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Nonilex<p>Amid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>-imposed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> loses its 4th commissioner in 3 months</p><p>How short was <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GaryShapley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GaryShapley</span></a>'s tenure? He's out after &gt;1 week on the job.</p><p>In recent weeks, the Internal Revenue Service has lost its chief of staff, its chief financial officer, its chief information officer &amp; its top officials overseeing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> policy, all of which has had a predictably <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/destabilizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destabilizing</span></a> effect on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> agency.</p><p>[begs the question: why did I file/pay <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> this year??]<br><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-imposed-chaos-irs-loses-fourth-commissioner-three-months-rcna201914" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m</span><span class="invisible">addowblog/trump-imposed-chaos-irs-loses-fourth-commissioner-three-months-rcna201914</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>’s federal cuts threaten <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> communities<br> <br>They told U.S. House lawmakers that the administration’s “chainsaw approach” to government cuts will disproportionately harm <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianCountry</span></a></p><p>by Shondiin Silversmith, Mar 6, 2025</p><p>"From securing funding for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianHealth</span></a> Services and ongoing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterSettlements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSettlements</span></a> to increasing investments in infrastructure, education and law enforcement, many Indigenous leaders and organizations are raising the alarm about the devastation that federal funding cuts could bring for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericans</span></a>.</p><p>"More than 60 tribal leaders and organizations from across Indian Country testified over three days to a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee on the federal funding needs of Indigenous people and their communities nationwide.</p><p>"'I know there’s never enough funding to go around,' Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis said, and he appreciates how the subcommittee has consistently set aside several days to hear Indian Country’s funding priorities.</p><p>"'It is the process that starts the funding decisions for tribal programs, staffing and priorities for this administration,' he added. Tribal leaders and organizations gave five-minute testimonies to the subcommittee from Feb. 25 to Feb. 27. </p><p>"Lewis used his five minutes to discuss the Trump administration’s actions and their impact on his community.</p><p>"There is 'real fear' within tribal communities about what is happening in Washington, D.C., he said, referencing the freezing of federal funding and the mass firing of federal employees across the government.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"He added that the cuts are being made without considering how they will impact services. Rather than making the government more efficient and effective, it is 'creating a federal workforce that is paralyzed by fear.'</p><p>"Lewis called the administration’s actions <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/destabilizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destabilizing</span></a> and said they will have a disproportionate impact on Indian Country.</p><p>"'The government-to-government relationship is only as strong as our federal partner,' he said. 'And right now, there is a real concern that the federal side of this partnership has the real potential of being dismantled.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://ictnews.org/news/tribal-leaders-sound-alarm-as-trumps-federal-cuts-threaten-indigenous-communities-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ictnews.org/news/tribal-leader</span><span class="invisible">s-sound-alarm-as-trumps-federal-cuts-threaten-indigenous-communities-</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/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RespectTheTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RespectTheTreaties</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USGovtCleanUpYourMess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovtCleanUpYourMess</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UraniumMining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UraniumMilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UraniumMilling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</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/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> on Saturday followed through with his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/threat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threat</span></a> to impose stiff <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, setting the stage for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/destabilizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destabilizing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> war with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>’ largest commercial partners</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <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/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup2</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BurntItAllDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurntItAllDown</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-news/canada-mexico-china-trump-tariffs?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us</span><span class="invisible">/trump-tariffs-news/canada-mexico-china-trump-tariffs?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p>Ukraine Daily Summary - Saturday, March 2</p><p>Ukraine destroyed 13 Russian military aircraft in 2 weeks. How? -- Russia could break through defenses in summer, Ukrainian officials warn -- Ukraine partially retakes ground near Avdiivka while Russia pushes toward Chasiv Yar --Russia's peace terms include Ukraine outside NATO, smaller military, 2022 document shows -- Russia not provided Ukraine with any official list confirming that there were Ukrainian POWs on board the Il-76 aircraft that crashed -- and more</p><p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Saturday,%20March%202/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Saturday,%20March%202/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>They see an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalSystem</span></a> lurching down the path of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dysfunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dysfunction</span></a> &amp; a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> increasingly dominated by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> uninterested in actual <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> deliberation. And they see the asymmetry of what’s in motion — where the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Party, beholden to fmr president <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> Trumpist base, is the principal vehicle for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/destabilizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destabilizing</span></a> forces coursing through the American body politic.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</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/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPower</span></a></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p>Ukraine Daily Summary - Tuesday, June 6</p><p>Russian forces blow up Kakhovka dam -- 35 cruise missiles shot down overnight in Ukraine -- Russia brings spy squads into occupied Melitopol -- Russia buying back weapon parts exported to India, Myanmar -- and more</p><p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Tuesday,%20June%206/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Tuesday,%20June%206/</span></a></p>