patford.bsky.social
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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From weather forecasts to disaster response, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration does work that is absolutely foundational to our safety, economy, & everyday lives.

Trump & Elon's mass firings at NOAA are putting this work—and all of our lives and livelihoods—at risk.
Amid mass NOAA firings, U.S. Sen. Murray delivers grim forecast: ‘Dark clouds coming’ - The Daily Chronicle
Mark Baltzell had seen the writing on the wall, but that didn’t make losing his dream job easy. Baltzell knew that he might get swept up in the flurry of federal firings executed by the &hell...
www.chronline.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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To state the obvious: Lee Zeldin was sent to EPA to destroy it & decades of its work.
EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History | US EPA
EPA News Release: EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History
www.epa.gov
March 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM