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Shadow Raven 🏳️‍🌈<p>Over nine million <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/studentloan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studentloan</span></a> borrowers past-due </p><p>(Source CNN)</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/economy/student-loan-debt-ny-fed/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/26/economy/stu</span><span class="invisible">dent-loan-debt-ny-fed/index.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In a social media post, Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PattyMurray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PattyMurray</span></a>, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/appropriations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appropriations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>."</p><p>The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducation</span></a> &amp; Rehabilitative Services, &amp;, as w/the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> could be moved legally w/o a vote of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Multiple sources at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSA</span></a> who could not speak publicly for fear of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retribution</span></a> said they were blindsided by the news.</p><p>Logistical challenges aside, the role of the office of Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Student</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aid</span></a> as the administrator of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio is protected by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>. It's not clear how these responsibilities could be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legally</span></a> moved w/o a vote of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>. [not that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> cares]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> said he would move <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoans</span></a> "out of the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> immediately" &amp; that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KellyLoeffler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KellyLoeffler</span></a> &amp; her staff are "all set for it. They're waiting for it. It'll be serviced much better than it has in the past. It's been a mess."</p><p>~8M federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> borrowers are in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> limbo, not making loan payments, as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>-era repayment plans were frozen by a judge for being *potentially* illegal. Borrowers also can't currently enroll in the govt's income-driven repayment plans….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio — which includes about $1.6T in loans for ~43M borrowers — is currently overseen by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept's office of Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Student</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aid</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSA</span></a>). That office has been gutted by the recent raft of buyouts, early retirements &amp; last week's broad reduction-in-force [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIF</span></a>].</p><p>It was not clear, based on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s announcement, how or if the remaining employees &amp; expertise at FSA would be transferred to the SBA.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Student loans, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducation</span></a> to move out of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> continued his push to unwind the US Dept of Education, announcing that the management of the entire federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio &amp; of the dept's "special needs" programs would be moved to other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> immediately.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicIntegrity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336330/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-53363</span><span class="invisible">30/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1929497/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1929497/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump signs order to eliminate Department of Education ‘once and for all’ <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PellGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PellGrants</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</span></a> sue <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin for stopping affordable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> repayment plans</p><p>The American Federation of Teachers represents 1.8 million educators. </p><p>By Leah Sarnoff, March 19, 2025</p><p>"One of America's largest unions is taking aim at President Donald Trump's administration for shutting down access to affordable student loan repayment plans -- saying the decision is 'effectively breaking' the system.</p><p>"The American Federation of Teachers (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>), representing 1.8 million educators across the country, filed a lawsuit against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> in Washington, D.C., hoping to restore the programs that have now been shuttered for three weeks.</p><p>"The filing alleges the administration halting the application process for all Income-Driven Repayment (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDR</span></a>) plans and ordering student loan servicers to stop all processing violates <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalLaw</span></a>.</p><p>"AFT sued the United States Department of Education (ED) for effectively breaking the student loan system, denying borrowers' access to affordable loan payments and blocking progress towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PSLF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSLF</span></a>), in violation of federal law,' the union said in a statement Wednesday."</p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/teachers-sue-trump-admin-stopping-affordable-student-loan/story?id=119965907" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/Politics/teache</span><span class="invisible">rs-sue-trump-admin-stopping-affordable-student-loan/story?id=119965907</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Shadow Raven 🏳️‍🌈<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> Borrowers See Payments Soar After Changes from the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OrangeTyrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeTyrant</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/student-loan-borrowers-see-payments-soar-after-trumps-changes/ar-AA1Bgi73" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/careersand</span><span class="invisible">education/student-loan-borrowers-see-payments-soar-after-trumps-changes/ar-AA1Bgi73</span></a></p>
PeachMcD<p>It may be futile af but I did it anyway <br>I called my senators' DC offices &amp; left msgs BEGGING them NOT to support the <a href="https://union.place/tags/ContinuingResolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContinuingResolution</span></a></p><p>I'm a <a href="https://union.place/tags/Senior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senior</span></a> citizen who's paying down a <a href="https://union.place/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> out of my <a href="https://union.place/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p><p>I know a <a href="https://union.place/tags/GovernmentShutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentShutdown</span></a> will hurt a lot of people, including me. But this <a href="https://union.place/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> junta cannot continue to illegally dismantle agencies &amp; programs we've fought for decades to build.