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johngramlich.bsky.social @johngramlich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Related: In Trump's second term, international views of the president and the US itself are increasingly correlated. If you disapprove of Trump, you're likely to disapprove of the US too. That wasn't the case under Biden or even under Trump 1.0.
pewresearch.org
International views of the U.S. and its president are increasingly correlated
During Joe Biden’s presidency, as well as during Donald Trump’s first term, there was a much weaker relationship between views of the U.S. and confidence in its president.
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johngramlich.bsky.social @johngramlich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"The Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work during 2025, part of the president’s plan to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy and government spending, according to a new estimate from a congressional watchdog." (via @nytimes.com)
nytimes.com
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
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