#taxpayer — Public Fediverse posts

#Ariane's $96 million launch price, although apparently competitive with #SpaceX's, actually masks 🕵️ a much higher #LaunchCost, made affordable only through subsidies 💰 https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/02/europe-still-cant-compete-with-spacex-launch-price/

#ESA #Ariane6 #transparency #taxpayer

The #Trump admin, which has systematically rolled back #firearms #regulations since returning to office, has also gutted federal #GunViolence prevention efforts, slashing #funding for programs & #research & even SUPPRESSING #taxpayer-funded reports aimed at reducing #gun injuries & deaths.

#law #guns #idiocracy #MassShootings #SchoolShootings #PublicHealth

FEMA Mobile App [free] [USA]
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https://www.ready.gov/ <-- shared Ready-iness FEMA web site
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“Download the newly updated FEMA App to get preparedness strategies and real-time weather and emergency alerts…”
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“Launched in February 2003, Ready is a National public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies and disasters...
Ready… ask individuals to do four key things:
• Stay informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses
• Make a family emergency plan.
• Build an emergency supply kit.
• Get involved in your community by taking action to prepare for emergencies…”
#risk #hazard #geohazard #flood #fire #winter #extremeweather #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #publicservive #taxpayer #safety # #preparedness #emergencies #disasters #app #phone #hazardreadiness #readiness #free #FEMA
@FEMA

Alleged #Whistleblower Harassment #Lawsuit involving #SanLeandro #PublicOfficials sheds new light on mutual #Democrat dupes involved in #Oakland #FBI #PublicCorruption case.

Ex-San Leandro city manager lawsuit claims that that "federal investigation target" Councilmember Bryan Azevedo, and 2 other elected colleagues interfered with her duties, harassed her until she left employment after refusing to quietly approve public funding for a controversial “tiny homes” scheme by now #indicted #Waste #contractors under federal legal scrutiny.

Political pressure plot tie-ins involve elected officials linked to ex #OaklandMayor #ShengThao and her husband who apparently worked on behalf of their regional #Recycling contractor patrons hoping to add million$ to their #taxpayer teat tab for habilitating #homeless #TinyHome #housing units.

#MayorThao's home, that was owned by the local #CalWaste Solutions contractors, was raided by feds a year ago while she was embroiled in an unprecedented #recall campaign, which she lost. The ties to local Democrat party political officials became apparent in ensuing months, as details of friendships and feuds amongst those with mutual financial prospects in proposed homeless #housing schemes leaked and became clearer.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/08/04/what-a-lawsuit-by-former-san-leandro-city-manager-tells-us-about-the-fbi-corruption-probe/?share=aldonraclbbewpiyl2bg #GiftLink #SharedStory #BayArea #EastBay

https://eastbayinsiders.substack.com/p/former-san-leandro-city-manager-alleges #DirtyDeeds #GarbagePeople

Alleged #Whistleblower Harassment #Lawsuit involving #SanLeandro #PublicOfficials sheds new light on mutual #Democrat dupes involved in #Oakland #FBI #PublicCorruption case.

Ex-San Leandro city manager lawsuit claims that that "federal investigation target" Councilmember Bryan Azevedo, and 2 other elected colleagues interfered with her duties, harassed her until she left employment after refusing to quietly approve public funding for a controversial “tiny homes” scheme by now #indicted #Waste #contractors under federal legal scrutiny.

Political pressure plot tie-ins involve elected officials linked to ex #OaklandMayor #ShengThao and her husband who apparently worked on behalf of their regional #Recycling contractor patrons hoping to add million$ to their #taxpayer teat tab for habilitating #homeless #TinyHome #housing units.

#MayorThao's home, that was owned by the local #CalWaste Solutions contractors, was raided by feds a year ago while she was embroiled in an unprecedented #recall campaign, which she lost. The ties to local Democrat party political officials became apparent in ensuing months, as details of friendships and feuds amongst those with mutual financial prospects in proposed homeless #housing schemes leaked and became clearer.

