Philip Lane
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Husband. Fan of Seattle sports, cooking and staying informed.
“It's a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”
“It's a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth”
The Trump administration just fired hundreds of FAA employees (an already depleted agency) not even a month after the horrific crash in DC that killed 67 people. Is this making America great again?
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Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Trump administration just fired hundreds of FAA employees (an already depleted agency) not even a month after the horrific crash in DC that killed 67 people. Is this making America great again?
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
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If you run across 1,000 eligible voters:
360 couldn’t be bothered
315 voted for him
305 for Harris
20 were like whatever
Not a mandate. Not a landslide. Just the good ol’ US.
360 couldn’t be bothered
315 voted for him
305 for Harris
20 were like whatever
Not a mandate. Not a landslide. Just the good ol’ US.
January 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If you run across 1,000 eligible voters:
360 couldn’t be bothered
315 voted for him
305 for Harris
20 were like whatever
Not a mandate. Not a landslide. Just the good ol’ US.
360 couldn’t be bothered
315 voted for him
305 for Harris
20 were like whatever
Not a mandate. Not a landslide. Just the good ol’ US.
Instead of going after USAID, how about we examine the Department of Defense budget and Elon’s $15 billion in government contracts!
February 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Instead of going after USAID, how about we examine the Department of Defense budget and Elon’s $15 billion in government contracts!
More of this please!
NEWS
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
bit.ly
February 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
More of this please!
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Outside of USAID headquarters, Senator Brian Schatz:
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Outside of USAID headquarters, Senator Brian Schatz:
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
"If you want to change an agency, introduce a bill and pass a law. You cannot wave away an agency that you don't like or that you disagree with by executive order, or by literally storming into the building and taking over the servers."
BOOM!
Canada, Mexico I’m sorry for our country’s incompetence.
- concerned US citizen
- concerned US citizen
February 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Canada, Mexico I’m sorry for our country’s incompetence.
- concerned US citizen
- concerned US citizen
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Tim Miller on Elon Musk: “The largest donor [to Trump] is the largest government contractor, is now in the West Wing. That’s insane…The idea that one of the richest men in the world who gets money from the government is now going to decide how the government spends money?!…”
January 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Tim Miller on Elon Musk: “The largest donor [to Trump] is the largest government contractor, is now in the West Wing. That’s insane…The idea that one of the richest men in the world who gets money from the government is now going to decide how the government spends money?!…”