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taltondrumbo.bsky.social
Retired Social Democrat and MSNBC addict. Dad, husband, band geek and former EMT. Science and law degrees. OSHA/EPA professional. Internal auditing, TQM manufacturing and management consulting. Honoring the resistance of Dalton Trumbo and the Hollywood Ten
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>> THE GUY ON THE RIGHT HAS MUCH MORE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE... <<

>> Losing facts, pound the law. Losing law, pound the facts. Losing both, pound the table... <<

The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--

>> RELEASE THE CHECKBOOK KRAKEN ! Now that he's seen what goes on behind the Trump curtain... ...he's not so gung-ho for MAGA any more. <<

MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated? McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding

👀 Wow — Elon slams #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

>> TRUMP'S WAR ON LEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONTINUES... ...FREEZING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ...PREVENTING LEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM APPLYING FOR JOBS, BANK ACCOUNTS, LICENSES, ETC. Without any public notice the program was halted on March 19th, affecting millions of immigrants. <<

>> TRUMP OPENS ALASKA WILDERNESS TO DRILLING AND MINING The area is an ecologically sensitive expanse of land. It is the largest single area of public land in the United States. It covers crucial habitat for grizzly bears, polar bears, caribou, thousands of migratory birds and other wildlife. <<

>> SENATE MAJORITY LEADER VOWS NOT TO OVERRULE PARLIAMENTARIAN... ...NON-BUDGET POLICY MEASURES COULD BE STRIPPED FROM BILL Questions remain since Senate Republicans sidestepped the parliamentarian in a recent fight to overturn waivers allowing California to set its own emissions standards. <<

>> IRAN CALLS TRUMP PLAN "INCOHERENT AND DISJOINTED"... ...PRIMARY BARRIER TO DEAL: "U.S. INCONSISTENCY" “The fact that the Americans constantly change their positions has so far been the main obstacle to the success of the talks and now makes the work more difficult than ever." <<

>> TRUMP'S FEMA ADMINISTRATOR... ...RECENTLY LEARNS THERE'S A "HURRICANE SEASON" ...GIVES UP ON WRITING A HURRICANE RESPONSE PLAN Richardson told staff they would use last year's plan. Some were confused, given the agency had already eliminated key programs and sharply cut its workforce. <<

>> OECD* LOWERS ESTIMATES FOR GROWTH... ...RAISES ESTIMATES FOR INFLATION U.S. GDP Growth Estimates for 2025: March 2.2% -- Now 1.6% for 2026: March 1.6% -- Now 1.5% U.S. Inflation Estimate for 2025: March 2.8% -- Now 3.2% * Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development <<

In fairness, the guy running the Defense Department doesn't know anything about running a Defense Department. And the woman running the Department of Justice knows nothing about justice. And the person running Homeland Security only knows about dressing up in cute little costumes. It's a theme.

PLEASE REPOST THIS CALL TO MARCH. What’s up with blueskys algorithm when I can’t break 300 reposts or likes?

We’re waiting, JD.

(Reuters) - Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources .. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...

A 23-Year-Old Crypto Bro Is Now Vetoing NSF Grants While Staring At His Water Bottle Picture this: You're a researcher who has spent years developing a grant proposal, gone through layers of expert review, and received National Science Foundation (NSF) approval. Then some kid barely out of college…

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“Who’s calling?” Trump asked when he answered our call one morning in late March. (It was a fair question; it could have been almost anyone.) My story w @michaelscherer.bsky.social, on the Secret History of Trump's private cell phone. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

>> REMEMBER THE 2008 BANKING MELTDOWN ? THE $700 BILLION TARP BAILOUT ? YOU REMEMBER...REPUBLICANS DON'T . Republicans are trying to eliminate capital cushion requirements for banks...again, claiming it will help prop up the Treasury bond market. A similar measure failed during Trump 1.0. <<

>> KASH PATEL "OBLITERATED DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY AND CRIMINAL MATTERS AT THE FBI" "Agents have been forced out. Others have been demoted or put on leave.... And in an effort to hunt down the sources of news leaks, Mr. Patel is forcing employees to take polygraph tests." <<

>> $16 MILLION TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE... ...FROM TRUMP'S VAINGLORIOUS PARADE $16 million has been earmarked for filling in the damage left by tanks rumbling down civilian streets. Around 9,000 soldiers, 130 tanks, artillery launchers and other vehicles will parade through the nation’s capital. <<

>> TRUMP DUMPS ELON'S BILLIONAIRE PAL, JARED ISAACMAN. CANDIDATE TO LEAD NASA COMMITTED UNFORGIVABLE SIN... ...DONATING TO DEMOCRATS. Trump intended to yank Mr. Isaacman’s nomination after being told that he had donated to prominent Democrats. <<

>> TRUMP HANDS HARVARD THE PERFECT EVIDENCE... ...TO PROVE POLITICAL RETALIATION After a judge blocked the White House' latest threat to Harvard, Trump convened a meeting of officials from nearly a dozen federal agencies. The meeting's plain agenda: Brainstorm new ways to punish Harvard. <<

