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Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
www.propublica.org
August 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
(Published April w/ @sltrib.com)
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Things that will happen when he's gone:
* we're going to learn about shit he did that's so heinous, it makes the stuff we know about look tame
* his many minions will claim to have "always opposed" him and demand sympathy for their suffering at his hands
* dancing in the streets, worldwide
* we're going to learn about shit he did that's so heinous, it makes the stuff we know about look tame
* his many minions will claim to have "always opposed" him and demand sympathy for their suffering at his hands
* dancing in the streets, worldwide
August 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Things that will happen when he's gone:
* we're going to learn about shit he did that's so heinous, it makes the stuff we know about look tame
* his many minions will claim to have "always opposed" him and demand sympathy for their suffering at his hands
* dancing in the streets, worldwide
* we're going to learn about shit he did that's so heinous, it makes the stuff we know about look tame
* his many minions will claim to have "always opposed" him and demand sympathy for their suffering at his hands
* dancing in the streets, worldwide
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Russia gets no Trump tariffs.
Intriguing.
In fairness to Russia, its only exports are death, misery, chaos, war crimes, and despair…and we’re fully supplied by the Trump Administration for those.
Intriguing.
In fairness to Russia, its only exports are death, misery, chaos, war crimes, and despair…and we’re fully supplied by the Trump Administration for those.
April 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Russia gets no Trump tariffs.
Intriguing.
In fairness to Russia, its only exports are death, misery, chaos, war crimes, and despair…and we’re fully supplied by the Trump Administration for those.
Intriguing.
In fairness to Russia, its only exports are death, misery, chaos, war crimes, and despair…and we’re fully supplied by the Trump Administration for those.
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I called this 4 mos ago & have been writing about it weekly since: Trump is crashing the value of the US dollar *on purpose.*
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
March 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I called this 4 mos ago & have been writing about it weekly since: Trump is crashing the value of the US dollar *on purpose.*
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
It's not an accident.
This is strategic, probably at the behest of those who paid for his presidency: Putin & cryptobros. The end of $ dominance helps them at our expense.
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If you're angry at Jeffrey Goldberg or the Atlantic today, you're a sh*tty American.
March 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you're angry at Jeffrey Goldberg or the Atlantic today, you're a sh*tty American.
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I bet ICE's Signal chats would make for interesting--and indictable--reading.
March 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I bet ICE's Signal chats would make for interesting--and indictable--reading.
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First they came for your due process rights, and you said nothing for you had not committed a crime.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
March 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
First they came for your due process rights, and you said nothing for you had not committed a crime.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
Then they came for your right to privacy, and you said nothing for you had nothing to hide.
Then they came for your free speech rights, and you said nothing.
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Not to mention inciting an Insurrection, attacking and beating cops and hunting down Congresspeople and a Vice President with the intent to kill them .
March 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Not to mention inciting an Insurrection, attacking and beating cops and hunting down Congresspeople and a Vice President with the intent to kill them .
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When people talk about "American Exceptionalism" they now usually mean that Americans are exceptionally bad a running a country.
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When people talk about "American Exceptionalism" they now usually mean that Americans are exceptionally bad a running a country.
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A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
March 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 30, the number is 100%.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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Raise your ✋ and repost this if you're participating.
February 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Raise your ✋ and repost this if you're participating.
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John. Bolton.
John Bolton on BBC just now: "I think we are in danger not just of losing the NATO alliance [...] but practically every alliance around the world as our friends and allies look at this performance and wonder if there's anybody in this administration who understands what's at stake here."
March 1, 2025 at 5:57 AM
John. Bolton.
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Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
February 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.