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Trump's threatened 30% #tariff on #SouthAfrica exports is set to deal an economic blow to a community he has vocally & controversially championed: white farmers.
Citing false claims that #white South Africans are being persecuted, #Trump has cut aid to the country, publicly berated its president in the Oval Office & invited #Afrikaners - descendants of early European settlers - to come to the #US as *#refugees*.
#PerfomativePolitics #stunt #racism #idiocracy #geopolitics
reuters.com/world/africa/us-ta…
Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between #PamBondi & #DanBongino at DOJ
The #DOJ & #FBI are struggling to contain the fallout & appease the demands of #FarRight *conservative* personalities & influential members of Trump’s base after the admin’s decision this week to withhold records from the #JeffreyEpstein #SexTrafficking investigation [likely because #Trump is in them].
#law #idiocracy #BreadAndCircuses #PanemEtCircenses #ConspiracyTheories
apnews.com/article/epstein-fil…
2 days after catastrophic #floods roared through Central #Texas, #FEMA did not answer nearly ⅔ of calls to its #disaster assistance line, acc/to documents reviewed by NYT.
The lack of responsiveness happened because the agency had #fired hundreds of contractors at call centers….
#Trump #idiocracy #ExtremeWeather #FederalGovernment #Funding #MassLayoffs #BudgetCuts
nytimes.com/2025/07/11/climate…
Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive.
Link: planetary.org/press-releases/n…
#Science #STEM #NASA #Idiocracy
Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented budget cuts
The entire past leadership of NASA’s science activities have released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the agency’s science activities in the White House’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget proposal.The Planetary Society
The #Trump admin has *declined* to release nearly $7 billion in federal #funding for #schools that helps pay for after-school & summer programs, support for #students learning English, #teacher training & other services.
The money, which was already allocated by #Congress, was expected to be released by Tuesday. But in an email on Monday, the Trump *#Education* Department notified #state education agencies that the money would not be available.
Exclusive: US #CDC #vaccine presentation cites study that does not exist, author says
A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, the scientist listed as the study's author said.
#Trump #RFKJr #AI #HHS #science #medicine #idiocracy #kakistocracy
reuters.com/business/finance/u…
