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Welcome to FAFOville, USA
Welcome to FAFOville, USA
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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Trump Republicanism in action at your social security administration:
"field offices are finding a dire situation: no more paper, no more printers, and no ability to shred documents, or pay phone bills..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"field offices are finding a dire situation: no more paper, no more printers, and no ability to shred documents, or pay phone bills..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring
The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s disruptive cost-cutting team.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Trump Republicanism in action at your social security administration:
"field offices are finding a dire situation: no more paper, no more printers, and no ability to shred documents, or pay phone bills..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"field offices are finding a dire situation: no more paper, no more printers, and no ability to shred documents, or pay phone bills..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This new Texas law copies anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany. That legislation consisted of a series of restrictive laws passed in 1933, then the Nuremberg Laws of 1935.
This is not an exaggeration.
This is not an exaggeration.
New law empowers Texas Governor to seize property from legal immigrants.
Republicans Just Made It Legal to Take Homes from Legal Immigrants in Texas
New law empowers Texas Governor to seize property from legal immigrants.
www.lonestarleft.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This new Texas law copies anti-Jewish legislation in pre-war Nazi Germany. That legislation consisted of a series of restrictive laws passed in 1933, then the Nuremberg Laws of 1935.
This is not an exaggeration.
This is not an exaggeration.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration is planning to send a group of migrants to Libya, in a sharp escalation of its deportation program.
Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Breaking News: The Trump administration is planning to send a group of migrants to Libya, in a sharp escalation of its deportation program.
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On May 2nd, in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained. 1/
#WeFeedYou
#WeFeedYou
May 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
On May 2nd, in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained. 1/
#WeFeedYou
#WeFeedYou
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A new round of auto tariffs – this time on parts – coming into effect Saturday could upend the auto industry, even more than previous levies on imported cars: cnn.it/4cYqdZQ
Another round of auto tariffs just went into effect. They could change the industry forever | CNN Business
The average car buyer doesn’t think about where the parts in their their vehicle come from – but automakers do.
cnn.it
May 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A new round of auto tariffs – this time on parts – coming into effect Saturday could upend the auto industry, even more than previous levies on imported cars: cnn.it/4cYqdZQ
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Well, this is horrifying.
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Well, this is horrifying.
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The Tech Bros glorify themselves, technology, colonialism, imperialism, monarchy, billionaire-ism, accelerationism, & risk. They plan to colonize via “network states” & charter cities. They are obsessed w/ IQ & intrigued w/ race science & surveillance. They admire Curtis Yarvin & Nick Land. 1/
February 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Tech Bros glorify themselves, technology, colonialism, imperialism, monarchy, billionaire-ism, accelerationism, & risk. They plan to colonize via “network states” & charter cities. They are obsessed w/ IQ & intrigued w/ race science & surveillance. They admire Curtis Yarvin & Nick Land. 1/
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Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish
A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ah yes, the government asking Jews to register as Jewish, in the name of protecting the Jews. No way that could go wrong www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/n...
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Purported ICE agents raid a courthouse in Charlottesville in plain clothes without badges, ID or warrants, cart off two men without explanation. One of the three men was masked and the detainees were ushered into unmarked van. Video in the article. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Purported ICE agents raid a courthouse in Charlottesville in plain clothes without badges, ID or warrants, cart off two men without explanation. One of the three men was masked and the detainees were ushered into unmarked van. Video in the article. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
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“.. The big-box CEOs flat out told him [Trump] the prices .. will go up," an administration official familiar with the meeting told Axios. "And this wasn't about food. But he was told that shelves will be empty."
@axios.com
#SummerOfScarcity 🤡
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@axios.com
#SummerOfScarcity 🤡
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April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
“.. The big-box CEOs flat out told him [Trump] the prices .. will go up," an administration official familiar with the meeting told Axios. "And this wasn't about food. But he was told that shelves will be empty."
@axios.com
#SummerOfScarcity 🤡
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@axios.com
#SummerOfScarcity 🤡
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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SCOOP: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,400 of the agency's 1,700 employees; medical debt and student loans will now be deprioritized.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally-mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
SCOOP: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,400 of the agency's 1,700 employees; medical debt and student loans will now be deprioritized.
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It seems Tesla is detecting vehicles that may have problems, and artificially running their odometers faster so the warranty expires before they have to do any service
Just incredible grift
Just incredible grift
April 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
It seems Tesla is detecting vehicles that may have problems, and artificially running their odometers faster so the warranty expires before they have to do any service
Just incredible grift
Just incredible grift
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President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because Americans could face higher prices and more shortages of critical drugs.
