The Trump Administration will begin dismantling the Department of Education as soon as today, France's President urges nation to prepare for possible war, and Trump abandons Ukrainians fleeing Russia
I’m sick of this uneducated fool. He Is Trying To Dismantle The Department of Education And He Has None. And Linda Is Brain Dead Like Him. This Administration Is Sickening And Disgusting. They Are Shameful And Evil Monsters And I Hope I See One Day When They Suffer The Way They Are Making America Suffer.
It’s all going to come down to each individual state. The biggest problem will be where will all the funding come from? Possibly the taxpayers. But as for college federal financial aid, that looks like it will be gone.
If the states have to individually fund our education and not get federal funds, shouldn't that me a reduction or elimination of our federal taxes? Otherwise wouldn't it be theft? We shouldn't be taxed if the money just goes into the pockets of billionaires. Our prices on everything are going up due to this trade war, our state taxes will have to go up to cover all these cuts, we can't afford to pay federal taxes anymore.
Thanks for bringing citizens up to speed on the mis/deeds of the orange one & co. Stopping income based repayment plans for Student Loans has already been put in place. This is an affront to all prior students who were counting on income based repayment plans to lessen the burden of higher education costs which are horribly outrageous! Add to that the lack of adjustment to minimum wage to account for cost of living and that most other countries have free higher education!!
I feel for you! Two of my kids had IEP’s during school (both in college now) and I can’t imagine where they would be if they hadn’t had that extra help.
I am not for sure if this will affect children who are homeschooled. My son was homeschool and still had his IEP. Not sure what your life is like and if homeschooling is an option. If you can research some homeschool programs and see if it will be more of a long term help. My son went through k12.
Nearly 1 in 5 kids in the U.S. currently receive special learning g services (are on an IEP or 504 plan) to help them graduate despite learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, etc. This is mandated and enforced by the DoE because it has been studied and kids need services in context. Dismantling this may have a huge impact on graduation rates but they are talking about solving that by putting all these kids (20%!) is a “special” school where they learn menial jobs and are counted out before they have a chance. Many brilliant people in our society have had learning challenges.
It probably means that our kids schools won't receive the funding that they need!! Like computers, and special field trips etc!! Or at least that's what I think
The children in blue states will most likely have a better public education since red states don’t seem to want to put much money into public schools. Seems like they want to keep their followers as uneducated as possible 😕
I am going on a 3 week vacation to Europe next month. I ordered a Ukrainian pin to put on my purse so hopefully the locals won’t spit in my face when they hear my American accent. I am actually dreading the trip now. 😔
They want to cut SAVE plan and IDR for student loans. I have a very modest income. My payments are $90/mo under SAVE. If my student loans are on the "standard" repayment, it jumps to THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH. There is no way i can pay that. I don't have it. This is how they'll give billionaires their tax cuts. I work TWO JOBS and run a side business on weekends. I'm tired. I'm broke. The "American Dream" is a nightmare.
It's so disheartening.. I'm on the PSLF and 98/120 payments towards forgiveness. This debt is a noose around my neck and with all the interest they charge I'll never be free of it. I can't even buy a house. They sold us a lie. I thought if i worked hard, got a degree i would be able to climb myself out of generational poverty. If only i could go back and talk to my 19yo self..
He wants people to be broke, uneducated, homeless, silent, and trapped. He and Elon troll us on Twitter and Truth Social, and have literally said, "too bad" and "go fuck yourselves".
I can’t anymore. Every day it’s new things happening over and over and over again and I feel so helpless. No one listens to me, no one takes me seriously, I want to plan on escaping but I can’t. I don’t have the money. I’m 20 years old, the biggest thing I should be worried about is continuing school and getting my degree. Not the possibility of WW3 and the Handmaids Tale. Someone needs to DO SOMETHING. WHY ISNT ANYONE DOING ANYTHING ?!?!?!
It is a slow process because each executive order that is unconstitutional has to be challenged in court and then appealed to the Supreme Court. We just now are seeing some wins against some of the executive orders and some of the actions. In some cases executive orders cannot be challenged if they undo things that were created by previous presidential executive orders but when the executive orders are to dismantle agencies or laws created by Congress or passed by Congress then only Congress can dismantle the agency by passing a bill. So expect legal challenges to demolishing the department of education because it was created by Congress in 1980. Also we must work to elected lawmakers running to oppose the Project 2025 agenda.
