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A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.
The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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It's literally our money matched by our employer and not even funded by the government.

www.epi.org/publication/...
Social Security and the Federal Deficit: Not cause and effect
(Updated August 9, 2010, 3:00pm) The conventional wisdom in Washington is that an aging population will cause entitlement spending to balloon, driving our nation deeply into debt (see, for example, Br...
www.epi.org
March 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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What could possibly go wrong now that Elon Musk has gained access to all US Treasury payments? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk may now have unique sway over the US Treasury
What could possibly go wrong with giving the tech mogul access to US payments?
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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from today's post —
link is here, thanks for reading: bit.ly/4hEBWOt
February 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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So the world's richest man spends a fortune backing Trump and is given the go-ahead to...

-Run an "efficiency" agency despite having billions in govt contracts

-Replace civil servants with his own cronies

-Gain access to sensitive Treasury payment systems

See the problem?
February 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM