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Social scientist, mom of a boatload of kids, and raging anti-MAGA activist
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Even if the 50% RIF at the Dept of Ed is the end of the attack (which is unlikely), there is zero chance that the loans, grants, and other support it provides to college students will not be interrupted in this academic year and next. Please share any word from universities about what this means.

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Politico: "Trump and White House officials have been telling GOP holdouts who want more spending cuts that the administration will pursue impoundment...according to two Republicans who were in a recent meeting with the president." www.politico.com/newsletters/...

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

the MAGA cult is going to redirect taxpayer money away from small local providers and popular community owned broadband networks and funnel it over to Elon musk's congestion plagued, expensive, ozone layer killing satellite service they declare mission accomplished on broadband

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments

I know we're living in dark times right now. In order to keep getting up in the morning, it is imperative to take a few moments to savor life's little gifts, like the opportunity to laugh at snowflake cybertruck owners who have hurt fee fees.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

This is not an exaggeration. This is exactly what is happening.

submitted 8 days ago • 156 comments

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

submitted 12 days ago • 439 comments