One of the strangest things to watch right now is people who spent three years saying “don’t trust the government, don’t trust the media” during COVID suddenly swallowing every official narrative about the Iran war without question.
@GavinNewsom To be fair, Trump always seems surprised when something he does backfires. His budget, his tariffs, his deportations have all backfired for the same reason: incompetent execution. He just never has the discipline to do anything right
Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin. Let me tell you about my trip and why it’s important we stand with Ukraine.🧵
Trump was handed an awesome economy. He was handed the best, by far, post-Covid economy of ANY industrialized nation. He was handed an economy with employment way up, consumer spending way up, the markets way up, & inflation way down.
And in only 7 weeks, he’s fucking it all up.
@reammaggie5@ChrisDJackson@chrisjackson Wonder if anyone else fact checked that because I did, and this information is incorrect. Maybe check before you post next time.
Gather round MAGA. It's time
to explain this one more time.
83% of the federal workforce works outside of DC in states all across the country.
In some states, like Alabama and New Mexico, the federal government is the largest employer.
While you are rooting for hardworking Americans to lose their jobs because of "government bloat," remember these Americans are your neighbors, your friends, and maybe even family members.
When people lose their jobs, it creates financial hardship. It increases unemployment payouts. It reduces consumer demand and decreases spend, which hurts local businesses.
That happening on a national scale all across the country impacts the economy.
While saving "billions" in government spend which you'll never see a dime, you will feel the pain of the strain unemployment takes on the economy, coupled with tariffs, and increased cost of goods due to rising inflation.
Congratulations on saving the government money while hurting the lives of average Americans.
Winning. 🇺🇸
So... America...
You're the current world centre of bird flu evolution with outbreaks in farmed mammals all across the country...
And you've just turned off data reporting.
That is just straight up *evil*.
please look at this list, he’s already done so many of these things two days into his term. he’s tried to deny it, but he’s literally invoking project 2025
Project 2025 is gradually dismantling federal responsibilities, including disaster management through FEMA. Trump’s vision aligns with the plan to shift FEMA’s roles to states, arguing that local governments can better manage disasters.
However, one major storm could decimate a state’s entire budget, leaving them financially crippled. Federal disaster relief exists to share the burden of unpredictable, large-scale events. If FEMA is defunded or dismantled, states will face overwhelming costs, forcing difficult choices between disaster recovery and essential services like healthcare and education.
The slow implementation of Project 2025 is leaving states unprepared for the financial fallout of natural disasters and other emergencies, setting them up for economic instability.
Does anyone remember if we’ve had a president before who suppressed critical information about an emerging virus, leading to an economic catastrophe? Asking for a friend