DoomsdaysCW<p>[Thread] Just because <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> says we don't exist doesn't mean we don't exist!</p><p>A Brief History of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonbinary</span></a> Gender: From Ancient Times to the Early Modern Period</p><p>By Ahmed Kamran <br>July 8, 2021</p><p>"Despite some claiming the contrary, the concepts of a tertiary gender identity or an identity outside of the gender binary is not new. While it is certain that people on average have become much more aware of the existence of these identities, they have been recorded for millennia. In fact, they are mentioned in some of the earliest written records of human civilization. To understand gender as we know it today, it is important to see how it was viewed yesterday and beyond, as it shows that a variance in identities is a part of humanity.</p><p>"Mesopotamian myths, which contain religious beliefs of the earliest human civilization, featured many references to individuals that were neither male nor female or were not what we would know today to be cisgender. One of the most powerful deities was known as Inanna (and later on as Ishtar) and had a particularly strong relationship with gender. Inanna was the goddess of sex, war, and justice as well as the queen of heaven. It was believed that she had the power to change a person’s gender, something noted by a follower as early as the 23rd century BCE. Thus, individuals with nonbinary identities were often involved in religious practices surrounding her, with 'her cult members and priests were known for their androgyny and blurring or destroying the gender binary' (Academus).</p><p>"One such group referred to its members as pilipili, or individuals who played roles in celebratory festivals honoring Inanna. The pilipili were originally raised in society as women (ki-sikil) but were then blessed by Inanna, who handed them a spear 'as if she were a man' and renamed them (Academus). It is debated whether the handing of a spear is literal, with the pilipili becoming warriors and as a result defying traditional binary roles or if the spear refers to a physical transformation of the individual.</p><p>"Another segment of Inanna’s followers was the gala or her priests. Priests were recorded to have been cisgender women, married or unwed, or women with children, but there were gala that were biologically male as well. In these cases, these individuals adopted women’s names and became women 'for all intents and purposes' (Academus). They even sang in a Sumerian dialect known as eme-sal, a pattern of speech solely reserved for women to deliver the words of goddesses.</p><p>"Other relics have been found showing the existence of individuals who were outside the gender binary, suggesting that it is possible that ancient Sumer recognized these identities in ordinary society and not in just religious spheres. Of course, this is speculative because the Sumerian language did not use gendered pronouns, but it is a common interpretation of these ancient texts and remaining art.</p><p>"Another gender variant recorded all of the way back to before the common era (BCE) was that of hijras in the Indian subcontinent. These individuals were noted in the Kama Sutra and other ancient Hindu texts, and the term included eunuchs, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/intersex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intersex</span></a> people, and transgender people. Despite attempts to wipe out this identity by the British following their passing of the Criminal Tribes Act in India in 1871, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hijras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hijras</span></a> are still present today and are legally recognized as a part of a third gender category by the state. Sadly, the efforts of the British during <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonization</span></a> have had an impact on society’s view of hijras, being the beginning 'of a mainstream discomfort… [with] transgender people and hijras' (New York Times).</p><p>"Around the same time of the Kama Sutra, approximately 385-380 BCE, Aristophanes detailed a creation myth revolving three sexes or genders. Males were believed to be 'born of the sun', while females were 'born of the earth' (Diogenes). A tertiary category, androgynos (now translated to androgynous), was believed to have been born from the moon and androgynos individuals had combined male and female traits. Aristophanes claimed that androgynos no longer existed. Today, it is often suggested that Aristophanes was solely referring to intersex individuals, explaining the different physical and biological traits of males and females existing in one person, but it is interesting to speculate on the potential for the features to represent the individual’s understanding of the gender expression as well.</p><p>"Finally, it is necessary to highlight the history of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TwoSpirit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwoSpirit</span></a> identity in different Native cultures. More than 150 Native American tribes recognized third genders in their communities prior to colonization, with many of these identities having unique names and cultural significance. Most tribes considered two-spirit individuals a third gender, being neither men nor women, and the same terminology was used in reference to them. Other tribes, however, had a distinct word for two-spirit females, making them a fourth gender variant. What is apparent, however, is that the concept of gender had much more fluidity in Native American society than its European counterpart.</p><p>"Two-spirit people in some tribes held special roles in their communities, sometimes as healers or religious leaders. Unfortunately, many traditions in Native communities have been lost due to colonization, and 'two-spirit roles, in particular, were singled out for condemnation, interference, and many times violence' (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Much of what is known has survived by being passed down orally through generations.