Greg Scott

Greg Scott

@gregscottre.bsky.social

338 Followers 28 Following 1 Posts Joined Jan 2025
8 months ago
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In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...

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8 months ago

Maybe the tweeting didn’t help?

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10 months ago
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www.axios.com/2025/04/29/p...

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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

every word of this

kfor.com/news/local/w...

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10 months ago
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In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250

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11 months ago
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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...

"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."

www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

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11 months ago
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Warren: Whenever there’s a crisis anywhere in the world—terrible things happen—and investors, you know what they do? Investors go to the United States government treasuries, because damn, it just doesn’t get any safer than that.

Except with Donald Trump as president.

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11 months ago

Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.

So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.

So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory

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11 months ago
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How to Save a Democracy Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.

"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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11 months ago
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...

Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone

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1 year ago
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Donate to Blake Gendebien Today Let's send a dairy farmer to Congress!

New York’s 21st Congressional District will be one of the most critical special elections of the year.

I’m the candidate running to replace Elise Stefanik.

Chip in today and let’s bring leadership back to our district: secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...

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1 year ago

This ⬇️

Few people know 230 as well as Mike

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1 year ago

Someone needs to explain to our Sec of Commerce how capitalism works.

America has a GLOBAL TRADE SURPLUS on services. Services have the highest margins and profits of our exports. That is where capital and expertise focused.

It is why we dominate in tech globally.

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1 year ago
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Probably fine

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1 year ago
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Trump Sets Record for Longest Speech Without Single Fact Republicans were awestruck by their leader’s ability, at the age of 78, to give such a sustained fact-free oration.

"In what is being called a historic performance, on Tuesday night Donald J. Trump set a new world record for delivering the longest speech that did not include a single fact." @borowitzreport.bsky.social brings updates from last night's speech with some depressing (if not impressive) statistics.

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1 year ago
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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1 year ago
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Trump: You've allowed to be in a very bad position...You're not in a good position. You don't have the cards right now. You're gambling with World War three.

Vance: Have you said thank you once?

Zelenskyy: A lot of times.

Vance: Offer some words of appreciation for the US and [Trump]...

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1 year ago

What is this I'm feeling?

Is it pain?

Panic?

Hunger?

Am I hungry?

Who's hungry?

No, it’s anger.

Who’s angry here?

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1 year ago
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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!

If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!

Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.

JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺

#24HourEconomicBlackout

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1 year ago

They’re called conflicts of interest one day, but corruption the next

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1 year ago
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NEW: Aluminum producer Alcoa said on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s plan to impose a tariff on aluminum imports could cost about 100,000 US jobs and would itself not be enough to entice it to boost production in the country.

The tariff is set to take effect March 4.

🔗 www.mining.com/web/alcoa-wa...

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1 year ago
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"Recoup the costs" The sadism of American policy to war-torn Ukraine

"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."-- @timothysnyder.bsky.social

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LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge "They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"

In the USDA, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials.

“People came to us because they needed community, needed connection. We were trying to keep each other safe. Now, we’re all just this big target.”

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1 year ago
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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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1 year ago

When I talk to kids today and they ask me what I would do if I were 12 today, my answer is always the same, read books and learn how to use AI in every way shape and form you can. It is a living library that gives you responses and can help no matter who you are or where you live.

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Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.

INCOMPETENCE OF NUCLEAR PROPORTIONS

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile. Now, they are rushing to rescind their terminations.

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1 year ago

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?

And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !

We all look forward to reading your thoughts

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1 year ago
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are not tiptoeing toward autocracy Democrats need to do more than put up speed bumps.

"Donald Trump and Elon Musk are not tiptoeing the United States toward autocracy, one step at a time. They are racing there."

For @normornstein.bsky.social, normal political compromise is no longer viable in the face of the accelerating authoritarian takeover.

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Idaho House calls on U.S. Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling  • Idaho Capital Sun Although HJM 1 does not carry the force of law, it represents the Idaho House rejecting the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision.

Rep. Representative Heather Scott is the leader of the movement to reverse same sex marriages if you’d like to contact her, you can do so here repheatherscott.com/

idahocapitalsun.com/2025/01/27/i...

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