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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/QuoteOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuoteOfTheDay</span></a>! From 2018!</p><p>"But for [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanCollins</span></a>], a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prochoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prochoice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>, the decision to put a man accused of sexual assault on the Supreme Court runs a political — and personal — risk. For her, it comes down to believing that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kavanaugh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kavanaugh</span></a> will uphold <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoeVsWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoeVsWade</span></a>." SUCKER!!!</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-susan-collins-voted-yes-on-brett-kavanaugh/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/why-susan-col</span><span class="invisible">lins-voted-yes-on-brett-kavanaugh/</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UselessSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UselessSusanCollins</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUSRapists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUSRapists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enablers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enablers</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>Trump taps billionaire Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta as <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> ambassador</p><p>Fertitta's never held political office but is a longtime <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> donor — including to Trump’s Save America PAC.</p><p>This guy has the only quals Trump cares about: <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a>.<br> <a href="https://politi.co/4gH9StT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">politi.co/4gH9StT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Ummm... Why couldn't we have had <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> as president. This sort of position should be filled by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a>! </p><p>Watchdogs Say World's Richest Man <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> Has 'Declared War on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a>'</p><p>"Elon Musk's commission is a plot to destroy our Social Security by giving it to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a> executives—so that you get nothing and they get everything," warned one advocate.</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-social-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/elon-mus</span><span class="invisible">k-social-security</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarOnThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarOnThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a></p>
Georgiann Baldino<p>Fact Check on the sources of criticism of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"Boulos is connected to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> family through marriage. Tiffany Trump married Boulos' son Michael in 2022."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> number 13. "Rampant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cronyism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cronyism</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a><br>"Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-appoints-businessman-massad-boulos-as-middle-east-adviser/ar-AA1v4PUw?bncnt=BroadcastNews_TopStories&amp;ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&amp;FORM=BNC001&amp;cvid=2eab9f8d8f2540b99e8a3986fe027f26&amp;ei=16" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-appoints-businessman-massad-boulos-as-middle-east-adviser/ar-AA1v4PUw?bncnt=BroadcastNews_TopStories&amp;ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&amp;FORM=BNC001&amp;cvid=2eab9f8d8f2540b99e8a3986fe027f26&amp;ei=16</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Crooks&Liars<p><a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/Thanksgiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thanksgiving</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/TurkeyPardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurkeyPardon</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/CabinetDecisions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CabinetDecisions</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/Cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cabinet</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/TrumpCabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCabinet</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/EditorialCartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EditorialCartoon</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/PoliticalCartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalCartoon</span></a>, @Rattoons1776</p><p><a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2024/11/unpardonable?utm_source=social&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;amp;utm_content=96155" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2024/11/unp</span><span class="invisible">ardonable?utm_source=social&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;amp;utm_content=96155</span></a></p>
tinydoctor<p>Blink twice, and General Ripper becomes RFK Jr.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fluoride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fluoride</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/preciousbodilyfluids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preciousbodilyfluids</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GeneralRipper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralRipper</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DrStranglove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrStranglove</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpappointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpappointments</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpcabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcabinet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/iAHJCPoWCC8?si=dxvqmU_3EgDg9JYd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/iAHJCPoWCC8?si=dxvqmU</span><span class="invisible">_3EgDg9JYd</span></a></p>
tinydoctor<p>Trump has just announced the appointment of Dr. Hannibal Lecter to the newly created post of National Nutrition Czar.</p><p>Ok, just kidding. No, really, just kidding...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpappointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpappointments</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HannibalLecter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HannibalLecter</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> names <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LindaMcMahon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LindaMcMahon</span></a> as his pick for Education secretary</p><p>By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins and John Towfighi, CNN</p><p>Tue November 19, 2024</p><p>"Trump’s education secretary could potentially be tasked with overseeing the [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a>]'s demise after the president-elect repeatedly called for abolishing the agency on the campaign trail.</p><p>"It would be difficult to get rid of the entire department, which delivers federal funding to nearly every public <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/K12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K12</span></a> school in the country and manages the $1.6 trillion federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio. And shutting it down would require an act of Congress.</p><p>"It may be more likely that some programs are moved to other federal agencies. The overarching goal for many Republicans is to reduce the federal government’s role in local education, which could be achieved by retaining funding programs but delivering money to states and schools with fewer strings attached.</p><p>"Under the new education secretary, the department may use the formal regulatory process to undo changes the Biden administration made to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> that sought to expand protections for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ students. A new rule could potentially say that Title IX prevents <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> students from playing on girls’ sports teams, something Trump campaigned on."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-trump/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/11/19/politics/li</span><span class="invisible">nda-mcmahon-education-secretary-trump/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a></p>