Madison, first let me tell you that your concerns and worries are definitely warranted. You have your whole life ahead of you and trying to focus on schoolwork is difficult enough without the worry of how you will manage to stay focused, pay for it, all of it, too much! I understand your feeling of despair, feeling like no one else sees it like you do, understand the urgent need for action. I would like to suggest that you connect with a group where you can volunteer some time, whether that means making calls, mailing out postcards, organizing town halls, whatever. There are so many groups that have been organized, here are some suggestions: Red, Wine & Blue and Hopium, both are on Substack, possibly even Bluesky. Check them out. Likely knowing that you are taking action will ground you a bit and seeing you are not alone in this will help navigate the days ahead. Take care!
It’s kinda wild how Trump is pretty much Musky’s henchman. He went after all the agencies suing Musky. Then after all the humanitarian agencies, most of them that President Carter (r.i.p), a person who actually cared about helping the American people created right after the man was buried.
Trump is trash & most of us with sense see what they are trying to do: They are trying to create another Great Depression. They want people to take any job they can get at low pay, while him & his buddies make money. Then, they want to try to have a lot of these farmers default on their land so they can buy it, making having the farmers become sharecroppers. This is just the conclusion from some of the conversations I’ve been having with people over on Threads about what the end game to all this chaos is. Sorry it was long winded.
I’m sick of this uneducated fool. He Is Trying To Dismantle The Department of Education And He Has None. And Linda Is Brain Dead Like Him. This Administration Is Sickening And Disgusting. They Are Shameful And Evil Monsters And I Hope I See One Day When They Suffer The Way They Are Making America Suffer.
Thank you! Wtf why aren’t they arresting these fucking Terrorist? The CARTEL has never terrorized the whole U S of A like these IMBECILES
I know right I don’t get it.This is some insane shit.
Agree!
WTF does this mean for our kids? I cannot believe we are here.
It’s all going to come down to each individual state. The biggest problem will be where will all the funding come from? Possibly the taxpayers. But as for college federal financial aid, that looks like it will be gone.
If the states have to individually fund our education and not get federal funds, shouldn't that me a reduction or elimination of our federal taxes? Otherwise wouldn't it be theft? We shouldn't be taxed if the money just goes into the pockets of billionaires. Our prices on everything are going up due to this trade war, our state taxes will have to go up to cover all these cuts, we can't afford to pay federal taxes anymore.
If anything they can and will raise property taxes . Property taxes also help fund schools .
Thanks for bringing citizens up to speed on the mis/deeds of the orange one & co. Stopping income based repayment plans for Student Loans has already been put in place. This is an affront to all prior students who were counting on income based repayment plans to lessen the burden of higher education costs which are horribly outrageous! Add to that the lack of adjustment to minimum wage to account for cost of living and that most other countries have free higher education!!
It means the special programs that special need children are now receiving will go away. Those who have IEPs. Etc.
This is what am afraid of, my son has an IEP and we just scheduled a meeting last week for additional help.
I feel for you! Two of my kids had IEP’s during school (both in college now) and I can’t imagine where they would be if they hadn’t had that extra help.
I am not for sure if this will affect children who are homeschooled. My son was homeschool and still had his IEP. Not sure what your life is like and if homeschooling is an option. If you can research some homeschool programs and see if it will be more of a long term help. My son went through k12.
Nearly 1 in 5 kids in the U.S. currently receive special learning g services (are on an IEP or 504 plan) to help them graduate despite learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, etc. This is mandated and enforced by the DoE because it has been studied and kids need services in context. Dismantling this may have a huge impact on graduation rates but they are talking about solving that by putting all these kids (20%!) is a “special” school where they learn menial jobs and are counted out before they have a chance. Many brilliant people in our society have had learning challenges.
It probably means that our kids schools won't receive the funding that they need!! Like computers, and special field trips etc!! Or at least that's what I think
Property taxes cover what the department of education doesn’t in terms of funding . So property taxes could sky rocket.
Will skyrocket.
The children in blue states will most likely have a better public education since red states don’t seem to want to put much money into public schools. Seems like they want to keep their followers as uneducated as possible 😕
And what education they get in those red states will primarily be a Christofascist or Christian Nationalist education. A la Project 2025. Scary.
You know what this means for the kids.....
