Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Eliminating Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, particularly the enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs) now scheduled to lapse after plan year 2025, would materially erode the feasibility of voluntary early retirement for adults ages 55–64. 110
Reposted by Mark MoffettMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17/07/2025After promising it wasn't on the chopping block, DOGE moved to kill the IRS free tax filing tool days after meeting with corporate lobbyists. www.wired.com/story/doge-d...wired.comDOGE Put Free Tax Filing Tool on Chopping Block After One Meeting With LobbyistsA key operative from DOGE initiated plans to potentially kill Direct File, the free tax filing tool developed by the IRS, after offering assurances it would be spared from cuts. 8349148
Reposted by Mark MoffettAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/06/2025What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him? www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...austinchronicle.comTexas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad DeportedHe has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case 1518141794452
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 27/06/2025If RFK Jr.'s objective was to improve the credibility of the ACIP, he failed miserably. 030
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Does Trump keep hiring people from Fox because that's who his base sees as experts? 020
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 21/05/2025"Trump's tariffs will test unity among allies" Are they testing whether our allies are unified against us? www.msn.com/en-us/money/...msn.comMSN 010
Reposted by Mark MoffettSecret Agent Number Six @designationsix.bsky.social · 15/05/2025R.F.K. Jr. wallowing in sewage is a perfect metaphor for the G.O.P. 1538079
Reposted by Mark MoffettAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/05/2025The Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week wapo.st/3F11lnUwapo.stTrump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflictsThe Trump Organization has entered into real estate deals in all three countries Trump plans to visit this week. 1882265919
Reposted by Mark MoffettRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/05/2025"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.' The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..." www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...cnn.comHomeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN PoliticsThe battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat... 703262329173
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Who thinks that Trump's fascination with professional wrestling www.yahoo.com/news/wrestle... is how he got "shot" in the ear but has no scare? www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5pD...yahoo.comHow Professional Wrestling Explains Donald Trump's WashingtonDonald Trump has a deep connection with the world of professional wrestling. Look no further than this weekend's WrestleMania. 010
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 06/04/2025At EPCOT yesterday, I overhear a conversation: "Is that Usha Vance?" "Nah, she's still wandering around Greenland, hoping someone will talk to her." 000
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Imagine studying international relations, working to become fluent in one or more languages, studying for the FSOT, passing evaluations, assessments, and clearances, to have your job being to review social media posts of teenagers who want to study in the U.S. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukRubio orders diplomats to search social media accounts of student visa applicantsNew instructions could prompt foreign citizens to self-censor to avoid scuppering their chances of acquiring a visa 010
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 26/03/2025So, what do you think it is? 1) Trump is playing 4-D Chess and is 25 moves ahead of everyone else. 2) Trump loves the power of having everyone on edge, wondering what he will do next. 3) Trump is a clown who doesn't know what he is doing. finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...finance.yahoo.comStock market today: Dow rises, Nasdaq slides as Trump keeps Wall Street guessing on tariffsStocks are on shifting sands as markets respond to changes in tone from Trump on coming tariffs. 110
Reposted by Mark MoffettAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2025It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein 10995155710392
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 25/03/2025"Trump administration provided a $28 billion bailout via a New Deal–era program" "The Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it will distribute $10 billion in "emergency" income subsidies funded by the spending bill Congress approved in December." reason.com/2025/03/25/d...reason.comDon't bail out farmers againFarmers will bear the brunt of Trump's trade war. That's a good reason to avoid tariffs in the first place, not an excuse for another bailout. 000
Reposted by Mark MoffettScott Cuddy @scottcuddy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025This. READ THIS. Please. www.theguardian.com/business/202...?theguardian.comTrump says the economy ‘went to hell’ under Biden. The opposite is trueBy standard measures such as job and GDP growth and the stock market, the US economy was in excellent shape 02610
Reposted by Mark MoffettMolly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 11/03/2025"Obviously he's not a serious guy; he's like a 12-year-old. So I don't take him seriously." - Sen. Mark Kelly on Elon Musk 611359390
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Local farmers and ranchers relied on these initiatives to sell directly to schools and food banks, ensuring a consistent demand for their goods. Without this, farmers face financial uncertainty, leading some to halt planned investments or to exit the industry. www.reuters.com/world/us/far...reuters.comFarmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freezeNate Powell-Palm, an organic farmer outside Belgrade, Montana, was relying on a $648,000 grant from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service to help build a feed mill - an economic lifeline for about 150 area organic grain farmers. 020
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The termination of the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, which allocated $660 million to schools and childcare, is expected to adversely affect the availability of fresh, locally sourced foods in school breakfast and lunch programs. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...economictimes.indiatimes.comDonald Trump administration cuts over $1 billion in food programs for schools, food banksThe Trump administration has cut over $1 billion in food programs that funded schools and food banks, impacting millions of children and local farmers. The move, part of broader federal spending reduc... 000
Reposted by Mark MoffettMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/03/2025First, the fascists came for a college campus protestor. And I said nothing because I was not a college campus protestor. Then the fascists came for . . . You know the rest. 921470287
Reposted by Mark MoffettGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/03/2025A reminder for these times. 6458208617561
Reposted by Mark MoffettMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern. 2651703128995
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Elon Musk has a history of making unsubstantiated claims of fraud, often stemming from a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of data. The claims of Social Security payout is just another example. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...msn.comMSN 010
Reposted by Mark MoffettRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2025DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement. 11456271522456
Reposted by Mark MoffettAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/02/2025REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them! 5893523721093
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The difference is that King Canute knew that he couldn't actually command the tide not to rise. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-d...finance.yahoo.comTrump dismisses hot inflation report as 'Biden inflation' after another call to lower interest ratesDonald Trump on Wednesday morning dismissed a hotter-than-expected inflation report as 'Biden inflation' after making another call to lower interest rates. 010
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 05/02/2025If every irrational or non-credible threat is dismissed as a "negotiation tactic," then what happens when you need your President to be rational or credible? 010
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 03/02/2025"Retaliatory tariffs during Trump's first term resulted in around $27 billion in lost U.S. agricultural exports, including $25.7 billion in sales to China...a second trade war could cost soybean farmers $3.6 billion to $5.9 billion in annual production value" www.farmprogress.com/marketing/tr...farmprogress.comSoybean outlook: Trump trade war sequel?New trade tensions spark fears of repeat losses for U.S. soybean farmers, while potential EU deal offers glimmer of hope. 031
Reposted by Mark MoffettStephanie Shultz @stephanieshultz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Is this the 4D chess that his supporters blather about? 1224
Reposted by Mark MoffettMia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said cancer researcher. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...washingtonpost.comHealth researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communicationsThe halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher. 28375133
Mark Moffett @mmoffett4.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I don't know whether Musk was sending a nazi salute, but I did think he was about to start singing Tomorrow Belongs to Me from Cabaret. 020
Reposted by Mark MoffettBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 02/12/2024The lack of self-awareness is almost impressive. 1303465617441
