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JB aka J Lee<p>Post number 500 for Washington Horizon: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAO</span></a> says <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> was right to reject SDVOSB's proposal over missing price line items in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wheelchair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wheelchair</span></a> transport RFP; SBA cert of competency would not apply. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://buff.ly/ovOH26e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/ovOH26e</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a></p><p>From CNN.com: ‘A betrayal of the government’: Congressional leaders say VA needs to better serve families of veterans who die by suicide</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/politics/veteran-affairs-suicide-invs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/31/politics/ve</span><span class="invisible">teran-affairs-suicide-invs</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Trump’s EO applies to depts &amp; agencies that employ 67% of fed employees &amp; to 75% of unionized fed WKRs. ~1/3: fed WKRs: vets.</p><p>Largest Fed union: “fighting back” against ETrump - filing grievances to block Trump policies. VA’s unions have filed 70 nat &amp; loc grievances over his policies —an aver &gt;1/day.</p><p>It's explicit pol retaliation. WKRs at the VA -pushed back on <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TrumpMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpMusk</span></a>’s orders to reduce staffing🚨*svcs to vets in need of the HC svcs -VA provides.<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://prospect.org/labor/2025-03-31-trump-stomps-workers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prospect.org/labor/2025-03-31-</span><span class="invisible">trump-stomps-workers/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> also announced drastic cuts at depts that provide critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialServices</span></a> including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAffairs</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a>], which administers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a>, &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Administration, which sends out checks to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retired</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/widowed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>widowed</span></a> Americans [money Americans put into the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> out of their own paychecks].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPM</span></a> …has laid off &gt;200 of its own employees &amp; allowed &gt;400 to *opt in* to *voluntary* exit programs since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> took office…</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian<p>"This piece contains graphic descriptions of trauma and suicide. If you are a veteran in crisis, please call or text 988 and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line. You are not alone.</p><p>My name is Kris Goldsmith. I’m a U.S. Army veteran, a suicide attempt survivor, and someone who’s spent the last 18 years fighting for the lives of my fellow veterans. What you’re about to read isn’t an academic article—it’s a warning. I’ve seen firsthand what happens when the federal government abandons those who served. I lived it. And now, I’m watching a new administration recreate the very conditions that nearly killed me."<br>Veteran lays out the potential for deadly impact as the chucklefucks in the Musk/Trump regime continue to degrade the Veterans Administration.<br><a href="https://onoffense.substack.com/p/trump-and-musks-war-on-government" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onoffense.substack.com/p/trump</span><span class="invisible">-and-musks-war-on-government</span></a><br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Suicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suicide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a></p>
Kafkaphony<p>"Universal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a>!" So? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialized</span></a> fire departments, socialized roads, socialized <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> – why is healthcare where we draw the line? People accept <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> healthcare, and public <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> without screaming about socialism.</p>
Jenny<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakeDown</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Henrico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Henrico</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p><p>3/29 Global day of action!</p><p>👉 WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 1:00pm</p><p>👉 WHERE: Tesla Showroom<br>9850 W. Broad St, Henrico, VA 23060 US</p><p>👉 LINK: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-henrico-va" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/events/tesla</span><span class="invisible">-takedown-henrico-va</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BoycottTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Jenny<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakeDown</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Norfolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norfolk</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p><p>3/29 Global day of action!</p><p>👉 WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 2:00pm</p><p>👉 WHERE: Tesla<br>7520 Military Highway, Norfolk, VA 23518 US</p><p>👉 LINK: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-49" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/events/tesla</span><span class="invisible">-takedown-49</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BoycottTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Jenny<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakeDown</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Arlington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arlington</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p><p>3/29 Global day of action!</p><p>👉 WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 2:00-3:00pm</p><p>👉 WHERE: Tesla Arlington<br>2710 S. Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22206 US</p><p>👉 LINK: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/teslatakedown-arlington-sat-march-29" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/events/tesla</span><span class="invisible">takedown-arlington-sat-march-29</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BoycottTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Jenny<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakeDown</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TysonsCorner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TysonsCorner</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p><p>3/29 Global day of action!</p><p>👉 WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 11:00am-12:00pm</p><p>👉 WHERE: Tysons Corner Tesla<br>8500 Tyco Road, Tysons Corner, VA 22182 US</p><p>👉 LINK: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/teslatakedown-tysons-sat-march-29" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/events/tesla</span><span class="invisible">takedown-tysons-sat-march-29</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BoycottTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
