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Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back.

And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.
April 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#handsoff
Hartford
April 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Canada stands with Greenland
March 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Canada 🇨🇦 stands with Greenland 🇬🇱 #cdnpoli
March 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Even if USAID’s work is allowed to resume in a few months, the intricate global-health ecosystem being torn apart by the Trump administration will not be easily repaired, @hana-kiros.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/9JhIRJq1
What Is the Full Cost of Dismantling USAID?
The speed with which the Trump administration took USAID apart will be felt for years to come.
theatln.tc
February 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Measles, mumps and rubella like this post.
February 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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USAID operates in many countries with dicey security. The clout of the USAID name protects those who work there. The abrupt dismantling of the agency’s missions around the world will put thousands of USAID employees and contractors in danger.

Musk/Trump don’t care.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Security Official at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team (Gift Article)
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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trump got 63% of the vote in south dakota 🐆
Lutheran Social Services is one of the largest employers in South Dakota, operating senior living facilities across the state. Republicans are shutting it down

Perhaps more concerning is Mike Flynn, known foreign asset, having access to this data?
February 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I told my MAGA contractors yesterday that we needed to order appliances for my job asap because they are projected to go up 9-32%. Should’ve seen their faces. 😮
December 7, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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November 29, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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It will be 2016 every day until we die
November 14, 2024 at 7:40 PM