</p><p>"All of these examples scratch the surface of what is known in regard to gender expression prior to the early modern period. It is difficult to truly measure the scale because the further back one goes, the harder it is to find a wide array of text and relics from the period. What can be said for certain, however, is that individuals who identified outside of the gender binary have been a part of civilization since its infancy and have played valuable roles in a wide array of societies. This knowledge should help bring understanding that overall, human gender is quite fluid, and being aware and accepting this is part of long-practiced human traditions." </p><p><a href="https://clouddancers.org/a-brief-history-of-nonbinary-gender-from-ancient-times-to-the-early-modern-period/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">clouddancers.org/a-brief-histo</span><span class="invisible">ry-of-nonbinary-gender-from-ancient-times-to-the-early-modern-period/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFluid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderFascists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Androgyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Androgyny</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeExist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeExist</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> and friends -- trying to kill us all, apparently! BTW, more cases of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a> in west <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>. smh...</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> promptly cancels <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> advisory meeting, pulls <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FluShot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FluShot</span></a> campaign</p><p>Kennedy is reportedly planning to remove agency vaccine advisers, too. </p><p>Beth Mole – Feb 21, 2025 2:11 PM | </p><p>"Last weekend, a Washington Post columnist noted on Bluesky that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>'s effective 'Wild to Mild' seasonal flu shot campaign had vanished. The campaign highlighted how the seasonal vaccines can prevent influenza infections from becoming severe or life-threatening. It used animals as an analogy for the diminished threat of the flu virus after vaccination, juxtaposing a lion and a domestic kitten in one ad while showing an elephant and a mouse in another. The CDC page no longer leads to a 'not found' landing page, but it wasn't restored either. It now redirects to a 2023 article announcing the campaign, which does not contain the shareable resources found on the original page. The removal is startling given that the US is currently battling one of the worst flu seasons in 15 years."</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/02/rfk-jr-promptly-cancels-vaccine-advisory-meeting-pulls-flu-shot-campaign/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2025/02</span><span class="invisible">/rfk-jr-promptly-cancels-vaccine-advisory-meeting-pulls-flu-shot-campaign/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, I'm attempting to get <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DJShaxx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJShaxx</span></a> to DJ at an upcoming in-person event. The theme? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RevolutionDanceParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevolutionDanceParty</span></a>! It will be the second time I've hosted such an event. The first time was right before <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> was elected in 2016 (on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/November5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>November5</span></a>). I won't be doing a lot of events this year, but this will be one of them...!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> just told off <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> when it comes to the rights of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransPeople</span></a> ! FUCK YEAH!</p><p>Mills' statement after the exchange:</p><p>"'I have spent my career — as a District Attorney, as Attorney General, and now as Governor — standing up for the rule of law in Maine and America. To me, that is fundamentally what is at stake here: the rule of law in our country.</p><p>'No President — Republican or Democrat — can withhold Federal funding authorized and appropriated by Congress and paid for by Maine taxpayers in an attempt to coerce someone into compliance with his will. It is a violation of our Constitution and of our laws, which I took an oath to uphold.</p><p>'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> may one of the first states to undergo an investigation by his Administration, but we won’t be the last. Today, the President of the United States has targeted one particular group on one particular issue which Maine law has addressed. But you must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you? Will it be because of your race or your religion? Will it be because you look different or think differently? Where does it end? In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so.</p><p>'I imagine that the outcome of this politically directed investigation is all but predetermined. My Administration will begin work with the Attorney General to defend the interests of Maine people in the court of law. But do not be misled: this is not just about who can compete on the athletic field, this is about whether a President can force compliance with his will, without regard for the rule of law that governs our nation. I believe he cannot.'" </p><p>'See you in court': Trump and Maine's governor spar over trans athlete order<br>February 21, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5305108/trump-janet-mills-maine-transgender-athletes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-53051</span><span class="invisible">08/trump-janet-mills-maine-transgender-athletes</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandUpAgainstFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandUpAgainstFascism</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@LaNaehForaday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LaNaehForaday</span></a></span> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TarAndFeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TarAndFeather</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>FUCK YEAH! