Mastodawn

Ben Rhodes: "A defense budget of $1.5 trillion is unnecessary and immoral.
Democrats should be running on slashing it."
#politics #military #values #priorities #advice

RonSupportsYou 11h ago

Trump's reckless budget punishes poor and middle class people by "slashing domestic programs in order to pay $1.5 trillion in increased defense spending and $377 million for repairs and renovations to the executive residence":
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-plans-spending-377m-on-executive-residence-renovations-and-wants-174m-more-00858810?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&utm_source=flipboard
#politics #priorities #values

Political Bill SC 1d ago

#healthcare #medicalbills #bathroombill #priorities

RonSupportsYou 1d ago

Sen. Martin Heinrich: "Gas over $4/gallon. Electricity bills up by 13%. The President's response? Pushing the largest military spending request in history, paid for by slashing programs that help working families."
#priorities #values #politics

kit 1d ago

There are times when I think that if Robert Devereux could have just waited a couple of years before going off the rails we might have gotten a proper Brief Instructions, rather than a hand written first (incomplete) draft, and then I feel grumpy.

#Priorities #GeorgeSilver

Aaron Sojourner 1d ago

#priorities

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mihrjcto3225

Frank 2d ago

Friends are off to Japan next week. They've been told to visit a Honda dealership and get me some rubber mats for Haruki 😆 and hopefully a bootmat as well.

#Priorities #WeirdCarMastodon #Keicar

Vickie Hinkley 2d ago

Funny thing #PRIORITIES #WAR.PROFITEERING.PRIORITIES

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mim2p5squh2g

RonSupportsYou 2d ago

"How a House win in Nebraska could cost Democrats the presidency":
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/could-nebraska-win-democrats-the-house-but-lose-them-the-presidency-00856836?utm_content=politico/magazine/Politics&utm_source=flipboard #politics #priorities

How a House win in Nebraska could cost Democrats the presidency

The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in Nebraska’s 2nd District would have to give up his state Senate seat, increasing the risk of a Republican supermajority.

Politico

N-gated Hacker News 2d ago

🚨BREAKING: #NHS staff are suddenly #ethics experts! 🚨 Refusing to use FDP because #Palantir might read their bedtime stories! 📚💤 Meanwhile, they'll happily fax your medical records to Timbuktu. 📠🌍 #Priorities
https://www.freevacy.com/news/financial-times/nhs-staff-refusing-to-use-fdp-over-palantir-ethical-concerns/7272 #MedicalRecords #Faxing #Priorities #HackerNews #ngated

NHS staff refusing to use FDP over Palantir ethical concerns

A growing number of NHS staff are reportedly refusing to work on the Federated Data Platform (FDP) due to ethical concerns with its US-based provider, Palantir. The US technology company was...