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Trump’s youngest son just sealed a $2 BILLION crypto deal with a firm tied to the UAE royal family that'll enrich the Trump family.

This is what state-sanctioned corruption looks like and every Republican in Congress who stays silent about it is betraying their constituents.
May 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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School voucher programs like the one Idaho just created are pitched as enabling “school choice” but in reality tend to benefit families that have already chosen private schools, research has found.

By @audreydutton.bsky.social
Idaho Gave Families $50M to Spend on Private Education. Then It Ended a $30M Program Used by Public School Families.
A Republican lawmaker said ending an Idaho program that helped public school students buy laptops and other materials wasn’t linked to the creation of a private school tax credit. The state’s most…
www.propublica.org
April 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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April 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Kristi Noem’s bag has been stolen at a restaurant with her passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, blank checks, and $3,000 in cash.
Noem’s purse containing DHS access badge, $3K in cash stolen at DC restaurant
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse, containing $3,000 in cash and her DHS access badge, was stolen Sunday night at a restaurant in downtown Washington, an official …
thehill.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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The House Introduces Bill to Ban Abortion Nationwide.

Remember when Trump said he wasn’t going to implement a total abortion ban? Yeah, well here’s the bill proposing a nationwide abortion ban.

Just another egregious LIE to add to the long list of lies from this corrupt administration.
January 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Feeling "insulted and confused" is the point. I highly recommend folks revisit some of the secret speeches and recorded conversations with Russ Vought from a few months ago.
January 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM