alicecunningham.bsky.social
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Their job is to **identify American soldiers** killed in combat and Trump has told them to stand down and stop their work.

"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup
The crackdown on routine expenses is part of a campaign by the president and Elon Musk to reset the scope and mission of America’s sprawling bureaucracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty.

The US is dead last.

#Poverty #USA
February 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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“…it’s darkly ironic that the master strategist is unwilling to see how much he helped erode his beloved Senate.”

@hayesbrown.bsky.social writes about how Mitch McConnell’s ‘been committed to no higher cause than the acquisition of power for his own party.’

READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Mitch McConnell loved the Senate. Then he broke it.
The former leader of the Senate Republicans announced on Thursday that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2026.
www.msnbc.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM