“Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.”
“Nobody that I’ve talked to understood the devastation that having this administration in office would do to our lives.”
“Never, ever heard him mention it. Ever. No clue where that is coming from.”
“The EPA also will take aim at rules restricting industrial pollution of mercury and other air toxins, soot pollution and a ‘good neighbor’ rule intended to restrict smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas with smog.”
“You’re looking at a much weaker economic engine than what otherwise would’ve been, not just because of tariffs, but the rhetoric and condescending tone around it.”
“NIH staff internally are very worried that the mRNA grants will follow the outcome of the vaccine hesitancy grants and be terminated.”
“From funding cuts to tariffs, farmers have found themselves caught in the middle of President Donald Trump’s escalation of trade wars and efforts to slash billions of dollars in spending, leaving a growing number now struggling to find markets for their products and facing the risk of steep losses for the year ahead.”
“Wilson also explicitly lent her support to Great Replacement theory, a racist and xenophobic conspiracy theory that holds that non-white immigrants are being lured to the United States to replace white Americans.”
“What followed was a nearly three-week battle to resurrect himself. He called Social Security two or three times a day for two weeks, with each call put on hold and then eventually disconnected.”
“An Oklahoma City retiree said his Social Security benefits were suspended without warning — and with no explanation given when he reached out.”
“Millions of Americans, including Bartell, had voted for President Donald Trump’s promise to crack down on ‘criminal illegal immigrants.’ But eight weeks in, the mass deportation effort has rapidly expanded.”
“‘Medicaid is not just for Black people in the ghetto, these are our voters,’ said a Republican operative close to the White House.”
“Crowds gathered in the capital, Nuuk, waving Greenland’s flag and holding signs with messages such as ‘Respect Greenland’s sovereignty,’ ‘We are not for sale’ and ‘Make America Go Away‘.”
“The Trump administration has frozen millions of dollars in federal funding meant for Habitat for Humanity.”
“Tesla vehicles suffer fatal accidents at a rate that’s twice the industry average, according to a new report.”
“United States customs officers are making more seizures of poultry products, including eggs, than fentanyl.”
“As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for a side hustle: aspiring Instagram fashion influencer.”
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