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#privatization

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Kim Perales

“Privatization costs more, is less efficient, has worse outcomes, and people get less.

#DOGE has never been about finding fraud and waste. Its goal is to privatize essential government functions and give contracts to Trump and Elon’s circle of #oligarchs.”
-M D’Arrigo

If the #TrumpMusk regime succeeds in their goal of privatizing most of the fed govt, it’ll exacerbate health inequalities & destroy
the social safety net.

#Privatization #Musk #Trump #HHS #Resist #USPol
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · Gutting US health agency will allow for private sector takeover, experts warnBy Robert Tait
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Axomamma

"NASA announced March 10 that it was closing the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy; the Office of the Chief Scientist; and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The employees of those offices, 23 in total, will be laid off."

Sounds to me like Musk is setting NASA up to be privatized and fully absorbed by his company SpaceX.

#USPolitics #NASA #Privatization #PresidentMusk #SpaceX

spacenews.com/nasa-closes-offi

Calvin
SpaceNews · NASA closes offices, lays off staff as it prepares for larger workforce reductionsBy Jeff Foust
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John

Postal employees rally against #DOGE: "It’s about rich versus poor. Who built this country? It wasn’t people in suits. It was people in coveralls."

labornotes.org/2025/03/postal-

Labor Notes · Postal Workers Throng to 500 Rallies to Save the Postal ServiceFrom big cities to small towns, postal workers organized hundreds of rallies across the country in the past week to defend a beloved public service—and the nation’s largest union employer—against privatization and DOGE attack. “Whose Postal Service?” workers chanted in New York: “The people’s Postal Service.” “U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale” was the rallying cry March 20 at 250 rallies organized by the Postal Workers (APWU). “Fight Like Hell” was the theme March 23 for another 210 rallies led by the Letter Carriers (NALC). A hundred people came out to the NALC rally in St.
#union#unions#privatization
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Kim Perales

"One small business has paid nearly $30K in the past 2 months."

“Trump: These tariffs we’re going to make a lot of money,” Susan told me. “Well, you’re stealing money from me.”

🚨#Tariffs are devastating US businesses, & many: worldwide.

Trump's intent is to destroy the fed govt for #privatization.

Let's hope that there're more "Bacons" in Congress:
Rep Bacon: "We made a mistake. We passed leg that gave the pres. some temporary tariff authorities."

#USPol #Recession
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

The Atlantic · The Tariff Man Is Coming for America’s EntrepreneursBy Annie Lowrey
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Angela G

Please copy and paste into the forms on the websites of your members of Congress, and share with others. #Resist

Iinherently governmental functions should stay rooted in the government, and I wish to make it clear that I am against #privatization of essential government programs.

#MedicareAdvantage -the "market solution" to make #Medicare more efficient and cost the government less-costs the government more than Traditional Medicare, $80 billion more in 2024. Please ask the question loudly and frequently, "How does privatization help when it actually costs more? Why do we support a program that costs more when the lower-cost option already exists?"

Listen to the discussions about privatizing the "unprofitable" post office. Privatizing simply means that someone will extract profit out of the thing being privatized. Given the same resources, the same logistical constraints, and same desired services, how will privatization of the #PostOffice serve all Americans? Please ask the question frequently and loudly, "Who would benefit from privatization?"

We all know the answer: the rich and the connected. But talk about it often on social media and every time you are interviewed.

Please make the point in every discussion on the topic that privatization is always about extracting profit. It is never about serving Americans. Then please do everything in your power to fight efforts to privatize essential government services.

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Kim Perales

"Treasury Department is set to lay off a ‘substantial’ number of employees, official says.'

“These plans will be tailored for each bureau, and in many cases will require separations of substantial numbers of employees through reductions in force (RIFs).'

The federal govt is being ransacked for #privatization. If Musk's DOGE isn't stopped soon, the damage may be permanent.

#Resist #Treasury #DOGE #Musk #Coup #USPol
cnbc.com/2025/03/26/treasury-d

Treasury building:
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Kim Perales

Trump is destroying the economy to privatize the fed govt.

"The Conf Board's consumer confidence index dropped in Mar to -lowest level since Jan 2021. Trump's pres.: Americans as pessimistic as they were during: Covid crisis. Consumer inflation expectations⬆️6.2% in Mar.

