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Peter's avatar

NPR gets less than 1% of its budget from the feds. They should tell Brendan Carr to fuck off.

Terri's avatar

I am extremely concerned that Musk, who is not U.S. citizen or have a security clearance and may be in US illegally may have access to my personal and and accounts held by the government. This is wrong! I am concerned about oay Federal taxes if Musk can access and divert funds.

Wookiee Monster's avatar

Muskrat actually does have a security clearance because his companies do DoD contract work. Although some have question whether that’s appropriate given his history of abusing Ketamine.

Lynda Stewart #MeidasMighty's avatar

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Lisamanv's avatar

I'm getting close to needing to hide completely from all this shit. I'm old, disabled and powerless in my community of MAGA neighbors. I just can't take it. I need hope but everyday I read more that depresses me. I am filled with anger at the people who put this dictator from day one in charge.

Dean Obeidallah's avatar

We are here for each other- alone we will be crushed, together we can prevail. History tells us that.

TracyK's avatar

Who is there though for the poor, sick, elderly...really? It's usually government.. because these folks need help they cannot get from work or elsewhere. Friends and family often abandon the sick, the old, because they are too cash strapped themselves and too mentally worn.

Jeff Urdank's avatar

There’s no other choice, Dean. Resist, or it will persist. ✊🇺🇸😎

Lisamanv's avatar

Thank you. Hope is hard to find right now.

TracyK's avatar

I am in your same boat, disabled, feeling trapped, surrounded by MAGA crap in a rural community and so angry and depressed. Vulnerable people depend on a functioning govt to protect them because private interests never do.

Lynda Stewart #MeidasMighty's avatar

Me too, but do what you can. VOTE! Keep writing your thoughts about F47 and what you think he’s doing is unfair! F47 is going after Social Security, Medicare, SNAP and more! Tell your story on how this will affect you! Write your Senators and Representative, especially if you’re in a Red State. Call them and Complain! The phone number is:

202-227-3121 and leave a message, every day. Keep doing it until they know your name! Tell them you will NEVER VOTE FOR THEM OR DONATE TO THEM EVER AGAIN!

You can do a lot without ever leaving your home. But you must be consistent, eventually they’ll have to listen to your story and if they support F47 how it will affect you and your family!

You can do this and it costs you nothing!

Remember the phrase:

#IWillNotBeSilent

ArmaturemDei's avatar

We must all write to our Senators and Congresspeople TODAY to protest the nomination of Russell Vought as head of OMB! He is the AUTHOR of Project 2025, and we must not allow him to get control over any part of our government! We must also insist that Musk and his DOGE stay out of our government systems! How did he get the emails of all federal employees? What legal right does he have to threaten them? Of course, the reality is that even if they “resign” voluntarily, there is no money authorized to run the government until September, thanks to the Republicans who refuse to pass a budget. NO TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH. NO CUTS TO MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY. MUSK must GO!

Mark Archambault's avatar

From a post by a former Senate staffer I saw elsewhere, contacting them by phone is more effective than writing letters.

Lisamanv's avatar

All of my reps are MAGA to the core and everytime I write them I get a form letter thanking me for my support and months of unsubscribing to far, far right emails.

Marita Sullivan's avatar

Write to Congress or call everyday….!!

David J. Sharp's avatar

But is he trying to be a dictator but without the effort? Siphoning off overseeing that 6 trillion to Musk. Passing off revenge duties to Patel (and Gabbard?). Presumably they’ll bring the bags of cash to the nineteenth hole.

shee-rah's avatar

He’s lazy. That’s why he gets others to do his dirty work.

David J. Sharp's avatar

But a demon on the golf course

shee-rah's avatar

Too fat and lazy to walk the course.

Ezsmilin’'s avatar

Hah! I heard that he cheats.

David J. Sharp's avatar

Drives a golf cart where others walk!

CanadaIsNotForSale's avatar

BOTUS (Baccala of the US) had and advisory group specifically headhunted the most unqualified and unethical people to serve in key positions to do the dirty work. They probably have an NDA and a pardon already to go. I believe every single person working for this administration including the new-to-be installed white Christian janitors will have pardons ready at the term of office - if that really happens. And regarding the Tarriffs against Canada, since he has no clue how any government or society works, Canada does not have private liquor stores, each province operates its own liquor distribution & sales. US alcoholic products have already been removed from store shelves and no purchases moving forwarded. Ontario alone purchases $1 Billion of alcoholic products from the US. Add that to the other provinces and that's a fair chunk of change. Some Kentucky distillers amongst other places may not be too happy. But than again 'there may be some pain' as BOTUS says. Unfortunately there will be a lot of hurt here but that is probably his literal turn-on. So Sad.

David J. Sharp's avatar

Sn interesting thing to watch is how the white supremacist shadow president reacts with the women nominated and at least one non-white nominee.