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommonGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommonGround</span></a>! We're all getting screwed by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <br> <br>'Stand up for us!' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> shouted down as he defends <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> cuts at town hall</p><p>by Matthew Chapman, February 20, 2025 </p><p>"Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) tried to tout massive federal spending cuts proposed by tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force at a town hall in his heavily Republican district on Thursday evening — and attendees let him have it."</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/rich-mccormick/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawstory.com/rich-mccormick/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGECityFalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGECityFalls</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheKingHasNoTrousers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheKingHasNoTrousers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RabbleRabble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RabbleRabble</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LetThemHaveIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetThemHaveIt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LetThemEatCake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetThemEatCake</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Just proving that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s administration is TOXIC!</p><p>Trump <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> withdrawal of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> effluent limits is setback for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EWG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EWG</span></a> warns</p><p>WASHINGTON – "On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by setting discharge limits on the toxic '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>' known as PFAS.</p><p>"The Trump administration pulled the proposal from White House review – the last step before the agency could release the plan publicly and seek comment on it. The decision is a significant setback for efforts to address the growing public health crisis caused by industrial PFAS pollution of the water supply. </p><p>"Coupled with President Donald Trump’s executive order placing a freeze on any new federal regulations, the withdrawal prompts significant concerns from environmental and public health advocates about the future of PFAS regulation and whether tackling the PFAS contamination crisis will be an administration priority.</p><p>The following is a statement from Melanie Benesh, vice president for government affairs at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalWorkingGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalWorkingGroup</span></a>:</p><p>"Yesterday’s action by the Trump administration to withdraw the long-awaited proposal on PFAS effluent limits is a devastating setback in the fight to protect our communities from toxic 'forever chemicals.'</p><p>"This move not only delays establishing critical federal standards but also sends a dangerous message giving polluters a green light to continue poisoning our water and communities without fear of consequence. </p><p>"It’s an unconscionable betrayal of the public’s health in favor of corporate interests, and it underscores this administration’s troubling shift in policy which threatens to roll back any progress to protect our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> and hold <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polluters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polluters</span></a> accountable.</p><p>"PFAS contamination is already a public health crisis. The science is clear: PFAS are toxic at even the smallest levels, and they have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, immune suppression and developmental harm. Communities across the country, especially those near PFAS-manufacturing facilities, have lived with the devastating consequences of this pollution for decades.</p><p>"State regulators have waited for the federal government to lead on this issue so they can incorporate effective monitoring and treatment requirements into their discharge permits. Without federal limits, those efforts remain stalled.</p><p>"The Trump administration’s refusal to act now puts even more lives at risk, leaving American communities to fend for themselves as polluters continue their unchecked discharges of toxic PFAS into our water."</p><p><a href="https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/statement/2025/01/trump-epa-withdrawal-pfas-effluent-limits-setback-public-health-ewg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ewg.org/news-insights/statemen</span><span class="invisible">t/2025/01/trump-epa-withdrawal-pfas-effluent-limits-setback-public-health-ewg</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateInterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateInterests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhenIdiotsRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhenIdiotsRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Ooopsies! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> embarrasses <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> again with accidental <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> expert firings</p><p>by John Bowden, February 19, 2025</p><p>"A second confirmed case of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s DOGE team accidentally firing critical government workers is leaving egg on the president’s face.