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Kim PeralesThe <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USDA</a> said it'd🚨cut funding for a nat network of centers that have supported 1000s of sm & mid-sized farm & food bus'.The cuts are another hit to <a href="https://toad.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farmers</a> from Pres Trump's effort to shrink the size & cost of the fed govt *already CXL programs for local foods, food banks & climate-friendly farming, among others.The USDA under Biden spent $400M to open the centers as part of its effort to increase resilience & comp in the US <a href="https://toad.social/tags/foodsupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsupply</a> chain. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-agency-ends-program-support-small-businesses-2025-07-15/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-agency-ends-program-support-small-businesses-2025-07-15/</a>

tulticanDestroying California’s oldest high school brought nothing positive; just harmed a community. <a href="https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a>

OccuWorldTragedy of the Commons<a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Profiteering</a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Tragedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tragedy</a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Destruction</a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Consequences</a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Commons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commons</a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/CommonStruggle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommonStruggle</a>

United StatesPete Hegseth’s Venmo: Defense Contractors, UnitedHealth Execs, Fox, and FriendsAhead of his confirmation hearing earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s very public biography was the… <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/corporatepower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corporatepower</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DanielBoguslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DanielBoguslaw</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/defensedepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defensedepartment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/D%C3%B8d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Død</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a>&SocialPolicy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthinsurance</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LukeGoldstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LukeGoldstein</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicare</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pentagon</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/petehegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#petehegseth</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privatization</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecretaryofDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SecretaryofDefense</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedHealth</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VeteransAffairs</a> <a href="https://www.europesays.com/2242866/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2242866/</a>

Cosmic LibrarianMonths ago, when the Trump administration began making cuts in agencies and personnel, some people did not get why it was being done, other than to save money. It was quite obvious what was being done, yet it was flying over people's heads. It's all about privatization, and I'm glad it's FINALLY being said..and it's much bigger than weather forecasting. Wake up.Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#weather</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privatization</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/federalagencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalagencies</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/personnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#personnel</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-lutnick-weather-service-privatization-conflicts-9892de853c283468e6fb970cfd898d96" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/trump-lutnick-weather-service-privatization-conflicts-9892de853c283468e6fb970cfd898d96</a>

tulticanThis story highlights why the California charter school movement needs genuine reform. <a href="https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a>

tulticanSad story of hubris destroying a venerable school while bad policy maintains a bad school. <a href="https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a>

tulticanThe demise of Sacramento High School fixed nothing; just harmed a neighborhood. <a href="https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tultican.com/2025/07/11/education-policy-harmed-sacramento/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Oxfam Reaction to Icij Investigation Exposing the World Bank's Harmful Privatization of Healthcare in Africa: [Oxfam] In response to the investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealing how World Bank-backed healthcare investments are deepening poverty and denying care in Africa, Oxfam International's Health Policy Manager Anna Marriott said: <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLs20z" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLs20z</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Oxfam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oxfam</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Healthcare</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WorldBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldBank</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a>

spacexNASA Gets a $10 Billion Windfall From the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Rather than reducing government's role in space travel, the bills shovels more taxpayer money into an agency that is being... <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatization" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Government" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spending" target="_blank">#Spending</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Government" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Waste" target="_blank">#Waste</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pork" target="_blank">#Pork</a> <a href="https://reason.com/2025/07/10/nasa-gets-a-10-billion-windfall-from-the-big-beautiful-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Origin</a> | <a href="https://awakari.com/sub-details.html?id=spacex" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Interest</a> | <a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=HdibgIHp5SmVGk1oMjckM67uHYG&interestId=spacex" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Match</a>

Kim Perales"Trump's megabill includes🚨$45 billion for the construction of immigrant detention facilities.To put that in perspective, the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, one of the most expensive sports arenas in the world cost $2 billion. Trump has enough to build 22 Intuit Domes." - J Legum <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Kleptacracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kleptacracy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DHS</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immigrants</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Detention</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DueProcess</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Protest</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

JohnNurses' <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unions</a> march on <a href="https://union.place/tags/Paraguay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Paraguay</a> capital, against <a href="https://union.place/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privatization</a> and lack of funding<a href="https://publicservices.international/resources/news/paraguay-nurses-win-better-conditions-after-massive-march-against-insecurity-and-privatization?id=15933&lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://publicservices.international/resources/news/paraguay-nurses-win-better-conditions-after-massive-march-against-insecurity-and-privatization?id=15933&lang=en</a><a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnionStrong</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neoliberalism</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#austerity</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Asuncion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asuncion</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSI</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/APE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#APE</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/outsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outsourcing</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/IPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IPS</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corruption</a>

tulticanWith Little Public Notice, the Omnibus Tax and Reconciliation Bill Established Federal Private School Tuition Vouchers - The camels nose is in the door; worse is sure to come. <a href="https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/with-little-public-notice-the-omnibus-tax-and-reconciliation-bill-established-federal-private-school-tuition-vouchers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/with-little-public-notice-the-omnibus-tax-and-reconciliation-bill-established-federal-private-school-tuition-vouchers/</a> via @janresseger <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a>

WYM ModEllen from NewsHound reveals a critical Supreme Court ruling that furthers the ultra-conservative agenda of Project 2025, promoting significant cuts to the federal workforce and dismantling key agencies tied to Donald Trump's second term. The implications may threaten tens of thousands of jobs across vital departments. This move seems influenced by Clarence Thomas and wealthy benefactors. Read more: <a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/scotus-greenlights-doge-demolishment" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/scotus-greenlights-doge-demolishment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FederalWorkforce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalWorkforce</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatism</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HowardLutnick</a> is not the only one <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> nominated for a key post w/close relationships to companies involved in the gathering of vital <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#weather</a> data.Trump’s pick to lead the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NOAA</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NeilJacobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeilJacobs</a>, was chief atmospheric scientist for Panasonic Weather Solutions & has been a vocal proponent of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privatization</a>. Trump’s nominee for another top NOAA post, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaylorJordan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TaylorJordan</a>, is a lobbyist with a roster of weather-related clients. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#broligarchy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BudgetCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BudgetCuts</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassLayoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassLayoffs</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExtremeWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExtremeWeather</a>

NonilexWhat’s drawn less attention is how the *downsizing* appears to be part of an effort to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privatize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privatize</a> the work of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a>. In several instances, the companies poised to step into the void have deep ties to people tapped by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> to run <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#weather</a> related agencies.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> would diminish a central role the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Federal</a> govt has played in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/forecasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forecasting</a> since the 1800s, which…poses a particular harm for those facing financial strain who may not be able to afford <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commercial</a> weather data.

tulticanMacKenzie Price’s “future of education” looks more like a Silicon Valley fever dream than anything resembling a classroom. <a href="https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/katya-schwenk-a-tech-backed-influencer-wants-to-replace-teachers-with-ai/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/katya-schwenk-a-tech-backed-influencer-wants-to-replace-teachers-with-ai/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a>

Gerd_Brodowski<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#israel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#palestine</a> : <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#war</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaza</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privatization</a>„Fogbow is working with combatants to deliver food to some of the world’s most desperate and inaccessible places. Aid groups warn of unintended consequences. (…) The American venture capitalists who founded Fogbow want to shake up the world’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanitarianaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanitarianaid</a> system, drawing on the skills of U.S. Special Operations forces to deliver food to the world’s most desperate and inaccessible places: Gaza, …1/2<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/08/fogbow-aid-delivery-gaza-sudan/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/08/fogbow-aid-delivery-gaza-sudan/</a>

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