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Martin Nagle

@martinnagle.bsky.social
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Concerned citizen, technologist, investor, singer/songwriter, actor/director, barkeep, political junkie, cat whisperer, gallows humorist #resistance #Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#cats Phoebe, prime queen
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Rufus, Prince of Ferals #cats #feral
Rufus, a long hair Lynx Point community cat
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Every time White House spokespeople pontificate about "illegal criminal aliens" I throw up in my mouth, because they're really after any immigrant from anywhere for any reason they can think of (unless they're rich, white or right-wing): #Trump #immigration www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Another day, another violation of Civil Service protections, civil rights and Federal law by a lawless "administration": #Trump #politics #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump administration prepares to fire worker for TV interview about SNAP
The employee warned that the shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans who rely on the federal government to put food on the table.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The not-actually-cops of ICE seem to feel right at home serially violating the rights of citizens on behalf of an administration that cares little for the US Constitution: #Trump #incompetence #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | He’s a citizen with a Real ID. ICE detained him anyway. Twice.
Leo Garcia Venegas’s experience shows why Trump’s immigration raids are unconstitutional.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Even the Trump "administration" blanches at the prospect of this parasitical, inside-player enterprise having immunity from lawsuits - very telling. #Trump #immigration #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Immigrant detention firm seeks immunity in case before Supreme Court
A lower court denied Geo Group’s claim that it couldn’t be sued for forced-labor allegations at an ICE detention center because it was working for the government.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
This unprincipled, dishonorable abuser of his work force is a perfect fit for the Trump "administration". #Trump #politics #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Housing official Bill Pulte fired ethics workers who were looking into his ally
The actions have also sowed uncertainty and undermined confidence in Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte across the housing finance industry.
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Natasha Bertrand @natashabertrand.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
To many people, it appears as if the Trump "administration" is intentionally destroying the United States from the inside. Here's a good example of one of their subject policies: driving scientists into the arms of "Communist" Chine: #Trump #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Why Trump’s cuts to scientific research are a big win for China
China is attracting American scientific talent, especially in STEM fields, partly due to funding cuts and immigration restrictions under President Donald Trump.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
That the Trump administration doesn't see anything wrong with the clear pattern in these images, tells you all you need to know about what's bouncing around in their empty heads: #Trump #politics #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
#Trump #corruption #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes
The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that the executive branch is not bound by the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval for any military action that exceeds 60 day...
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
#Trump #politics #idiot www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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GOP-dominated Florida town votes to keep the name Gulf of Mexico Drive
Some Trump supporters in the conservative enclave of Longboat Key wanted to change the name of Gulf of America Drive, following the president’s lead.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
#Trump #corruption #ICE www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa
Iris scanners, facial recognition apps, phone-hacking software and cellphone location data are among the agency’s recent technological purchases.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
#Trump #incompetence #China www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Trump now plays by China’s rules
The U.S. wins through openness and innovation, not tariffs and centralized planning.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
#Trump #incompetence #climate www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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How Trump cuts may have hindered a key way of preventing future wildfires
U.S. Forest Service work to reduce wildfire fuel was down nearly 40 percent from where it’s been on average over the last four years, a new report shows.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
#Trump #corruption #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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After Fannie Mae fired more than 100 for fraud, dozens say they are innocent
Seven months later, staffers say they have no information about why they lost their jobs over an alleged charity matching scheme.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The brutality. The corruption. The lies. Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson. Watch.
