Card54
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"Top officials of our oldest allies say privately they fear that we are becoming not just unstable, but actually their enemy. The only person who gets treated with kid gloves is Putin..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...
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Opinion | A Great Unraveling Is Underway
Trump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”
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March 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"Top officials of our oldest allies say privately they fear that we are becoming not just unstable, but actually their enemy. The only person who gets treated with kid gloves is Putin..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...
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WAPO: "Between 2015 and 2022, the Social Security Administration estimated it issued about $72 billion in improper payments..."
Source? A skilled, career professional IG, most of whom have been fired! Instead, DOGE offers absurd numbers because their staff are clueless how these systems work. 😠
Source? A skilled, career professional IG, most of whom have been fired! Instead, DOGE offers absurd numbers because their staff are clueless how these systems work. 😠
February 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
WAPO: "Between 2015 and 2022, the Social Security Administration estimated it issued about $72 billion in improper payments..."
Source? A skilled, career professional IG, most of whom have been fired! Instead, DOGE offers absurd numbers because their staff are clueless how these systems work. 😠
Source? A skilled, career professional IG, most of whom have been fired! Instead, DOGE offers absurd numbers because their staff are clueless how these systems work. 😠
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February 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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We love merit, don’t we folks?
Scoop: As federal health agencies are gutted, Kyle Diamantas, a Florida attorney w/ a slim resume + no prior gov't experience, is the new head of food safety at @US_FDA. Turns out, he's Donald Trump Jr.'s hunting buddy, @vanityfair.com is reporting exclusively: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/f... /1
America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Don Jr.’s Hunting Buddy
As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president’s son has been put in charge of food safety at the FDA, overseeing the nation’s food...
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February 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We love merit, don’t we folks?
Today in Montpelier, Vermont
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Today in Montpelier, Vermont
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“He took two organizations, arguably custom built for him, and he drove them into the ground so hard, both groups distanced themselves from him. That is the sum total of the man's career qualifications," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Pete Hegseth.
January 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“He took two organizations, arguably custom built for him, and he drove them into the ground so hard, both groups distanced themselves from him. That is the sum total of the man's career qualifications," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Pete Hegseth.
Where are my Vermont Facebook refugees?
January 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Where are my Vermont Facebook refugees?