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EPA moves to roll back drinking water standards The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems.

This administration is totally fine with more Americans getting cancer from water contaminants if it means corporations and their wealthy friends might keep a penny or two more. Insane.

The #EPA is now the Exploitation & Profiteering Agency.

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Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

Today’s Fall Sunrise at the Fort Hill Stairs in Cleveland, Ohio

a big group of workers, including AWU members and striking Kickstarter United workers, hold Kickstarter United signs at a rally in Seattle.

Two NYC AWU members hold a Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 sign as they participate in a rally in solidarity with Kickstarted United workers on strike.

Tech workers united will never be defeated! Alphabet Workers Union members in Seattle and New York City turned out in solidarity with @kickstarterunited.org members ON STRIKE for a fair second contract! #1u

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

The condescension of two-bit Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi today underscores that the only thing this administration excels at is a complete lack of self-awareness.

Kevin Ryan
@kevryanforillinois.bsky.social

This strikes me as pretty bad

Thanks, New Yorker

Pam Bondi admits she spoke to Apple to "get the ICEBlock app taken down." Sounds an awful lot like coercion to suppress disfavored speech to me. A clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

America’s Goebbels wanna be, is just a boorish little man.

“The gangbangers that you deal with, they think that they’re ruthless …. They think they’re tough … They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”

4’10” allegedly 😉

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

Funny, swear I heard someone say it was burning down….

Chicago voted Best Big City for 9th year in a row by travel magazine

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It's not life that makes us tired, but the stupidities with which we burden our lives!

BREAKING: Donald Trump has announced that Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano will also serve as CEO of the IRS.

Bisignano isn’t even qualified for the job he has, but Trump is giving him another one.

Social Security administrator is named to the newly created position of IRS CEO Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano was named to the newly created position of CEO of the IRS on Monday, making him the latest member of the Trump administration to be put in charge of multiple federal agencies.

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano was named to the newly created position of CEO of the IRS on Monday, making him the latest member of the Trump administration to be put in charge of multiple federal agencies.

Our 6th head of the IRS this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has named another Trumper, Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, as "CEO" of the IRS. A job Bessent just made up.
The administration continues to smash norms.

SEVEN leaders of IRS in 9 months.

Totally normal:

So today they announced they created a NEW POSITION called CEO of IRS which they announced will be filed by Frank Bosignano, current SSA commissioner. So it’s not a position that’s existed before and is designed to be like the second in command to the IRS commissioner.

Bessent Taps Bisignano to Be IRS CEO in Latest Agency Shakeup Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is tapping Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano to serve as the chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service, an agency which has und...

So the IRS, a Gov agency, has a, *checks notes*, CEO?

A CEO? What kind of corporate BS is that "newly created position".

The Gov can not be run like a business.

IRS is hard to break. But I bet they will give all they got.

#irsstrong

Bessent Picks Social Security Chief Frank Bisignano as IRS CEO The Social Security head will do double duty at the tax agency while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent retains his formal title as acting IRS commissioner.

Alarming news this morning that Social Security head Frank Bisignano has been named “CEO” of IRS, a move that raises 3 major concerns:

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Bisignano is being tasked with day-to-day IRS operations, a role normally performed by a Senate-confirmed commissioner. Treasury Secretary Bessent will technically serve in this role on an acting basis.

IRS “CEO” is a made-up job that bypasses the Senate confirmation process.

Buried in the polls, with every American screaming for the Epstein files, the walls are closing in on Tangerine Palpatine.

Sending troops to every city you can in a desperate attempt to make martial law happen is not strength. It’s the last gasp of a dying regime.

This.

Last year they claimed “illegals” were voting, without any evidence.

They used fear mongering to push for voter suppression laws.

Now they claim “illegals” are getting free healthcare, again without any evidence.

So they can make healthcare unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Enough.

Rep. DeLauro: Access to quality, affordable health care is one of the most basic necessities for modern society. You can't force people to choose between paying for their kids' medication or putting food on the table or paying their rent. @delauro.house.gov

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

Modeling suggests if the U.S. sustained a 1/3 reduction in foreign STEM graduates, it could see a loss of $22-43.9 billion per year off the U.S. GDP growth in the first year alone.

@catgyoung.bsky.social

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