@lsriggs.bsky.social

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Justice Department cuts to public safety grants leave police and nonprofits scrambling Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.

Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.

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Elon Musk is trying to shut down the CFPB, the agency that has forced big banks and corporations to return more than $21 BILLION to families they cheated.

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How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work.

On Wednesday, Musk shared a faked video claiming USAID had sponsored celebrity visits to Ukraine.

Darren Linvill of Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub told NBC News the video was manufactured Russian propaganda.

@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social on the origins of the USAID conspiracy theories:

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Remember back when we thought it would require Congress, and, you know, laws and shit, for our government to destroy Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid?

We were so cute back then.

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Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her (Gift Article) Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally...

More of this, please! "Ellen L. Weintraub, who has served as a commissioner for the nation’s top elections watchdog since 2002, said she did not recognize a letter from President Trump relieving her from her post as legally valid."

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Elon Musk Demands Firing of ‘Disgusting and Cruel’ WSJ Reporter Who Uncovered DOGE Employee’s Racist Tweets (Mediaite) Press Association via AP Images Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggested that The W...

Awwwwww, you mad, bro? Lol

Read "Elon Musk Demands Firing of ‘Disgusting and Cruel’ WSJ Reporter Who Uncovered DOGE Employee’s Racist Tweets" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-iHXCqX7/BY...

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Two cats on a platformed tower. One is on the lower level, head hidden behind the middle section. The second is on the top tier with only their head showing.

The cats graciously put on a magic show for us last night. I figured out how they did most of the tricks, but I didn’t say anything, because that would have been rude.

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I just joined too Carol as of a few minutes ago. It's a whole new world. 🤔

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