@candaceurquhart.bsky.social
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The FAA problems were on my and my spouse’s radar since DOGE’s foray there in March. They laid off the people who do maintenance of the air traffic systems! So here we are! apnews.com/article/faa-...
Some of the 400 jobs that were cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
A union says jobs eliminated at the Federal Aviation Administration had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations.
apnews.com
May 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The FAA problems were on my and my spouse’s radar since DOGE’s foray there in March. They laid off the people who do maintenance of the air traffic systems! So here we are! apnews.com/article/faa-...
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Trump is ripping water infrastructure funding from blue states—and it's exactly why I voted against the Republican CR that gave him the authority to do it.
This is a dangerous precedent that cannot stand.
People need to know the President is abusing our taxpayer dollars.
This is a dangerous precedent that cannot stand.
People need to know the President is abusing our taxpayer dollars.
May 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Trump is ripping water infrastructure funding from blue states—and it's exactly why I voted against the Republican CR that gave him the authority to do it.
This is a dangerous precedent that cannot stand.
People need to know the President is abusing our taxpayer dollars.
This is a dangerous precedent that cannot stand.
People need to know the President is abusing our taxpayer dollars.
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Step 1. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country
Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals
Step 3. Promise deals
Step 4. Fail to make deals
Step 5. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country
...and yes, I find it hard to keep my cool, sometimes.
Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals
Step 3. Promise deals
Step 4. Fail to make deals
Step 5. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country
...and yes, I find it hard to keep my cool, sometimes.
May 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Step 1. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country
Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals
Step 3. Promise deals
Step 4. Fail to make deals
Step 5. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country
...and yes, I find it hard to keep my cool, sometimes.
Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals
Step 3. Promise deals
Step 4. Fail to make deals
Step 5. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country
...and yes, I find it hard to keep my cool, sometimes.
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"We sounded the alarm on Elon Musk and DOGE’s fake fraud claims — and now, [SSA] is changing its policy," @warren.senate.gov just told me. "That’s a win, and we’ll keep up the pressure to fight back against Trump and Musk’s attack on Americans’ Social Security benefits."
NEW: After my reporting on SSA’s fraud checks, SSA is changing the policy.
The anti-fraud checks set up last month had slowed retirement claim processing by 25% and found only two claims filed over the phone — out of over 110,000 — that had a high probability of being fraud.
The anti-fraud checks set up last month had slowed retirement claim processing by 25% and found only two claims filed over the phone — out of over 110,000 — that had a high probability of being fraud.
May 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"We sounded the alarm on Elon Musk and DOGE’s fake fraud claims — and now, [SSA] is changing its policy," @warren.senate.gov just told me. "That’s a win, and we’ll keep up the pressure to fight back against Trump and Musk’s attack on Americans’ Social Security benefits."
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Trump’s EPA is planning to roll back rules that limit the amount of “forever chemicals” allowed in drinking water.
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?
May 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Trump’s EPA is planning to roll back rules that limit the amount of “forever chemicals” allowed in drinking water.
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?
This comes after chemical companies donated generously to his inauguration fund.
See how this works?
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
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More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report. The biggest culprit was one particular employer: the federal government cnn.it/42dIxcF
DOGE drove layoff announcements to their third-highest-ever level in March | CNN Business
More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report published Thursday.
cnn.it
April 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
More than 275,000 layoffs were announced last month, reaching a level not seen since the pandemic, according to a new report. The biggest culprit was one particular employer: the federal government cnn.it/42dIxcF
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Have you watched this yet? If you can, make some time to watch it -- you'll be glad you did.
March 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Have you watched this yet? If you can, make some time to watch it -- you'll be glad you did.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Try to imagine any — any — other president saying this.
February 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Try to imagine any — any — other president saying this.