Vicky
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Vicky
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June 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff polices have created a one-stop-shop for corruption.

Perhaps that’s what Elon Musk means by efficiency.
Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff polices have created a one-stop-shop for corruption.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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May 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Ana Schools Piers Morgan Panel on Israel youtu.be/KorflXyfIfU?... via @YouTube
Ana Schools Piers Morgan Panel on Israel
YouTube video by The Young Turks
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April 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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The new documentary "The Encampments" gives an inside look to one of the biggest protest movements in U.S. history.

“Most of the coverage of the encampments to date has been from people who actually never even set foot on the encampments,” says producer Munir Atalla.
March 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Secretary Lutnick: You are a billionaire.

Maybe your mother-in-law wouldn't complain if she didn't get her Social Security check, but tens of millions of seniors struggling to survive would.

They're not fraudsters. They earned it.

How out of touch are you not to realize that?
BREAKING: Trump's billionaire Commerce Secretary says that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks — and that anyone who does complain is a fraudster.
March 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Dozens of webpages — with info about HIV, PrEP, LGBTQ health and more — have now gone dark in what appears to be widespread compliance with an OPM memo to take down pages related to "gender ideology"

With @mattshuham.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Raft Of Government Websites Go Dark Or Remove Key Health And Equity Information In Trump Purge
Information and data from numerous departments disappeared after a memo instructing federal employees to eliminate material related to "gender ideology" and other topics.
www.huffpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Mark Zuckerberg scrapped fact-checking from Meta platforms. He's also added Trump ally Dana White to Meta's board and is helping fund his inauguration.

Why is Zuckerberg kissing Trump's ring?

Perhaps it's because of the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Meta.

Follow the money.
Meta faces April trial in FTC case seeking to unwind Instagram merger
Facebook owner Meta Platforms will face trial in April over the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's allegations that the social media platform bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition, a judge in Washington said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Trump's treasury nominee Scott Bessent, who is worth ~$500 million, warned of "economic calamity" if Trump's tax cuts for the rich are not extended.

But when asked if we should raise the federal minimum wage above the current paltry $7.25/hr, he said no.

Economic populism.
Trump’s Treasury pick rejects minimum wage hike, champions tax breaks
Scott Bessent summarized the incoming administration’s perspective perfectly: Yes to tax breaks for the wealthy, no to increasing the minimum wage.
www.msnbc.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM