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It's a long read, but worth it. Also, to any Americans reading this, we love you, but we are going to fight back against this. :canada:
#jamilJivani #Daniellesmith #StephenHarper #HeritageFoundation #AtlasNetwork #TrumpRegime
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It's a long read, but worth it. Also, to any Americans reading this, we love you, but we are going to fight back against this. :canada:
#jamilJivani #Daniellesmith #StephenHarper #HeritageFoundation #AtlasNetwork #TrumpRegime
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It's a long read, but worth it. Also, to any Americans reading this, we love you, but we are going to fight back against this. :canada:
#jamilJivani #Daniellesmith #StephenHarper #HeritageFoundation #AtlasNetwork #TrumpRegime
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It's a long read, but worth it. Also, to any Americans reading this, we love you, but we are going to fight back against this. :canada:
#jamilJivani #Daniellesmith #StephenHarper #HeritageFoundation #AtlasNetwork #TrumpRegime
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It's a long read, but worth it. Also, to any Americans reading this, we love you, but we are going to fight back against this. :canada:
#jamilJivani #Daniellesmith #StephenHarper #HeritageFoundation #AtlasNetwork #TrumpRegime
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>The Heritage Foundation’s new blueprint for American women<
#HeritageFoundation vs.
#Humanrights & #Democracy53 % of #Project2025 has already become reality ❗
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Project 2025 creator wants to ban gender-affirming care for trans adults
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/heritage-foundation-trans-care-adults
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8swSkk9yeV8&pp=ygUPam9tbXkgdGhlIGdpYW50
#TheTerrifyingRiseOfChristianNationalism
US Theocratic #Fascist Bullshit Spread Worldwide
#GlobalFascism #Modi #Orban #Project2025 #Europe #UK #Christofascists #Australia
#farright #extrêmedroite #WhiteSupremacy #FIGHTBACK
#TurningPointUSA #TurningPointUK
#HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #FuckTrump #SteveBannon #AllianceDefendingFreedom #ReformUK #TommehTheCunt ##ChristianNationalism #BillionairesSUCK #WTF #EUpol #UKpol
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https://substack.com/@mikaanderson/note/c-162768104
#governmentshutdown #government #politics #USA #America #Congress #Republicans #Budget #Economy #tRump #Billionaires #Tax #TaxCuts #Shutdown #NationalStrike #Strike #Blackout #Activism #Resist #Protest #Greed #Corporatocracy #oligarchy #Paycheck #Personal #Americans #Citizens #Law #HumanRights #Justice #Midterms #Elections #Vote #NeverForget #Hardship #Poverty #MiddleClass #Reaganomics #Trickledown #AIPAC #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #TaxChurches #Military
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@dc
Man, oh man, this Russ Vought Heritage Foundation Project 2025 #ChristoMAGAfascist fuck-you is getting more serious daily. 😡 Did not expect how much #MAGAfascist Elon Musk $280m, #DOGE MuskRats would be such a force multiplier. Hoping to resist until the day I die.🤘🖖✌️
#RussVought #HeritageFoundation #project2025 #ElonMusk #BoulderCounty #Colorado -
From 2014... How #USEvangelicals Fueled the Rise of #Russia’s ‘#ProFamily’ Right
An alliance is born between #AntiGay, #AntiAbortion American groups and the #RussianOrthodoxChurch
by Adam Federman, January 7, 2014
Long excerpt [pay attention to the names named!] :
"This rising #Russian social #conservative movement frequently invokes the argument that #ProGay and #WomensRights groups are puppets of the West, which is seeking to undermine Russian autonomy and interfere in the country’s internal affairs. At an annual meeting of journalists and academics presided over by Vladimir #Putin in Valdai in September, the Russian president said that European countries had strayed from their roots by legalizing #GayMarriage. He urged Russians to embrace the conservative values of the #OrthodoxChurch and other traditional religions and issued a warning to those who might want to challenge those values. 'Russia’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity are unconditional—these are red lines no one is allowed to cross,' he declared.
"Several #LGBT rights groups have been targeted under another new law, which requires any nongovernmental organization that receives funding from other countries for political activities to register as a '#ForeignAgent.' Failure to do so can lead to investigations, legal action or crippling fines. The implication is that these groups are not only agents of the West but also out of touch with everyday Russians.
