WTF-Beta

And I’m wondering just how temporary they are.

Naw…

Trying to figure out which of my friends will be affected by this.

School lunches? WIC? Section 8? Research grants?

https://wapo.st/4gfgcHQ

Federal agencies must assign “responsibility and oversight” to tracking the federal spending to a senior political appointee, not a career official, the memo states.

I like how casually the article mentions a trillion dollar loss.

Yikes!

Sweet!

Excellent!

California wonk here.

They’re targeting the Central Valley, where the vast majority of crops are exported, and appear to be ignoring the Imperial Valley where most of the produce is grown for the US market.

Seems odd.

@jon-nyc

I would expect the same thing, but my today social media feeds lit up with stories and photos of ICE raids on Mexican restaurants and various businesses in Cleveland, of all places. I’ve done the fact checking I’ve been able to do and the reports appear to be legit, although the papers remain silent.

Pity. I like those restaurants.

Good dogs!

Good on him for defending his country.

On the issue of escalation - not too sure.

I predict that u-pick farms will be very popular this summer.

@wtg

Maybe not so much any more.

https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/161317/farm-workers-ice-raids-food-prices

Except Red states will demand expulsion of their workers too. It’s what they voted for.

Apparently this is all in accordance with current law:

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trump-could-impose-tariffs-on-day-one-with-few-checks-on-that-power/

This could get very weird, very quickly:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-petro-will-not-allow-us-planes-return-migrants-2025-01-26/

@wtg said in Friday Night Massacre:

“I don’t understand why one would fire individuals whose mission it is to root out waste, fraud and abuse. This leaves a gap in what I know is a priority for President Trump. So I don’t understand it,” Collins said while arriving at the Capitol for a vote.

Can you say “clueless”?

These people are idiots.

Hahahahaha!

@Steve-Miller

Checking on line, it looks like a proper Bento Box requires a box.

Maybe what I had was actually a Bento?