Willochra
@willochra.bsky.social
And the resisting goes on…here now instead of Twitter.🇸🇪🇦🇺Happily married. No porn or crypto. Will ignore DMs. Woke. Secular humanist. Follow the facts. Save democracy.
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Frontier Foundation promotes Trump’s plan to build “Freedom Cities” in the US. Its board includes four people w/ close ties to Prospera, a controversial “Tech Bro” colony in Honduras backed by Peter Thiel & DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen (via Pronomos Capital). Prospera has sued Honduras for $11B. 1/
Frontier Foundation - Supporting the Freedom Cities Initiative
Advancing policy frameworks for establishing new cities across the United States, the Frontier Foundation's primary focus is catalyzing the creation of specialized economic zones designed to advance industrial innovation, strengthen national security, and enhance America's global competitive position.
www.frontierfoundation.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Frontier Foundation promotes Trump’s plan to build “Freedom Cities” in the US. Its board includes four people w/ close ties to Prospera, a controversial “Tech Bro” colony in Honduras backed by Peter Thiel & DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen (via Pronomos Capital). Prospera has sued Honduras for $11B. 1/
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This is just heartbreaking.
VA to lay off more than 76,000 employees, leaked memo says, amid 2nd wave of Trump firings — USA TODAY
The leaked Department of Veterans Affairs memo comes as President Donald Trump ordered a second, larger wave of federal layoffs.
apple.news
March 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is just heartbreaking.
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An internal memo shows that Trump & Musk are planning to fire 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs.
Two out of touch billionaires who have never served in uniform slashing an agency that serves our nation’s veterans. This would be disastrous. Our vets deserve better.
Two out of touch billionaires who have never served in uniform slashing an agency that serves our nation’s veterans. This would be disastrous. Our vets deserve better.
Trump Administration Plans To Cut 80,000 Employees From Veterans Affairs, Internal Memo Shows
The VA's chief of staff told top level officials at the agency that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000.
www.huffpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
An internal memo shows that Trump & Musk are planning to fire 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs.
Two out of touch billionaires who have never served in uniform slashing an agency that serves our nation’s veterans. This would be disastrous. Our vets deserve better.
Two out of touch billionaires who have never served in uniform slashing an agency that serves our nation’s veterans. This would be disastrous. Our vets deserve better.
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Ontario, Canada cancels Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and bans all U.S. companies from government contracts. 🇨🇦
March 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ontario, Canada cancels Elon Musk’s Starlink contract and bans all U.S. companies from government contracts. 🇨🇦
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BREAKING: MSPB member Cathy Harris (who trump tried to fire) GRANTED the stay requested by Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger (who Trump tried to fire) REINSTATING 5000 USDA employees (who Trump tried to fire.) osc.gov/News/Pages/P...
Special Counsel Dellinger Applauds MSPB’s Immediate Reinstatement of Thousands of Probationary Employees Terminated by USDA, Urges All Agencies to Rescind Any ...
osc.gov
March 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BREAKING: MSPB member Cathy Harris (who trump tried to fire) GRANTED the stay requested by Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger (who Trump tried to fire) REINSTATING 5000 USDA employees (who Trump tried to fire.) osc.gov/News/Pages/P...
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It wild to me that DOGE would actually send “contracts” with shoddy and suspect legal language to federal career attorneys that even non-lawyers would recognize as bullshit.
February 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It wild to me that DOGE would actually send “contracts” with shoddy and suspect legal language to federal career attorneys that even non-lawyers would recognize as bullshit.
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A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm.
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
I’m a doctor, and I’m appalled at the silence from the American Medical Association
Many physicians feel that our values do not align with the values of our advocacy organization.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A physician member of the AMA—who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation—is sounding the alarm.
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
“The current admin prohibited all communications of the CDC and other agencies with the public. Now, the public and physicians are left with no info on food recalls or disease outbreaks.“
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Trump tariff threats are just another Trump con job: Donald Trump's tariff threats are proving to be mostly empty, a risky game in which he accepts cosmetic changes from foreign governments that humor him. He then claims concessions that are big—when they’re not —and calls it a win. Much of the…
Trump tariff threats are just another Trump con job
Donald Trump's tariff threats are proving to be mostly empty, a risky game in which he accepts cosmetic changes from foreign governments that humor him. He then claims concessions that are big—when they’re not —and calls it a win. Much of the media goes…
www.alternet.org
February 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Trump tariff threats are just another Trump con job: Donald Trump's tariff threats are proving to be mostly empty, a risky game in which he accepts cosmetic changes from foreign governments that humor him. He then claims concessions that are big—when they’re not —and calls it a win. Much of the…
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Call them want they really are: HACKERS
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
February 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Call them want they really are: HACKERS
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
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The Supreme Court hasn’t helped. But we are here because of the narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy of too large a segment of the American population and its elected representatives.
That started when the SCOTUS judges gave the President carte blanche to do as he wished.
February 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Supreme Court hasn’t helped. But we are here because of the narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy of too large a segment of the American population and its elected representatives.
