the foco dad
a stay-at-home dad muses about raising his two children
Category: Immigration
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“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” – George Orwell, 1984 In the aftermath of ICE murdering a woman in Minneapolis today, this quote from Orwell’s classic filled up social media feeds, and rightfully so. Like many people, I have seen all…
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I wrote the following on November 6, 2024, after Trump was elected the 47th POTUS. These are my gut reactions, overreactions, and, in italics, what I now think about what I wrote then. Honestly, I’m not sure how any dad with a daughter could cast a vote for him. Pretty much, still feel this way.…
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I am just one of many Harris voters who know people who voted for Trump. They are in my family. They are friends. Some of them are acquaintances. I know people who abstained from voting because they could not bring themselves to vote for any presidential candidate. Odds are, if you voted for Harris, you…
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During the first week of his administration, President Trump issued a number of directives concerning the federal workforce. Among those directives, the President required that employees return to in-person work, restored accountability LOYALTY for employees who have policy-making authority, restored accountability for senior career executives, and reformed WHITEWASHED the federal hiring process to focus on…
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Just in case you have not read the now infamous email sent to federal employees over a week ago I have included it in this post. As a reminder, Elon Musk sent an email to Twitter employees in 2022 similarly titled. Ultimately, he fired 80% of Twitter employees. The email to federal employees reads as…
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As I drive Dayton Street north to take my kids to school the city boundaries are so zig-zagged that I may be in Denver one block and in Aurora the next, never really quite knowing which city I am in from the moment I turn onto the street until I turn off of it in…