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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · May 2

Most recently, Trump canceled funding to clean up human wastewater contaminating homes and yards in rural Lowndes County, Alabama, calling it "illegal DEI." It's no coincidence, I suspect, that 72.4% of the population is Black, hence the "illegal DEI" designation.
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Apr 16

When SCOTUS empowered Trump with immunity for any "presidential actions" he might take, they must not have realized that his goal would be to render their power moot.
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Apr 14

Representation without representation

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Apr 10

Helter skelter economics. Trump's impulsive moves on tariffs have cost investors about $6 trillion. And the slide isn't over while everyone tries to predict what he'll do next. How low can it go?

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Apr 10

Just what is DEI?
"State Superintendent Tony Sanders challenged the U.S. Department of Education to prove which programs and activities violate federal civil rights law and to identify “illegal DEI” activities. www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Apr 7

Another day, another plummet in the stock market. Sunday, I watched the smug billionaires in Trump’s administration like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, telling us not to worry. Whatever we've lost we'll be getting back - eventually. Read more at
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Apr 6

Legend has it Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed while the stock market burned.

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 30

"This month, March, J.P. Morgan predicted there is a 40% chance if a recession, up from 30% in January due to U.S. trade policy. Also this month, 32 fund managers and strategists surveyed by CNBC forecasted a 36% chance of a recession." Read more at tustinamole290682.substack.com/p/looks-like...

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 25

I have a Medicare Advantage healthcare plan. MA is privatized Medicare. The insurance company collects money for treatments from Medicare and then skims money off the top, paying hospitals and doctors less than Medicare would have paid. Read more at
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 23

This is how an oligarchy works.

The potential new revenue stream for Mr. Musk’s company comes after he donated nearly $300 million to support the 2024 campaign of Mr. Trump as he sought a return to the White House.

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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 23

Grover Norquist is an anti-tax activist who once required Republican candidates to sign a pledge not to raise taxes. His goal, he said, was to cut government down to "the size where we can drown it in the bathtub."

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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 21

"Amazon is asking a federal court in Maryland to throAmazon is asking a federal court in Maryland to throw out the commission’s January order that the company is legally responsible for every harmful product sold on its site, such as defective hair dryers and carbon monoxide detectors."

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 20

The Aurora Chamber of Commerce must have been gobsmacked when Aurora at-large Council Member Danielle Jurinsky declared that the Denver suburban city of 400,000 was being overrun by Venezuelan gang members. Overrun she said.

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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 19

Now he's gone and done it. Trump has ticked off SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts. Trump is calling for the impeachment of a judge who ruled against him. He's even suggested that the courts have no power over him.
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 19

Quick question. Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 individuals convicted or charged in connection with the January 6 insurrection. Did he sign all of them personally?

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 19

Republican leaders are telling their representatives not to hold any more town halls so as not to have to face constituents angry about Trump's actions. Protest is working. Keep it up.

Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 19

Colorado immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra detained by ICE in Aurora sentinelcolorado.com/metro/colora...

Colorado immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra detained by ICE in Aurora - Sentinel Colorado

"ICE's attempt to deport Jeanette is an attack not just on her, but on every immigrant who has stood up to fight for dignity and justice." - Raquel Lane-Arellano

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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 18

"Vizguerra was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2017."
Colorado immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra detained by ICE in Aurora sentinelcolorado.com/metro/colora...

Colorado immigrant activist Jeanette Vizguerra detained by ICE in Aurora - Sentinel Colorado

"ICE's attempt to deport Jeanette is an attack not just on her, but on every immigrant who has stood up to fight for dignity and justice." - Raquel Lane-Arellano

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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 15

Why does Trump want Canada to become the 51st state? Certainly not for its sake or for the sake of its people. I suspect he wants their oil. Black gold. Canada has the third largest oil reserves in the world and is the world's fourth largest oil producer...
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 14

Rep. Jeff Hurd, newly elected representative for CD-3, is trying very hard to sustain his "I'm with you and I'm with Trump" vibe. Thing is he can't be both.
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 11

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers ...
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USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers

The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.

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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 10

President Musk's, oops, I meant Trump’s layoffs are indiscriminate of job function. We know this because he's had to rehire people he fired ...

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The America Chainsaw Massacre

In the places I've worked, new people were hired to replace people who had moved on or when growth required additional staff.

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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 8

People voted for Trump because he promised to cool inflation and bring down the cost of living. (Not so far) They ignored his threats because, as many of them said, "he doesn't really mean those things."
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Tustin Amole @tamole.bsky.social · Mar 6

The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.

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How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save

The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...

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