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The Trump administration is doubling the level of cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde Americans can be exposed to.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Trump administration is doubling the level of cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde Americans can be exposed to.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
Is that going to Make America Healthy Again?
SPEAK UP against this giveaway to the chemical industry.
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Trump's opening words,
"11 MONTHS AGO, I INHERITED A MESS" was perhaps the biggest lie of his entire angry Miller-written speech.
Taco Don inherited a booming economy from Biden, & so far, he's driven it into the ground.
Let's hope MAGATs can separate the salesman from the product.
"11 MONTHS AGO, I INHERITED A MESS" was perhaps the biggest lie of his entire angry Miller-written speech.
Taco Don inherited a booming economy from Biden, & so far, he's driven it into the ground.
Let's hope MAGATs can separate the salesman from the product.
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Trump's opening words,
"11 MONTHS AGO, I INHERITED A MESS" was perhaps the biggest lie of his entire angry Miller-written speech.
Taco Don inherited a booming economy from Biden, & so far, he's driven it into the ground.
Let's hope MAGATs can separate the salesman from the product.
"11 MONTHS AGO, I INHERITED A MESS" was perhaps the biggest lie of his entire angry Miller-written speech.
Taco Don inherited a booming economy from Biden, & so far, he's driven it into the ground.
Let's hope MAGATs can separate the salesman from the product.
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Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Income isn’t supposed to play a role in how much housing assistance FEMA gives families.
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
But in some North Carolina counties, the highest-income homeowners received two to three times as much money after Hurricane Helene as those with lower incomes.
With @theassemblync.bsky.social
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Trump is trying to BAN states from regulating AI in *any* way to protect your safety and privacy.
He couldn't get the votes in Congress to do it—so he's threatening to sue or yank funding from any state that stands up to tech billionaires.
This is a massive, corrupt overreach.
He couldn't get the votes in Congress to do it—so he's threatening to sue or yank funding from any state that stands up to tech billionaires.
This is a massive, corrupt overreach.
December 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Trump is trying to BAN states from regulating AI in *any* way to protect your safety and privacy.
He couldn't get the votes in Congress to do it—so he's threatening to sue or yank funding from any state that stands up to tech billionaires.
This is a massive, corrupt overreach.
He couldn't get the votes in Congress to do it—so he's threatening to sue or yank funding from any state that stands up to tech billionaires.
This is a massive, corrupt overreach.
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Exactly zero veterans think the problem with the VA health care system is that there are *too many* staff providing care.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Exactly zero veterans think the problem with the VA health care system is that there are *too many* staff providing care.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
But Trump's VA has now decided it won't fill thousands of open positions.
We need answers about what this will mean for veterans.
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Washington state has assistance for families affected by the flooding and severe weather. Get more info below. ⬇️ www.dshs.wa.gov/alert/food-b...
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Washington state has assistance for families affected by the flooding and severe weather. Get more info below. ⬇️ www.dshs.wa.gov/alert/food-b...
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So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
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Open Enrollment in Idaho ended Monday—our first look at the very real damage caused by Republican health care sabotage.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.
Thousands of Idahoans cancel health insurance plans on exchange ahead of subsidies ending • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho’s health insurance exchange ended open enrollment with thousands canceling plans ahead of expiring government subsidies.
idahocapitalsun.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Open Enrollment in Idaho ended Monday—our first look at the very real damage caused by Republican health care sabotage.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.
Twice as many people dropped coverage. New enrollments dropped 24%.
Idaho is the canary in the coal mine.
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One reason why Republicans won't extend expiring ACA subsidies?
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One reason why Republicans won't extend expiring ACA subsidies?
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Massive Layoffs at the Dept of #Education Erode Its #CivilRights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve #discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org/article/educ...
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve #discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org/article/educ...
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Massive Layoffs at the Dept of #Education Erode Its #CivilRights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve #discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org/article/educ...
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve #discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org/article/educ...
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A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deaths
Millions of Kids in the U.S. Are Losing Insurance, and Some Will Get Sicker and Die from Cancer
A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deaths.
www.scientificamerican.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deaths
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In a highly unusual move, the EPA is revising an assessment of the health dangers posed by formaldehyde, a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In a highly unusual move, the EPA is revising an assessment of the health dangers posed by formaldehyde, a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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Lawmakers requested the report after a 2023 ProPublica and @post-gazette.com investigation revealed that the FDA had received hundreds of complaints over many years about defective breathing machines and never ordered a recall.
Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them.
