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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/earmarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>earmarks</span></a> for some <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nonprofits</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> project <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/controversy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>controversy</span></a>.</p><p>“In catering to their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/extremist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>extremist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wing</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> aim to eliminate <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>support</span></a> for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ community,” DeLauro stated.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hategroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hategroups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sourcenm.com/2024/04/26/u-s-house-gop-bars-earmarks-for-certain-non-profits-after-controversy-over-lgbtq-projects/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sourcenm.com/2024/04/26/u-s-ho</span><span class="invisible">use-gop-bars-earmarks-for-certain-non-profits-after-controversy-over-lgbtq-projects/</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Did Republicans ask for $7.4 billion in earmarks and Democrats $2.8 billion in the 2024 budget?<br>Yes.<br>Roll Call, a news service that covers congressional legislation, reported in July 2023 that Republican House of Representatives members put $7.4 billion and Democratic House members $2.8 billion in earmarks in fiscal 2024 spending bills.<br><a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/08/did-republicans-ask-for-7-4-billion-in-earmarks-and-democrats-2-8-billion-in-the-2024-budget/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wisconsinwatch.org/2023/08/did</span><span class="invisible">-republicans-ask-for-7-4-billion-in-earmarks-and-democrats-2-8-billion-in-the-2024-budget/</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/hypocrites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrites</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/earmarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earmarks</span></a></p>
GryphonSK<p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/earmarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earmarks</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/taxwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxwaste</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=hhm-gyVCSwk&amp;feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=hhm-gyVCSw</span><span class="invisible">k&amp;feature=share</span></a></p>
Political IQ<p>House <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> Weigh Targeting So-Called <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Woke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Woke</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Earmarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earmarks</span></a> <a href="https://politicaliq.com/2023/02/27/house-gop-weighs-targeting-woke-earmarks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">politicaliq.com/2023/02/27/hou</span><span class="invisible">se-gop-weighs-targeting-woke-earmarks/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HouseOfRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politicaliq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicaliq</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Poetry News<p>Politicians all know<br>Earmarks bring more dough to flow<br>Democrat or GOP</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/earmarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earmarks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/federalspending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federalspending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/us/politics/gop-federal-spending.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/02/05/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/gop-federal-spending.html</span></a></p>
Marci Harris<p>Happening now:</p><p>Bipartisan Policy Center panel on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earmarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earmarks</span></a> or "Congressionally Directed Spending"</p><p>If your initial response is "ewww" to earmarks, tune in and see if your mind is changed. Turns out (w/appropriate reporting &amp; limits on self-dealing) they are an important way for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to exercise its Article I "power of the purse" AND provide incentives for rank-and-file Members to productively engage.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3IMTY4Rd14" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=f3IMTY4Rd1</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a></p>