Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of grants and funding for California
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11 hours ago
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Kon-Peki
7 hours ago
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I think the goal is to create bipartisan support for wholesale elimination of various parts of the federal government.

If my choice is between having the taxes I’ve paid weaponized against me or eliminating that agency and a reduction in my tax rate, at some point I’m going to choose the latter and push to have that function replicated at the state level.

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jqpabc123
9 hours ago
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Trump uses government to mandate and enforce his personal ideology.

Fascism --- pure and simple.

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southernplaces7
8 hours ago
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Though with Trump it is a sort of fascism lite, the tactic itself has been used by both authoritarians of the left and right for decades. There's nothing uniquely fascist about it.
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taylodl
11 hours ago
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What the headline should read: Trump preparing to once again waste US taxpayer money on a large lawsuit he's going to lose.
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