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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4h

How is it we can't afford to keep our own federal agencies (aka federal workers) and safety net programs in place but can afford to send billions of dollars to Argentina for....what exactly?!

apnews.com/article/trum...

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 20h

It's the switch up for me!

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 20h

This part.

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 20h

They told my generation of Black girls to stop having babies in our teens. They eliminated older forms of welfare. They decimated our communities by creating the PIC. It ruined neighborhoods & families.

Constant propaganda turned us into worker drones. Now they're mad that Black women... work?

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 1d

Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

This is the result of a lot of people pretending racism is one of the greatest taboos in our culture while failing to address racism substantively. People are appalled by the idea of being called racist while being totally committed to upholding racism throughout society.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 2d

Not surprising at this point.

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Great Uncle Bob @greatunclebob.bsky.social · 2d

Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 2d

I know! I came across it from a video I saw of a lady sobbing about what's happening and how it's being ignored by MSM.

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 2d

🚨 BREAKING: Though it's barely making any major headlines. A TYPHOON has hit the western shores of Alaska and sparsely populated villages have been devastated. Rescue efforts are still ongoing. ☹️

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/w...

Dozens rescued, several still missing after monster storm brings violent wind gusts and record storm surge to western Alaska | CNN

Rescuers in western Alaska are working to find missing residents and help those displaced after what once was Typhoon Halong tore through coastal communities, unleashing record-breaking storm surge an...

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 2d

This could potentially devastate so many of our more vulnerable IEP kiddos in the school system. Not to mention all those federal workers now out of a job just before the holidays. 😞💔

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Special education staff decimated after shutdown firings: Sources

“Who the heck is going to administer this program?"

www.yahoo.com

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 3d

Just to clarify for the few who seem confused:

It's not the "Biden FBI" if Biden is not president. Trump was president on January 6, 2021 and the FBI director was appointed by Trump. It was "Trump's FBI."

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 3d

This demented sack of sprouting potatoes thinks Joe Biden was president on January 6, 2021.

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tbang92.bsky.social @tbang92.bsky.social · 4d

Support small businesses.

Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

🚨 BREAKING: Over $1.5 trillion in value was wiped from the US stock market YESTERDAY!

Anyway. Support my Black woman-owned business this holiday season. Honestly, support all small and local businesses while you’re at it.

Q4 Motto: Keep it small. Keep it local. Keep it mindful! 🌎✊🏽😎

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Lulu Greenthumb @lulugreenthumb.bsky.social · 4d

Quality Time with friends and family.

Q4 Motto: Keep it small. Keep it local. Keep it mindful! 🌎✊🏽😎

Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

🚨 BREAKING: Over $1.5 trillion in value was wiped from the US stock market YESTERDAY!

Anyway. Support my Black woman-owned business this holiday season. Honestly, support all small and local businesses while you’re at it.

Q4 Motto: Keep it small. Keep it local. Keep it mindful! 🌎✊🏽😎

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

Did I just watch that entire video? Yes. Yes, I did. These sorts of videos always chill me out, too.

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

Sunday Sermon:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlNZ...

Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up In Flames)

YouTube video by DaptoneRecords

www.youtube.com

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

That part.

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

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Simply Edyn & Co.

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

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Simply Edyn & Co.

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

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Apparel

Simply Edyn & Co.

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

🚨 BREAKING: Over $1.5 trillion in value was wiped from the US stock market YESTERDAY!

Anyway. Support my Black woman-owned business this holiday season. Honestly, support all small and local businesses while you’re at it.

Q4 Motto: Keep it small. Keep it local. Keep it mindful! 🌎✊🏽😎

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Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 4d

Noooooo. Not Diane Keaton.
RIP 😔🤍🕊️

Tasha Monroe @simplyedynandco.com · 7d

Fear is real, and I feel it too. But it isn’t what stays with me. I return to words, to joy, to the small things that keep me steady. Survival is not shame, it is purpose. And intention, quiet and steady, is what carries us forward when fear cannot.

simplyedynandco.com/blogs/fight-...

Something’s Gotta Give: Why Fear Isn’t What Stays With Me

Fear is real. But I choose to root myself in something longer-lasting: intention, survival, and joy. Because eventually, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE. And when it does, we’ll still be standing. Every day fe...

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 6d

October 10, 2025 will be known as Project 2025 Mass Termination Friday.

Office of Management & Budget Director Russell Vought announced on Friday that the government has started firing federal workers as the government shutdown drags on.

I hope he rots in hell.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Firings of federal workers underway as government shutdown drags on, Trump budget chief announces | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has begun firing federal workers, the White House’s budget chief announced Friday, as Republicans look to maximize pressure on the Democratic Party more than a week into the g...

www.cnn.com

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 5d

As with countless other words and phrases, white people stole “woke” from Black English (AAVE) and ruined it.

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