"The irony is that it is the new conservative vanguard—anti-gay, anti-abortion and pro–'#TraditionalFamily'—that has most successfully cultivated the West’s financial and institutional support. Scott Lively, an extreme anti-gay campaigner, all but took credit for the new law, calling it 'one of the proudest achievements of my career,' while #BrianBrown, president of the #NationalOrganizationForMarriage, visited Moscow with much fanfare just before the new law was passed. But the language of Russia’s anti-gay and anti-abortion movement seems to borrow most heavily from mainstream evangelicals and conservative politicians in the United States and Europe. Referring to the anti-abortion bill passed in 2011, Lyubov Erofeeva, executive director of the Russian Association for Population and Development, a women’s advocacy group, said: 'It was 100 percent clear that everything was copied from the experience of American #fundamentalists and conservative circles of several European countries where #abortion is forbidden or restricted severely.'
"The church’s close ties with American evangelicals reflect a shift in policy. For much of the post-Soviet period, the Russian Orthodox Church held evangelical denominations at arm’s length, fearing that they would compete for influence within Russia. But as the church has consolidated its power, it has come to view the evangelical community as a partner. 'The #ROC realizes that the evangelical denominations are not their opponents but rather their allies in the relations between the church and the secular population,' says Olga Kazmina, a professor of ethnology at Moscow State University.
" 'It’s a re-envisioned paradigm,' says Father #LeonidKishkovsky, head of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of External Affairs. In many ways, it makes sense, he adds: both religious groups share an ideological commitment and have grown disillusioned with the way mainline churches have dealt with issues like gay marriage and abortion. 'But what I’m quite nervous about is the ideological core which actually motivates both sides,' Kishkovsky says. 'Where is the motivating force? Is it in faith? Or is it in political ideology?'
"The Russian Orthodox Church’s chief emissary to the US evangelical community is #HilarionAlfeyev, a high-ranking bishop and chairman of the powerful Department of External Church Relations (the position previously held by #PatriarchKirill). In February 2011, the 47-year-old Alfeyev traveled to Washington, where he met with prominent evangelical and 'pro-family' leaders; and then to Dallas, where he addressed thousands of members of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church and emphasized the importance of 'creat[ing] new alliances,' especially around issues of marriage, abortion and the family. Alfeyev also visited the #DallasTheologicalSeminary and had an hour-long meeting with #GeorgeWBush.
"The trip to Dallas grew out of an increasingly close friendship between church leaders and a small circle of American and European Christian businessmen in Moscow. Alfeyev’s visit was organized by #JerryFullinwider, an #OilExecutive and elder of the #HighlandParkChurch who, until recently, had business interests in Russia. Fullinwider, a member of the #KochBrothers’ circle of major donors—those who have given more than $1 million to #Koch-related causes—met Alfeyev through his friend Bob Foresman, head of #Barclays Capital in Russia. This select group of businessmen has unusual access to Alfeyev. In an interview for this article, Fullinwider described having dinner at Alfeyev’s private residence on a recent trip to Moscow. 'He’s a real busy guy,' says Fullinwider. 'He’s very, very hard to get in touch with unless you have a special number and you know the main guy who handles him, who’s a good friend of mine.'
"Alfeyev’s first trip to the United States paved the way for others, and in October 2012 he delivered a lecture at Villanova University, where he received an honorary degree and paid a visit to the Milwaukee-based #LyndeAndHarryBradleyFoundation. One of the largest donor organizations of its kind in the United States, the #BradleyFoundation, with more than $600 million in assets, is known for its contributions to US conservative groups like the #HeritageFoundation and the #HeartlandInstitute. But its charity isn’t limited to home: over the last four years, the foundation has given $750,000 to the St. Gregory the Theologian Charity Foundation in Moscow, a new educational and cultural initiative founded in 2009 by Alfeyev, Russian #billionaire and pharmaceutical magnate #VadimYakunin, and #LeonidSevastianov, a 35-year-old international business consultant and head of Stratinvest.ru, a consulting and public relations firm. In 2009, through Alfeyev’s charity, the Bradley Foundation donated $150,000 to support the 'Day of the Family,' a recently created Russian holiday honoring faith and fidelity. The annual event has been championed by #SvetlanaMedvedeva, wife of Prime Minister #DmitriMedvedev, a staunch #AntiAbortion advocate.
