Dylan Blackhorse-von Jess
@skyespeare.bsky.social
Owner @ Dragon Parlor Games. Developer. Dork.
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JUST IN: Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
Trump fires chief of the federal consumer watchdog agency
Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
JUST IN: Rohit Chopra had led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Consumer groups praised his leadership, while Republicans have frequently attacked the agency.
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I want to stress something important.
I know about the Times’ owner, and his interference in the Ed page (and maybe more).
But without the LAT, you would only know what the White House told you about this.
Support journalists and journalism.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
I know about the Times’ owner, and his interference in the Ed page (and maybe more).
But without the LAT, you would only know what the White House told you about this.
Support journalists and journalism.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I want to stress something important.
I know about the Times’ owner, and his interference in the Ed page (and maybe more).
But without the LAT, you would only know what the White House told you about this.
Support journalists and journalism.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
I know about the Times’ owner, and his interference in the Ed page (and maybe more).
But without the LAT, you would only know what the White House told you about this.
Support journalists and journalism.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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If you wanted to decrease the cost of homes, one thing you wouldn’t do is put a flat tariff on your main source of timber.
February 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you wanted to decrease the cost of homes, one thing you wouldn’t do is put a flat tariff on your main source of timber.
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As Donald Trump threatens to slap steep tariffs on many countries, he is boasting that his taxes on imports will be a boon to the US economy, but most economists strongly disagree.
Why Trump tariffs will be ‘very bad for America and for the world’
If enacted tariffs will increase inflation, slow economic growth, and result in US consumers footing the bill
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As Donald Trump threatens to slap steep tariffs on many countries, he is boasting that his taxes on imports will be a boon to the US economy, but most economists strongly disagree.
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NEW: Yesterday, the Department of Transportation issued a memo that says DOT and DOT-supported programs should "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average." www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
www.transportation.gov
January 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NEW: Yesterday, the Department of Transportation issued a memo that says DOT and DOT-supported programs should "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average." www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...