Tom Ferguson
@twferg.bsky.social
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I really think we need to reconceptualize this shutdown as the last stand for the rule of law and Art I. Bring it to default if that’s what it takes. If Congress can’t assert the power of the purse, we are in “move to Portugal” territory of screwed.
This cannot just be about healthcare. The existing constitutional system hangs in the balance. The rule of law is now baked into this shutdown in a huge way.
President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I really think we need to reconceptualize this shutdown as the last stand for the rule of law and Art I. Bring it to default if that’s what it takes. If Congress can’t assert the power of the purse, we are in “move to Portugal” territory of screwed.
Reposted by Tom Ferguson
A new analysis estimates the Trump/GOP budget's rollback of clean energy tax credits will eliminate nearly 830,000 jobs by 2030 and raise energy prices by 50% by 2035.
Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.
Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.
Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn
Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say experts
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A new analysis estimates the Trump/GOP budget's rollback of clean energy tax credits will eliminate nearly 830,000 jobs by 2030 and raise energy prices by 50% by 2035.
Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.
Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.
tRump be like, "I got Elon and Putin to buy me the Presidency, so I don't go to prison. Life is good! Now don't bother me, I've got golf to play..."
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
tRump be like, "I got Elon and Putin to buy me the Presidency, so I don't go to prison. Life is good! Now don't bother me, I've got golf to play..."
tRump is a Russian agent. I'm with Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine. Slava Ukraine!
March 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
tRump is a Russian agent. I'm with Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine. Slava Ukraine!
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Greenland has universal healthcare, gender equality, and clean energy.
Can they take over the USA instead?
Can they take over the USA instead?
December 28, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Greenland has universal healthcare, gender equality, and clean energy.
Can they take over the USA instead?
Can they take over the USA instead?