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In June 2022, Russ Vought (Trump’s pick for OMB director) expressed his support for pastor Tom Ascol to lead the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The month b4, Ascol had condemned the SBC’s ethics leader 4 opposing efforts to criminalize women who get abortions. 1/ baptistnews.com/article/sbc-...
January 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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The Center for Renewing America—founded by Trump’s OMB Director pick Russ Vought, a top Project 2025 architect—has *explicitly* called for Medicaid cuts & reforms to “end” Medicaid’s funding of abortions (no mention of exceptions) and gender affirming care. 1/ americarenewing.com/issues/medic...
January 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Center for Renewing America—founded by Trump’s OMB Director pick Russ Vought, a top Project 2025 architect—has *explicitly* called for Medicaid cuts & reforms to “end” Medicaid’s funding of abortions (no mention of exceptions) and gender affirming care. 1/ americarenewing.com/issues/medic...
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BREAKING: Donald Trump's executive order that would allow him to replace public servants with unqualified loyalists is illegal.
We’re suing on behalf of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, alongside Democracy Forward, to stop his plans from taking effect.
We’re suing on behalf of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, alongside Democracy Forward, to stop his plans from taking effect.
January 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump's executive order that would allow him to replace public servants with unqualified loyalists is illegal.
We’re suing on behalf of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, alongside Democracy Forward, to stop his plans from taking effect.
We’re suing on behalf of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, alongside Democracy Forward, to stop his plans from taking effect.
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If this gets as bad as it could, MAGA will finally feel the pain they’ve caused all of us. We must seize the moment to remind them this is the fault of billionaires, Trump, and the GOP. We must come together to defeat them and take back our power. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
January 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If this gets as bad as it could, MAGA will finally feel the pain they’ve caused all of us. We must seize the moment to remind them this is the fault of billionaires, Trump, and the GOP. We must come together to defeat them and take back our power. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
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I can't even...
A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.
www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
January 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I can't even...
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January 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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A coalition of nonprofits, public health organizations and small businesses filed a lawsuit to block the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo instructing a pause on all agency grants and loans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over Federal Grants Freeze
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A coalition of nonprofits, public health organizations and small businesses filed a lawsuit to block the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo instructing a pause on all agency grants and loans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump is using the federal government to seek retribution against his political opponents. And he has only just begun.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/UQI_ZLfnE9k?...
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/UQI_ZLfnE9k?...
Lawyer Explains Trump's Revenge Plan
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump is using the federal government to seek retribution against his political opponents. And he has only just begun.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/UQI_ZLfnE9k?...
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/UQI_ZLfnE9k?...
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Next time Republicans lecture about religious freedom, remember this. www.friendsjournal.org/quakers-sue-...
Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom - Friends Journal
Friends’ historic experience of religious persecution motivated modern Quakers to join the lawsuit.
www.friendsjournal.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Next time Republicans lecture about religious freedom, remember this. www.friendsjournal.org/quakers-sue-...
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Thoughts and prayers are back on the menu.
January 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thoughts and prayers are back on the menu.
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Hey guys! I’ve started something new. My new Substack… Go check it out! jimacosta.substack.com/p/hold-on-to...
Hold on to the truth…
A recording from Jim Acosta's Substack live video
jimacosta.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hey guys! I’ve started something new. My new Substack… Go check it out! jimacosta.substack.com/p/hold-on-to...
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Caroline Kennedy urges Senators to reject her cousin RFK Jr’s nomination
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
Caroline Kennedy Urges Senators to Reject RFK Jr. for Health Secretary
In a harsh letter to lawmakers considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, Ms. Kennedy called her cousin unfit for the job and a “predator” who led family members to addiction...
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Caroline Kennedy urges Senators to reject her cousin RFK Jr’s nomination
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
“Bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children — vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...
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An Alaska judge ruled Friday that the state constitution does not guarantee voters the right to fix errors on their absentee ballots — a process known as “ballot curing” that is offered in some form by at least 33 states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Alaska Judge: Voters Don’t Have the Right To Fix Absentee Ballot Mistakes
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
An Alaska judge ruled Friday that the state constitution does not guarantee voters the right to fix errors on their absentee ballots — a process known as “ballot curing” that is offered in some form by at least 33 states. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Last month, Sen. Deb Fischer's (R-NE) husband refused to shake the Vice President's hand.
Yesterday, he tried to shake Doug Emhoff's hand. The Second Gentleman replied: "Why would you try to shake my hand when you wouldn’t shake my wife’s hand?”
REPOST if you love Doug Emhoff!
Yesterday, he tried to shake Doug Emhoff's hand. The Second Gentleman replied: "Why would you try to shake my hand when you wouldn’t shake my wife’s hand?”
REPOST if you love Doug Emhoff!
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Last month, Sen. Deb Fischer's (R-NE) husband refused to shake the Vice President's hand.
Yesterday, he tried to shake Doug Emhoff's hand. The Second Gentleman replied: "Why would you try to shake my hand when you wouldn’t shake my wife’s hand?”
REPOST if you love Doug Emhoff!
Yesterday, he tried to shake Doug Emhoff's hand. The Second Gentleman replied: "Why would you try to shake my hand when you wouldn’t shake my wife’s hand?”
REPOST if you love Doug Emhoff!