🤔“Veterans Affairs reverses course on large-scale layoffs
Dept of Veterans Affairs said Monday that it will no longer be forced to conduct a large reduction in workforce, unlike several other federal agencies that were forced to make mass layoffs because of #Trump admin’s DOGE Service.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/07/veterans-affairs-layoffs-doge-cuts/
#PlannedParenthood sued the #Trump admin on Monday over a provision in Trump's #OneBigBeautifulBill that would prevent its #health centers from receiving #Medicaid reimbursements.
…Late on Monday afternoon, US District Judge Indira Talwani temporarily blocked enforcement of the #law against Planned Parenthood, & ordered #HHS to file any opposition to a longer-lasting injunction by July 14.
I gotta say..
..it's pretty damn disgusting how the US gov is trying to make "a deal" with Ghislaine Maxwell in trade for more information while she's in prison for one of the most gruesome crimes
Somehow I have a feeling they're gonna allow her to say whatever Trump wants her to say and she gets a pardon from him afterwards
If that's gonna be the outcome the US has lost all credibility or what's left anyways and it's not much if any
So the #BureauofLaborStatistics released a #JobsReport that was not good
#Trump's solution?
Fire Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics
This is how the #USA really dies
We're well beyond difference of opinion in #politics
We've moved into holding lies as more valuable than truth
If businesses, domestic or foreign, can't trust govt #data, they abandon #business in the USA
And they don't come back for a long time
#Trust is hard won, easily lost
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/trump-erika-mcentarfer-jobs-report-fired.html
#Trump Relishes #Troops in American Streets While Shunning Conflict Overseas
by Peter Baker
When Trump first sought to stage a #military parade in Washington, a 4-star general argued against it, telling him that “it’s what dictators do.” Trump was unbothered by the comparison, & so on Sat tanks will roll down the streets of the nation’s capital for the first time in decades.
#AmericanAutocracy #MilitaryState #ForeignPolicy #authoritarianism #propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/politics/trump-military-parade-israel-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.O08.h7ef.Jfy0NJRp1gFf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The #NoKings crowds today are beyond impressive.
#FlopsweatMcBoneSpurs #Trump is probably frantically pecking out a sputtering word-slaw post claiming his ego parade crowd is bigger... and it hasn't even happened yet
NBC News:
Actors Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon among New York's protesters
Ruffalo told NBC News that he was marching "because democracy is in real trouble."
"We're not going away. We're not going to be quiet," he said. "We love each other, and ...we love this country..."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-military-parade-protests-live-updates-rcna212332/rcrd82198?canonicalCard=true
"HUGE DEVELOPMENT: An official Department of Defense account is spreading #fake images—from old #protests—to justify #Trump's illegal militarization of Los Angeles. This isn't just #disinformation. It's a #propaganda campaign from the #Pentagon." - Gov. Newsom
Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Administration of Spreading Fake Protest Images - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-trump-fake-protest-images-2085492
Trump names Lawrence Taylor to Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition ~
Lawrence Taylor is a registered sex offender.
(But hey— the 16-year-old’s pimp commanded her to say she was 19 😐)
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/president-trump-names-lawrence-taylor-175412594.html
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#Trump's #Military #Birthday Parade Was a Gross #Failure
The president's military parade, which reportedly cost up to $45 million, was short on attendees, long on political speeches
#dictatorship #authoritarianism #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-military-birthday-parade-dc-failure-1235365040/
The #NoKings #protests by millions were a stark contrast to Trump's military parade in DC.
But a scholar who studies mass protests points out that protests can serve as a pretext for a nascent autocrat to further undermine democratic practices and institutions.
https://theconversation.com/millions-rally-against-authoritarianism-while-the-white-house-portrays-protests-as-threats-a-political-scientist-explains-258963
#USPolitics #Trump #Democracy
#Trump vetoed a plan by #Israel in recent days to kill the #Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei, 2 #US ofcls told Reuters on Sunday.
“Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do we’re not even talking about going after the political leadership," said one of the sources, a snr Trump admin ofcl.
[Jan 28, 2024, three #US service members were killed & 25 injured by an Iran backed militia drone attack on a US base in Jordan, near the Syria border.]
#RFKJr Is Barely Even Pretending Anymor
America’s #AntiVaccine era is truly beginning.
#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #medicine #science #PublicHealth #policy #regulations #law #USpol
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/06/cdc-acip-anti-vaccine-rfk/683156/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxaLwqNRbI7I4IbkkdBen8-0
BREAKING: Donald Trump just signed an executive order directing that the light at the of the tunnel be turned off immediately.
"I want you to imagine a toddler appearing in court to face off against a government-trained attorney trying to deport them. Think of their terror as they take their seat in the courtroom, legs swinging because they’re not long enough to reach the floor."
https://www.texasobserver.org/republicans-immigrant-children-budget-court/
#ICE #politics #USpol #news #Trump #HumanRights #immigration #fascism
"In April, veteran meteorologists at the NWS were forced into early retirement. Forecasters warned at the time that their absence would 'cost lives.' They were right. With no one to read the models, sound the alarms, or coordinate warnings at the necessary scale, the people of Texas were left vulnerable. Nature played its part, yes—but policy turned a crisis into a mass casualty event."
~ Danielle Moodie
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-prefers-saving-pedophiles-over
WTH
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“ #Trump is launching a Trump-branded mobile phone service, that will rely on wireless networks and hardware that is “made in America.””
#Musk Spread #Lies to Justify #DOGE Takeover of #SocialSecurity
#ElonMusk stood before a giant American flag at a Wisconsin rally in March & rolled out an eye-popping allegation of rampant fraud at the #SocialSecurityAdministration. Scammers, he said, were making 40% of all calls to the agency’s customer service line.
#SSA employees knew the claim had no basis in fact. After journalists followed up, staff began drafting a response correcting the record.
#Trump #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/doge-social-security.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU8.DsQY.bU9UxVr8hOIf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
It’s not about #immigration.
It’s #RevengePolitics.
#Trump directs #ICE to expand #deportations in #Democratic-run #cities, undeterred by #protests
Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles & other major cities against the Trump admin’s immigration policies.
#law #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ice-deportations-protests-65fa8d64ea12a78a0ee0ebeea008ee4d
“ #Trump fired Commissioner Christopher Hanson from Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the latest move by the WH to assert control over independent agencies.
Hanson: I was removed from the position “without cause” & “contrary to existing law & longstanding precedent regarding removal of independent agency appointees.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/16/trump-fires-democratic-nuclear-commissioner-00407577
🚨 "Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald #Trump.
The new rules, obtained by the Guardian, also apply to psychologists, dentists and a host of other occupations. They have already gone into effect in at least some VA medical centers." #ProLifeMyAss
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients
#Liberia was created in #Africa by the #USA in the 1800s
Many Liberians are descendants of freed American slaves
Liberia's Declaration of Independence in 1847 charged the USA with #racism, violence, and #inequality; that it forced them to leave and create a new nation
Anyway, here's the ignorant orange turd #Trump meeting Joseph #Boakai, the President of Liberia, not knowing that English is the official language of Liberia (not knowing any history, the complete moron)
Jay Kuo says that two reports that came out yesterday about the horrifying conditions at Alligator Auschwitz did not get the attention they deserve, so he wants to draw attention to them:
"Anna McAllister of CBS News reported on the inhumane conditions for immigrants now held inside fenced cages in the camp."
#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #AlligatorAuschwitz #cruelty #ConcentrationCamps
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