t lie about.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is organizing a protest. Elon Musk’s staff will be present at the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C., today at 4 p.m. It was mentioned that staff should plan to stay late after the 4 p.m. meeting to assist with setting up Elon Musk staffers into their systems.
February 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The U.S. Department of Labor is organizing a protest. Elon Musk’s staff will be present at the Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C., today at 4 p.m. It was mentioned that staff should plan to stay late after the 4 p.m. meeting to assist with setting up Elon Musk staffers into their systems.
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Total USAID annual spending to provide food, medicine, shelter and other services to impoverished countries around the world: $38 billion
Total increase in Elon Musk's personal net worth since the November election: $156 billion
Total increase in Elon Musk's personal net worth since the November election: $156 billion
February 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Total USAID annual spending to provide food, medicine, shelter and other services to impoverished countries around the world: $38 billion
Total increase in Elon Musk's personal net worth since the November election: $156 billion
Total increase in Elon Musk's personal net worth since the November election: $156 billion
www.facebook.com/share/v/1AKR... Liking Tim Kaine more and more
Redirecting...
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January 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
www.facebook.com/share/v/1AKR... Liking Tim Kaine more and more
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... This would be a good time for our political leaders to reread this excellent article from 2020 by Anne Applebaum on the nature of complicity.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... This would be a good time for our political leaders to reread this excellent article from 2020 by Anne Applebaum on the nature of complicity.
We Deserve Pete Hegseth www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o... I fear Brooks is 100% right, both regarding the laughable qualifications of the nominee and the lack of serious questioning by both parties.
Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve
If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at his confirmation hearing, you are under the illusion that we live in a serious country.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We Deserve Pete Hegseth www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o... I fear Brooks is 100% right, both regarding the laughable qualifications of the nominee and the lack of serious questioning by both parties.