“We want to promote the idea of the unity between the West and Russia on the basis of common Christian roots,” Sevastianov told Inside the Vatican magazine in 2009. “We believe in this alliance among traditional Christian countries…and we believe that, with a united voice, we can be a strong force against the radical secular world which has become dominant in our societies.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-us-evangelicals-fueled-rise-russias-pro-family-right/
#TradFamily #TradWives #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #evangelicals #RabidRight #MAGADeathCult #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #Billionaires
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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#Trump Labor Statistics Pick Called #SocialSecurity a 'Ponzi Scheme' That Should Be Shuttered
"Bureau of Labor Statistics data is what determines the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits," said Rep. John Larson. "It should alarm everyone when a yes-man determined to end Social Security is installed in this position."
Jake Johnson
Aug 13, 2025Excerpt: "U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to replace the top labor statistics official he fired earlier this month has called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme' that needs to be 'sunset,' comments that critics said further disqualify the nominee for the key government role.
"During a December 2024 radio interview, #HeritageFoundation economist #EJAntoni said it is a 'mathematical fiction' that Social Security 'can go on forever' and called for 'some kind of transition program where unfortunately you'll need a generation of people who pay Social Security taxes, but never actually receive any of those benefits.'
" 'That's the price to pay for unwinding a Ponzi scheme that was foisted on the American people by the Democrats in the 1930s,' Antoni continued. 'You're not going to be able to sustain a Ponzi scheme like Social Security. Eventually, you need to sunset the program.'
" 'It should alarm everyone when a yes-man determined to end Social Security is installed in this position,' Larson said in a statement. 'I call on every Senate Republican to stand with Democrats and reject this extreme nominee—before our seniors are denied the benefits they earned through a lifetime of hard work.'
"Trump announced Antoni's nomination to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (#BLS) less than two weeks after the president fired the agency's former head, Erika McEntarfer, following the release of abysmal jobs figures. The firing sparked concerns that future BLS data will be manipulated to suit Trump's political interests.
Antoni was a contributor to the far-right Project 2025 agenda that the Trump administration appears to have drawn from repeatedly this year, and his position on Social Security echoes that of far-right billionaire Elon Musk, who has also falsely characterized the program as a Ponzi scheme.
During his time in the Trump administration, Musk spearheaded an assault on the Social Security Administration that continues in the present, causing widespread chaos at the agency and increasing wait times for beneficiaries.
" 'President Trump fired the commissioner of Labor Statistics to cover up a weak jobs report—and now he is replacing her with a #Project2025 lackey who wants to shut down Social Security,' said Larson. 'E.J. Antoni agrees with Elon Musk that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and said that middle-class seniors would be better off if it was eliminated.' "
#USPol #TrumpSucks #TaxBreaksForTheRich #SocialSecurityCutsForThePoor #WheresRobinHood?
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#Trump Labor Statistics Pick Called #SocialSecurity a 'Ponzi Scheme' That Should Be Shuttered
"Bureau of Labor Statistics data is what determines the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits," said Rep. John Larson. "It should alarm everyone when a yes-man determined to end Social Security is installed in this position."
Jake Johnson
Aug 13, 2025Excerpt: "U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to replace the top labor statistics official he fired earlier this month has called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme' that needs to be 'sunset,' comments that critics said further disqualify the nominee for the key government role.
"During a December 2024 radio interview, #HeritageFoundation economist #EJAntoni said it is a 'mathematical fiction' that Social Security 'can go on forever' and called for 'some kind of transition program where unfortunately you'll need a generation of people who pay Social Security taxes, but never actually receive any of those benefits.'
" 'That's the price to pay for unwinding a Ponzi scheme that was foisted on the American people by the Democrats in the 1930s,' Antoni continued. 'You're not going to be able to sustain a Ponzi scheme like Social Security. Eventually, you need to sunset the program.'
" 'It should alarm everyone when a yes-man determined to end Social Security is installed in this position,' Larson said in a statement. 'I call on every Senate Republican to stand with Democrats and reject this extreme nominee—before our seniors are denied the benefits they earned through a lifetime of hard work.'
"Trump announced Antoni's nomination to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (#BLS) less than two weeks after the president fired the agency's former head, Erika McEntarfer, following the release of abysmal jobs figures. The firing sparked concerns that future BLS data will be manipulated to suit Trump's political interests.
Antoni was a contributor to the far-right Project 2025 agenda that the Trump administration appears to have drawn from repeatedly this year, and his position on Social Security echoes that of far-right billionaire Elon Musk, who has also falsely characterized the program as a Ponzi scheme.