Before Trump took office, the US economy was surging ahead of Europe’s. Trump’s managed to reverse that trend."
-S Ratnner

#Economy➡️weakens at the same time inflation rises➡️#stagflation #recession: soon.
#Privatization #USPol

Line graph showing the Conference Board Consumer Confidence index from 2021 to 2025. The index fluctuates, peaking above 130 in 2021 and declining to below 100 in recent months. The data points are connected with a red
Line graph illustrating the Conference Board's 1-Year Inflation Expectations from 2021 to 2025. The y-axis shows percentages from 4.5% to 8.0%, with data points indicating fluctuations over the years, peaking above
A bar graph depicting net flows into U.S.-based ETFs that primarily invest in European stocks from July 2024 to February 2025. The graph shows both positive and negative net flows, with significant inflows in February 2025. Data
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Drifter

„Journalists continue to normalize the #TrumpMusk regime’s #privatization plan & #fascism.“ #USPol toad.social/@KimPerales/114212

A past Easter Egg Roll event in front of the WH:
toad.socialKim Perales (@KimPerales@toad.social)Attached: 1 image The WH, through Harbinger, an outside event prod co, is soliciting corp sponsors for this year’s🥚Easter Egg Roll, prompting major concerns from ethics experts & shock from fmr WH officials. It shouldn’t be a shock, profiting off of literally everything, has always been Trump’s brand. He’s never had a moral compass, understanding of altruism, or empathy for the marginalized. Journalists continue to normalize the #TrumpMusk regime’s #privatization plan & #fascism. #USPol https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/23/politics/white-house-easter-egg-roll-corporate-sponsorships/index.html
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Kim Perales

The WH, through Harbinger, an outside event prod co, is soliciting corp sponsors for this year’s🥚Easter Egg Roll, prompting major concerns from ethics experts & shock from fmr WH officials.

It shouldn’t be a shock, profiting off of literally everything, has always been Trump’s brand. He’s never had a moral compass, understanding of altruism, or empathy for the marginalized. Journalists continue to normalize the #TrumpMusk regime’s #privatization plan & #fascism.
#USPol
cnn.com/2025/03/23/politics/wh

A past Easter Egg Roll event in front of the WH:
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Kim Perales

When an administration encourages corruption, tax evasion, crypto, fires IRS employees, & no longer enforces the laws…

This is intentional. The #TrumpMusk regime is destroying the federal government to privatize it for the oligarchs.

“Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS.”

#Privatization #Corruption #IRS #DOGE #USPol

washingtonpost.com/business/20

The Washington Post · Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRSBy Jacob Bogage
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Kim Perales

Employees brace for #Trump to transfer or privatize the #USPS, which they say will slash jobs & boost prices & shut down post offices.

USPS WKRs advocates held a day of action Thurs in >150 cities as they brace for the Trump admin to launch an “illegal hostile takeover."

Trump’s officials are weighing plans to transfer USPS to the Dept of COM, stripping it of its independence. He/allies have signaled they're willing to privatize USPS.

#Privatization #DOGE #Musk #USPol theguardian.com/business/2025/

The Guardian · ‘Not for sale’: USPS workers hold day of action to warn of Trump’s ‘illegal takeover’By Michael Sainato
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William Lindsey :toad:

"The governors who were there to cheer on this latest attack on public education all have one thing in common beyond their party affiliation: they are all pursuing disastrous education privatization schemes in their states."

~ David Pepper

Returning total control of education to the states will not only assure poorer educational outcomes, but will speed privatization.

#Trump #DepartmentofEducation #education #Project2025 #race #privatization
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davidpepper.substack.com/p/the

Pepperspectives · The Giveaway: Trump’s Anti-Education Cheering SectionBy David Pepper
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Kim Perales

"The reality became clear: ICE detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a bus. These facilities are privately owned & run for profit."
-J Cohn

"I was in an #immigration office talking to an officer about my work visa *approved, that allowed me, a Canadian, to work in the US. I was told to put my hands against the wall, & patted down like a criminal before being sent to an ICE detention center w/o the chance to talk to a lawyer."

#Fascism #Privatization #USPol theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnappedBy Guardian staff reporter
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