Trump’s Tariff Threat for Imported Medicines Poses Political Risks
Levies on Americans’ daily prescriptions and other medicines could raise costs, spur rationing and lead to shortages of critical drugs.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because Americans could face higher prices and more shortages of critical drugs.
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A friend wrote this on that topic www.abc.net.au/religion/tru...
Did the United States just engage in human trafficking? - ABC Religion & Ethics
The deportation of 261 people to a prison in El Salvador meets all the criteria that the international community has used to denounce other regimes for “state-sponsored trafficking”. Why are Trump’s E...
www.abc.net.au
April 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A friend wrote this on that topic www.abc.net.au/religion/tru...
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NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire
A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.
propub.li
April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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“The damage has been done,” said George Saravelos, the head of foreign exchange research at Deutsche Bank. “The market is reassessing the structural attractiveness of the dollar as the world’s global reserve currency and is undergoing a process of rapid de-dollarisation.”
‘The damage is done’: Trump’s tariffs put the dollar’s safe haven status in jeopardy
Experts say fears about unpredictable policy are creating crisis of confidence in US bonds once seen as ‘risk free’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“The damage has been done,” said George Saravelos, the head of foreign exchange research at Deutsche Bank. “The market is reassessing the structural attractiveness of the dollar as the world’s global reserve currency and is undergoing a process of rapid de-dollarisation.”
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The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs, and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices.
Many Americans will DIE as a result of this irresponsible action.
Many Americans will DIE as a result of this irresponsible action.
Trump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research | CNN
The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather is becoming more erratic and extreme, and would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate ...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs, and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices.
Many Americans will DIE as a result of this irresponsible action.
Many Americans will DIE as a result of this irresponsible action.
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Sigh
The EPA ordered the virtual elimination of a 15-year-old federal program that requires thousands of power plants, oil refineries, cement factories and other large industrial facilities to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions, according to two people briefed on the decision.
E.P.A. Is Said to Plan Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Officials are moving to eliminate requirements that most big polluters disclose how much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases they emit.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Sigh
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As a friend said on sending this to me, we have taken one tiny step back from the precipice.
Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant (Gift Article)
A trial judge had ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from a notorious prison in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
As a friend said on sending this to me, we have taken one tiny step back from the precipice.
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According to a source, when Musk privately messages associates and confidants about reports from federal staffers about how their lives have been wrecked, the Tesla CEO is known to react with laugh-crying emojis.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
According to a source, when Musk privately messages associates and confidants about reports from federal staffers about how their lives have been wrecked, the Tesla CEO is known to react with laugh-crying emojis.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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FDIC is a big reason that people have confidence in banks. Removing that will make it harder to find safe places to save.
BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.
April 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
FDIC is a big reason that people have confidence in banks. Removing that will make it harder to find safe places to save.
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“Goods from China represented 13.3% of total U.S. imports, making China the third-largest supplier of goods to the U.S.
Products such as smartphones, computers, toys and videogame consoles accounted for 55.5% of U.S. imports from China.”
Products such as smartphones, computers, toys and videogame consoles accounted for 55.5% of U.S. imports from China.”
The U.S. and China Are Still in a Trade War. Here’s How Much Business They Do.
China, the third-largest supplier of U.S. goods, represents 13.3% of total U.S. imports.
www.wsj.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
“Goods from China represented 13.3% of total U.S. imports, making China the third-largest supplier of goods to the U.S.
Products such as smartphones, computers, toys and videogame consoles accounted for 55.5% of U.S. imports from China.”
Products such as smartphones, computers, toys and videogame consoles accounted for 55.5% of U.S. imports from China.”
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“A shift supervisor assigned to Rubio’s detail reportedly became irate when staff at Hotel Amigo refused to reopen the bar after it had closed. When the staff & night manager tried to tell the staff member to return to his room, he became physically aggressive.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Member of Rubio’s security team arrested in Brussels after fight with local police
The agent was reportedly arrested after he became physically aggressive with hotel staff in Brussels and got into a fight with police
www.independent.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“A shift supervisor assigned to Rubio’s detail reportedly became irate when staff at Hotel Amigo refused to reopen the bar after it had closed. When the staff & night manager tried to tell the staff member to return to his room, he became physically aggressive.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...