Julie West

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

The October Story That Outlined Exactly What the Trump Administration Would Do to the Federal Bureaucracy Historians have hindsight when they look into the past; journalists have the facts on the ground and context to help them look ahead. That means we can sometimes be surprised by how prescient a story ...

“We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected,” Vought said in one recording. “When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains.
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The State of the Union Is up to Us | Opinion We must exploit the Trump administration's extreme overreach—an overreach that is offensive to the vast majority of Americans—conservative, liberals, and independents.

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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨beware this trickery!

Some NIH study sections will resume grant reviews, but final funding decisions are still in limbo While some NIH study sections will resume, advisory council meetings, which make final funding decisions, seem to still be held up.

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Oppose Safety Net Cuts to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks - Vote Tues 2/25 ⭑ 5 Calls UPDATE (02/21/25): Early on Feb 21st, Senate Republicans passed their own slimmed down budget resolution. The Senate plan does not yet extend the 2017 …

I just called my Rep. Call yours! Over 5 million calls made so far! #notonevote
#holdtheline
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Thank you, Sir!

U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

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More science brain drain caused by funding cuts.

There are no kings in America we are not that kind of country.

There are no kings in America.

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WATCH: Dem Senator warns U.S. may be "months" from "irreversible" destruction of democracy In an interview, Sen. Chris Murphy issued a grave warning about the country's most "serious moment" since the Civil War and answered questions about how Democrats must change their ways fast

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Send a letter to Sec. Burgham demanding that he protect our public lands!
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Send a letter to Sec. Burgham demanding that he protect our public lands!
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Send a leter to Sec. Burgham demanding that he protect our public lands!
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Public Land Purge: The 4,400 Federal Layoffs That Will Devastate Rural America | The Next Summit: A Mountain Blog The reckless firing of 4,400 workers at the Forest Service and National Park Service will devastate public lands and rural communities across the west.

National Parks
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How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025 President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal government, but many of his administration’s actions so far have mirrored it.

We were most definitely warned!
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#nursesky

Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Due to Homicide, Suicide, and Drug Overdose This cross-sectional study examines pregnancy-associated homicide, suicide, drug overdose, and death by firearms from 2018 to 2022 throughout the US.

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Musk companies avoid investigation after DOGE halts enforcement at 11 federal agencies.

I want to know where all this money we are “saving” is going to? #fyp #doge #news #research TikTok video by Emily Cruz

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Save NIH and NSF Research Funding ⭑ 5 Calls On February 7, the Trump administration moved to cut billions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science …

Call your Senators!
DC offices:
Sen. Britt 202-224-5744
Sen. Tub. 202-224-4124

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Save NIH and NSF Research Funding ⭑ 5 Calls On February 7, the Trump administration moved to cut billions of dollars in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science …

Call your Senators!
DC offices:
Sen. Britt 202-224-5744
Sen. Tub. 202-224-4124

I'm using the 5 calls app.
Here's a link to their summary:
5calls.org/issue/nih-ns...

The New York Times (@nytimes) on Threads We’re looking to document changes in the physical appearances of federal buildings during the transition to the Trump administration. Use this form to send us photos of what you’ve seen.

NYT is looking to document any physical changes to federal bldgs., interior, art, photos OR exterior. Thiscartical contains the form for confidential submission.
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Keeps being true. Every day.

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Possible violation of The Privacy Act of 1974.
Call the members of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday!!!
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And print out all your documents from SSA website!

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Possible violation of The Privacy Act of 1974.
Call the members of the Senate Advisory Committee on Monday!!!
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And print out all your documents from SSA website!

Ssa.gov/privacy
Possible violation of The Privacy Act of 1974.
Call the members of the Senate Advisory Committee on Monday!!!
‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
And print out all your documents from SSA website!

Ssa.gov/privacy
Possible violation of The Privacy Act of 1974.
Call the members of the Senate Advisory Committee on Monday!!!
‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
And print out all your documents from SSA website!

Ssa.gov/privacy
Possible violation of The Privacy Act of 1974.
Call the members of the Senate Advisory Committee on Monday!!!
‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
And print out all your documents from SSA website!