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September 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM

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Fransisco Newbie🇰🇪

@newbie254.bsky.social

Says a man who flew a chopper to construct a classroom and plaster it with mud?
So this is what is big, factual and worth our dream

March 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM

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Molly Jong-Fast

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Anyone who read Project 2025 saw things like this coming a mile away

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jan 27

NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."

SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.

ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the
pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
rehensive analysis. Federal agencies must immediately deadlines for assistance programs arising while the les must report this information to OMB along with an directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated
conducting merit review panels
No later than Febrar
- 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on
any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant
has reviewed provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information
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grant and ptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards or take other case basis.
To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law

January 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM

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George Takei

@georgetakei.bsky.social

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

January 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM

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Mark Cuban

@mcuban.bsky.social

What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

January 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM

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The Kenya Times

@thekenyatimes.com

JUST IN: Omtatah speaks on his meeting with Kibet Bull, plans to jet out and a White Subaru car moments before abduction

Omtatah Reveals Details of Meeting with Kibet Bull Before Abduction

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has revealed details about his meeting with X influencer Kibet Bull who has been missing after

thekenyatimes.com

December 26, 2024 at 9:01 AM

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Mark Cuban

@mcuban.bsky.social

Tariffs could really help Chinese companies selling on Amazon , Walmart etc because their Cost of goods sold is lower than their competitors. So the tariff paid will be lower. Increasing the price advantage

Gonna be interesting

www.theinformation.com/articles/why...

Why Big Amazon China Sellers Are Branching Out

A key group of Amazon sellers is becoming a lot less loyal to the shopping giant. China-based merchants such as kitchenware seller Carote have added sales through longtime Amazon rivals like Walmart, ...

www.theinformation.com

December 18, 2024 at 2:02 AM

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Taylor Lorenz

@taylorlorenz.bsky.social

Rachel is a brilliant journalist doing essential work and I’m happy to support her new independent endeavor

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · Dec 17

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December 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM

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Not Liam Nissan

@frankri92249714.bsky.social

Anyone should be welcome on bluesky that operates in good faith

Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Dec 5

I want him and everyone here. The power is in the @bsky.app platform.

There is no one benefitting from algorithmically driven influence here.

Every post stands on its own merit. Every engagement can generate more engagement.

It’s bigger than any one person