The FDA’s complaint-tracking system for medical devices allowed Philips to obscure when it knew about dangerous CPAPs. New reporting shows the regulatory lapses extend to many devices and companies.
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lawmakers requested the report after a 2023 ProPublica and @post-gazette.com investigation revealed that the FDA had received hundreds of complaints over many years about defective breathing machines and never ordered a recall.
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This was my message yesterday while the sun was still shining: some of the toughest days are still ahead for Washington state.
Listen to local officials, stay alert. But know that everyone is stepping up to help their neighbors, and we'll get through this together.
Listen to local officials, stay alert. But know that everyone is stepping up to help their neighbors, and we'll get through this together.
December 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This was my message yesterday while the sun was still shining: some of the toughest days are still ahead for Washington state.
Listen to local officials, stay alert. But know that everyone is stepping up to help their neighbors, and we'll get through this together.
Listen to local officials, stay alert. But know that everyone is stepping up to help their neighbors, and we'll get through this together.
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WASHINGTON STATE: It can't be said enough, even as flood waters recede in some areas, we are not out of the woods yet.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
WA flood dangers are not over as more rain in the forecast, officials warn
Washington state and federal officials warned tougher days may still be ahead as the current dry spell will give way to another storm system in the next couple days.
www.seattletimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
WASHINGTON STATE: It can't be said enough, even as flood waters recede in some areas, we are not out of the woods yet.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
Please stay alert and follow instructions from local officials to keep yourself and first responders safe.
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📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
December 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
📽️ WATCH: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, which led to 18 million hens being killed and a spike in egg prices, the Department of Agriculture didn’t investigate whether the virus was airborne.
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
But ProPublica did.
@natlash.bsky.social breaks it down: propub.li/4iVcYfD
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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Thirteen years ago, we lost 20 students and 6 staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
We honor the memories of the lives lost in this tragedy and renew our commitment to fighting for sensible gun laws that will ensure the safety and security of our communities.
We honor the memories of the lives lost in this tragedy and renew our commitment to fighting for sensible gun laws that will ensure the safety and security of our communities.
December 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thirteen years ago, we lost 20 students and 6 staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
We honor the memories of the lives lost in this tragedy and renew our commitment to fighting for sensible gun laws that will ensure the safety and security of our communities.
We honor the memories of the lives lost in this tragedy and renew our commitment to fighting for sensible gun laws that will ensure the safety and security of our communities.
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LET YOUR NEIGHBORS KNOW: STAY OUT OF FLOOD WATER! Help spread the word and keep doing your part to stay safe!
December 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
LET YOUR NEIGHBORS KNOW: STAY OUT OF FLOOD WATER! Help spread the word and keep doing your part to stay safe!
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Utah needs a striking amount of energy in the next 5 years.
The governor has pledged to double production over the next decade.
But lawmakers, with the governor's acquiescence, is passing laws that stand in the way of the fastest growing energy source: solar.
www.propublica.org/article/utah...
The governor has pledged to double production over the next decade.
But lawmakers, with the governor's acquiescence, is passing laws that stand in the way of the fastest growing energy source: solar.
www.propublica.org/article/utah...
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Utah needs a striking amount of energy in the next 5 years.
The governor has pledged to double production over the next decade.
But lawmakers, with the governor's acquiescence, is passing laws that stand in the way of the fastest growing energy source: solar.
www.propublica.org/article/utah...
The governor has pledged to double production over the next decade.
But lawmakers, with the governor's acquiescence, is passing laws that stand in the way of the fastest growing energy source: solar.
www.propublica.org/article/utah...
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Republicans new healthcare proposal is selling you a scam and calling it “patient power.”
The $1,000 HSA sounds great until you learn it can’t pay your premiums and leaves you paying thousands more per year anyway.
This isn’t healthcare reform. It’s healthcare destruction disguised as freedom.
The $1,000 HSA sounds great until you learn it can’t pay your premiums and leaves you paying thousands more per year anyway.
This isn’t healthcare reform. It’s healthcare destruction disguised as freedom.
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Republicans new healthcare proposal is selling you a scam and calling it “patient power.”
The $1,000 HSA sounds great until you learn it can’t pay your premiums and leaves you paying thousands more per year anyway.
This isn’t healthcare reform. It’s healthcare destruction disguised as freedom.
The $1,000 HSA sounds great until you learn it can’t pay your premiums and leaves you paying thousands more per year anyway.
This isn’t healthcare reform. It’s healthcare destruction disguised as freedom.
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She’s getting absolutely SMOKED. Good.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
She’s getting absolutely SMOKED. Good.