During his time in the Trump administration, Musk spearheaded an assault on the Social Security Administration that continues in the present, causing widespread chaos at the agency and increasing wait times for beneficiaries.
" 'President Trump fired the commissioner of Labor Statistics to cover up a weak jobs report—and now he is replacing her with a #Project2025 lackey who wants to shut down Social Security,' said Larson. 'E.J. Antoni agrees with Elon Musk that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and said that middle-class seniors would be better off if it was eliminated.' "
#USPol #TrumpSucks #TaxBreaksForTheRich #SocialSecurityCutsForThePoor #WheresRobinHood?
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#Trump Labor Statistics Pick Called #SocialSecurity a 'Ponzi Scheme' That Should Be Shuttered
"Bureau of Labor Statistics data is what determines the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits," said Rep. John Larson. "It should alarm everyone when a yes-man determined to end Social Security is installed in this position."
Jake Johnson
Aug 13, 2025Excerpt: "U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to replace the top labor statistics official he fired earlier this month has called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme' that needs to be 'sunset,' comments that critics said further disqualify the nominee for the key government role.
"During a December 2024 radio interview, #HeritageFoundation economist #EJAntoni said it is a 'mathematical fiction' that Social Security 'can go on forever' and called for 'some kind of transition program where unfortunately you'll need a generation of people who pay Social Security taxes, but never actually receive any of those benefits.'
" 'That's the price to pay for unwinding a Ponzi scheme that was foisted on the American people by the Democrats in the 1930s,' Antoni continued. 'You're not going to be able to sustain a Ponzi scheme like Social Security. Eventually, you need to sunset the program.'
" 'It should alarm everyone when a yes-man determined to end Social Security is installed in this position,' Larson said in a statement. 'I call on every Senate Republican to stand with Democrats and reject this extreme nominee—before our seniors are denied the benefits they earned through a lifetime of hard work.'
"Trump announced Antoni's nomination to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (#BLS) less than two weeks after the president fired the agency's former head, Erika McEntarfer, following the release of abysmal jobs figures. The firing sparked concerns that future BLS data will be manipulated to suit Trump's political interests.
Antoni was a contributor to the far-right Project 2025 agenda that the Trump administration appears to have drawn from repeatedly this year, and his position on Social Security echoes that of far-right billionaire Elon Musk, who has also falsely characterized the program as a Ponzi scheme.
During his time in the Trump administration, Musk spearheaded an assault on the Social Security Administration that continues in the present, causing widespread chaos at the agency and increasing wait times for beneficiaries.
" 'President Trump fired the commissioner of Labor Statistics to cover up a weak jobs report—and now he is replacing her with a #Project2025 lackey who wants to shut down Social Security,' said Larson. 'E.J. Antoni agrees with Elon Musk that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and said that middle-class seniors would be better off if it was eliminated.' "
#USPol #TrumpSucks #TaxBreaksForTheRich #SocialSecurityCutsForThePoor #WheresRobinHood?
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CW: Source = Substack
https://substack.com/@bluepowerdemgirl/note/c-129964696
#BigBeautifulBill #Republicans #GOP #SNAP #Children #Congress #Senate #USSenate #Politics #USA #Medicaid #MedicaidSavesOurLives #EatTheRich #Billionaires #Taxcuts #Tax #Oligarchy #Evil #Election #Vote #Protest #Resist #NoKings #Carpetbaggers #HumanRights #Wealth #Poverty #Criminal #Inequality #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #AmericanTaliban #Legislation #Law #Justice #Activism
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@KiraAyyadi zu ideologischen Neuausrichtungen des Influencers #KetzerderNeuzeit :
"Und genauso scheint sich auch Jäger zu sehen, als ein Rebell gegen „das System“, der selber #Verschwörungsmythen verbreitet und Hass auf marginalisierte Gruppen schürt. In letzter Zeit kam jedoch in Jägers Ideologie-Baukasten ein neues Element hinzu: Das Christentum."
https://www.belltower.news/ketzer-der-neuzeit-extrem-rechter-influencer-und-missionar-160053/
#evangelikalismus #project2025 #heritagefoundation #gottesstaat #noafd #verschwörungsglaube
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#Wagt es nicht #CDU #CSU ❗😡😡 Hier gibt's kein #Projekt2025 für Deutschland ❗️❗️
Zu Gast bei Freunden? Die #HeritageFoundation hat mit „ #Poject 2025“ einen #Masterplan für den #Umbau #Amerikas #vorgelegt. Kürzlich traf sich eine #Delegation unter Führung der Stiftung mit #CDU- #Politikern im #Bundestag.
