Haha YES.Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi.bsky.social)
Trump and Elon Musk plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and strip transitioning military veterans and their families overseas of the generous federal hiring incentives they rely on...bsky.app
Is this about Eric Adams or something else?Jfc
Strong rumor with credible sourcing: DOJ has put all of public integrity line attorneys in a room and told them they have an hour for someone to choose who will sign motion to dismiss and if nobody does, they will all be fired. The nastiest strong-arming in DOJ history by a long shot.
From Eileen Clancy on Bluesky:Is this about Eric Adams or something else? Eileen Clancy on Bluesky:
It's not just that they're evil, it's that they're also stupid. They have no idea how government works, how our systems work, and they're out there changing things on a whim that the systems have no way of processing.- Days after U.S. President Donald Trump ended duty-free entry for cheap Chinese goods entering the U.S., his administration put the order on hold after more than a million packages piled up at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
It was the result of a rushed, confusing policy change that proved unworkable on short notice. Government officials are now scrambling to implement the order in a way that won't cripple America's hyper-efficient import system.
That's a feature, not a bug...Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social)
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it: https://www.404media.co/anyone-can-push-updates-to-the-doge-gov-website-2/bsky.app
Only the best people. Period. Full stop.
— Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website, raising bigger concerns about where Musk’s programmers got this information and what they are doing with it.
GoodI'm leaning on the next pandemic happening while Orange ****tard is still in office. This time it will wipe out about a 1/2 of the planet's population.
It's the same as their belief in science.... They have no idea what these agencies and people do, they don't understand what they do, and they definitely don't understand the harm that comes to our country without them.
Nor do they care.
It's coming...next budget Medicaid gets beheaded.It's the same as their belief in science.
"I don't understand it, so it's gotta be fake and we don't need it."
As much as it pains me, I really wish they would fundamentally break something like SSI/Medicare/Medicaid payments. Something the direct morons will tangibly see and feel.
NIH funding has come closest but those are still being framed as "librul college elites" getting what's coming.
Cut SNAP. Cut SSI. Cut off Medicare/Medicaid. Make 'em feel the stove with their full face.
People getting those benefits are more likely to vote democratic.It's the same as their belief in science.
"I don't understand it, so it's gotta be fake and we don't need it."
As much as it pains me, I really wish they would fundamentally break something like SSI/Medicare/Medicaid payments. Something the direct morons will tangibly see and feel.
NIH funding has come closest but those are still being framed as "librul college elites" getting what's coming.
Cut SNAP. Cut SSI. Cut off Medicare/Medicaid. Make 'em feel the stove with their full face.
He’s going to make the worst mistake anyone could ever make.Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi.bsky.social)
Trump and Elon Musk plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and strip transitioning military veterans and their families overseas of the generous federal hiring incentives they rely on...bsky.app
There is a VERY sizable chunk of the Southeast that is both white AND relies on Medicaid/Disability/SNAP/etc. Within Appalachia its almost impossible to not know someone who is getting something like that. And for many, it's their lone path to leading something that resembles a "normal" life.People getting those benefits are more likely to vote democratic.
The easiest way to determine if the person I'm talking to is a fascist is if they own a small business, work at a factory, or farm. All of those people already have health insurance and don't rely on the demonized welfare. The small businesses rely on the good (business) type of welfare.