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On Friday, several #DOGE employees arrived at the #UnitedStates Institute of #Peace [#USIP], accompanied by 2 #FBI agents, according to Gonzo Gallegos, the institute's communications director. They left after a brief discussion about the institute's status.
The institute is not part of the federal #ExecutiveBranch, but is instead an #independent, #nonprofit agency that was established by #Congress in 1984.
#Trump #Musk #idiocracy #law #CivilRights #plutocracy #kleptocracy
#Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder said those agencies should eliminate all operations not codified in #statute as well as "reduce the performance of their statutory functions & associated personnel to the minimum presence & function required by #law."
So far, #Musk's #DOGE has produced potential cuts of >100k #jobs across the 2.3M-member federal civilian workforce, the freezing of #ForeignAid, & the cancellation of thousands of programs & contracts.
In addition to #USAGM, #Trump's order also targeted the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service [#FMCS], the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars [#WilsonCenter], the Institute of #Museum & #Library Services [#IMLS], the US Interagency Council on #Homelessness [#USICH], the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund [#CDFIfund], & the Minority Business Development Agency [#MBDA] for cuts.
#idiocracy #law #FreePress #CivilRights #education #WhiteSupremacy #plutocracy
WTF ?
It‘s the end of the world as we know it…
#googlemaps #gulfofmexico #GulfOfAmerica #GolfvonMexico #GolfVonAmerika #maga #gremlinzoo #runthemoutoftown #infantilemindedbillionairs #uspol #idiocracy #tfg #resist #unplugtrump #unplugtesla
"The group of 45 colleges facing scrutiny over ties to the PhD Project include major public universities such as Arizona State, Ohio State and Rutgers, along with prestigious private schools like Yale, Cornell, Duke and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."
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#CharacteristicsOfFascism #DumbingUsDown #Idiocracy #USPol
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity and equity programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students.Collin Binkley (AP News)
6 other colleges are being investigated for awarding “impermissible race-based scholarships,” the department said, & another is accused of running a program that segregates students on the basis of race.
Those 7 are: Grand Valley State University, Ithaca College, the New England College of Optometry, the University of Alabama, the University of Minnesota, the University of South Florida & the University of Tulsa School of Medicine.
Most of the new inquiries are focused on colleges’ partnerships w/the #PhDProject, a #nonprofit that helps #students from underrepresented groups get degrees in #business w/the goal of diversifying the business world.
The group of 45 colleges facing scrutiny over ties to the PhD Project include major public universities such as #ArizonaState, #OhioState & #Rutgers, along w/prestigious private schools like #Yale, #Cornell, #Duke & #MIT.
>50 #universities are being investigated for alleged *racial* #discrimination as part of #Trump’s campaign to end #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs that his ofcls say *exclude* white & Asian American students.
The #Education Dept announced the investigations Fri, 1 month after issuing a memo warning #schools & #colleges that they could lose federal money over “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life.
#law #idiocracy
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More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity and equity programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students.Collin Binkley (AP News)
Nothing and nobody will be saved from the dumbing down and enshittification of America under Trump. Interference in Australian academic research shows clearly that funding channels need to change, and swiftly.
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‘Trump’s hateful agenda’: Australia’s university sector accuses US administration of ‘blatant interference’
Researchers who receive US funding are being asked to confirm they align with American interests, including only recognising two gendersCaitlin Cassidy (The Guardian)
#Trump threatened to enact a 200% #tariffs on European #wine, #champagne & other #alcohol beverages, the latest escalation in a brewing #TradeWar between the #US & the #EU.
Trump in a social media post on Thursday said that he would move forward w/the import duties if the EU doesn’t repeal a tax on US #whiskey, a measure put in place to retaliate against Trump’s #steel & #aluminium tariffs that went into effect on Wed.
#Trumpcession #economy #idiocracy #geopolitics
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Trump vows 200% tariff on EU alcohol, escalating trade tensions
US president says he would move forward with the import duties if the EU doesn’t repeal a tax on US whiskeyHadriana Lowenkron (The Irish Times)
The states argued #Musk violated the #Constitution by wielding #power only ofcls confirmed by the US #Senate can exercise under the #AppointmentsClause, & sought the materials through…discovery.
#Chutkan said her order focused mainly on who at #DOGE was making cost-cutting decisions & how far they could go.
"Defendants argue that the 'inner workings of government' are immaterial to an Appointments Clause claim,” she wrote.
A US judge has ordered #ElonMusk & his Department of Government *Efficiency* to turn over a variety of records & answer questions describing their efforts to slash federal spending.
Wednesday night's decision by US District Judge Tanya #Chutkan in Washington, DC, came in a lawsuit by 14 Democratic state attorneys general against #Musk, DOGE & #Trump.
#law #USpol #kleptocracy #idiocracy #kakistocracy
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#Republicans Quietly Cede Power to Cancel #Trump’s #Tariffs, Avoiding a Tough Vote
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"Republican leaders did so using a particularly unusual contortion: They essentially declared the rest of the year one long day, nullifying a law that allows the House and Senate to jointly put an end to a disaster declared by the president."