</p><p>Please make the call, even if it feels futile</p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept administers federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grant</span></a> programs, including the $18.4B <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TitleI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TitleI</span></a> program that provides supplemental funding to high-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> K-12 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a>, as well as the $15.5B program that helps cover the cost of education for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>. The dept also oversees the $1.6T federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> program &amp; sets rules for what <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colleges</span></a> must do to participate.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>CNBC: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Studentloan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Studentloan</span></a> borrowers pursuing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/publicservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicservice</span></a> forgiveness are 'panicking,' expert says. Here's what to know<br><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/03/student-loan-borrowers-pursuing-pslf-are-panicking-heres-what-to-know.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/03/03/student-lo</span><span class="invisible">an-borrowers-pursuing-pslf-are-panicking-heres-what-to-know.html</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>Totally predictable <br>Forbes: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration Suspends 4 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> Repayment Plans — Here’s What Borrowers Should Know<br><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/03/03/trump-administration-suspends-4-student-loan-payment-plans---heres-what-borrowers-should-know/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/03/trump-administration-suspends-4-student-loan-payment-plans---heres-what-borrowers-should-know/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Borrowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Borrowers</span></a> Can't Apply for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IncomeDriven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IncomeDriven</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Repayment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repayment</span></a> Plans Right Now. Here's What Experts Say Is Next</p><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/loans/student-loan-borrowers-cant-apply-for-income-driven-repayment-plans-right-now-heres-what-experts-say-is-next/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnet.com/personal-finance/loan</span><span class="invisible">s/student-loan-borrowers-cant-apply-for-income-driven-repayment-plans-right-now-heres-what-experts-say-is-next/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Since its founding, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> has returned over $21B directly to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>. It’s helped <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ServiceMembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceMembers</span></a> who have been ripped off by unscrupulous lenders. It’s helped borrowers whose <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> servicers treated them unfairly; it’s helped families that have been scammed; &amp; it’s helped thousands of Americans that have been charged extortionate fees by big <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> &amp; other financial services providers,” Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a> said during a hearing this week.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Hall said Krause, Ramada &amp; Hogan need unrestrained access to personal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> numbers &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BankAccount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BankAccount</span></a> information to evaluate systems of records &amp; programs in their aim to “better modernize.”</p><p>She also said Ramada’s team is responsible for assessing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> system &amp; may need access to borrowers’ incomes to understand their ability to repay their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loans</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Ramada said he is employed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> &amp; detailed to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept, where he’s tasked with helping the agency “auditing contract, grant, &amp; related programs for waste, fraud, &amp; abuse,” including the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a></p>
Linknation<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a>: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/codered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>codered</span></a>: it's all about the money: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> campaigned to help working people but is doing the EXACT OPPOSITE in office</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> author <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RussellVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussellVought</span></a> TRY TO DELETE <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Financial_Protection_Bureau" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer</span><span class="invisible">_Financial_Protection_Bureau</span></a> </p><p>a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a> protecting <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/citizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizens</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/financemafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>financemafia</span></a> that has lost it's <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/moralcompass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moralcompass</span></a> centuries ago, or never had one to begin with </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/banksters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banksters</span></a> will trick you in every possible way to extract the last Dime out of you, the probably not so rich</p><p>if this goes through it will make things worse for ordinary people <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> you are <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/doomed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doomed</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fucksake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fucksake</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/wtf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wtf</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bankaccount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bankaccount</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bank</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/creditcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creditcard</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/studentloan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studentloan</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/morebadnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morebadnews</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cmon</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>Forbes: At Least 10 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> And <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAid</span></a> Programs Run By The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> May Be Cut<br><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/02/10/at-least-10-student-loan-and-federal-aid-programs-run-by-the-department-of-education-may-be-cut/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/10/at-least-10-student-loan-and-federal-aid-programs-run-by-the-department-of-education-may-be-cut/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> (2003)</p><p>11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intellectuals</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a><br> "Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a>. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> to be censored or even arrested. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts."</p><p>House Republicans mull taxes on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scholarships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scholarships</span></a> and changes to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> programs</p><p>February 8, 2025</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-admin</span><span class="invisible">istration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>