>> WALL STREET WARNS TRUMP... ...YOUR TAX BILL WILL HARM THE ECONOMY "Wall Street bankers and executives are privately warning the Trump administration that the tax bill...could stoke investor anxiety about rising deficits, push up U.S. borrowing costs and damage the broader economy." <<

>> TULSI WANTS TO TURN THE PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEF... ...INTO A FOX NEWS VIDEO “The problem with Trump is that he doesn’t read.” DNI Gabbard could hire a Fox News producer to produce it and one of the network’s personalities to present it. It could include animations like a video game. <<

>> TRUMP PULLS THE PLUG ON RESEARCH... ...FOR HIV VACCINES Department of Health and Human Services elected "to go with currently available approaches to eliminate HIV." "This is a terrible time to cut it off. We're beginning to get close. We're getting good results out of clinical trials." <<

>> JAMIE DIMON: REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN WILL "CRACK THE BOND MARKET"... ...ADDING $2.7 TRILLION TO EXISTING $36 TRILLION NATIONAL DEBT “You are going to see a crack in the bond market, OK? It is going to happen.” "Without substantial changes, the U.S. is headed for a reckoning." <<

>> 2018: TRUMP PUTS TARIFFS ON STEEL... ...PRODUCERS GAINED 1,000 JOBS ...USERS LOST 75,000 JOBS “The 2018 steel tariffs just called to remind you that steel is produced by a tiny sliver of the economy, but used as an input by a much broader swathe of manufacturers." Source: Investopedia <<

>> TRUMP DUMPS ELON'S BILLIONAIRE PAL, JARED ISAACMAN. CANDIDATE TO LEAD NASA COMMITTED UNFORGIVABLE SIN... ...DONATING TO DEMOCRATS. Trump intended to yank Mr. Isaacman’s nomination after being told that he had donated to prominent Democrats. <<

>> $16 MILLION TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE... ...FROM TRUMP'S VAINGLORIOUS PARADE $16 million has been earmarked for filling in the damage left by tanks rumbling down civilian streets. Around 9,000 soldiers, 130 tanks, artillery launchers and other vehicles will parade through the nation’s capital. <<

>> KASH PATEL "OBLITERATED DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY AND CRIMINAL MATTERS AT THE FBI" "Agents have been forced out. Others have been demoted or put on leave.... And in an effort to hunt down the sources of news leaks, Mr. Patel is forcing employees to take polygraph tests." <<

>> REMEMBER THE 2008 BANKING MELTDOWN ? THE $700 BILLION TARP BAILOUT ? YOU REMEMBER...REPUBLICANS DON'T . Republicans are trying to eliminate capital cushion requirements for banks...again, claiming it will help prop up the Treasury bond market. A similar measure failed during Trump 1.0. <<

*Millions* of your fellow white supremacist Trump supporters voted to deport moms. And they didn't keep their gleeful embrace of that cruelty hidden, Vanessa.

>> 2018: TRUMP PUTS TARIFFS ON STEEL... ...PRODUCERS GAINED 1,000 JOBS ...USERS LOST 75,000 JOBS “The 2018 steel tariffs just called to remind you that steel is produced by a tiny sliver of the economy, but used as an input by a much broader swathe of manufacturers." Source: Investopedia <<

>> JAMIE DIMON: REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN WILL "CRACK THE BOND MARKET"... ...ADDING $2.7 TRILLION TO EXISTING $36 TRILLION NATIONAL DEBT “You are going to see a crack in the bond market, OK? It is going to happen.” "Without substantial changes, the U.S. is headed for a reckoning." <<

>> TRUMP PULLS THE PLUG ON RESEARCH... ...FOR HIV VACCINES Department of Health and Human Services elected "to go with currently available approaches to eliminate HIV." "This is a terrible time to cut it off. We're beginning to get close. We're getting good results out of clinical trials." <<

>> TULSI WANTS TO TURN THE PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEF... ...INTO A FOX NEWS VIDEO “The problem with Trump is that he doesn’t read.” DNI Gabbard could hire a Fox News producer to produce it and one of the network’s personalities to present it. It could include animations like a video game. <<

>> WALL STREET WARNS TRUMP... ...YOUR TAX BILL WILL HARM THE ECONOMY "Wall Street bankers and executives are privately warning the Trump administration that the tax bill...could stoke investor anxiety about rising deficits, push up U.S. borrowing costs and damage the broader economy." <<

>> TRUMP HANDS HARVARD THE PERFECT EVIDENCE... ...TO PROVE POLITICAL RETALIATION After a judge blocked the White House' latest threat to Harvard, Trump convened a meeting of officials from nearly a dozen federal agencies. The meeting's plain agenda: Brainstorm new ways to punish Harvard. <<

"Last week the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States surged by 350,000...President Donald Trump simply decided to turn 350,000 legal immigrants into illegal ones." wapo.st/43G4QbB

>> THIS WOMAN JUST PULLED THESE NUMBERS OUT OF HER BUTT... ...AND WE CAN SMELL IT FROM HERE. <<

>> BANNING FLUORIDATION ? 25 MILLION CAVITIES COSTING $9.8 BILLION "...since 1945, we now have a population of older adults that have more teeth than any other generation in history." "...especially benefits Americans who can’t get to a dentist or don’t have access to preventive care." <<