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The Republican chair of the Veterans Committee blocked Senator Blumenthal’s effort to restore veterans’ jobs.

www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
GOP senator blocks Democratic-led resolution to restore veterans’ jobs in federal workforce
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced a resolution demanding the immediate reinstatement of the 6,000 veterans fired from federal government jobs in a sweeping workforce reduction, but Sen. Jer...
www.stripes.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Republicans say they love Veterans, but we know the truth.
March 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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February 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra.

I have a Mabel.
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Trump ain't busy solving your problems. He's busy solving his.
February 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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uhhh kinda feels like maybe they should publish those birds flu studies?

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
CDC scientific report resumes publication after unprecedented pause
But three studies about bird flu remain on hold even as the outbreak spreads.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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February 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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We need more education, not less!
February 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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February 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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The Nazi billionaires tell you to hate immigrants.

But it’s not the immigrants who are taking your jobs. It’s the Nazi billionaires. Their end goal is to replace you with a much cheaper labor force: AI and robots.
February 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Bone Spurs Donald Trump saluting during the national anthem at the Super Bowl is embarrassing.

No wonder so many people booed him.
February 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I wrote about the idiotic and anti-human vision that is currently replacing the republic. I will now go back to thinking about what a cleansing flood might look like. defector.com/billionaire-...
Billionaire Dipshit And His Strike Team Of Greasy Beavises Are Stripping The Wires From The Federal Government | Defector
The most important thing to know about both the chittering Renfields gnawing through the ductwork of the American administrative state and the billionaire sociopath they serve is that they don’t care....
defector.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Anyone out there ever work in Treasury Payments? I'm curious if this is actually the case:

The Secure Payment System (SPS) employs a strict separation of duties as a core security measure.

The point of the ? Is to know how many people are required to approve a payment and where are they located
February 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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This is what “do something” looks like
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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A VA psychologist friend reached out today. Her job is at a VA in the heartland. Her job, in my view, is helping veterans with post traumatic stress stay alive. She is one of the hundreds of thousands of federal employees who has been encouraged to resign…

open.substack.com/pub/jaketapp...
Taking an axe to the federal government
I heard from a VA psychologist friend today...
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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February 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
#Canada #standwithcanada #antiTrump
The absurdity of it all.
February 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM