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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

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"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power." FDR

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Long live the king? John Oliver called it. I don't think true Americans agree with this. It is crazy that MAGA is cheering this puppet king and the destruction of our government by the greediest man in the world. We are going to have to fight smart to defend freedom and democracy.

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This is not a good way to run a country. JFK library abruptly closed on Tuesday. Oops, we will reopen it Wednesday. Feel sorry for people kicked out on their last day visiting Boston.

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Insecure entitled white men killed DEI. They know they can't compete on a more level playing field. I've never seen an unearned "DEI" hire/promotion. Anyone who has worked even a few years has surely seen less qualified/incompetent white men hired/promoted over more qualified women/minorities.

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We need more people like AOC. "This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble."

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An interesting read if you're up for something longer than a meme

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I hear Mexico is nice. 🇨🇦🇲🇽 ✌️🌎 Although I feel sorry for American workers along with citizens of the world impacted by this president, whichever one.

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"Americans say spending on foreign aid makes up 31 percent of the federal budget rather than the actual answer: closer to 1 percent or less." If you want to live in a good neighborhood you need to be a good neighbor. Americans can expect to survive 4 years. Many humans in the world will not.

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Most civil servants work hard to provide critical services to average Americans. Most politicians work for large donors and power for themselves. Most billionaires exploit others in a greedy quest for more. Putting plutocrats in control and gutting civil servants will not end well.

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Billionaires, the bloated ticks of society.

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Three things happened after his last tax cuts. HUGE increase in deficit. Increased wealth inequality Lower economic growth Pretty much what every tax cut for the wealthy and corps does. GOP gov of plutocrats will harm most Americans. That seems to be their intention.

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Of course the greediest man in the world is going to say waste and fraud is all gov spending not going to him. USAID, NIH, FEMA, SSA, ...

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I was born to be a tall thin white CIS male so I was never a DEI hire. However, I am so thankful for the eventual diversity, equality, inclusion that DEI brought during my career. It made the work so much better. Lazy entitled white men want to end DEI for obvious reasons.

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The greediest man is systematically gaining control of all our computer systems for private and gov info & payments. To think he allows read only access or the law to constrain his lust for money and power is stupid. Whatever private AI system he plans to create will be horrible for all. Resist

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The greediest man certainly seems to rapidly be harvesting as many large scale gov databases of personal and classified information as possible so his can train his private AI system. Since he treats almost everyone with contempt I can't imagine things will turn out good for anyone or any gov.

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The greediest many in the world calls exploiting people apple and helping people worms. That doesn't make it true, just a very weird dangerous opinion.

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Seems like everything the govt does to protect workers, consumers, families is being cut so the wealthy can rip off, exploit, and suppress 90% of us. Hopefully fewer will die than in his first term. Weird it's like we are in an autocracy, oligarchy, or plutocracy rather than a democratic republic.

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I can see that the greediest man, a white South African, doesn't like the idea that USAID helps people who aren't white, male, wealthy. But that doesn't mean it is criminal nor run by lunatics. If you want to live in a good neighborhood you need to be a good neighbor.

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I worked with USAID programs as a Peace Corps volunteer and know other workers and volunteers in the wide ranging important service to our country and our world. They are not the criminals nor radicals here.

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I hope someone ethical can figure out what the greediest man did with unfettered access our payment system before there are major problems.

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power." FDR

Long live the king? John Oliver called it. I don't think true Americans agree with this. It is crazy that MAGA is cheering this puppet king and the destruction of our government by the greediest man in the world. We are going to have to fight smart to defend freedom and democracy.

This is not a good way to run a country. JFK library abruptly closed on Tuesday. Oops, we will reopen it Wednesday. Feel sorry for people kicked out on their last day visiting Boston.

Insecure entitled white men killed DEI. They know they can't compete on a more level playing field. I've never seen an unearned "DEI" hire/promotion. Anyone who has worked even a few years has surely seen less qualified/incompetent white men hired/promoted over more qualified women/minorities.

We need more people like AOC. "This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble."

An interesting read if you're up for something longer than a meme

I hear Mexico is nice. 🇨🇦🇲🇽 ✌️🌎 Although I feel sorry for American workers along with citizens of the world impacted by this president, whichever one.

"Americans say spending on foreign aid makes up 31 percent of the federal budget rather than the actual answer: closer to 1 percent or less." If you want to live in a good neighborhood you need to be a good neighbor. Americans can expect to survive 4 years. Many humans in the world will not.

Most civil servants work hard to provide critical services to average Americans. Most politicians work for large donors and power for themselves. Most billionaires exploit others in a greedy quest for more. Putting plutocrats in control and gutting civil servants will not end well.

Billionaires, the bloated ticks of society.

Three things happened after his last tax cuts. HUGE increase in deficit. Increased wealth inequality Lower economic growth Pretty much what every tax cut for the wealthy and corps does. GOP gov of plutocrats will harm most Americans. That seems to be their intention.

Of course the greediest man in the world is going to say waste and fraud is all gov spending not going to him. USAID, NIH, FEMA, SSA, ...

I was born to be a tall thin white CIS male so I was never a DEI hire. However, I am so thankful for the eventual diversity, equality, inclusion that DEI brought during my career. It made the work so much better. Lazy entitled white men want to end DEI for obvious reasons.

The greediest man is systematically gaining control of all our computer systems for private and gov info & payments. To think he allows read only access or the law to constrain his lust for money and power is stupid. Whatever private AI system he plans to create will be horrible for all. Resist

The greediest man certainly seems to rapidly be harvesting as many large scale gov databases of personal and classified information as possible so his can train his private AI system. Since he treats almost everyone with contempt I can't imagine things will turn out good for anyone or any gov.

The greediest many in the world calls exploiting people apple and helping people worms. That doesn't make it true, just a very weird dangerous opinion.

Seems like everything the govt does to protect workers, consumers, families is being cut so the wealthy can rip off, exploit, and suppress 90% of us. Hopefully fewer will die than in his first term. Weird it's like we are in an autocracy, oligarchy, or plutocracy rather than a democratic republic.

I can see that the greediest man, a white South African, doesn't like the idea that USAID helps people who aren't white, male, wealthy. But that doesn't mean it is criminal nor run by lunatics. If you want to live in a good neighborhood you need to be a good neighbor.

I worked with USAID programs as a Peace Corps volunteer and know other workers and volunteers in the wide ranging important service to our country and our world. They are not the criminals nor radicals here.

I hope someone ethical can figure out what the greediest man did with unfettered access our payment system before there are major problems.

So sorry that this innocent patriot has been attacked with hate, lies, fear, division. Attacks on minorities are attacks on our society, on all of us

Not great.

Getting perspective from outside the US is important. Thanks ..