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
_merilver_ 𝑀𝐸𝑅𝐼𝐿𝑉𝐸𝑅 "Phelyria and her trip to the sea at the age of 4 months"
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Just G @just-1-g.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Says a lot, now doesn't it.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Once again, the right wing majority on the Supreme Court decides a massive issue on the emergency "shadow docket", avoiding the inconvenience of the administration having to present its case in court. Shameful. #SCOTUS #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court lifts limits on immigration raids in the Los Angeles area
The raids sparked major protests in Southern California. President Donald Trump deployed troops from the California National Guard and Marines in response.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Future generations will look back on this era and wonder why an addled conspiracy theorist was put atop HHS to vandalize our national health systems. The ultimate in #corruption and #incompetence may be more fun to read about when not watching it in real time. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
"President" #Trump should stop working so hard to prove that he's an #idiot, abjectly unqualified for the Presidency and a disgrace to his office. We already get it, sir. We see the #incompetence and #corruption. Enough already - go back to golfing! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump vows to punish critics after slaying of Charlie Kirk
President Donald Trump and his staff blame “radical left political violence” for the killing of their friend and Republican activist.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Wtf is the #Tesla board thinking? Apparently this whacko weasel has them by the short hairs, so they plan to reward him instead of showing him the door after his serial transgressions. Anyone with half a brain should dump their stock in response. #Musk www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Tesla offers Elon Musk pay package worth $1 trillion — with conditions
The electric-vehicle maker’s board proposed a compensation agreement that would dramatically increase the CEO’s personal wealth over the course of a decade.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
It's long past time to acknowledge that HHS is overrun by conspiracy theory-driven, anti-vaccers, and for Republican Senators to demand a new housecleaning, this time starting at the top by demanding the resignation of nutjob RFK Jr: #Trump #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Key NIH leader questioned vaccines, according to whistleblower complaints
The documents provide a window into the ongoing upheaval inside the National Insitutes of Health, in which political review has been inserted into the scientific process.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
In which the #Trump "administration" betrays its own supporters in its zeal to pretend #climate change does not exist, and force everyone else to pretend that, too: #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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A red state community bet on carbon capture. Trump is blocking it.
Amid fierce global competition to dominate the cement industry’s future, Trump’s gutting of climate incentives puts plants in GOP strongholds in a bind.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Happy #caturday! This is Leona, a very friendly and intelligent feral kitten, and relatively uncommon female orange tabby, who is currently being socialized in an outdoor environment ahead of her initial veterinary care.
Leona, a feral kitten
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
It's becoming more and more clear that his illegal #tariffs - the Boy King's favorite rattle - are undeniably unconstitutional, and are not going to end well: #Trump #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Appeals court strikes down Trump’s tariffs as illegal but leaves them in place
Trump’s cornerstone economic policy faced another challenge as a federal appeals court ruled he did not have the authority under an emergency powers act to impose them.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The #Trump "administration" continues to find ways to evade Federal civil service protections and force out those who aren't addled by the same blind fealty and #MAGA -favored alternate realities the Cabinet secretaries are: #politics #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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DOJ reassigned top attorneys. They quit after feeling sidelined.
People familiar with the Sanctuary Cities Enforcement working group say members were assigned menial busy work, and their impression was that the real goal was to force senior career lawyers to resign...
