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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 36m

Trump’s a sloppy fascist. We’re going to be ok politically. The economy, that’s a different story. Gold is skyrocketing because the world moves away from the once mighty dollar. Our global position will never be the same.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 2h

Our vote is our voice.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 2h

Will Americans voters feel enthusiastic that these federal workers are axed, and the services they delivered are eliminated? 😏

These are the agencies Trump is purging during the shutdown

Thousands are being let go from agencies overseeing health care, the environment and education.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 2h

What happens when historical norms for running the country are dismantled? Opposition political forces pore over what will be possible when power returns their way. 🤔

Live updates: Trump directs Pentagon to pay military amid shutdown

President Trump on Saturday instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use available federal funds to pay military servicemembers as an Oct. 15 pay day approaches amid the government shutdown. &#…

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 2h

What happens when historical norms for running the country are dismantled? Opposition political forces pore over what will be possible when power returns their way. 🤔

Live updates: Trump directs Pentagon to pay military amid shutdown

President Trump on Saturday instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use available federal funds to pay military servicemembers as an Oct. 15 pay day approaches amid the government shutdown. &#…

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 2h

Trump’s "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” leverages public money to coerce schools into adopting the conservative agenda. Republicans foolishly ignore the double edged sword threat this precedent represents. A Democrat president will create havoc on conservative minds.

MIT rejects federal funding deal with Trump administration - BBC News

The deal would see universities cap foreign admissions, restrict protests and adopt a binary definition of gender.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 17h

Harvard shouldn’t charge $54 for a book that most political figures need. State legislators are not wealthy.

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I’m glad to see Harvard addressing a great public need. The institutions that most need objective troubleshooting are structurally allergic to it.

Policy Analysis as Problem Solving: A Framework for Thorny Public Problems

Explore how public leaders can effectively navigate today's policy landscape and synthesize multiple viewpoints, contexts, and priorities to develop workable solutions.

www.hks.harvard.edu

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 17h

I’m glad to see Harvard addressing a great public need. The institutions that most need objective troubleshooting are structurally allergic to it.

Policy Analysis as Problem Solving: A Framework for Thorny Public Problems

Explore how public leaders can effectively navigate today's policy landscape and synthesize multiple viewpoints, contexts, and priorities to develop workable solutions.

www.hks.harvard.edu

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 18h

Ray Dalio offers an accurate analysis of our debt situation. How did we fix this problem during previous crises? Hoover raised taxes on millionaires to 60% by 1932. Roosevelt kicked them up to 90% a year later. The wealthy will pay more. Not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. 🤔

Billionaire investor warns of surging debt, says ‘civil war’ developing in US

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that the U.S. government’s surging debt and “irreconcilable differences” in the country are creating a worrying financial and political environment. In a Bloomberg TV i…

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 18h

Ray Dalio offers an accurate analysis of our debt situation. How did we fix this problem during previous crises? Hoover raised taxes on millionaires to 60% by 1932. Roosevelt kicked them up to 90% a year later. The wealthy will pay more. Not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. 🤔

Billionaire investor warns of surging debt, says ‘civil war’ developing in US

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that the U.S. government’s surging debt and “irreconcilable differences” in the country are creating a worrying financial and political environment. In a Bloomberg TV i…

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

A nation that lets its enforcers divide families is a nation carving scars into its own conscience. The American soul is bleeding through every ICE separation. Reunification is not politics—it’s redemption.

ICE ordered to release dozens of Bay Area immigrants

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests soar, federal judges in San Francisco are rebuking the agency over due process concerns.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

When love is handcuffed and innocence exiled, the angels weep. Our nation’s light dims with every broken family. Reunification is repentance.

St. Louis Catholics Hold Public Witness in Support of Immigrants and Refugees - Ignatian Solidarity Network

On October 5, about 200 Catholics from dozens of St. Louis parishes organized a public witness in solidarity with migrants and refugees.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

A nation that lets its enforcers divide families is a nation carving scars into its own conscience. The American soul is bleeding through every ICE separation. Reunification is not politics—it’s redemption.

