Liz Silvers
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau steps in when Americans have been ripped off by big banks or corporations.
It has returned more than $20 billion to consumers since it was founded over a decade ago.
Now the world’s richest man is bragging about ending it.
It has returned more than $20 billion to consumers since it was founded over a decade ago.
Now the world’s richest man is bragging about ending it.
February 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau steps in when Americans have been ripped off by big banks or corporations.
It has returned more than $20 billion to consumers since it was founded over a decade ago.
Now the world’s richest man is bragging about ending it.
It has returned more than $20 billion to consumers since it was founded over a decade ago.
Now the world’s richest man is bragging about ending it.
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"Many of my good friends have their funding withdrawn or frozen based on the DEIA wording such as 'diverse microbes'" a scientist reliant on federal research grants told me, adding NSF proposals with terms including 'disabilities' and 'female' have been put on hold
February 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Many of my good friends have their funding withdrawn or frozen based on the DEIA wording such as 'diverse microbes'" a scientist reliant on federal research grants told me, adding NSF proposals with terms including 'disabilities' and 'female' have been put on hold
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The USA has had two major plane crashes in the last 4 days.
The USA had previously not suffered a major plane crash for 16 years.
‘DEI’ programs have existed for decades.
So what was it that changed in the last 14 days or so to suddenly cause so many crashes?
The USA had previously not suffered a major plane crash for 16 years.
‘DEI’ programs have existed for decades.
So what was it that changed in the last 14 days or so to suddenly cause so many crashes?
February 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The USA has had two major plane crashes in the last 4 days.
The USA had previously not suffered a major plane crash for 16 years.
‘DEI’ programs have existed for decades.
So what was it that changed in the last 14 days or so to suddenly cause so many crashes?
The USA had previously not suffered a major plane crash for 16 years.
‘DEI’ programs have existed for decades.
So what was it that changed in the last 14 days or so to suddenly cause so many crashes?
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We can easily spare a tenth of England for nature without affecting food production!
20% of our land produces just 3% of our food.
Vast swathes of our uplands are owned by about 150 wealthy landowners who use it for shooting grouse, and set fire to our biggest carbon sink, our peat bogs...
20% of our land produces just 3% of our food.
Vast swathes of our uplands are owned by about 150 wealthy landowners who use it for shooting grouse, and set fire to our biggest carbon sink, our peat bogs...
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We can easily spare a tenth of England for nature without affecting food production!
20% of our land produces just 3% of our food.
Vast swathes of our uplands are owned by about 150 wealthy landowners who use it for shooting grouse, and set fire to our biggest carbon sink, our peat bogs...
20% of our land produces just 3% of our food.
Vast swathes of our uplands are owned by about 150 wealthy landowners who use it for shooting grouse, and set fire to our biggest carbon sink, our peat bogs...
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It struck me today that every work of dystopian fiction I've ever read involves a future without books. Maybe that's all it takes.
January 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It struck me today that every work of dystopian fiction I've ever read involves a future without books. Maybe that's all it takes.
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U.S. agencies are being bulldozed tonight and media is not covering this dangerous authoritarian shit. I understand there was another plane crash and am praying for everyone but please make time for the overthrow of our institutions
February 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
U.S. agencies are being bulldozed tonight and media is not covering this dangerous authoritarian shit. I understand there was another plane crash and am praying for everyone but please make time for the overthrow of our institutions
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hey question, is this bad?
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
hey question, is this bad?
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NEW: Elon Musk's team has hijacked massive datasets of government worker DOBs, home addresses, social security numbers, length of service, and performance evals - revoking the access of OPM career officials. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's team has hijacked massive datasets of government worker DOBs, home addresses, social security numbers, length of service, and performance evals - revoking the access of OPM career officials. www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
January 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
If I were Canadian PM I would immediately:
1. Create a new $15B science fund
2. Offer any credentialed US scientist funding for lab startup and replacement of NIH grants if they move to Canada
3. Immediate permanent residency
4. Citizenship after 2 years
Overnight a science superpower
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I just wanted to note for the record that we have a decorated Iraq war veteran who flew combat missions in a Blackhawk as sitting member of Congress! Who also happens to be a woman! And if you don’t know who Tammy Duckworth is, you’re in for a treat (complimentary).
February 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I just wanted to note for the record that we have a decorated Iraq war veteran who flew combat missions in a Blackhawk as sitting member of Congress! Who also happens to be a woman! And if you don’t know who Tammy Duckworth is, you’re in for a treat (complimentary).
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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BREAKING: 88 FBI agents who worked on Trump cases were just physically escorted out of the Washington Field office per a source.
January 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
BREAKING: 88 FBI agents who worked on Trump cases were just physically escorted out of the Washington Field office per a source.
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they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
February 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
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This is my favorite picture of Stonewall.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
January 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is my favorite picture of Stonewall.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.
Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.
I think about it a lot in moments like this.
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This is the kind of stuff I’d like to see my members of Congress do.
Democrats should propose an amendment to this bill stating that no one convicted of a felony or who has been shown to be in violation of article 3 of the 14th Amendment can serve as president or as a member of Congress. They could call it the January 6th Amendment.
www.axios.com/2025/01/28/r...
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Scoop: Republicans target migrants who come back after deportations
The bill is sometimes called "Kate's Law."
www.axios.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This is the kind of stuff I’d like to see my members of Congress do.
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Reports of ICE harassing even indigenous people are an extra layer of disturbing that I didn't forsee. But here's what should happen! Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons
January 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Reports of ICE harassing even indigenous people are an extra layer of disturbing that I didn't forsee. But here's what should happen! Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons
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1/ RFK Jr. wants to observe unvaccinated kids in Samoa as a “natural experiment.”
This is disturbingly similar to the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, where researchers let people suffer and die instead of treating them.
Let’s compare. ⬇️
This is disturbingly similar to the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, where researchers let people suffer and die instead of treating them.
Let’s compare. ⬇️
January 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
1/ RFK Jr. wants to observe unvaccinated kids in Samoa as a “natural experiment.”
This is disturbingly similar to the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, where researchers let people suffer and die instead of treating them.
Let’s compare. ⬇️
This is disturbingly similar to the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, where researchers let people suffer and die instead of treating them.
Let’s compare. ⬇️
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Pro tip: prosecute them next time on state charges.
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Is Sought for Charges of Soliciting Minor.
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Is Sought for Charges of Soliciting Minor
Andrew Taake, who pleaded guilty to attacking the police outside the Capitol, was just released from prison. He is being sought for charges in 2016 of soliciting a 17-year-old online for sex.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Pro tip: prosecute them next time on state charges.
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BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community.
Veterans suicide.
Veterans suicide.
January 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community.
Veterans suicide.
Veterans suicide.
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As chilling a meme as I have seen. But I agree.
January 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
As chilling a meme as I have seen. But I agree.
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Question for OPM: about 30% of federal workers at the VA are Veterans. They were given a preference for hiring because they're Veterans. Disabled Veterans got a higher preference.
They are DEIA hires.
Are you going to fire them all? Are you going to end Veterans preference?
They are DEIA hires.
Are you going to fire them all? Are you going to end Veterans preference?
January 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Question for OPM: about 30% of federal workers at the VA are Veterans. They were given a preference for hiring because they're Veterans. Disabled Veterans got a higher preference.
They are DEIA hires.
Are you going to fire them all? Are you going to end Veterans preference?
They are DEIA hires.
Are you going to fire them all? Are you going to end Veterans preference?