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Pomegranate Pirate 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️<p>This is so fucked up, and I can’t share this with my partner who is applying for the working disabled social security program. Paul Aguilar, an AIDS activist and survivor, just had his social security payments stop, with 30 days to repay a 13 year oversight of overpayments…. About $200,000. WTF!? This is insane. <br><a href="https://www.ebar.com/story/153886" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ebar.com/story/153886</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>BAR: Bay Area Reporter is a great resource of Queer News, local news to San Francisco, California. You can find its archive on the Internet Archive—a wealth of history, headlines, changing times, and things still the same. It’s a good resource. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/QueerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/6114/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/6114/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> BlackRock CEO Says How He Would Reform Social Security <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BlackRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackRock</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LarryFink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LarryFink</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RetirementSavings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetirementSavings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuperannuationFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperannuationFund</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>These intimate details about the personal lives of people who live in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> are held in disconnected <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> systems across the federal govt—some at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a>, some at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Admin &amp; some at the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a>, among other agencies.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin is now trying to connect the dots of that disparate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a></p>
HowToPhil (Phillip R)<p>Killing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> is not "efficient"</p>
DBD Cornucopia<p>The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Jack of Agency (AG-J). The card's focus is reputation of other online systems. Full details at <a href="https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/agency/J" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digitalbenefits.uk/deck/agency</span><span class="invisible">/J</span></a></p><p>DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/welfarebenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfarebenefits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>THIS HAS SOME NEW INFORMATION, SORT OF<br>NPR: New <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds<br><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/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-5356476/social-security-new-rules" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-53564</span><span class="invisible">76/social-security-new-rules</span></a></p>
BlueBeachSong™<p>"Rachel Maddow calls out the stupidity of Donald Trump's system for governing, which appears to be to break everything in government and then only repair the damage to things that cause the greatest public outcry. Under Trump's system, the people least able to speak out, like the elderly, are the least likely to have their demands addressed."<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a><br>👇</p><p>Maddow blast's Trump's 'terrible, absolutely ridiculous way to run a government' - YouTube<br><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4k7di1EZk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=0_4k7di1</span><span class="invisible">EZk</span></a></p>
UC Access Now<p>"As of now, Medicare, disability, and supplemental income applications are exempted from the new changes."</p><p><a href="https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/04/08/new-social-security-rules-will-create-hurdles-for-millions-of-seniors-report-finds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kpbs.org/news/politics/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/08/new-social-security-rules-will-create-hurdles-for-millions-of-seniors-report-finds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p>
Shingo Mouse 🌳<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpandSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrendanBoyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrendanBoyle</span></a> — Donate via ActBlue<br><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/socialsecuritydoge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/soci</span><span class="invisible">alsecuritydoge</span></a></p>
Shingo Mouse 🌳<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpandSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurityWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityWorks</span></a> — Donate via ActBlue<br><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ssw_not_time_to_stop?link_id=0&amp;can_id=ddbeab5dc1f0ec1370275b4de6d8c151&amp;source=email-elon-in-retreat-4&amp;email_referrer=email_2675902&amp;email_subject=elon-in-retreat&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_2675902" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/ssw_</span><span class="invisible">not_time_to_stop?link_id=0&amp;can_id=ddbeab5dc1f0ec1370275b4de6d8c151&amp;source=email-elon-in-retreat-4&amp;email_referrer=email_2675902&amp;email_subject=elon-in-retreat&amp;refcodeEmailReferrer=email_2675902</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassiveProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassiveProtests</span></a> Against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> are Just The Beginning </p><p>A co-founder of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a> lays out a vision for harnessing millions of protesters into an unstoppable pro-democracy movement</p><p>by Tim Dickerson, April 8, 2025</p><p>Excerpts: "The demonstrations were organized by a broad coalition — including groups that rose to prominence in the first Trump administration, like Indivisible, upstarts like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>50501Movement</span></a>, as well as established grassroots groups like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoveOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoveOn</span></a>. The upswell of resistance surprised even seasoned organizers. Indivisible cofounder <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EzraLevin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EzraLevin</span></a> texted Rolling Stone on Friday to predict 'one of the largest single-day protests in years' adding that the public response was “kind of shocking."