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Some dedicated folks in #AugustaMaine showed up for the #50501Movement protest today -- despite the original organizers backing out because of threats from "bad actors". Kudos to those hardy souls who showed up anyways! (And who are there until 8pm tonight)
#AntiTrump protest draws hundreds to #Maine State House Wednesday
"I went to bed and woke up in a different country," said one protester.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2025/02/05/anti-trump-protest-draws-hundreds-to-state-house-wednesday/
Anti-Trump protest in Augusta still on despite confusion
Two organizers dropped out, but the event, part of a nationwide day of protest, is still set for noon at the State House.
"A protest against President Donald Trump scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the State House is expected to go on, despite its two official organizers canceling because of “bad actors looking to spread hate, misinformation, and turmoil.”
"Protests are expected the same day at state capitals across the country in response to orders made by President Trump in his first two weeks of his second term, as well as #Project2025, a playbook by the conservative #HeritageFoundation for changing American government and society whose contributors have been hired throughout the Trump administration.
"The protest is scheduled between noon-8 p.m.
"#KennebecCountyDemocrats and a group called the #WomensMarchAugusta, Maine, both took out permits for the protest and were set to act as co-sponsors.
"However, on Tuesday both groups rescinded their official involvement in the event 'out of an abundance of caution.'
"'The event planned for tomorrow has been infiltrated by bad actors looking to spread hate, misinformation, and turmoil,' the group said in a post on its Facebook page.
“'We have pulled our permit with the Capitol Police and any one who shows up will be considered on their own. People should know we expect bad actors to show up to cause havoc please be vigilant and careful if you do decide to go anyway,' said the post.
"However, another community member has since secured a permit, so the protest is still on."
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/04/trump-project-2025-protesters-to-gather-wednesday-in-augusta/
#50501Protests #ResistFascism #Resist #MaineResistance -
Alrighty then. I just sent #SenatorAngusKing a follow-up email where I pointed out that the one who will be determining who is a "terrorist" is the Secretary of the Treasury, and that Trump's pick for that (#ScottBessett) is beholden to the #HeritageFoundation and would be pursuing a #Project2025 / #ProjectEsther agenda. We'll see what he says. (Susan Collins just ignored me. What else is new.)
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Alrighty then. I just sent #SenatorAngusKing a follow-up email where I pointed out that the one who will be determining who is a "terrorist" is the Secretary of the Treasury, and that Trump's pick for that (#ScottBessett) is beholden to the #HeritageFoundation and would be pursuing a #Project2025 / #ProjectEsther agenda. We'll see what he says. (Susan Collins just ignored me. What else is new.)
#StopHR9495 #StopS4136 #HR9495 #SilencingDissent #fascism -
Alrighty then. I just sent #SenatorAngusKing a follow-up email where I pointed out that the one who will be determining who is a "terrorist" is the Secretary of the Treasury, and that Trump's pick for that (#ScottBessett) is beholden to the #HeritageFoundation and would be pursuing a #Project2025 / #ProjectEsther agenda. We'll see what he says. (Susan Collins just ignored me. What else is new.)
#StopHR9495 #StopS4136 #HR9495 #SilencingDissent #fascism -
Alrighty then. I just sent #SenatorAngusKing a follow-up email where I pointed out that the one who will be determining who is a "terrorist" is the Secretary of the Treasury, and that Trump's pick for that (#ScottBessett) is beholden to the #HeritageFoundation and would be pursuing a #Project2025 / #ProjectEsther agenda. We'll see what he says. (Susan Collins just ignored me. What else is new.)
#StopHR9495 #StopS4136 #HR9495 #SilencingDissent #fascism -
Alrighty then. I just sent #SenatorAngusKing a follow-up email where I pointed out that the one who will be determining who is a "terrorist" is the Secretary of the Treasury, and that Trump's pick for that (#ScottBessett) is beholden to the #HeritageFoundation and would be pursuing a #Project2025 / #ProjectEsther agenda. We'll see what he says. (Susan Collins just ignored me. What else is new.)
#StopHR9495 #StopS4136 #HR9495 #SilencingDissent #fascism -
"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." Chilling.
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https://www.mediamatters.org/project-2025/heritage-foundation-president-celebrates-supreme-court-immunity-decision-we-are