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William Lindsey :toad:

"Not only are egg prices at an all-time high, but also consumer sentiment dropped to a 15-month low as people worry that Trump’s tariffs will raise prices."

~ Heather Cox Richardson


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heathercoxrichardson.substack.

Letters from an American · February 21, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson
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William Lindsey :toad:

"As President Donald Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk continue to gut life-saving government programs, one cut that garnered attention this week was the dismissal of one-tenth of workers at the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias."

~ Brian Kaylor


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William Lindsey :toad:

"Among those fired was its incoming director, a leading Alzheimer researcher known for her innovations in early detection of the disease."


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William Lindsey :toad:

Joan Walsh reports that veterans are speaking up re: how Musk-Trump's firing of federal workers is affecting them:

"Other veterans are choosing to remain anonymous, including one in Northern Virginia who admitted to radio station WTOP that he and his wife voted for Trump. 'I voted for Donald Trump. But this is not what I was expecting,' he said. 'We didn’t think they were going to take a chainsaw to a silk rug.'”


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thenation.com/article/politics

The Nation · Trump’s Firing Frenzy Is Hitting the GOP Where It HurtsAs layoffs skyrocket, Trump’s own voters are feeling the pain. Will the backlash begin?
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods."

~ Henry Redman


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William Lindsey :toad:

"Madison-area U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Black Earth), state Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) and state Reps. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) and Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) were in attendance."


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William Lindsey :toad:

"U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany and Derrick Van Orden, state Reps. Rob Sommerfeld (R-Bloomer), Treig Pronschinske (R-Mondovi) and Clint Moses (R-Mondovi) and state Sens. Jesse James (R-Thorp) and Rob Stafsholt (R-New Richmond) were all invited but did not attend or send a staff member."


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William Lindsey :toad:

"DOGE’s USDS purge included the guy who keeps veterans’ data safe online. The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role."

~ Lily Hay Newman


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wired.com/story/doge-usds-purg

WIRED · DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe OnlineBy Lily Hay Newman
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Anxiety mounts among Social Security recipients as DOGE troops settle In. Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices. The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans."

~ Eli Hager


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propublica.org/article/doge-so

ProPublicaAnxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
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William Lindsey :toad:

"The honeymoon is over; some of his backers are waking up next to the man they voted for and wondering if they’ve made a terrible mistake. With every policy he implements and offhand remark he makes, Trump is falsifying the imaginary versions of himself that inspired many of his supporters."

~ Yair Rosenberg


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theatlantic.com/international/

The Atlantic · The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s RemorseBy Yair Rosenberg
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Frankly, those who fell for these mirages should have known better. Trump is no conventional politician. He relies on instincts forged in the worlds of show business and real estate—an entirely transactional actor with an unparalleled penchant for self-promotion and flimflam. Attempts to fit him into a traditional ideological box will always fail, because he has never met a box he couldn’t sell for parts to the highest bidder."


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William Lindsey :toad:

As Hannah Knowles reports,

"Town halls from Wisconsin to Oregon grew testy this week as concerned voters showed up to vent."

Rowdy crowds at town halls in heavily Republican, Trump-voting districts are expressing outrage at what Musk and DOGE are doing in laying off hordes of federal workers.


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washingtonpost.com/politics/20

The Washington Post · Back in their districts, GOP lawmakers get an earful on DOGE and MuskBy Hannah Knowles
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William Lindsey :toad:

John Parkinson, Benjamin Siegel, and Jay O'Brien report on town halls across the country, most in strongly Republican districts, in which Republican legislators trying to sell the Musk-Trump DOGE federal cuts are being met with uproar from Republican-voting constituents.


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abcnews.go.com/Politics/republ

ABC News · Some Republicans hammered at home by constituents about DOGE, UkraineBy John Parkinson
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William Lindsey :toad:

"U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick was peppered with boos and catcalls throughout a town hall meeting in Roswell [Georgia] late Thursday, as hundreds of critics jeered the Republican for backing President Donald Trump’s agenda during his first month in office."

~ Greg Bluestein


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ajc.com/politics/mccormick-con

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Georgia congressman confronted by angry crowd over support for Trump’s agendaBy Greg Bluestein
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William Lindsey :toad:

"The rowdy town hall was one of the first examples in Georgia of Trump-driven backlash trickling down to the grassroots. So many people showed up that some were turned away by local authorities. Others filed into overflow rooms to watch the back-and-forth."

A big bone of contention for these voters is the firing of hundreds of workers at the nearby CDC in Atlanta.


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William Lindsey :toad:

"Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz tried to make it through his usual routine Wednesday, Feb. 19, at his town hall in La Grande. But the crowd was not having it.

A vocal majority of the audience expressed frustration and anger with President Donald Trump's executive orders, the firing of thousands of federal workers and the actions of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency."

~ Isabella Crowley


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lagrandeobserver.com/news/loca

The ObserverRep. Cliff Bentz fields questions at emotional Union County town hallLA GRANDE — Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz tried to make it through his usual routine Wednesday, Feb. 19, at his town hall in La Grande. But the crowd was
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William Lindsey :toad:

"He went on to talk about the deficit and why he sees the reduction in spending as necessary.

The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,' 'tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'"


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William Lindsey :toad:

"In Oregon’s 2nd district, Rep. Cliff Bentz (R) got a rude awakening in four town halls he held in this past week. At one point in his town hall in La Grande he chided the audience, saying a lot of representatives had refused to even hold town halls. So they should be grateful he decided to show up.

Note that this is an R+15 district — basically the eastern two-thirds of the state."

~ Josh Marshall


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talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a

TPM - Talking Points Memo · Another Town Hall(s) Goes Off the Rails – Oregon 2nd District EditionBy Josh Marshall
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William Lindsey :toad:

"President Trump fired the country’s senior military officer as part of an extraordinary Friday night purge at the Pentagon that injected politics into the selection of the nation’s top military leaders."

~ Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper, Jonathan Swan


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nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/poli

The New York Times · Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at PentagonBy Eric Schmitt
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William Lindsey :toad:

"In all, six Pentagon officials were fired, including Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to lead the Navy; Gen. James Slife, the vice chief of the Air Force; and the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force."


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William Lindsey :toad:

"Among those Trump and Musk fired at the FAA:

- Lawyers who help keep drunk or reckless pilots out of the skies

- Air traffic control support staff

- Employees who track potential new flying hazards like cranes

- Staffers who medically clear pilots to fly"

~ Andrew Perez quoted by Greg Dworkin


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dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/22

Daily KosAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: The unpopular President offers bad policies, which also are unpopularYair Rosenberg /The Atlantic: The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse With every new policy and offhand remark, Trump belies ...
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Farmers seeking money owed to them by the Agriculture Department say they have been rebuffed by some GOP lawmakers.

The Post spoke with farmers and farm organizations in 10 states who had contacted their congressional delegations about the USDA funding freeze."

~ Daniel Wu, Gaya Gupta


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washingtonpost.com/politics/20

The Washington Post · Republicans caught between Trump and farmers pleading for frozen fundsBy Daniel Wu
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Some farmers from conservative-leaning districts said they have received no reply. Others said they were told that their representatives supported the administration’s decision — and some representatives appeared to suggest that Trump’s funding freeze was not affecting farmers at all."


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William Lindsey :toad:

Dan Pfeiffer on how a bunch of new polling shows Americans souring on the Musk-Trump agenda, inflation and economic stagnation, and Trump allowing the world's richest man to run roughshod over things like food safety and cancer research.


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messageboxnews.com/p/new-polls

Commentary by Dan Pfeiffer on how Americans are souring on Trump's agenda
William Lindsey :toad:

As Greg Sargent reports, a poll just done by Trump's top pollster Tony Fabrizio "shows that majorities oppose cutting taxes on corporations. It finds that 63 percent say their top priority for tax policy is helping 'working-class families,' versus one percent—no, really, one percent—who say it’s helping corporations and the wealthiest Americans."


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newrepublic.com/article/191841

The New Republic · Trump’s Own Pollster Just Hit Him With Very Bad News—and a WarningA poll of swing-district voters is already showing heaps of warning signs for Republicans bent on helping billionaires. That was fast.
Feb 22, 2025, 06:43 PM·Public·Web
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spaceghoti resists fascism

@wdlindsy How is it a warning if we never have free or fair elections again?

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