All this yelling at #Congress about the #malfeasance of the #BigotedOrangeFascist and his #enablers and #cronies makes me want to complain about all the time I feel obligated to spend yelling at #Congress.
But if I don't, what is now a handful of #firstworldproblems will become an avalanche of #thirdworld problems. Including, most notably, why #USA should no longer be considered first world.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-tariffs-exemptions-pet-lobbyists-asbestos-confusion-secrecy
Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion
#cronyism #political #trump #cronies #tariff #exemptions #taxes #lobbyists #tariffs #tax #transparency #corruption #incompetence #paytoplay #economy #economics #layoffs #business #TariffExemptions #trade #USChinaTrade #TrumpTariffs #PoliticalConnections #china #us #corruption #SpoilsSystem #SpecialFavors #BigBusiness #TechLobby #EconomicInequality #Accountability #TradeWar #exports #imports #goods #agriculture #farming
The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” one lobbyist said.
Important and somewhat unsettling thread about #DOGE & #Data - Certainly does not build trust in the integrity of the #GOP administration of #47 and #cronies
#Whistleblower details how #DOGE may have taken sensitive #NLRB data In the first days of March, a team of advisers from #Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency initiative arrived at the Southeast Washington, DC, headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board. The small, independent federal agency investigates & adjudicates complaints about unfair #labor practices. #law #InfoSec #privacy #NationalSecurity #Musk https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security
https://orf.at/stories/3389979/
The #US. That normally have never really done #military #parades except for fly by maybe. Suddenly they hold one. For the birthday of their #gloriousleader #Trump no less. As millions of #Americans are bound for unemployment due to his #tariffs he glorifies himself.
1. How #delusional can one man be?
2. Is he actively trying to start a #civilwar ?
I said it before, but when he and his #cronies are done, the #usa will be a #superpower no more.
Also, follow @ZLabe if you care about the #climate.
Ignoring #globalwarming is what the #oilindustry and their #lobbyist #cronies have been doing for decades as well - since the #70s in fact.
Shout outs to #groharlembrundtland, the #algore of #Norway - despite being a #neoliberal. At least they brought some truth to the table.
"But how did she do that?"
The #BrundtlandReport was the foundational report of the #Kyoto agreement.
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