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The central ideas in the OBBB law — cutting taxes for the wealthy, slashing health and food aid for the poor, pouring enormous amounts of cash into deportation (larger that the entire Russian Military’s budget) and blowing up the federal debt. Is this what voters wanted?
July 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The central ideas in the OBBB law — cutting taxes for the wealthy, slashing health and food aid for the poor, pouring enormous amounts of cash into deportation (larger that the entire Russian Military’s budget) and blowing up the federal debt. Is this what voters wanted?
Cuts to Medicaid will cost lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/u...
‘Tears My Heart to Pieces’: North Carolina Braces for Medicaid Cuts
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July 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Cuts to Medicaid will cost lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/u...
I want to know from Republicans, why is making the wealthy even more wealthy more important than the health care of Americans?
July 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I want to know from Republicans, why is making the wealthy even more wealthy more important than the health care of Americans?
“Congress has enacted cuts of nearly a trillion dollars to the Medicaid program. No matter how often repeated, the magnitude of these reductions — and the number of individuals who will lose health coverage — cannot be simply dismissed as waste, fraud, and abuse.”
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House passes final version of One Big Beautiful Bill Act | AHA News
The House July 3 voted 218-214 to pass the final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), which enacts many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and...
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July 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Congress has enacted cuts of nearly a trillion dollars to the Medicaid program. No matter how often repeated, the magnitude of these reductions — and the number of individuals who will lose health coverage — cannot be simply dismissed as waste, fraud, and abuse.”
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The Trump administration is ruining the US brand and has diminished American wealth by 20%
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Trump ‘eroding’ US brand, has made the country 20% poorer, Citadel chief says
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin told Semafor Wednesday that there are ‘no great opportunities’ in today’s rattled markets.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Trump administration is ruining the US brand and has diminished American wealth by 20%
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
Trump's policies on trade, economy, manufacturing, research, energy, and education feel stuck in the 1950s. His outdated views undermine U.S. innovation and excellence. To make matters worse, he's surrounded by clowns for advisors, compounding the damage. It will take years to recover- if we can.
April 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump's policies on trade, economy, manufacturing, research, energy, and education feel stuck in the 1950s. His outdated views undermine U.S. innovation and excellence. To make matters worse, he's surrounded by clowns for advisors, compounding the damage. It will take years to recover- if we can.
Trump's tariff policies offer no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow—only long-term devastation for the U.S. economy. The U.S., having designed the framework of global trade, has historically benefited more than other nations. I fail to see any upside to this misguided approach.
April 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Trump's tariff policies offer no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow—only long-term devastation for the U.S. economy. The U.S., having designed the framework of global trade, has historically benefited more than other nations. I fail to see any upside to this misguided approach.
El Salvador is not holding prisoners on behalf of the U.S. Since there was no legal due process, the more accurate term would be 'concentration camps' rather than prisons. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concent...
Concentration camp - Wikipedia
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April 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
El Salvador is not holding prisoners on behalf of the U.S. Since there was no legal due process, the more accurate term would be 'concentration camps' rather than prisons. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concent...
I’m concerned about the brain drain already underway in the US.
Innovation has fueled our economy.
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Innovation has fueled our economy.
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75% of scientists in US weigh leaving amid Trump ‘disruptions to science,’ poll finds
Nature stipulated that the poll “is not a representative sample of the general population of US researchers.”
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April 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I’m concerned about the brain drain already underway in the US.
Innovation has fueled our economy.
amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Innovation has fueled our economy.
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By the conclusion of this summer, our classification as a democracy may no longer hold. www.usnews.com/news/best-co...
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March 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
By the conclusion of this summer, our classification as a democracy may no longer hold. www.usnews.com/news/best-co...
Trump Chaos bad for economy
Moody’s Chief Economist Warns Trump Chaos Will Choke Economy www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
Moody’s Chief Economist Warns Trump Chaos Will Choke Economy www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Trump Chaos bad for economy
Moody’s Chief Economist Warns Trump Chaos Will Choke Economy www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
Moody’s Chief Economist Warns Trump Chaos Will Choke Economy www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...
The United States has long championed democracy and supported democratic nations. So why are we now aligning with an authoritarian regime against a country striving to maintain its freedom? The Trump administration is betraying the legacy of the veterans who fought in World War II.
March 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The United States has long championed democracy and supported democratic nations. So why are we now aligning with an authoritarian regime against a country striving to maintain its freedom? The Trump administration is betraying the legacy of the veterans who fought in World War II.
21 Doge workers (more than 1/3) resign rather than help Musk and Trump dismantle critical public services.
apnews.com/article/doge... Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
apnews.com/article/doge... Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle ...
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February 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
21 Doge workers (more than 1/3) resign rather than help Musk and Trump dismantle critical public services.
apnews.com/article/doge... Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
apnews.com/article/doge... Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Why would we dismiss brilliant researchers who were working on treatments and cures for Alzheimer’s and dementia? Who supports this move other than Trump and Musk? We can do better as a nation. I can't fathom how much progress we'll lose due to this shortsightedness.
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Trump administration fires workers at NIH's Alzheimer's research center, including incoming director
The center's incoming director was among those terminated.
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February 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Why would we dismiss brilliant researchers who were working on treatments and cures for Alzheimer’s and dementia? Who supports this move other than Trump and Musk? We can do better as a nation. I can't fathom how much progress we'll lose due to this shortsightedness.
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abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Minnesota – the least dependent state on federal aid – pays nearly $6.88 in taxes for each dollar it receives back. The 5 states least reliant on federal aid are all blue states.
February 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Minnesota – the least dependent state on federal aid – pays nearly $6.88 in taxes for each dollar it receives back. The 5 states least reliant on federal aid are all blue states.