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
More rancid and risible misinformation from conspiracy theory-spouting #idiot RFK Jr., as he continues to run HHS and CDC into the ground: #Trump #politics #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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RFK Jr. links SSRIs and mass shootings. What does science say?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested that psychiatric drugs may have played a role in the Minnesota Catholic school shooting — a statement widely criticized as unsupported by science.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The #Trump "administration", which claims to want families in the USA to have more children, can't resist attacking those same families: #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Trump administration cuts grants for child care on college campuses
The Education Department has cut off funding for campus-based child care at over a dozen colleges, objecting to child care providers teaching young children about gender and race.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
As if we didn't know it from his first term: Donald #Trump is too mentally deficient, #incompetent and ethically compromised to be trusted to manage affairs with rising superpower #China: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Trump’s reversal on AI chips is a historic blunder
A short-term profit grab risks eroding America’s biggest advantage in the AI race.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Since floods, earthquakes and hurricanes do not take vacations, it's only a matter of time before the "administration" is caught with its britches down, its #corrupt, politicized, bad-faith mishandling of FEMA exposed for all to see: #Trump #politics www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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FEMA staffers warn that Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster
About 180 FEMA employees, many of them anonymous, signed a letter to Congress arguing that the agency’s leadership has hindered its ability to effectively manage emergencies.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Benjamimn Netanyahu has now allowed that this was a "tragic mishap". Including the double-tap that took out first responders? But after dozens of such atrocities, the assertion that this was an accident lacks credibility: #Gaza www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Israeli attack on Gaza hospital kills 20, including journalists and medics
Two Israeli strikes hit the same building just minutes apart, including after journalists and rescue workers had rushed to the scene, footage shows.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Without no hint of respect for due process, President #Trump once again attempts to arrogate unto himself powers that Congress never intended him to possess in the first place: #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook says she’ll fight Trump’s move to fire her
The president said he would remove Cook immediately, citing unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. Cook said he has no power to fire her and that she would not resign.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
It's not just a job - it's a...sanitation gig? What a waste of deficit-financed Federal dollars: #Trump #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties
Service members say they’re glad to help the National Park Service. But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Federal personnel decisions at critical agencies are now effectively being determined by Laura Loomer and other nut-jobs in the disinformation-driven far-right media ecosystem, while our "leader" exercises his vanity on the daily: #Trump #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump, Gabbard fired top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit
Days after the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump ordered the security clearance revocation of a top CIA official and Russia expert.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The owner of a Wisconsin aluminum foundry bemoans President #Trump 's ill-advised (and likely illegal) #tariffs that are negatively impacting his business and thousands of others, thanks to the Stable Genius: #incompetence www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | My workers voted for Trump. Now they’re absorbing the impact.
Business was growing for our aluminum foundry. Then came the tariffs.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The #Trump "administration" fires EPA staffers for exercising their First Amendment rights. This White House has repeatedly demonstrated its belief that those rights only accrue to a favored few - such as a loudmouthed #felon at the top: #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump officials fire EPA employees for signing dissent letter
The move to terminate the staffers marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s effort to clamp down on dissent within the federal bureaucracy.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
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Animals R Us… 🐾 @animalsrus.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Someone has chosen their new human… 😊🥰
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Depriving women of bodily autonomy and promoting "Christian values" by warping our legal system are not the actual pathway to increasing the national birthrate. Go figure! #politics #economics www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Opinion | The two reasons Americans aren’t having babies, according to data
How costly is it to have babies in your area? Check yourself.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
After being slapped around by his boyfriend Vlad the Impaler at their "summit", Orange Julius takes the cowardly way out and embraces all of Vlad's needs and desires: #Trump #TACO #idiot www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war after summit with Putin
An immediate ceasefire to the war in Ukraine had long been a bedrock demand by the U.S., Ukraine and their European allies.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
It seems "Dog Killer" Noem has found a way to save money, which she can then spend on more Rolexes: #Trump #politics #corruption www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Kristi Noem is living rent-free in home used by Coast Guard commandant
A DHS spokeswoman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
President Trump has nominated the "RFK Jr. of economics" to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who wants to take us back to a 19th century economic model. Because if we're going to be a sick country, we may as well be a poor country too! #Trump #idiot www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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6 controversial ideas from Trump’s pick for top labor statistics job
E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, has raised questions from economists and policymakers across the political spectrum for his views, experience and misunderstanding of economic ...
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Back-slapping and shaking the bloodied hand of a wanted war criminal and murderer of countless civilians! On U.S. soil! Bravo!! Was it worth it, big guy with tiny hands? #Trump #Putin #dumbasarock www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump, Putin break off summit with no Ukraine deal as talks end early
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took no questions after they broke off talks earlier than planned.
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Martin Nagle @martinnagle.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Your tax dollars at work: Federal agents diligently sour the Lincoln memorial for scofflaws, felons, or (God forbid) undocumented migrants.
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Caro Line @caroharp.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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