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"Reuters spoke to nine current and former VA employees in California, Oregon, Texas and the Washington D.C. area who said the changes were further disrupting some mental health services and fueling anxieties among those who provide and rely on them." reut.rs/4ilcw9k
VA shake-up hits mental health services for US veterans
Layoffs and return-to-office mandates have affected some mental health services.
reut.rs
March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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“In some of these documents, the only thing that was being redacted for the last 20-plus years was someone’s Social Security number...”

"It’s like a first-grade, elementary-level rule of security to redact things like that...”

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Social Security numbers and other private information unmasked in JFK files
The data belongs to more than 200 former congressional staffers and others with connections to decades-old investigations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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U.S. House Democrats slam Trump claim of a 360-year-old Social Security beneficiary | via Shauneen Miranda #ksleg
U.S. House Democrats slam Trump claim of a 360-year-old Social Security beneficiary • Kansas Reflector
Democrats on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee pushed back Wednesday over what they see as attacks by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Social Security benefits.
kansasreflector.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, Northeast Ohio welcomed thousands of families fleeing a brutal attack. It was the right thing to do.

Trump even considering deporting Ukrainians who are here legally is appalling.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Trump and Musk don’t know what it’s like to count on their local public school having the resources to get their kids a great education.

They don’t know why Pell Grants are important—and they don’t care to learn why.

They want to break public education and enrich themselves.
March 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM