Wed, 3/19/25 Flashcards
What decisions has Judge Boasberg (Deportation to El Salvador’s case) made that show he has ruled for conservatives & doesn’t decide only for the radical left?
Originally appointed by George W. Bush, he has decided that Hilary Clinton isn’t release 1,000’s of emails from her private server requested by the conservative legal group Judicial Watch & release of Trump’s personal tax returns.
What does stagnation mean?
Stagflation is a term for an economic situation that combines high inflation, stagnant economic growth, and high unemployment. The word is a combination of “stagnation” and “inflation”. British politician Iain Macleod coined the term in 1965 to describe the UK economy at the time. The US adopted the term in the 1970s to describe its own economy. Stagflation can erode purchasing power due to high unemployment and rapid inflation
What investigations & fines is Elon Musk getting out of?
Dept of Transportation/FFA had several investigation going on with Tesla along with $630,000 in fines against Space X, & investigations starting on the first SpaceX rocket, which since has had a 2nd rocket loss. The DOT inspector General was fired by Trump and musk pressured the head of the FAA to resign.
The inspector General of USAID was investigating Starlink terminals given to Ukraine when Musk dismantled USAID and Trump fired the Inspector General of USAID
Over 300 complaints on Tesla were submitted to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau () which Trump fire the director and staff were told they could do no work.
Musk tweeted, “Delete CFPB,” a week after CFPB announced a rule that would put Musk’s plans for X to collaborate with Visa to offer real time payment system on X & draw examination of X’s procedures.
Department of Labor
The Trump/musk doge team has access to what information at the Social Security agency
Social Security numbers, medical records, mental health records, hospitalization records, drivers license numbers, bank and credit information, tax information, income, history, work history, birth, and marriage certificates, and home and work addresses
What reason did the experts on the doge team at Social Security agency identify as the reason they needed unlimited access to the Social Security agencies entire record system?
They didn’t give any reason.
