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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 9h

The poor little man didn't like a small crown. Ego and more ego on that one.

Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 11h

Women are at risk of more than what we see. That's what makes this so much worse. We don't know what they are doing to us while detained. We have stories though and none of it is good. These are not federal agents, they are abusive people. Wearing a uniform doesn't change who they truly are.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 12h

November 2023, during a 4 day ceasefire, Israel and Hamas agreed to the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Hamas's release of approximately 50 of the hostages. I agree that there needs to be peace but I don't agree with the regime making it a publicity stunt and attacking others.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15h

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 12h

This happened. This will keep happening until the propaganda stops and people can start working together against a common threat..our freedoms.

www.axios.com/2025/10/14/j...

Man pleads guilty to arson attack on Josh Shapiro's home

The governor and his family escaped unharmed.

www.axios.com

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 12h

Exactly. I remember all of this and I agree. I believe it was too.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 12h

The government didn't have enough to pay federal workers but it had enough to send Argentina. Fascinating. While Argentina is getting 20B, more federal workers are losing their jobs. They planned on firing federal workers anyway. It tracks with what they did already before the shutdown.

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Carrie Leilani @rosalei.bsky.social · 1d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

What if we find out that the election was rigged in 2024? What laws are in place for something like that? I'm not being a election denier. We are seeing more and more instances now of election interference and voter suppression so it's possible.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

@democrats.senate.gov

Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump Administration’s Plan for Mass Firing of Federal Workers During Government Shutdown Violates Law, Unions Say

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the American Federation of Government Employees today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when the taco said he had no clue about Project 2025? It's strange how so much has been accomplished on it that completely lines up with it. This is a Project 2025 tracker. Use this to figure out what will happen next and prepare for it.

www.project2025.observer/en

Project 2025 Tracker

A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals

www.project2025.observer

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 1d

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

In other words: He has the control of when the government isn't shut down. Like we said, it's not Democrats.

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WATCH: Johnson responds to critics on why he won’t call House back for shutdown negotiations

Johnson says he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen the government.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

Considering it works, both in T's favor and his, it makes sense.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

The orange man neglected to mention much about Gaza's independence, spewed more attacks on Biden and Obama, and has also asked for a pardon for Netanyahu. It's not over.

Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

I bet that after the mass firings are finished, the government shutdown will end. They'll blame it on the Democrats obviously but once the cheato in chief gets what he wants, the shutdown will stop.

Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

Facts.

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

The regime leader doesn't like any kinds of facts reaching the public that doesn't align with his propaganda. With the mass firings, we simply need someone to start a new government. Ours is slowly being eroded and the integrity of what we had is either gone completely or will be soon.

Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 1d

I believe the entire point of the Republican's government shutdown was so that the regime leader could lay off a bunch of federal workers that didn't cater to his version of truth. It tracks. The government will be a skeleton crew the way it's going and where is the money going?

Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 2d

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 2d

The Qatari state provided financial support to four terrorist organizations in 2001, Ahrar al-Sham, a Syrian Jihadist group, the Hamas branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Ennahda party.

Center for Security Policy, 26 September 2017, p. 6, www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/wp-content/u....

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 2d

This was posted at the end of June 2025. With the Medicaid cuts etc, insurance companies get a profit and people are left without access. Most of these will likely close due to the Big Ugly Bill. There is a list of these places (linked) in the comments.

www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/760-...

759 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis

Seven-hundred and fifty-nine rural U.S. hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial problems, with about 40% of those hospitals at immediate risk of closure. The counts are drawn from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform’s most recent analysis, based on hospitals’ latest cost reports submitted to CMS and verified as current […]

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Ava @avviegamergirl.bsky.social · 2d

This isn't being publicized as much anymore so I wanted to update everyone.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/p...

3 African countries say they won’t accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia as battle plays out in two courts over his fate | CNN Politics

Officials from three different African nations have said they won’t let the US deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to their countries, potentially frustrating the Trump administration’s plans to keep him in c...

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