LumiWorx<p>For active, retired, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> interested in some/any news on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> ...</p><p>According to conversations I had today at my regional VA clinic, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> induced <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> or reductions or whatever-the-fuck you want to call them is squarely targeting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supervisors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supervisors</span></a> at the moment.</p><p>The numbers for my area's command block is 400 positions in total. This C-block covers 3 major cities, and there are 3 of these blocks in the state, with 1 larger, 1 smaller.</p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> </p><p>From CBS News: VA cuts could threaten mental health services for countless veterans</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/veterans-affairs-cuts-threaten-mental-health-services-veterans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/veterans-affa</span><span class="invisible">irs-cuts-threaten-mental-health-services-veterans/</span></a></p>
Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!<p>Tim Walz was at the Minneapolis <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> today rallying support for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> services.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</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/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DHrzlroMHv6/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DHrzlroMHv6/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"DOGE fired the supervisor who approves new oil projects in Osage County, OK. It basically stopped new permitting, cutting against Trump's own drill, baby, drill mantra. Musk's team had to quickly scramble &amp; rehire."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>'s <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> is fraudulent &amp; dangerous. The <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> are out-of-control. Whether it's AI or human error: lives, livelihoods, &amp; the economy: suffering.</p><p>How about the rehiring in the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSF</span></a>, NOAA, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/oops-doge-did-it-again-drill-baby-oklahoma-oil-gas-osage-indian-affairs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/oops-doge-did</span><span class="invisible">-it-again-drill-baby-oklahoma-oil-gas-osage-indian-affairs</span></a></p>
NJ Unwin - Voice Actor<p>It’s Walla Wednesday, y’all!</p><p>Good, convincing walla can mean the difference between listening to a podcast, or feeling like you are a part of the scene. I’m starting a weekly project to help sound engineers in the AD community with a fresh voice for all your soundscape needs. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/va" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>va</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voiceacting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voiceacting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiodrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiodrama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soundengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundengineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a></p>
CaliCarol<p>Just got off a call with a colleague and her friend who's a VA nurse for the past 18 years didn't receive a paycheck for the first time ever. I guess the agency had some excuse but holy shit. Here we go....</p><p>I was suspicious that Lutnick's "hey if you miss a social security check, who cares?" comment last week was signaling something coming. And what ever happened to the debt ceiling issue anyway? Do they think they can avoid it by just not paying our bills? <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a></p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/@Wyatt_H_Knott" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Wyatt_H_Knott</span></a></span> I agree. When I signed my enlistment papers, that formed a legally binding contract between the <a href="https://toot.community/tags/USGovt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGovt</span></a> and me. Part of that contract was <a href="https://toot.community/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> benefits and care. My VA benefits were paid for in blood, sweat and tears. It adds insult to injury to have loser <a href="https://toot.community/tags/bonespurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonespurs</span></a> taking away my benefits.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com/@TucsonSentinel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TucsonSentinel</span></a></span></p>
JB aka J Lee<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> cuts <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EHR</span></a> support contracts as it accelerates deployment timeline. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/veteranshealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veteranshealth</span></a> <a href="https://buff.ly/kxJuIvg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/kxJuIvg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Senate Dems are planning “shadow hearings” in the coming weeks to highlight Dept of Vet Affairs staffing plans &amp; policy changes that they insist will severely curtail services for vets.</p><p>“Now more than ever, we need to sound the alarm &amp; hear directly from the vets &amp; VA employees impacted by Musk-Trump’s heartless &amp; heartbreaking cuts, freezes, &amp; <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a>,” Sen Veterans’ Affairs CMTE ranking member R Blumenthal, Mon.</p><p>Dem leaders 💙are stepping up, esp with the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a>. <br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/03/24/senate-democrats-plan-shadow-hearings-on-controversial-va-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">militarytimes.com/news/pentago</span><span class="invisible">n-congress/2025/03/24/senate-democrats-plan-shadow-hearings-on-controversial-va-cuts/</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Among the most consequential orders is the requirement that thousands of mental health providers, including many who were hired for fully remote positions, now work full time from federal office space. This is a jarring policy reversal for the V.A., which pioneered the practice of virtual health care two decades ago as a way to reach isolated veterans, long before the pandemic..."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/us/politics/veterans-affairs-mental-health-doge.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/22/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/veterans-affairs-mental-health-doge.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/telehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telehealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/psychiatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychiatry</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/psychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychotherapy</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
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