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If #Trump is declaring a trade war, #Canada's #unions want to give him one.
The Canadian Labour Congress is demanding that electricity, oil, gas and critical mineral shipments be cut-off to the #US
#CanadianPolitics #cdnpoli #tradewar #labour #labor #workersrights #tradeunions #uspolitics #uspoli
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Cut Off U.S. Energy and Resources Now: No Electricity, No Critical Minerals, No Oil and Gas | Canadian Labour Congress
WINNIPEG – Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, issued the following statement today: Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers and our economy. With 2.cstdenis (Canadian Labour Congress)
A 22-year-old Wisconsin man died of a severe asthma attack because he couldn't afford the price of his inhaler, which was no longer covered by his insurance.
This young man was murdered by the for-profit healthcare system in the United States.
#OptumRx #UnitedHealthcare #Greed #USpolitics #LuigiMangione #CEO
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
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Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
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#News #Trump #USPolitics #Palestine #Sudan #Ukraine #Yemen #Humanitarian #Aid
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations.
“We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.”
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#News #Immigration #Immigrants #Trump #USPolitics
Facing Mass Deportation, Immigrants Pack their Belongings
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.”ProPublica
@hannu_ikonen @selzero @ChrisMayLA6 @aral
This post is worth sharing around.
It's funny that everybody seems to be claiming #Trump is blaming the crash on different things, almost like it doesn't matter what Trump actually said, people are just writing whatever headline they think is going to get the most clicks.
This is probably the fourth different claim I've seen in the last couple of hours.
The long-planned return of two astronauts from space is now a political issue in the U.S.
"This is all pretty bonkers for a lot of reasons," @arstechnica writes.
#Space #Astronaut #NASA #SpaceX #ElonMusk #USPolitics
The long-planned return of two astronauts from space is now a political issue
This is all pretty bonkers for a lot of reasons.Eric Berger (Ars Technica)
Trump tests his power. Can he do these things? - EUROPE SAYS
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, signEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
The administration of #convictedFelon #DonaldTrump took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So "The Skimm" bought a URL and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com/
#reproductiveRights #USPolitics @uspolitics
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.theSkimm Staff (theSkimm)
It's really depressing to watch the Americans in my feed trying to cope with the fascist takeover of their country, and I do not wish that on anyone.
Some try to figure out the ramifications, some try to chronicle the individual steps the fascists are taking, some are discussing direct action, and some just try not to succumb to despair.
My thoughts are with you, and I can only hope and fight that the same does not happen in Germany as well.
Again.
The federal abortion ban bill is here. "Leave it to the states" was, of course, a smokescreen.
H.R.722 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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#abortion #abortionishealthcare #womensrights #prochoice #prolife #roevwade #healthcare #fetalrights #preborn #abortionban #abortionbans #uspolitics
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
(Government assistance is only for #maga districts?)
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Why didn't Tapper zero in on it
#Politics #USpolitics #news #enemywithin #DemocracyUnderThreat
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"The U.S. is not descending into #fascism; it is the architecture, product, and project of fascism.
You cannot descend into what you inherently are. Don't get deceived by the theatrics of #empire."
Via @nognom
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"Trump's funding freeze sending millions of Americans into panic mode!"
- Aure
D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to pause federal aid spending
The order from Judge Loren AliKhan runs through next Monday, when further arguments in the case are scheduled
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
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D.C. federal judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to pause federal aid spending
WASHINGTON — A federal district judge on Tuesday granted an administrative stay in a case challenging the Trump administration’s planned freeze of federal aid, pausing the plan for a week and setting a hearing for further arguments next Monday mornin…Daniel Barnes (NBC News)
Medicaid, the US program that provides healthcare coverage to low income people, has been shut down.
"White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, speaking at a news conference Tuesday, said, "I'll check back on that and get back to you," when asked if Medicaid payments were affected by the Office of Management and Budget order.
Murphy fired back at Leavitt in a tweet, writing, "72 MILLION people rely on this health insurance and you have to get back to us?!? Are you f****** kidding me?"
"Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in all 50 states on the heels of a funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration of federal grants and loans, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said.
Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, separately said that his state's "Medicaid payment system has been turned off."
"Doctors and hospitals cannot get paid," Murphy wrote in a tweet. "Discussions ongoing about whether services can continue."