David J. Sharp's avatar

Feels like we’re sitting in a movie theater on Bizarro World watching an absurdist comedy … from which we can leave comfortably , shaking our heads, muttering, “What crazy genius—as if!”

Scott Whitmire's avatar

That’s a court case right there.

David J. Sharp's avatar

What’s next? Proclaiming January 6 as Liberation Day?

Dean Obeidallah's avatar

Yes he will turn Jan 6 into a day to honor those who waged the attack the say way Hitler did for his attempted coup. I've already written about that- it's coming

Lynda Stewart #MeidasMighty's avatar

F47 already sent a memo that America will not be celebrating Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, Women’s Month, Pacific Islander Month, Indigenous Peoples Month, Pride Month, etc!

Brenda Carlson's avatar

We can still celebrate all of those. If government eliminates a paid holiday for MLK Day, that won't stop us from honoring him. We can choose what we celebrate with or without an "official government edict."

Patrice Bauman's avatar

Sounds like a good date for a general strike - everybody is "sick" that day. :)

Paula B.'s avatar

I would be very interested to know how the people affected feel about that. As a human being and a woman I resent it.

Jaime Ramirez's avatar

He'll also probably change MLK Day to Trump Day, celebrating the inauguration of the 4th Reich

David J. Sharp's avatar

The Red Cap of Courage

David J. Sharp's avatar

Emil Bove has already declared that all those silly J6 cases were, per Trump EO, “an injustice” …

Jaime Ramirez's avatar

Both Trump & Musk. Oh, & Flynn, Steven Miller, Bannon, Thiel, Vance & Putin. And numerous Republicans in Congress.

Edward Jay Allan's avatar

It does not help, not in the slightest. that presumably for "business reasons" Paramount, followed by others, decided to roll over without hesitation to Degenerate Don's clear baseless shakedown. The broadcasters surely know, from their own crime-show programming, even if not from common sense, that once begun, the shakedowns never end until after the victims are squeezed dry, and it's not as though the sadistic psychopath has not shown over and over again how he enjoys seeing his victims squirm.

Lynda Stewart #MeidasMighty's avatar

Many MSM cable stations are owned by F47’s millionaire friends and they are joining in the lies and propaganda. Look at Jim Acosta from CNN who refused to participate and resigned on air! More journalists should have such guts and integrity! He’s now becoming very successful on Substack. Kudos to Acosta, follow him on Substack and get the truth. Also follow Meidas Touch who does not answer to any outside interests. Follow them on Tictoc, Instagram, and YouTube. Truth is Golden and Truth is Power!!

Lynda Stewart #MeidasMighty's avatar

In just about 2 weeks, F47 is silencing the press which is a violation of FREE SPEECH! Free speech and a Free Press are in the Constitution! F47 violates the Constitution! Even if he does take away funding to PBS and NPR, I hope the Public who enjoy a Free Press will contribute to these stations to make up the difference. Isn't this BRIBERY by F47? Couldn't this be taken to the Courts? Enough is Enough!! F47 thinks he can control a Free Press, I say WE FIGHT BACK!

#IWillNotBeSilent

#FreePress

#WhenWeFightWeWin

Karen Scofield's avatar

I've got to say, Dean, you'll never cease to amaze me. Each day, every day, you're voice is leading the Charge for Democracy and the Rule of Law. You are a True Patriot 🙏 and will reStack ASAP 💯👍

Dashk Observes's avatar

See that dead, stony-hard, upward look with a slight smile on Orangeman's face? —that is the look of a man perversely comforted by the thought of "getting away with" some kind of cruelty.

Joseph McPhillips's avatar

Building effective resistance takes time, extraordinary efforts & persistence.

Firings, buyouts, impoundments...based on zero legal authority. #Resist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc6zruXD1Tg

Paula B.'s avatar

It's amazing the lengths unloved men with little dicks will go to. Or perhaps I should say depths.

Rock Wilcox's avatar

A free press is essential for a healthy society and democracy as well. So if Trump is criticized by the press, maybe he needs to consider that his actions are the reason for all the flack he is catching. This is the price one pays for not only being in the public eye, as well as being in a position of leadership.

Jeff Urdank's avatar

Needs to consider? He’s not going to consider shit. He’s just going to attempt to silence any, and all opposition. Do you actually expect him to be reflective? C’mon man.

🤷‍♂️✊🇺🇸😎

Jim Frentrop's avatar

A normal human with any sense of morality would do just that. But this isn’t normal.

jaxon's avatar

TRump and his psychophants are literally cruisin' for a bruisin'. They don't understand the American mind and heart at all. I believe that they will be shocked to learn that their intimidation arouses aa great passion in the American people who will not take their anti-American bullshit. Nations like Hungary and Russia, that have lived under dictatorships for decades, are much more easily cowed into submission. The US has not and will not be cowed into submission by mental and emotional defectives like tRump, Musk, Miller and their ilk. In fact, they will be cowed into submission by the American spirit of freedom, equality and justice for all.