@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Americans anxious about the future of Social Security are claiming their benefits earlier than planned, even though it can mean less income over the rest of their lives.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
The Social Security Administration has been shedding staff and changing requirements for claiming benefits over the phone. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump has been pushing to cut government spending, though he has vowed not to reduce benefits.”
@TimothyDSnyder 1).
„ @realDonaldTrump's administration has slashed research funding and halted broad swathes of federally funded science, under a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire @elonmusk.
@TimothyDSnyder @realDonaldTrump @elonmusk 2).
Tens of thousands of federal employees, including many scientists, have been fired and rehired following a court order, with threats of more mass firings to come.
@TimothyDSnyder @realDonaldTrump @elonmusk 3).
Immigration crackdowns and battles over academic freedom have left researchers reeling as uncertainty and disruption permeate all aspects of the US research enterprise.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„ @POTUS @realDonaldTrump signed an executive order on Monday that requires commercial truck drivers in the United States to be proficient in English [1].”
@RonFilipkowski @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 2).
„The new order reverses a 2016 memorandum issued during former President @BarackObama's administration, which removed the requirement to place drivers out of service for English Language Proficiency (ELP) violations and eased enforcement standards [2].”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„In the final minutes of the show’s Sunday evening broadcast, longtime correspondent Scott Pelley informed viewers that Bill Owens, the show’s executive producer since 2019, resigned last week, citing editorial interference by @CBSNews's parent company, Paramount.
@RonFilipkowski @CBSNews 2).
– »Stories we’ve pursued for 57 years are often controversial – lately, the Israel-Gaza war and the Trump administration. Bill made sure they were accurate and fair – he was tough that way« – Pelley said. – »But our parent company, Paramount, is trying to complete a merger.
@RonFilipkowski @CBSNews 3).
The @realDonaldTrump administration must approve it. Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires.
@travisakers @SECNAV 1).
„The two posts, which have since been deleted, went up Friday after Phelan – a wealthy investor, prominent art collector and @realDonaldTrump campaign donor – visited the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii,
@travisakers @SECNAV @realDonaldTrump 2).
saying he was »there to honor the thousands of service members and civilians who died at Pearl Harbor on June 7, 1941«. In another post, the account referred to it as »the fateful day of June 7, 1941«.
@travisakers @SECNAV @realDonaldTrump 3).
The Japanese military’s attack on Pearl Harbor, which President FDR famously referred to as »a day that will live in infamy«, happened on Dec. 7, 1941. As the impetus for the US’ entrance into World War II, it’s remembered as a day that changed the course of world history.
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Republican @SenJohnKennedy leveled harsh criticism at [...] Vladimir Pootin, accusing him of failing to approach peace talks with seriousness in an interview with @FoxNews [1].
– »I think he thinks we're afraid of him« – the Louisiana senator said of the Russian leader.
@RonFilipkowski @SenJohnKennedy @FoxNews 2).
– »He has jacked around @POTUS @realDonaldTrump at every turn. He has disrespected our president. [...] I donʼt think itʼs going to get any better until we make it clear to Mr. Pootin that we are willing to turn him and his country into fish food«.
@RonFilipkowski @SenJohnKennedy @FoxNews @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 3).
Republican Senator @ChuckGrassley of Iowa said in a post on X Friday [2]:
– »IVE SEEN ENOUGH KILLING OF INNOCENT UKRAINIAN women + children. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump pls put the toughest of sanctions on Pootin.
@VleckieHond @Shayan86 1).
„Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The U.S. military did not acknowledge carrying out the strike.
@VleckieHond @Shayan86 2).
Ethiopians and other African migrants for years have landed in Yemen, braving the war-torn nation to try and reach Saudi Arabia for work.
Migrants from Ethiopia have found themselves detained, abused and even killed in Saudi Arabia and Yemen during the war.
@VleckieHond @Shayan86 3).
An Oct. 3, 2022, letter to the kingdom from the @UN said its investigators »received concerning allegations of cross-border artillery shelling and small arms fire allegedly by Saudi security forces, causing the deaths of up to 430 and injuring 650 migrants«.”