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One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina. Trump has announced his intention to end it all, saying the federal grant program amounts to "woke handouts."

may 25, 2025, 10:30 pm • 191 79

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Gaillardia Press @gaillardiapress.bsky.social

"Woke handouts" of negligible amounts = bad. Six-figure presidential bribes = good. Right?

may 26, 2025, 1:11 am • 0 0 • view
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pastajoe.bsky.social @pastajoe.bsky.social

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may 25, 2025, 10:34 pm • 4 1 • view
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sunluvindawgz.bsky.social @sunluvindawgz.bsky.social

Funny how the dumb fuck who always falls asleep, in court, at funerals, state dinners, ECT. Has a problem with being "woke". 😂

may 25, 2025, 10:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Melissa @melhig1.bsky.social

It's amazing to me that they're all too dense to understand the difference between a handout to someone and an investment in someone.

may 25, 2025, 10:44 pm • 2 0 • view
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MrsPither🇺🇦 @mrspither.bsky.social

My library got one of those grants. The services & equipment we have been able to provide have made a huge difference for people in our area. Equipment, Internet access, & knowing how to use them are essential in today's society. These grants are investments in people, not handouts. That's good woke

may 25, 2025, 11:55 pm • 1 0 • view
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John Stofko @johnlukisstofko.bsky.social

Trump is a TYRANT

may 25, 2025, 11:02 pm • 1 1 • view
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Jakob G. @jakobgamertsfelder.bsky.social

If Trump doesn't get a free laptop. Nobody does. He needs his mafia cut.

may 25, 2025, 10:34 pm • 1 0 • view
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onyxrane.bsky.social @onyxrane.bsky.social

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may 25, 2025, 10:49 pm • 0 0 • view
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jerry-gr.bsky.social @jerry-gr.bsky.social

But this free airplane is a great deal!

may 25, 2025, 10:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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Resist! @resist77.bsky.social

The resistance stands for equal access.

may 25, 2025, 10:32 pm • 0 0 • view
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sdk3.bsky.social @sdk3.bsky.social

The only handouts Trump and his sycophants want to give are to the ultra wealthy. They are actively working to hurt everyone else.

may 25, 2025, 10:44 pm • 0 0 • view
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n0n13.bsky.social @n0n13.bsky.social

Trump has no idea the negative impact these random cuts cause … and doesn’t care unfortunately

may 26, 2025, 7:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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kperk33.bsky.social @kperk33.bsky.social

And the cult doesn’t care. Even if it does end up affecting them, they will blame Biden

may 25, 2025, 11:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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CarrieT 🗽 ⚖️ 🇺🇸 🐶 📚 🛩 🌏 🐘 🗳 ⛩️ 😆 🎶 🪙 🤷‍♀️ @uclabruin1998.bsky.social

Oh well, Trump voters. 🤷‍♀️

may 25, 2025, 10:34 pm • 0 0 • view
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📚Laura Weatherspoon🌳 @lauraweatherspoon.bsky.social

“Woke” as used by the Right, including Trump, used to mean women, POC, & LGBTQ. Now it’s expanding to include poor people. So anything that any level of government—city, county, state, or national—does for non-millionaires is now “woke.”

may 26, 2025, 12:37 am • 1 0 • view
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dnrdiamond.bsky.social @dnrdiamond.bsky.social

"Handouts" are only ok to the Trump regime if they are given to billionaires or corporations so they can hoard money and kill the people and planet. Eat the rich 🍽️

may 25, 2025, 10:31 pm • 6 0 • view
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Steve Barbie @stevebarbie.bsky.social

It would have been even better if it had been called the Digital Equity Initiative 😀

may 26, 2025, 3:13 am • 0 0 • view
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Nancy @classicnal.bsky.social

The only handouts to be tolerated are the ones going to Trump personally.

may 25, 2025, 10:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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Hypergraphic @hypergraphic.bsky.social

In case of a major disaster, we're on our own. But, hey, Trump has his new plane and a military parade coming up for his birthday. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

may 29, 2025, 2:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Toni @tonim68.bsky.social

The reason he's targeting it is because the word "equity" is in the act, and he's too fkng stupid to know what that word actually means.

may 25, 2025, 10:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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LibrarianWho @librarianwho.bsky.social

What load of BS these are services we paid for… not his stupid golf trips and tv dinner galas.

may 25, 2025, 10:32 pm • 1 0 • view
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thomaslawrence88.bsky.social @thomaslawrence88.bsky.social

No reason the states cannot fund such efforts. The states have full taxing authority.

may 29, 2025, 1:45 am • 0 0 • view
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besttimeofall.bsky.social @besttimeofall.bsky.social

It’s “woke” when it’s assistance for everyday Americans and not the assistance, aka tax breaks, for billionaires.

may 25, 2025, 10:36 pm • 0 1 • view
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CatDet @catdet.bsky.social

He thinks “equity” automatically means “black.” Doesn’t realize it helps poor whites as well. As in the people who voted for him.

may 25, 2025, 10:42 pm • 0 0 • view