The whole world hates the US now. I’m sick of thug 34 count felonTrump and his thugs
Why can’t they just hate DT ? Many are not affiliated with his agenda 🫤
I am going on a 3 week vacation to Europe next month. I ordered a Ukrainian pin to put on my purse so hopefully the locals won’t spit in my face when they hear my American accent. I am actually dreading the trip now. 😔
They want to cut SAVE plan and IDR for student loans. I have a very modest income. My payments are $90/mo under SAVE. If my student loans are on the "standard" repayment, it jumps to THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH. There is no way i can pay that. I don't have it. This is how they'll give billionaires their tax cuts. I work TWO JOBS and run a side business on weekends. I'm tired. I'm broke. The "American Dream" is a nightmare.
I’m also on IDR- I can’t pay no matter what so looks like I’m prob going to one of those work camps
It's so disheartening.. I'm on the PSLF and 98/120 payments towards forgiveness. This debt is a noose around my neck and with all the interest they charge I'll never be free of it. I can't even buy a house. They sold us a lie. I thought if i worked hard, got a degree i would be able to climb myself out of generational poverty. If only i could go back and talk to my 19yo self..
53 Days. This is day 46. IEPs? 504s? FAFSA?
Yes it appears special education programs 504 and IEP will be de facto dismantled given they are enforced by DoE. That impacts nearly 1 in 5 kids
He wants people to be broke, uneducated, homeless, silent, and trapped. He and Elon troll us on Twitter and Truth Social, and have literally said, "too bad" and "go fuck yourselves".
Revoking refugee status?? He is EVIL
Geeezus. I keep thinking we have hit bottom. Now I fear that there is no bottom!
This is far from bottom
Well you are the Horror Queen so you know horror better than me! 💙
Apparently rock bottom has a basement!
I can’t anymore. Every day it’s new things happening over and over and over again and I feel so helpless. No one listens to me, no one takes me seriously, I want to plan on escaping but I can’t. I don’t have the money. I’m 20 years old, the biggest thing I should be worried about is continuing school and getting my degree. Not the possibility of WW3 and the Handmaids Tale. Someone needs to DO SOMETHING. WHY ISNT ANYONE DOING ANYTHING ?!?!?!
It is a slow process because each executive order that is unconstitutional has to be challenged in court and then appealed to the Supreme Court. We just now are seeing some wins against some of the executive orders and some of the actions. In some cases executive orders cannot be challenged if they undo things that were created by previous presidential executive orders but when the executive orders are to dismantle agencies or laws created by Congress or passed by Congress then only Congress can dismantle the agency by passing a bill. So expect legal challenges to demolishing the department of education because it was created by Congress in 1980. Also we must work to elected lawmakers running to oppose the Project 2025 agenda.
Madison, first let me tell you that your concerns and worries are definitely warranted. You have your whole life ahead of you and trying to focus on schoolwork is difficult enough without the worry of how you will manage to stay focused, pay for it, all of it, too much! I understand your feeling of despair, feeling like no one else sees it like you do, understand the urgent need for action. I would like to suggest that you connect with a group where you can volunteer some time, whether that means making calls, mailing out postcards, organizing town halls, whatever. There are so many groups that have been organized, here are some suggestions: Red, Wine & Blue and Hopium, both are on Substack, possibly even Bluesky. Check them out. Likely knowing that you are taking action will ground you a bit and seeing you are not alone in this will help navigate the days ahead. Take care!
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maybe you can explain sometime why Billionaires are not stepping up - they don't need the tax cuts
Exactly. We were warned. Many Americans didn’t listen.
Every day is more dismay and tragedy. My heart can hardly take it.
trump is evil and has no empathy or humanity. I'm disgusted to be an American now.
This was all in p2025
It’s kinda wild how Trump is pretty much Musky’s henchman. He went after all the agencies suing Musky. Then after all the humanitarian agencies, most of them that President Carter (r.i.p), a person who actually cared about helping the American people created right after the man was buried.
Trump is trash & most of us with sense see what they are trying to do: They are trying to create another Great Depression. They want people to take any job they can get at low pay, while him & his buddies make money. Then, they want to try to have a lot of these farmers default on their land so they can buy it, making having the farmers become sharecroppers. This is just the conclusion from some of the conversations I’ve been having with people over on Threads about what the end game to all this chaos is. Sorry it was long winded.