tinydoctor<p>So, what cabinet or agency posts do you think Trump will select for Roseanne Barr and Alex Jones? Director of FBI for Jones? National Endowment for the Arts for Roseanne? </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpappointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpappointments</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpcabinetpicks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcabinetpicks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/roseanne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roseanne</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alexjones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alexjones</span></a></p>
tinydoctor<p>I just dreamt I was offered an appointment in the Trump administration. Received by mail badly xexoxed secret decoder ring style instructions how and when to meet Trump representative. Then I woke up, and Trump is still President Elect (AGAIN). Now, that's a nightmare.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dream</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dreams</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nightmare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightmare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nightmares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightmares</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpcabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcabinet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpappointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpappointments</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>South Dakota governor’s cabinet nomination raises tribal concerns </p><p>Secretary of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> nominee <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota.</p><p> Amelia Schafer<br> Nov 15, 2024</p><p>RAPID CITY, S.D. – "Early Tuesday morning, news broke that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a decision that’s raised red flags for Native people in South Dakota, but also may provide an avenue for change.</p><p>"'We need to come together now, more than ever,' Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said during a public intertribal meeting Nov. 13. 'I’m hoping we have a better governor in South Dakota that will work with us because we have issues that we need to bring to the table with the state.'</p><p>"Noem made South Dakota history earlier in May when she was banished from every reservation in the state following disparaging remarks made regarding alleged cartel activity on reservations and about Indian education. At one point Noem alleged tribal governments benefit from cartel presence and are failing their youth.</p><p>"During a May press conference, Noem responded to the banishments by asking why tribes 'don’t ban the cartels.' She’s banned from all nine reservations in the state: the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PineRidge</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CheyenneRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CheyenneRiver</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRock</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LowerBrule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowerBrule</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rosebud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rosebud</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeTraverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LakeTraverse</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrowCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrowCreek</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flandreau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flandreau</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Yankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yankton</span></a> reservations. Standing Rock and Lake Traverse both span into North Dakota."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Emergency management is another area where Noem and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OcetiSakowin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OcetiSakowin</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lakota</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nakota</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dakota</span></a> nations have struggled.</p><p>"In December 2022, the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations were crippled by an extreme winter storm. Unable to get wood or propane, some households resorted to burning clothes and furniture to stay warm. A 12-year-old Sicangu Lakota boy, Honor Beauvais, died during the storm on the Rosebud Reservation, along with three other tribal citizens.</p><p>"When banning the governor, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RosebudSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RosebudSioux</span></a> tribe cited a delayed emergency declaration from Noem. Noem did not activate the South Dakota National Guard until Dec. 22, nearly 10 days after the storm began.</p><p>"The council also cited concerns with Noem’s support of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeystoneXL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeystoneXL</span></a> [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KXL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KXL</span></a>] Pipeline in 2019 and an increase in penalties for pipeline protestors, referenced Noem’s opposition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> checkpoints on the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations, removal of teaching standards regarding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanHistory</span></a>, legal threats to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlandreauSanteeSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlandreauSanteeSioux</span></a> Tribe regarding its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicalCannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalCannabis</span></a> operations and return of unused Emergency Rental Assistance funds in 2022 without consulting tribes."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://ictnews.org/news/south-dakota-governors-cabinet-nomination-raises-tribal-concerns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ictnews.org/news/south-dakota-</span><span class="invisible">governors-cabinet-nomination-raises-tribal-concerns</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>BETRAYED!!! </p><p>Well, even though <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a> will want to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrillBabyDrill</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebHaaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebHaaland</span></a> advocated for that as well. In the past, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Burgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burgum</span></a> had done some good stuff with regards to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> rights in his state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a>. However, some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TribalLeaders</span></a> are in the pockets of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extractive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extractive</span></a> industries -- so that needs to change on a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNation</span></a> by First Nation basis!