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Trump’s Megabill Is a Boon to the Rich. Here Are the Exceptions. - Barron’s A few rich couples will have to pay more. So 😢

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NEW: For the second legislative session, lawmakers have withdrawn funding for a company selling kits that promise to help find missing kids after ProPublica and @texastribune.org reported there’s no evidence to support that claim.

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This particular fact is hardly a surprise, especially without further details, but I like the direction this is going.

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Are we great yet?

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He voted for the fucking bill.

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Why millions of Americans would lose health insurance under House spending bill… -cnbc This will be the biggest retraction in health insurance this country has ever experienced.

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Hmmm.

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Speaker Mike Johnson blasted Elon Musk as "terribly wrong" after the billionaire called the GOP megabill a "disgusting abomination."

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Musk’s megabill criticism is frustrating GOP lawmakers. “I like Elon Musk,” Sen. Kevin Cramer said, “but he’s one man.”

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I feel safer already.

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Apparently Marge didn’t read the bill before she voted for it.

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Holy shit! Found more documents being removed from government websites. This report by the House Judiciary Committee has been removed from the website. I found an archive of the original PDF that was apparently removed a few weeks ago. Why censor these facts?

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Henceforth please refer to the Senator from Iowa as Joni Hearse

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In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.

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Lots of people asking about my plans for the 2028 election. I have a new, radical two-step process I intend to deploy: 1. Vote for my preferred candidate in the primary 2. Vote for whichever dem wins the primary in the general

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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...

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“I saw an iridescent biosphere teeming w/life..I didn’t see the economy. But since our human..systems treat everything, including the very life-support systems of our planet, as the wholly owned subsidiary of the global economy, it’s obvious from the vantage point of space that we’re living a lie.”

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NEW: A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities. By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social

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President Trump said he was going to bring the Kennedy Center “back” from the brink. Instead, subscriptions to the arts organization have dropped by more than a third since he took over. https://trib.al/Sj9TH6A

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Look at this. Representative Rob Bresnahan said he would ban stock trading when he got into Congress in January. Since then, he's traded 530 times.

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“If you wonder whether Medicaid is important in Iowa… more than 600,000 Iowans are enrolled in Medicaid. That’s almost 20 percent of the state, including 2 in 5 children. 50 percent of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. So… the funding is life or death for many,” Sen. Ernst. -Dan Rather

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Wildfires across Canada are causing smoke to spread across North America, as far as Florida. A reminder that particulates in wildfire smoke can cause short- and long-term health issues. An excellent way to protect yourself is to wear a well-fitting mask like an N95.

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Tesla Takedown in Boston.

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So it’s not “Big & beautiful”?

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The Big, Beautiful Bill will "massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt,” Elon Musk wrote, then posting, “Congress is making America bankrupt.” Musk is unfortunately correct. https://trib.al/yu4WXxC

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Senator Joni Ernst Dismisses Medicaid Cuts Killing People: 'Well, We're All Going to Die' - Rolling Stone It's acutely clear that Americans are seeing through the lies Republican lawmakers are pushing about their legislation to make the rich richer at the expense of the poor.

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www.politico.Com Tesla on Thursday blasted plans to phase out the clean-energy tax credits and terminate most credits for electric vehicles at the end of the year, arguing it would “threaten America’s energy independence and the reliability of our grid.” It would also threaten U.S. aotomakers.

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Earlier this month, Kennedy did say something that is worth following: He said the public should not look to him for medical advice. Considering how much information in his signature report appears to be made up, that sounds like a good idea. https://trib.al/pk4y4nU

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Trump's tax-cut bill includes provision to weaken court powers - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru... A terrible provision prevents courts from enforcing contempt in cases against the government.

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‘What a meltdown!!’ Trump triggered like never before - NJ.com TACO “What’s hilarious about this whole thing is there has to be people in the admin who know about this stuff and everyone is afraid to tell him bad news. So we get to see him lose his shit for the first time live on tv,”

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Trump’s budget would slash 830,000 jobs and raise energy costs by more than $16 billion - Fast Company One year after Joe Biden’s IRA act was signed into law, it had already created more than 170,600 clean energy jobs. Democrats work for the middle class.

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Not to mention…

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Medicaid cuts in the tax bill lead to health provider cost shifting that raises the premiums on private insurance. Less of our community will be insured and those that are have higher costs. Tell our Senators to vote against making care more expensive: Fetterman 215 241-1090 McCormick 202 224-6324

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The cuts in the GOP bill were authored by congressmembers who not only attended college, but in many cases went to Ivy League schools and hold advanced degrees. https://trib.al/Qy2d1Nd

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China, the world’s largest polluter just delivered some good climate news - Vox China deployed vastly more wind, solar, and nuclear power — sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide — at a pace faster than its electricity demand growth.

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Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives. By Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social

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Thank you 🙏🏼 Thank you Thank you

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The joke’s on Trump when it comes to that Qatari jumbo jet- NJ.com Qatari officials had a problem: They were stuck with this jumbo jet, “a palace in the sky” — expensive to operate and maintain, and one of the remaining gas-guzzling planes they have been trying to unload. Along came Donald Trump.

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He was 17 and enlisted in the Marines. Fought on Iwo Jima and came home a different man. He was the best Dad for 11 years of my life. Willis past away at 42 in 1969 due to his heart. I’m proud of my Dad and all of those who served.

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Oh gee, Joe Biden was senile but somehow he was running the best post-Covid economy in the world, supporting Ukraine & democracy everywhere, had great relationships with our allies, had Medicare negotiating with drug companies & way more. I’ll take senility.

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For those who sacrificed all, and the ones who will never forget them.

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The House Budget Reconciliation Bill effect on income groups:

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This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. They're trying to get away with it again.

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