</p><p>[...] </p><p>"This was a Big Tent — everybody from like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSA</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MattYglesias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MattYglesias</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NeverTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverTrump</span></a> Republicans were endorsing it. I had briefly gotten excited about calling this the 'Normal March.' </p><p>"Like the wacko, MAGA, right-wing crazies are not gonna be part of this. But if you’re a normal person, you would want to take part. Because obviously you oppose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>, you oppose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> and the richest man in the world coming after your <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>. </p><p>"But I’m happy we went with '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a>.' It served as a good rallying cry, because we all come to this for different reasons. Maybe we’re concerned about the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, maybe we’re concerned about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransKids</span></a> in our community being targeted, or the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> being disappeared, or maybe we’re concerned about Social Security. We’ve all got something to fight back on."<br> <br>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-protests-democracy-hands-off-indivisible-1235312482/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-features/trump-musk-protests-democracy-hands-off-indivisible-1235312482/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/eohLD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/eohLD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a></p>
Shingo Mouse 🌳<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpandSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProChoice</span></a> Majority 2026 — Donate via ActBlue<br><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_pcm_fr_social-security_2025-mg-200x?akid=467.14347.DlNOuV&amp;amount=5&amp;amounts=5%2C25%2C50%2C100%2C250&amp;rd=1&amp;refcode=MS_EM_FR_2025.03.29_B3_SS-Save-Musk_X__F1_S1_C1__main-yah_RS&amp;refcode2=467_14347_DlNOuV&amp;t=7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_p</span><span class="invisible">cm_fr_social-security_2025-mg-200x?akid=467.14347.DlNOuV&amp;amount=5&amp;amounts=5%2C25%2C50%2C100%2C250&amp;rd=1&amp;refcode=MS_EM_FR_2025.03.29_B3_SS-Save-Musk_X__F1_S1_C1__main-yah_RS&amp;refcode2=467_14347_DlNOuV&amp;t=7</span></a></p>
Shingo Mouse 🌳<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExpandSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandSocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donations</span></a> AMERIPAC — Donate via ActBlue<br><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_ameripac_fr_q12025-ss-pe?akid=10647.616058.fnVNzO&amp;amount=5&amp;amounts=5%2C25%2C50%2C100%2C250&amp;rd=1&amp;refcode=MS_EM_FR_2025.03.29_B5_Social-Security-Musk_X__F1_S1_C1__main-exp_RS&amp;refcode2=10647_616058_fnVNzO&amp;t=10" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_a</span><span class="invisible">meripac_fr_q12025-ss-pe?akid=10647.616058.fnVNzO&amp;amount=5&amp;amounts=5%2C25%2C50%2C100%2C250&amp;rd=1&amp;refcode=MS_EM_FR_2025.03.29_B5_Social-Security-Musk_X__F1_S1_C1__main-exp_RS&amp;refcode2=10647_616058_fnVNzO&amp;t=10</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, it seems that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is using typical abuser behavior against us all. Abusers often isolate their victims, they can control them financially, they can be abusive while telling the victims that they are doing "x" for their own good (gaslighting). The American public is suffering from being in a relationship with an abusive, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/manosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manosphere</span></a>-embracing bully. And those who voted for him are also victims who don't know they are victims (though they are slowly finding out).<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WithholdingFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WithholdingFunding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsAnAbuser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsAnAbuser</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/USIsolationism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USIsolationism</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> Cuts Are Sending <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Into “Death Spiral”</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/193692/elon-musk-doge-cuts-social-security-collapsing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/193692/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-doge-cuts-social-security-collapsing</span></a></p>
WYM Mod<p>Is American greatness really under threat? Paul Krugman boldly asserts that Trump's administration is causing long-term damage across several vital sectors. He critiques tariffs, compromised health agencies, and appointments like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., warning that misinformation-driven health policies could lead to dire public consequences. The urgent need for scientific integrity in America is clear. Discover more in the full article. [Source](<a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-quack-industrial-complex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/att</span><span class="invisible">ack-of-the-quack-industrial-complex</span></a>) <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/HealthPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
DBD Cornucopia<p>The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Six of Scope (SC-6). The card's focus is regularity of access. Full details at <a href="https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/scope/6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">digitalbenefits.uk/deck/scope/6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/welfarebenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfarebenefits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/egovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scope</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>‘Hands Off’ rally in Saranac Lake<br>Hundreds of locals rally to protest federal government<br><a href="https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2025/04/hands-off-rally-in-saranac-lake/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">adirondackdailyenterprise.com/</span><span class="invisible">news/local-news/2025/04/hands-off-rally-in-saranac-lake/</span></a></p><p>"The protestors want the government’s <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> a lot of things — immigrants, veterans’ <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> care, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ rights, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>, schools, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/penguins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penguins</span></a>, the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a>, the climate, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenland</span></a> and the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>. Signs primarily focused on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> and his billionaire advisor <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
June BlueSpruce<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GreenRoc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GreenRoc</span></a></span> i’m so sorry to hear that this has messed up your life. And so many others. Remember how outraged <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> got when the initial launch of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/aca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aca</span></a> website went awry? This is thousands of times worse than that. Not a peep.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a></p>
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