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"According to Linda F. Hersey of Stars and Stripes, about one third of all federal workers are veterans, while veterans make up only about 5% of the civilian workforce. In fiscal year 2023, about 25% of the federal government’s new hires were veterans, and they have been hit hard by the firings that cut people who were in their first year or two of service."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Musk #Trump #DOGE #economy #workers #firings #FederalGovernment #veterans
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.…
February 20, 2025
On Monday, James Marriott of The Times, published in London, noted that the very stability and comfort of the post–World War II liberal order has permitted the seeds of its own destruction to flourish.Heather Cox Richardson (Letters from an American)
"DOGE has fired more veterans than any org in history."
~ Max Rose, quoted by Greg Dworkin
#Musk #Trump #DOGE #destruction #chaos #economy #workers #firings #FederalGovernment #veterans
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dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/21…
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The honeymoon (such as it was) is over
Washington Post : Trump’s honeymoon is over New polling shows Trump’s approval ratings declining — and a number of major warning signs appearing. Multiple polls this week have shown his ...Daily Kos
#NoKingsDay #washington #DC 2025-02-17 in a #bigbrother 1984 #orwellian #digital #dictatorship, no one would see anything of this #protests, all the big media conglomerates, search engines would censor it :( question: why did those peaceful protesters not try to turn over the gov and storm congress? (just asking, probably because they are intelligent unlike the january 6 rioters)
BUT if #Trump and #republicans keep ignoring LEGITIMATE grievances of #citizens like higher and higher #food and #fuel prices = imho companies using #inflation as excuse to increase prices without transparency = #corruption of the #middleman: when is #DOGE gonna investigate that???
u gonna have a violent #civilwar like #riot at your hand Mr #TrumpRegime
because #citizens then have nothing to lose and the #FrenchRevolution did not go well for the #King
#Trump + #Elonmusk START FOCUSING ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE #POOR + #ECONOMY NOW! with smart new ideas of #finance
or face dire catastrophic #disaster #consequences
#demonstrations #protests #protest #usa #politics #politik #trump #musk #elonmusk
Can the president really kill off the penny – and should he?
Yes, the government makes pennies at a loss. But just stopping production could create new problems.The Conversation
US sovereign wealth fund: A feasible idea to invest strategically, or a giant opportunity for waste?
Mongolia, Norway and Kuwait all have one. So too do Texas, Alaska and New Mexico. But a US fund to invest in projects of national interest needs to be free of political interference.The Conversation