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/08/04/what-a-lawsuit-by-former-san-leandro-city-manager-tells-us-about-the-fbi-corruption-probe/?share=aldonraclbbewpiyl2bg #GiftLink #SharedStory #BayArea #EastBay

https://eastbayinsiders.substack.com/p/former-san-leandro-city-manager-alleges #DirtyDeeds #GarbagePeople

#Ecotricity founder, #DaleVince, says:
"Here's a worthwhile list to be on. The top 100 #taxpayers in Britain (I'm 81 apparently). #Taxes built our #economy, they pay for #education, #transport, #health and so much more."

https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/money/article/tax-list-uk-100-biggest-taxpayers-jx6ldh5hd

https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/uks-top-10-taxpayers-revealed-30858262

#tax #uktax #taxation #wealthtax #taxtherich #taxthewealthy #taxisgood #taxingtherich #taxpayer #uktaxpayers #taxationuk #ukpolitics #ukeconomy #politics #economy #unitedkingdom #uk #government #ukgovernment #britishgovernment

#Ohio offers a new way to use public money for #ChristianSchools. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional

By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Updated 12:09 AM EST, November 17, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — "Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap #taxpayer money used more typically for #PublicSchools. One new approach in Ohio is benefiting schools tied to a burgeoning #conservative political group and facing objections from defenders of the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.

"In President-elect Donald #Trump, backers of school choice have gained an ally in their efforts to share taxpayer money with families to pay for things like private school tuition. Trump has cast school choice as a way to counter what he calls leftist indoctrination in public classrooms and is expected to seek a boost for the movement at the federal level.

"The Ohio case shows how governments can push the envelope to funnel money to private schools.

"The state has put a small part of its budget surplus toward competitive grants for expanding and renovating #ReligiousSchools. Most of the winning construction projects are associated with the #CenterForChristianVirtue, an Ohio-based advocacy group that’s seen its revenues balloon amid the state’s push to expand religious educational options. "

Read more:https://apnews.com/article/christian-private-school-choice-ohio-3c49fe1477a678377ede32e5de5f6db3

#ChristoFascism #ChristianCoalition
#ChristianNationalism
#Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism

#RedStates #underfire for using #taxpayer #money pushing #religion in #PublicSchools

#Civilrights #groups #investigating #costs of placing #Trump #Bibles in #Oklahoma #schools, #Ohio's spending on #construction for #private #religiousschools

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://19thnews.org/2024/10/ohio-oklahoma-spending-church-state-religion-schools/#Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

The #Oklahoma SC blocked on Tues what would have been the nation’s first #religious charter #school, delivering a setback to a #conservative movement that has increasingly fought for #public dollars to go toward religious #education.

The case is likely to be appealed, potentially pushing it toward #SCOTUS, whose conservative majority has broadly embraced the role of #religion in public life & signaled an openness to directing #taxpayer money to #ReligiousSchools.

#law #ChurchAndState #FFRF

#Oklahoma Supreme Court Says No to State #Funding for a #Religious Charter #School

In a closely watched case, Oklahoma’s highest court blocked what was set to become the nation’s first religious charter school. An #appeal is likely.

#law #ChurchAndState #ChristianEvangelism #NewApostolicReformation #RightWing #SCOTUS #religion #taxpayer #ReligiousSchools #conservative #PublicFunding #education
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/us/oklahoma-supreme-court-religious-charter-school.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

I wonder how much #taxpayer money #BillGates is getting for #TerraPower (even though he could fund it himself if he wanted to).

#Nuclear power: Why #MoltenSalt reactors are problematic and Canada investing in them is a waste

Published: September 14, 2021

"As a physicist who has analyzed different nuclear reactor designs, including small modular reactors, I believe that molten salt reactors are unlikely to be successfully deployed anytime soon. #MSRs face difficult technical problems, and cannot be counted on to produce electricity consistently.

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"Should an #MSR be built, it will also saddle society with the challenge of dealing with the radioactive waste it will produce. This is especially difficult for MSRs because the waste is in chemical forms that are 'not known to occur in nature' and it is unclear 'which, if any, disposal environment could accommodate this high-level waste.' The Union of Concerned Scientists has also detailed the safety and security risks associated with MSR designs."

https://theconversation.com/nuclear-power-why-molten-salt-reactors-are-problematic-and-canada-investing-in-them-is-a-waste-167019

#MSRHype #NoNukes #NoNewNukes