Roberta Taub Abel
@robabel.bsky.social
Trump Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Medicaid Cuts politicalwire.com/2025/02/26/t...
Trump Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Medicaid Cuts
A new Hart Research poll found 71% of voters who backed Donald Trump said cutting Medicaid would be unacceptable. Voters overall were even more opposed to it, with 82% saying so.
politicalwire.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Medicaid Cuts politicalwire.com/2025/02/26/t...
36% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...
'Explicit' Sex Claims ‘Exaggerated,’ Black and LGBTQ+ Characters Overwhelmingly Targeted, New Book Ban Analysis Finds
A new PEN America analysis of books banned during the 2023-2024 school year shows which stories were disproportionately removed from shelves — and debunks “exaggerated” claims about books that feature...
people.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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I encourage everyone to support Marc and his team’s work. They are responsible for beating back countless attempts by the GOP to diminish our voting rights.
Marc is an American hero in the truest sense of the word.
Marc is an American hero in the truest sense of the word.
November 27, 2024 at 2:57 AM
I encourage everyone to support Marc and his team’s work. They are responsible for beating back countless attempts by the GOP to diminish our voting rights.
Marc is an American hero in the truest sense of the word.
Marc is an American hero in the truest sense of the word.
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1. Looking more and more like we’re going to enter the Trump administration with a 217-215 House of Representatives.
This is due to Trump poaching a few members for his administration.
But a two-seat margin puts the GOP in a very rough position.
This is due to Trump poaching a few members for his administration.
But a two-seat margin puts the GOP in a very rough position.
November 27, 2024 at 4:07 AM
1. Looking more and more like we’re going to enter the Trump administration with a 217-215 House of Representatives.
This is due to Trump poaching a few members for his administration.
But a two-seat margin puts the GOP in a very rough position.
This is due to Trump poaching a few members for his administration.
But a two-seat margin puts the GOP in a very rough position.
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This is getting overlooked, but the whole premise of Trump's threat of tariffs is based on a lie. He's claiming Mexico must be bullied into stopping migrants. But Mexico is *already* doing this. That's a big reason crossings have dropped. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1888...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1888...
Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam
Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s threat of tariffs revealed truths that the president-elect doesn’t want Americans to know.
newrepublic.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:08 PM
This is getting overlooked, but the whole premise of Trump's threat of tariffs is based on a lie. He's claiming Mexico must be bullied into stopping migrants. But Mexico is *already* doing this. That's a big reason crossings have dropped. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1888...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/1888...
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Donald Trump’s cabinet picks have been eclectic and often controversial but a unifying theme is emerging, experts say, with the US president-elect’s nominees offering staunch support to fossil fuels and either downplaying or denying the climate crisis caused by the burning of these fuels.
Climate denial a unifying theme of Trump’s cabinet picks, experts say
Loyalists selected for important roles have offered staunch support to fossil fuels and downplayed climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Donald Trump’s cabinet picks have been eclectic and often controversial but a unifying theme is emerging, experts say, with the US president-elect’s nominees offering staunch support to fossil fuels and either downplaying or denying the climate crisis caused by the burning of these fuels.
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Did the Truth sign hit Vivek over the head again at Mar-a-Lago???
November 28, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Did the Truth sign hit Vivek over the head again at Mar-a-Lago???