#Healthcare #USPol #USPolitics
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White House says Medicaid portal ‘will be back online shortly' after Trump funding freeze blamed
A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.Dan Mangan,CNBC (NBC New York)
Alarm as Trump administration pauses all federal spending on grants and loans
Memo says social security and Medicare are excluded but congressional Democrats express ‘extreme alarm’Oliver Milman (The Guardian)
Study finds gender-affirming care for minors is very rare, refuting political narrative - EUROPE SAYS
Trump and Republican candidates made rolling back federal protections for transgender people a big issue, spending hundreds ofEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
Monday morning. Too much news. Went to bed to someone standing up to the Bully-in-Chief, but seem to have backed down. Gutted.
#USPolitics #news #MondayMorningGrump #Trump
What could contribute more to government efficiency than by securing lucrative contracts for your crypto donors to implement inefficient technology that is uniquely suited to solving problems you don’t have?
On January 24, 2025, President Donald Trump, during a visit to North Carolina, expressed his dissatisfaction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), stating:
“I think, frankly, that FEMA is not good. I think when you have a problem like this, I think you want to use your state to fix it and not waste time calling FEMA… I think we’re going to recommend that FEMA go away.” (theguardian.com)
Update. Here's a good use of #GitHub to track textual changes and page takedowns on federal govt web sites since #Trump took office.
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This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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The Ethereum Foundation is facing a confidence crisis, and some were disappointed when Vitalik Buterin announced that his plans to overhaul the leadership don’t include “execut[ing] some kind of ideological / vibez pivot from feminized wef soyboy mentality to bronze age mindset”.
Crypto crime was particularly violent this week, with a very alarming kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland and his wife (who have since been rescued by police).
Other agencies, such as the SEC, have already sprung into action to push Trump’s deregulatory agenda, however. And Elon is trying to pump Dogecoin again, this time with the backing of the government.
The much-awaited crypto executive order came later on. Instead of establishing a “bitcoin strategic reserve”, Trump created a committee to think about whether to recommend he establish a stockpile from digital assets already held by the government.
The industry’s high hopes for a crypto-focused day one in office quickly sank. However, Trump eventually got around to them later on, issuing a pardon for Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht on day two.
In my view, the memecoin launch only adds to Trump’s long list of already very serious conflicts of interest and unethical activities.
Trump’s memecoin did not exactly receive a warm welcome from much of the crypto world, who were horrified that their crypto president would tarnish the industry’s sterling reputation by doing a blatant cashgrab.
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Newsletter: Trump horrifies even some of his crypto-steeped fans by launching a memecoin before his inauguration, and a flurry of activity from the new administration signals what’s in store for the crypto world in the next four years.
Unsurprisingly, Trump took down the government website to inform people of their reproductive rights and ways to access abortion and contraception.
So folks at theSkimm revived it from the internet archive.
Things like this are how we resist.
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ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.theSkimm Staff (theSkimm)
America - Now For The Wealthy
'America First' Donald Trump has NO PROBLEM selling America to wealthy oil barons in Saudi Arabia.
The wealthy get their slice, as long as Trump gets his commission.
The Saudi Crown Prince told Trump he'll buy $800 BILLION DOLLARS of America!
Really, MAGA, Really!?!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
I'm starting a #Mastodon thread on the new #Trump administration's actions and positions on #OpenAccess to research.
I posted frequently about the actions of his first administration. But I did it on #Twitter / #X, which I no longer use.
As background to this new Mastodon thread, see my tweets on his first term, which I've collected on a wiki page.
cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/The_Tru…
For updates, watch this space.
Hundreds of subreddits are considering banning links to X after Elon Musk's inauguration salute. "The bans have run the political gamut, with the subreddits for many cities and states (such as r/NewJersey, r/londonOntario, and sports teams banning all Twitter links," reports @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler. "r/christianity banned Twitter links with a gif in which Musk’s salute was put side-by-side with a neo-Nazi’s."
#ElonMusk #Reddit #USPolitics #Internet
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
@emptywheel with an important observation a few days ago:
"...a time when we need to start establishing means of accountability for a second Trump term, much of the Democratic world has chosen instead to wallow in false claims about the Trump investigation in order to make Garland a scapegoat, rather than the guy directly responsible, John Roberts."
More broadly, we have the Senate Republicans who refused to convict an impeached Trump.
#uspolitics #uspol
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The Opportunity Costs of Conspiracy Theories about Merrick Garland - emptywheel
You have a choice. You can spend the next few weeks making a big stink about the fact that the aspiring FBI Director tried to help Trump steal classified documents.emptywheel
Mike Johnson Says He’s Ready to Commit Political Blackmail
Here is an example of how much Republicans care about the American People -- ZERO.
The stuff holding up the pond scum that is Trump are in full force.
newrepublic.com/post/190538/mi…
Mike Johnson Says He’s Ready to Commit Political Blackmail
The House speaker now seems open to conditioning disaster aid over immigration policy.The New Republic