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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) orders deletion of federal workers’ vaccination records (www.govexec.com)
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Trump Promised to Eliminate Funding to Schools That Don’t Nix DEI Work—But Half of States Aren’t Complying (talkingpointsmemo.com)
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Leaked Drafts Show Trump Administration Scrubbing Out Human Rights Violations of Favored Nations (www.commondreams.org)
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Vulnerable Republicans Are Claiming They Love Medicaid After Voting to Gut It (www.rollingstone.com)
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Last month, Republicans passed a reconciliation bill that is expected to kick millions of Americans off of Medicaid and other forms of health insurance. The legislation includes over $800 million in cuts to Medicaid spending over the next 10 years, the largest in the program’s history. Now, as Republicans gear up for next year’s midterm elections, vulnerable lawmakers who supported the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” are attempting to recast themselves as protectors of the health care program they sent to the wood chipper.

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Microsoft no longer permits local Windows 10 accounts if you want Consumer Extended Security Updates — support beyond EOL requires a Microsoft Account link-up even if you pay $30 (www.tomshardware.com)
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Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Company Donations (www.nytimes.com)
 

The president posted talking points provided by one firm that donated millions, and his administration delayed a change on coverage of pricey bandages that could have hurt the company and others like it.

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With Texas Dems on the Run, Vance Urges GOP Gerrymandering in Indiana (www.commondreams.org)
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Donald Trump May Give Free Rein to Right-Wing TV Giants (jacobin.com)
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FBI forces out more leaders, including ex-director who fought Trump demand for Jan. 6 agents’ names (federalnewsnetwork.com)
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OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing (www.theverge.com)
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After deep DOGE cuts, National Weather Service gets OK to fill up to 450 jobs (federalnewsnetwork.com)
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Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants (federalnewsnetwork.com)
Payment Processors Are Pressuring Major Gaming Vendors to Pull LGBTQ+ and NSFW Titles in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 53 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

While I agree, a lot of these banning campaigns do try to link LGBTQ+ as NSFW to justify their actions.

Senate Advances Bill Banning Politicians From Stock Trading—While Giving Trump a Big Carveout in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Quite ironic, isn't it?

Senate Advances Bill Banning Politicians From Stock Trading—While Giving Trump a Big Carveout in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 39 points 1 month ago (6 children)

As if Trump needs more money.

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 2 points 1 month ago

The amount of parental controls available now really give parents little to no room for excuses.

Trump EPA moves to kill "holy grail" of climate regulation | The agency said its 2009 finding that greenhouse gases harmed people had caused “years of uncertainty for automakers.” in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 34 points 1 month ago

"Won't anybody think of the automakers!?" - TACO Administration

The dangerously blurry line between wellness and medical tech in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago

You're welcome. I forgot The Verge sometimes paywalls it's articles.

US E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change | The agency’s administrator said in a podcast that the move would be “the largest deregulatory action in the history of America.” in c/climate@slrpnk.net
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The agency that refuses to do its job.

'Lot Of Gains' For Current EV Battery Tech Before Solid-State Batteries, Tesla's Top Engineer Says in c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

Kabooom!

Electric Cars in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

On one hand, I like that EVs are leaps and bounds above gas guzzlers. On the other, it does still reinforce our current car culture.

The dangerously blurry line between wellness and medical tech in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Woops. My bad.

Trump 'troubled' by images coming out of Gaza, prompting him to push for more aid in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 10 points 1 month ago

Press X to Doubt.

Trump administration sues California over egg prices in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"See! It has nothing to do with the tariff wars I caused." - President TACO

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