US citizen to file suit after targeted ICE arrest in Portland

Milwaukie resident Francisco Miranda, born in California, was arrested outside of his workplace on Oct. 2.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

The American soul is being disfigured by policies that value punishment over mercy. ICE should never be the instrument of family rupture, and use violence against peaceful protestors. Reunite every child with their parents—our nation’s spirit depends on it.

Pastor shot by ICE with pepper balls speaks out in first TV interview | CNN

Pastor hit by ICE pepper balls granted restraining order against government.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

Family separation leaves invisible scars that last generations. Trump is disfiguring the American soul. America must heal, not harm. It will be on Democrats to reunify the families, safeguard children’s rights, and restore the compassion that defines who we are.

Illinois Democrats call for investigation of Chicago ICE raids

After a chaotic month of federal immigration enforcement in the Chicago area, Democratic leaders asked top federal watchdogs to review actions by the Department of Homeland Security.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

The measure of a country isn’t its power—it’s how it treats its most vulnerable. Family separation wounds innocent children. Democrats, we ask that when we vote you into power again, you must stand for humanity and ensure every family is made whole again. No excuses, no exceptions.

US immigration enforcement using military hardware and tactics on civilians

Agencies like Ice are way ahead of Donald Trump, who wants the military to treat cities like ‘training grounds’

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Will we pay attention to what Pope Leo explained to us?

Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Borders should not be walls between children and parents. Every U.S. child separated from their family deserves reunification and justice. Democrat political leaders, we’ll return you to complete political control. Please use your office to protect family unity—our nation’s most sacred bond.

‘The new family separation crisis’: More than 100 US citizen kids left stranded by ICE enforcement actions, CNN finds | CNN Politics

Children across the US have ended up in the care of relatives, neighbors, friends, coworkers and even strangers after ICE detained or deported their parents.

www.cnn.com

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

Democrat leaders. We’ll give you back Congress and the White House. Count on it! We’ll expect action. Family separation leaves invisible scars that last generations. America must heal, not harm. Reunify the families, safeguard children’s rights, and restore the compassion that defines who we are.

Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’

Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure

www.theguardian.com

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

No child should grow up wondering why their country’s leaders took their parents away. Family separation is inhumane and un-American. Democrats, when we return power to you, please fight for every child’s right to be reunited and protected. Compassion must lead our future policy.

Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations

As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

No child should grow up wondering why their country’s leaders took their parents away. Family separation is inhumane and un-American. Democrats, when we return power to you, please fight for every child’s right to be reunited and protected. Compassion must lead our future policy.

Trump’s mass deportations bring a new wave of family separations

As ICE officers ramp up arrests, hundreds of migrant children are being sent to federal shelters. Some parents are given a choice: Deport with their children or face separation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

Democrat leaders. We’ll give you back Congress and the White House. Count on it! We’ll expect action. Family separation leaves invisible scars that last generations. America must heal, not harm. Reunify the families, safeguard children’s rights, and restore the compassion that defines who we are.

Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’

Family separations were the hallmark of the first Trump administration’s border policy. Now advocates allege migrant families are being split up again as a retaliatory measure

www.theguardian.com

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

Borders should not be walls between children and parents. Every U.S. child separated from their family deserves reunification and justice. Democrat political leaders, we’ll return you to complete political control. Please use your office to protect family unity—our nation’s most sacred bond.

‘The new family separation crisis’: More than 100 US citizen kids left stranded by ICE enforcement actions, CNN finds | CNN Politics

Children across the US have ended up in the care of relatives, neighbors, friends, coworkers and even strangers after ICE detained or deported their parents.

www.cnn.com

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 1d

Will we pay attention to what Pope Leo explained to us?

Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

apnews.com

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