He went up! Lol

They’re grabbing at anything because they know that they don’t have a case

Not-so-gentle reminder that one senator can use his privilege to pretty much grind the senate to a halt.

Great leaders WELCOME differing points of view. They LIKE to have their ideas challenged.

Poor leaders can't handle it. As in 👇

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Agreed💯 ‼️⬇️

#TACO

@alttext.bsky.social

That would be awful. Don’t share this.

Cat in a box.

If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages.

If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

College financial aid hit with glitches, delays due to federal staffing cuts Cracks are starting to appear in the federal financial aid apparatus after the Trump administration imposed sweeping staff cuts at the Education Department last month.

As with social security, they're now breaking student loans, as well:

"Colleges nationwide complained of similar problems accessing student records and of getting a boilerplate message confirming the problems but providing no other information..."

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Digital service resilience What endures when government innovation units close

"For those continuing this work worldwide, know that your efforts matter beyond the boundaries of any single institution. The path isn’t linear, but the direction is clear." —@hillaryh.bsky.social

Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands Federal officials said they would freeze the money after Harvard said it would not submit to requests to overhaul hiring and report international students who break rules.

Breaking News: Trump officials said they would freeze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard after the university refused the administration’s demands.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Bought Market Dip Before Trump Paused Tariffs, Profiting From the Rally The Georgia congresswoman purchased at least tens of thousands of dollars in stock the day before and the day of President Trump’s pause of a sweeping set of tariffs that sent the market soaring.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she had purchased between tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock on April 8 and 9, the day before and the day of President Trump’s announcement that he was pausing a sweeping set of global tariffs.

Let’s go folks!

so much winning

Justice Dept. Lawyer Who Criticized Administration in Court Is Put on Leave Erez Reuveni is the latest in a series of career officials who have faced punitive action after refusing to comply with a directive they deemed illegal or unethical.

Breaking News: A senior Justice Department lawyer was put on leave after questioning the administration’s decision to deport a Maryland man to El Salvador.

Amid turmoil, Trump heads to Florida for a golf event (again) After setting much of the global economy — and retirement accounts — on fire, taking a golf trip isn’t a great look for Trump.

“I think we’re all familiar with the old adage, 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going to Florida for a Saudi-backed golf event'...”

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.

The Trump administration abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the U.S. pay their heating and cooling bills.

I find it outrageous as well.

Have you watched this yet? If you can, make some time to watch it -- you'll be glad you did.

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Oh hi!

RIP Kurtz!