Thousands of consumer complaints unanswered after Trump CFPB purge, Dems say Since its founding, the CFPB has returned more than $21 billion to consumers who were victims of fraud or scams.

Since the Trump-Musk attack on the CFPB, every day thousands of Americans aren't getting the help they need when they're cheated by big banks or giant corporations and want their money back.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are allowing Americans to get scammed.

Putin can't win unless we let him On three years of Ukrainian resistance

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Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.

More of this pointed ridicule, please.

CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 shot.

A #publichealth professor looks at how the CDC protects Americans’ life and how it’s likely to be affected by the Trump administration’s actions, including laying off thousands of its staff.
By Jordan Miller, Arizona State University #COVID19 #BirdFlu #Ebola 🧪 🩺 #EpiSky

The Little Things That Run the world* (The Importance and Conservation of Invertebrates) Click on the article title to read more.

If you’re looking for a Sunday read on why #entomology matters, check out E.O. Wilson’s The Little Things That Run the World. It’s a powerful case for why insects are essential to life as we know it. 🧪 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas Yes, Peter Thiel was the senator’s benefactor. But they’re both inspired by an obscure software developer who has some truly frightening thoughts about reordering society.

Want to know where JD Vance and Peter Thiel get their insane technocratic idea ideas from? (warning, this article is not for the faint of heart - discusses genocide of American working people.) newrepublic.com/article/1839...

My anchoring concept of the day is IMPERMANENCE.
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What we can learn from a past tariff tiff Podcast Episode · Make Me Smart · 02/12/2025 · 21m

Smoot-Hawley Act, a tariff bill, deepened the Great Depression. Learn about it in this pod. No politics involved.

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I’m doing all right. I am planning to come to the QC‘s at the end of April. Kathy Krasner is having a service for her mother in Moline on Friday April 25. Let’s connect that weekend. How are you doing, Pooks?

"PAUSING FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT ENFORCEMENT TO FURTHER AMERICAN ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY" (?????)

Excellent! 😁

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

I decided to cut my alcohol consumption considerably, and have been greatly enjoying these two N/A beers. Trouble is, I could end up with a serious beer belly!

Water bottle? Laptop?

@cate63.bsky.social Hi.. I can’t decide your handle.. do I know you?

@quarlgirl.bsky.social found you!! :-)

Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.

SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.

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I’m with you Miss E on the “regime with no empathy.” I’m confused about the idea of 2020 bring the crossroad?