DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/QuoteOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QuoteOfTheDay</span></a>! From 2018!</p><p>"But for [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SusanCollins</span></a>], a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prochoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prochoice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>Kavanaugh</span></a> will uphold <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoeVsWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RoeVsWade</span></a>." SUCKER!!!</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-susan-collins-voted-yes-on-brett-kavanaugh/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UselessSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UselessSusanCollins</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/reproductiverights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>reproductiverights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUSRapists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SCOTUSRapists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enablers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Enablers</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>Ummm... Why couldn't we have had <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a>! </p><p>Watchdogs Say World's Richest Man <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> Has 'Declared War on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>WarOnThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"Boulos is connected to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> number 13. "Rampant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cronyism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cronyism</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&FORM=BNC001&cvid=2eab9f8d8f2540b99e8a3986fe027f26&ei=16" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&FORM=BNC001&cvid=2eab9f8d8f2540b99e8a3986fe027f26&ei=16</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> names <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LindaMcMahon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> that sought to expand protections for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> nominee <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>PineRidge</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CheyenneRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CheyenneRiver</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StandingRock</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LowerBrule" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LowerBrule</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rosebud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Rosebud</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LakeTraverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LakeTraverse</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrowCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CrowCreek</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Flandreau" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Flandreau</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Yankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>OcetiSakowin</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lakota</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nakota</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>KeystoneXL</span></a> [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KXL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>NativeAmericanHistory</span></a>, legal threats to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlandreauSanteeSioux" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FlandreauSanteeSioux</span></a> Tribe regarding its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicalCannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoDAPL</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>BETRAYED!!! </p><p>Well, even though <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a> will want to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DrillBabyDrill</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebHaaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DebHaaland</span></a> advocated for that as well. In the past, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Burgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Burgum</span></a> had done some good stuff with regards to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> rights in his state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a>. However, some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalLeaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TribalLeaders</span></a> are in the pockets of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extractive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>extractive</span></a> industries -- so that needs to change on a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>DakotaAccessPipeline</span></a> in southern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheBlackHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheBlackHills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> Picks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateDenying" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateDenying</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oil</span></a>&Gas Magnate as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergySecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnergySecretary</span></a>. He Once Drank <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrackingFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FrackingFluid</span></a> on Live TV</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>COP29</span></a> talks in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>climate</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>fracking</span></a> magnate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChrisWright" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChrisWright</span></a> to serve as energy secretary and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a> to lead the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InteriorDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InteriorDepartment</span></a>, where he could greatly expand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>drilling</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FederalLands</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Burgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Burgum</span></a>, a major ally of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry, was also tapped to head a newly created <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalEnergyCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> transition, we speak with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManishBapna" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ManishBapna</span></a>, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a></p>
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