</p><p>North Dakota tribal leaders see Burgum as an ally in Interior, energy role</p><p>By: Mary Steurer - November 15, 2024 </p><p>"This past June, Burgum acknowledged at an event that relations between the state and tribes were at a low point when he took office in 2016. At the time, protests against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DakotaAccessPipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DakotaAccessPipeline</span></a> in southern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> were ongoing, involving thousands of demonstrators who flocked to the state to camp in solidarity with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRockSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandingRockSioux</span></a> Tribe in opposition to the pipeline. </p><p>"Burgum said one of the first things he did as governor was reach out to Dave Archambault, chair of Standing Rock at the time, and offer to come meet with tribal leaders. </p><p>"'That’s where we were starting from: with a commitment to each other to listen to each other,' Burgum said during this year’s Strengthening Government to Government conference, an annual event started under his leadership that brings together state and tribal leaders.</p><p>"U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said he thinks Burgum’s experience working with North Dakota tribal leaders makes him a good fit for leading Interior. He characterized the current <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BIA</span></a> as unresponsive and bureaucratic."</p><p><a href="https://northdakotamonitor.com/2024/11/15/north-dakota-tribal-leaders-say-burgum-will-be-ally-in-interior-energy-role/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">northdakotamonitor.com/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/15/north-dakota-tribal-leaders-say-burgum-will-be-ally-in-interior-energy-role/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheBlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheBlackHills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</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> Picks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateDenying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDenying</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oil</span></a>&amp;Gas Magnate as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergySecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecretary</span></a>. He Once Drank <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrackingFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrackingFluid</span></a> on Live TV</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a>, November 18, 2024</p><p>"As we broadcast all week from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/COP29" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COP29</span></a> talks in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a>, we look at what Donald Trump’s reelection as U.S. president means for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> advocates are raising alarm over Trump’s picks for key roles in his administration, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fracking</span></a> magnate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChrisWright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisWright</span></a> to serve as energy secretary and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a> to lead the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InteriorDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InteriorDepartment</span></a>, where he could greatly expand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drilling</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalLands</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Burgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burgum</span></a>, a major ally of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry, was also tapped to head a newly created <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalEnergyCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalEnergyCouncil</span></a> aimed at increasing oil and gas production. </p><p>"For more on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> transition, we speak with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManishBapna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManishBapna</span></a>, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRDC</span></a>] and Natural Resources Defense Council Action. He calls Trump’s picks 'deeply troubling' but says there is still room for optimism. 'The clean energy transition in the United States is unstoppable. It’s going to hit some speed bumps now, but it will move forward,' says Bapna."</p><p>Watch / Transcript:<br><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/18/cop29_usa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2024/11/18/co</span><span class="invisible">p29_usa</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViewerSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Ella Baron @EBaronCartoons on Donald Trump’s first cabinet appointments <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RobertKennedyJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertKennedyJr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpCabinetPicks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCabinetPicks</span></a> @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Morten Morland @mortenmorland @thetimes <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpCabinetPicks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCabinetPicks</span></a> – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Chris Riddell @chrisriddell50 on Donald Trump surrounding himself with clowns <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RobertKennedyJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertKennedyJr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpCabinetPicks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCabinetPicks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/USElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USElection2024</span></a> @observer – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Peter Brookes @BrookesTimes on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/JFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JFK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> @TheTimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Dave Brown's <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RoguesGallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoguesGallery</span></a> cartoon, after <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/JLDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JLDavid</span></a> @Independent <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RobertKennedyJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertKennedyJr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpCabinetPicks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCabinetPicks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/USElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USElection2024</span></a> – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
tinydoctor<p>Who do you think <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will nominate to run RITAC (Red In Tooth And Claw)? Peter Thiel? Erik Prince?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpcabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcabinet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/peterthiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peterthiel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/erikprince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erikprince</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpappointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpappointments</span></a></p>