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A leaked memo reveals that DOGE's next target is the VA, with plans to fire more than 80,000 agency workers who provide critical services to veterans and their families.
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency
Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A leaked memo reveals that DOGE's next target is the VA, with plans to fire more than 80,000 agency workers who provide critical services to veterans and their families.
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
More than 25% of agency staff are veterans themselves.
How is this "efficiency"?
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Proud of all of you worldwide! The boycott is working—Tesla shares are now in their seventh straight week of declines, marking the company’s longest losing streak since going public in 2010. Look at the stock today—beautiful work!
March 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Proud of all of you worldwide! The boycott is working—Tesla shares are now in their seventh straight week of declines, marking the company’s longest losing streak since going public in 2010. Look at the stock today—beautiful work!
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This would be kind of hilarious if so many jobs and lives weren’t at stake
March 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This would be kind of hilarious if so many jobs and lives weren’t at stake
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
March 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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“An unelected billionaire is now bulldozing the research arm of the Department of Education,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said. “Cutting off these investments after the contract has already been inked is the definition of wasteful.”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data…
propub.li
February 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“An unelected billionaire is now bulldozing the research arm of the Department of Education,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said. “Cutting off these investments after the contract has already been inked is the definition of wasteful.”
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
February 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
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Bears repeating — the *concessions* Trump wants you to believe he got for his trade war threats at both borders were in place already.
February 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Bears repeating — the *concessions* Trump wants you to believe he got for his trade war threats at both borders were in place already.
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Sure this made us look weak but it also made us look crazy so there’s that
February 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Sure this made us look weak but it also made us look crazy so there’s that
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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
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1. the subtext of these talking points is that nobody can do jobs as well as white guys, so if a woman or person of color is in a role they are inherently suspect
2. do we even know if a woman or person of color had anything to do w/ the DCA crash? or just making assumptions?
2. do we even know if a woman or person of color had anything to do w/ the DCA crash? or just making assumptions?
January 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
1. the subtext of these talking points is that nobody can do jobs as well as white guys, so if a woman or person of color is in a role they are inherently suspect
2. do we even know if a woman or person of color had anything to do w/ the DCA crash? or just making assumptions?
2. do we even know if a woman or person of color had anything to do w/ the DCA crash? or just making assumptions?
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i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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IFT Strongly Condemns President Trump's Decision to Authorize ICE to Enter Schools
📰Find the full statement from @djmontgomery.bsky.social at https://www.ift-aft.org/post/ift-strongly-condemns-president-trump-s-decision-to-authorize-ice-to-enter-schools
📰Find the full statement from @djmontgomery.bsky.social at https://www.ift-aft.org/post/ift-strongly-condemns-president-trump-s-decision-to-authorize-ice-to-enter-schools
January 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
IFT Strongly Condemns President Trump's Decision to Authorize ICE to Enter Schools
📰Find the full statement from @djmontgomery.bsky.social at https://www.ift-aft.org/post/ift-strongly-condemns-president-trump-s-decision-to-authorize-ice-to-enter-schools
📰Find the full statement from @djmontgomery.bsky.social at https://www.ift-aft.org/post/ift-strongly-condemns-president-trump-s-decision-to-authorize-ice-to-enter-schools