Glitter Bandit

Trump attending Easter church service just like he said he would

Where are the policies?

This is probably the most accurate take.

Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.

“Be careful. When a democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but it is not to inquire about its health.”

Albert Camus

And how much of space X funding will be cut?

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

And bank account details

Good summary - But before that:
January 16 - Elon Musk Space X Rocket Exploded
January 17 - FAA says Elon and Space X reckless and unsafe
January 18 - Elon bullies FAA after FAA wants to fine Elon
January 19 - Elon tells Trump to fire FAA Director.

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

I just can’t. Rest in peace.

I’m still not clear on the end game, except for a nation of white men doing hard labor just to get food on the table, and women carrying unwanted babies to work the low paying labor. And oligarchs laughing at us all.

@project.2025.bingo on Threads Well that was a busy first day. 19/35 Project 2025 initiatives that Trump and the Republicans have taken action. Suuuure you had nothing to do with Project 2025 Trump. #Project2025

www.threads.net/@project.202...

When is he going to get to page 322? Hopefully within 60 days, or before his sharpie runs out of ink.

When the president, on every issue, says that he will decide what he is allowed to do under the Constitution and nobody else, every appointee and member of his party obeys because they are either corrupt or afraid of him, and SCOTUS has given him immunity, you have an autocracy.

Sure, Trump broke the law by firing inspector generals without 30 days’ notice.

But here’s the bigger issue: inspector generals find fraud, waste, and abuse, saving taxpayers money. This wasn’t for the people—it was done to cut off checks and balances for Trump’s corrupt administration.

NYT headline about Trump pausing PEPFAR disbursements

I know there’s a lot right now. But folks need to understand what this means.

A suspension this long would mean people living with HIV lose their medicine for months. People around the world lose their PrEP for months, putting millions at risk of getting HIV. Drug-resistant strains could emerge.

Stock market is tumbling.

Eggs prices are skyrocketing.

China is beating us in AI development.

Trump's on the golf course.

We deserve better.

Working on getting those prices down I see.

Insanity: The deportation flights Trump used military jets for—that Mexico refused to accept—cost the U.S. up to $852,000 per flight to attempt to deport just 80 migrants at a time.

To compare, flights directly chartered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement cost just $8,577.

Paying shipping might actually help our shipping services like USPS too. I’m sure the price/kg a small shipper pays is more than Amazon- who is killing logistics companies.

And we no longer have the support of the WHO. The USA is quickly going to become one of “those” countries on the red flag travel advisory list for the rest of the world. Sorry for the states who rely on tourism.

I’m using Amazon as a catalog for searching, which shows the seller. Then I go directly to the sellers website and order. Most of the time their shipping is free, but I don’t mind paying slightly more for shipping if need be. Cut out the middle-oligarch. Margin to seller.

Next up, Amazon. The price match gouging on small businesses has to stop. Shop directly instead and pay the same. Even better, shop local. Put your money back into your community and stop lining the pockets of the oligarchs.

Maybe being a WHO member, and not cutting off research funding this could be fixed relatively quickly.

Trump promised to “rapidly drive prices down” starting on Day 1 to “make America affordable again.”

Egg prices are now skyrocketing.

Tell me this is an oligarchy in progress. Read all about Orban and be afraid.

Exactly why @bsky.app is so important. Engaging on this platform is important. As is growing this platform.

Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ?

Their greed is our opportunity.

What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

Roll Call 145 Roll Call 145, Bill Number: H. R. 8038, 118th Congress, 2nd Session VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed

Quick reminder that the Republican Party voted the majority for the TikTok ban;

clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024145