Bird flu is rampaging among chickens and cattle, while Trump and Musk gut the agencies responsible for stopping it.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The CFPB Shutdown Is Entirely About Payment Apps
Elon Musk and other Big Tech CEOs want to manage your money without any regulatory protections.
Posted inPolitics
Why Haven’t House Democrats Moved to Impeach Scott Bessent?
There’s mounting evidence that Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary is not telling the truth about DOGE’s infiltration of the federal payments system.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
VA Research Funding Slashed
Though not as prominent as the NIH, VA researchers play a major role in advancing basic health science. Hundreds of projects have been cut.
Posted inPolitics
The Coup Has Failed
Trump’s falling approval ratings reveal an out-of-touch presidency, and have given space for allies to turn against him.
Posted inPolitics
Elon Musk Only Has 100 Days Left in Government
The Trump White House insists he’s a ‘special government employee.’ That designation has a time limit.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Musk and Trump Are Causing the Dumbest Imperial Collapse in History
Empires have fallen before. But it’s never been this purely idiotic.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A ‘Middle Finger’ to Vets
Trump’s new VA secretary is a bigger threat to veterans’ care than Elon Musk.
Posted inWorking in America
The Federal Employee Red Wedding
This is not about who’s been fired, but who’s still working in the government.
Posted inTAP
The Queensberry Dilemma
Today on TAP: Should liberals and federal judges take the high road against Trump and get pummeled?