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Republicans Quietly Move to Relinquish Power to Undo Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
House G.O.P. leaders tucked the provision into a procedural measure needed to pass a government spending bill.Catie Edmondson (The New York Times)
Ruining tourism is another weird way to punish US businesses, while also traumatizing innocent people for political terrorism purposes.
It's all so horribly stupid. #idiocracy
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Canadian woman put in chains, detained by ICE after entering San Diego border
A Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE is speaking out after she got arrested while trying to enter the San Diego border to obtain a visa last Monday.Austin Grabish (ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV)
These #Words Are Disappearing in the New #Trump Administration
As Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents.
#language #lexicon #idiocracy #law #FreeSpeech #hate #bigotry #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #USpol
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The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.Karen Yourish (The New York Times)
By now you have all read about what is going on w/ #Trump’s #Defense Dept’s anti-#DEI initiative, in which nefarious policies are birthing hilarious results. Namely, as the Associated Press reported last week, somebody at the #Pentagon produced a database flagging images depicting #diversity, #equity & #inclusion. And some dutiful search-&-replace function suggested that #military websites should jettison images of the #EnolaGay. Because, Enola “Gay.”
#idiocracy #hate
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War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works…Tara Copp (AP News)
Stop voting for fk'n neo-liberals, people!
"The fine print in B.C.’s budget documents shows the province’s best guess on how much resource extraction is ahead. Across sectors, it anticipates more revenue in the coming years thanks to higher production levels and commodity prices.
That includes a 60 per cent revenue jump from gas, thanks to rising prices and an 11 per cent increase in fracking due to demand from LNG Canada’s anticipated start this year. "
A big pile of magical thinking. Ignorant twats.
Stop voting for fk'n neo-liberals, people!
This is the same plan the BCNDP uses for the forest.. It's called talk-and-log.
It's what I call "nice rape"
"The federal government has refused to issue an emergency order to protect endangered southern resident orca whales, saying it will instead pursue “incremental measures” to help the ailing population off the south coast of British Columbia. Those could include establishing new limits on pollution from ships and increasing the distance boats must keep from the whales.
It’s the second time in recent years that Ottawa has declined to step in and take emergency action to help the orcas, prompting conservation groups to warn the decision"
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #environment #idiocracy
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Feds reject emergency order to help endangered orca whales
Conservation groups say Ottawa’s decision puts southern resident killer whales at greater risk of extinctionAinslie Cruickshank (The Narwhal)
The #Education Dept said Tuesday it was cutting its staff by about 50%, advancing #Trump’s goal of diminishing — & eliminating — the agency.
Senior department officials said 1,315 employees were being laid off & that another almost 600 had already accepted offers to leave the agency *voluntarily*. That will reduce a dept that had about 4,133 people on the first day of the Trump admin to fewer than 2,200.
2/ meanwhile #RFKjr is also doing an #infomercial for Steak 'n Shake with #SeanHannity.
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#corruption #uspol #Trump #MAGA #steaknshake #idiocracy
#Trump says he will raise #tariffs on #Canada #metals to 50%
Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his commerce secretary to add an additional 25% tariff on all #steel and #aluminum coming into the #UnitedStates from Canada, bringing the total tariff on those products to 50%.
#RevengePolitics #economy #trumpcession #idiocracy #USpol #geopolitics
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▶ Republican Senator Writes Law to BAN FLAGS THAT OFFEND HIM!!!
#FreedomOfSpeech #Idiocracy #FlagBan #Legislation #SenatorBernieMoreno
"Stocks slump yet again as fears grow about tariffs — and a recession"
Because #Trump is a #stablegenius....
Did anyone ever consider that the "stable" part might have to do with horse manure?
Maybe his minders on #wallstreet will reel him in? (Don't count on it...)
#economy #recession #tariffs #idiocracy #corpocracy #401k #retirement
As Trump took the oath of office -he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people in the Capitol. The billionaires present that day -incl. Musk, Bezos & Zuckerberg -had never been richer, flush with big gains from frothy stock markets.
7 weeks later... The start of Trump’s 2nd term has delivered a stunning reversal for many of those billionaires with 5 having lost a combined $210B in wealth.
We're not😭for the #oligarchs.
#USPol #Recession #Idiocracy #Resist
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“Ontario Raises Electricity Price by 25% for Minnesota, Michigan and New York.”
#Idiocracy #Tariffs #Trump #USPol
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"#Idiocracy's premise is the degredation of human IQ is a function of birth rates: The intelligent struggle with when/if they should have children... while idiots around them breed like rabbits."
▶️ Idiocracy is Becoming Real
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#humor
#Idiocracy #Kakistocracy #Reading #MagaMorons
This is so pathetic and stupid.
To those who do it and post it here as something worth reporting...
#dumbfuckistan #Idiocracy #USpol #Tesla
This is so pathetic and stupid.
To those who do it and post it here as something worth reporting...
#dumbfuckistan #Idiocracy #USpol #Tesla