</p><p>"NBC’s report revealing that officials at the Department of Agriculture (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a>) working on the federal efforts to halt the spread of bird flu at poultry and dairy farms comes at a poor time for the administration. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EggPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EggPrices</span></a> are skyrocketing as the culling of millions of chickens — implemented by the USDA to halt the disease in farms where it is discovered — has caused shortages.</p><p>"The agency expects prices to jump another 20 percent this year.</p><p>"But a spokesperson for the USDA on Tuesday was forced to admit to reporters that Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative has already hindered the agency’s efforts. 'Several' employees critical to the agency’s bird flu response efforts were laid off by order of DOGE staffers, according to the USDA, only for the layoffs to be rescinded after the necessity of the axed positions was explained to Musk’s team."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doge-embarrasses-trump-again-with-accidental-bird-flu-expert-firings/ar-AA1zog6f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/doge-emb</span><span class="invisible">arrasses-trump-again-with-accidental-bird-flu-expert-firings/ar-AA1zog6f</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhenIdiotsRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhenIdiotsRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>However, maybe the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> will actually learn how to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recycle</span></a>?!!!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoldMyBeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoldMyBeer</span></a>: What <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Aluminum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aluminum</span></a> Tariffs Mean for the Price of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beer</span></a></p><p>Published Feb 10, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tariffs-beer-prices-steel-aluminum-2029179" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/donald-trump-tari</span><span class="invisible">ffs-beer-prices-steel-aluminum-2029179</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TookOurBeer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TookOurBeer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RabbleRabble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RabbleRabble</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@osfa_2030" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osfa_2030</span></a></span> And we need to LAUGH him out of office! He can't stand that!!! That's his Achilles' heel!<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaughingStock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaughingStock</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> built a big wall<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> had a big fall<br>And all <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a>'s minions and all Elon's friends<br>Couldn't put Trumpty back together again." <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaughingStock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaughingStock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Idiocracy</span></a>😆</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’</p><p>US president made comparison after administration rescinded New York City’s congestion pricing plan</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/trump-backlash-social-media-king?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/19/trump-backlash-social-media-king?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Some good news. Hopefully, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will piss off everyone (except for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a>). And we all know how fragile T's ego is.</p><p>Warning signs for Trump in new polling</p><p>Two new polls show the president’s approval rating is slipping.</p><p>By Jessica Piper<br>02/20/2025</p><p>"Donald Trump’s honeymoon may be wearing off.</p><p>"New polls show a majority of Americans say he has overstepped his presidential authority — and hasn’t done enough to address high prices.</p><p>"One reason for the erosion of support: a slight majority of respondents in both surveys said Trump has overstepped his presidential power in his attempts to reshape the federal government driven by tech billionaire Elon Musk. Many of Trump’s most controversial early initiatives, including a sweeping spending freeze, have been blocked in court thus far, but the new administration has still made waves with layoffs of federal workers, cuts to federal contracts and a flood of executive orders.</p><p>"Those activities haven’t been popular, the new polling found. In the Post survey, for example, 58 percent of respondents opposed laying off large numbers of federal workers. And Musk, Trump’s most high-profile adviser, is not getting good marks either: Just 34 percent of respondents in the Post poll approved of Musk’s role in the federal government, while 54 percent of respondents in the CNN poll said it was bad for Trump to have given the SpaceX CEO a prominent role in his administration.</p><p>"Americans also remain skeptical of Trump’s handling of an issue the public has long said is among the most important: high prices. In the CNN survey, 62 percent of respondents — including 47 percent of Republicans — said the president has not done enough to try to reduce the prices of everyday goods."</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/20/cnn-washington-post-polls-trump-approval-00205169?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/02/20/c</span><span class="invisible">nn-washington-post-polls-trump-approval-00205169?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hubris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hubris</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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