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no kings #2
Trump’s proposed budget cuts will hit veterans with a lot of force. Here are some things that are at risk at the current time:
- Eroding the federal workforce. Veterans make up nearly 30% of federal workers (and 6.1% of the total population) so they will be disproportionately affected by federal worker cuts.
- Gutting VA healthcare. The Biden administration was committed to fully staffing the VA healthcare system, and now that same system is facing the loss of 83,000 jobs.
- Destaffing the suicide hotline. There is already an average of 17.6 veteran suicides PER DAY in the US and that’s with a hotline in operation. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among veterans who are under 45 years old. Can you imagine what will happen if that life-saving assistance is just…gone?
- Losing research. Current social science research about substance use, mental health, and other issues as they relate to veterans has been suspended, as has research on how poverty and race impact veterans’ health outcomes.
- Looming cuts to other benefits. This includes Medicaid, SNAP, housing assistance, food assistance, WIC, and so forth.
During Trump’s first term, he said he was committed to expanding veterans’ services. Now, apparently, he doesn’t give a shit.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.19.2025
no kings #1
I’ve been to two protests in life. They were two weeks apart. There’s something in the air* that’s pulling me toward these groups and of course I bring my camera along with me…
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.19.2025
*And that sign is right: a lot people are indeed afraid to speak out.
hands off, 7
“In New York, demonstrators gathered in Bryant Park, holding signs reading ‘Unplug Elon’ and ‘I can read this because there used to be a Department of Education’.”
as reported by aljazeera.com, 4.5.2025
Hands OFF protest
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.5.2025
hands off, 6
“Hands off my education, hands off my social security – you know, I paid into that and I want to receive it back. We have to do whatever it takes so they can hear our voices.”
Jennie Frazier, West Michigan Indivisible
as reported by woodtv.com, 4.5.2025
Hands OFF protest
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.5.2025
hands off, 5
“(Boston Mayor) Michelle Wu said she does not want her children and others to live in a world in which threats and intimidation are government tactics and values like diversity and equality are under attack.”
as reported by apnews.com, 4.5.2025
Hands OFF protest
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.5.2025
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