Alt Rural Development

Rural America will take the brunt of Trump and Musk's actions. Call your member of Congress and let them know that rural America deserves better.

Turmoil at USDA Rural Development may diminish aid for small towns and farms The USDA Rural Development is a lifeline to economically depressed rural towns where Trump is popular but the Trump Administration has damaged the agency.

The USDA Rural Development is a lifeline to economically depressed rural towns where Trump is popular but the Trump Administration has damaged the agency. This is an important story from Missouri. Share it far and wide. #RuralMatters
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This, right here..

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Audience member: Elon gets $40B/yr, what makes you think he'd cut that before he cut our Medicare or our jobs?

Republican: "I support Elon Musk..."

That says everything.

Follow the money and see where it goes. Nothing like buying our Congress. Musk has made the maximum allowable donation to members of Congress who support impeaching federal judges who are impeding actions taken by Trump.

He took money from everyone.

How Trump’s spending freeze and tariffs are affecting an Ohio brewery COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) — The same week a Coshocton County family-owned brewery debuted its solar panel array, they received life-altering news: The federal funds set to cover half its $292,00…

When the federal government makes a deal with you they shouldn't be able to back out. Congress needs to stand up against DOGE and the destruction of small businesses and ag producers.

“This is a commitment, this is a contract,” Jael Malenke said.

The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

Email sent to FDA staff informs that agency leadership canceled the agency's LexisNexis subscription, even though staff need this tool to research legal and regulatory information as part of their jobs.

I'm reproducing the text of the email here:

Trump is putting Ukrainian children on the chopping block, canceling the program that tracks abductions. He's intentionally trying to make impossible conditions Zelensky won't accept so that he can claim Zelensky is standing in the way of peace.

Ukraine might negotiate land. But not their kids.

I think I’ve discovered some fraud right here.

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Good piece on the estate tax from my colleague @chuckcbpp.bsky.social :

For those of you worried about "family farms," don't be - most industrial farm operations (~9% are subject to it) are not even subject to it.
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Can anyone provide us with one thing this administration has done to improve the lives of Americans?

😥

I might as well head them off at the pass on their next one, since it's inevitable.

No, people in the U.S. illegally cannot collect Social Security or SSI. That's a lie that's somehow become "common knowledge" to dumbfucks. It's absurdly untrue.

Grant that ‘would have fed thousands’ on SD Native American reservation lost to Trump cuts • South Dakota Searchlight The Trump administration’s efforts to claw back federal grant money will affect access to fresh fruit for some of the nation’s poorest people.

Over time, Epps said, the bushes and trees paid for through the grant funding “would have fed thousands of people.”

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Which D.C.-area national parks lost the most workers Shenandoah National Park is among the hardest hit.

I look at this list and wonder why?!? Are tax cuts really worth the cost to our one of U.S. greatest assets?

Which D.C.-area national parks lost the most workers www.axios.com/local/washin...

SD sees 13 real estate contracts lost as federal buildings cut in 'chaotic' DOGE sweep 13 federal offices in South Dakota were closed by DOGE — some for $0 saved — while two federal buildings were on a now-removed for-sale list.

A USGS employee with knowledge of the cuts confirmed to the Argus Leader that the Huron staff was informed in late February they "would need to vacate by August." They added the agency was in the process of finding a new location for affected employees to work...

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We need to start getting a "pledge" from candidates for Congress that they can sign. Sadly, it needs to have basic American things on it, like "Will stand up to fascism and not censure those who do."

Trump is back at Mar-a-Fraudo this weekend playing golf games. It costs about $3M to transport a POTUS from DC to South Florida. That's enough money that USAID could feed around 250,000 kids for two weeks.

National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet. As the administration fires rangers and other workers, an internal memo is directing the National Park Service not to publicize visitors numbers.

National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/c...

Who are the US federal workers at risk of losing their jobs and what do they do? Trump, Musk and Doge are making cuts – here’s what we know about the current government size and demographics

Want to know more about the federal workforce? Since DOGE doesn't give a shit about actual data (psst-they're just radical right wing ideologues, folks!) here is a helpful explainer from @theguardian.com with REAL data on federal workers!
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Right? 🤦‍♀️

Elon Musk staffers are drawing six-figure government salaries funded by taxpayers.

Nearly half of rural hospitals in the red, 432 vulnerable to closure, report finds The portion of rural hospitals operating with negative margins has dipped slightly from last year, though the number of facilities most likely to close has also crept up, healthcare advisory servic | ...

USDA Rural Development programs are important to keeping rural hospitals open. Call your members of Congress (MOCs) and tell them to support funding for USDA Rural Development.

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The DOGE Caucus

Are you a vet who’s been fired by a technobrat? About to be kicked off Medicaid for billionaire tax breaks? Introducing the new congressional DOGE caucus! They're intimately acquainted with waste, fraud, and abuse and they want to hear from you! DOGE@mail.house.gov

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Legal counsel representing federal employees is now being targeted by the Trump administration. Law firms are receiving a clear message that retaliation is possible for those advocating on behalf of individuals or groups opposing the administration’s agenda.