This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’ Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 November

Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’

Ronald Reagan opposed tariffs.

In 1987, he told us exactly what would play out when a knucklehead like Trump enacts tariffs

• More and more people are buying groceries on credit
• Soy bean farmers are operating in the red
• People are losing jobs

Tariffs, natonalism & fascism failed in the 1930s

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

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This Is What—and Who—We’re Losing in RFK’s Purge The story of one scientist, a career in public health, and the crisis at the CDC.

"Long the envy of the world for its capabilities and expertise, the CDC finds itself no longer able to advocate for what its scientists believe the best available research shows." This is very bad!

Translation: We billionaires need massive amounts of electricity for our AI to make us trillionaires and put people out of work, and we thank you for being able to convince so many dopes into paying a lot more on their electric bills over the next few years to make it happen.

On the Left we're freaking out over finding our own Joe Rogan and the details of creator contracts. Meanwhile the Right is straight up taking over legacy media outlet by outlet.

Soybeans are collapsing because China isn’t buying them. The farm economy is in deep trouble. Because of our needless trade war that we are clearly losing.

Maybe farmers will wake up

RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history

BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.

Pritzker: It appears they are amassing ICE officers… It’s been reported that about 300 officers are planning to come in and do what they did in LA — terrorize neighborhoods and cause mayhem. Their plan is to create enough chaos on the ground that troops will have to be called in

Your government is breaking: EPA edition Scientists purged, imaginary gold bars for the rubes

New, from me: The EPA is breaking.
*About 1 in 4 employees out
*Core research unit closed down
*Employees suspended and fired for writing letter for dissent
*Trump judicial appointees OK'd cancelling of $20 billion climate change program
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How Disinformation About the Minnesota Shooting Spread Like Wildfire on X Under Elon Musk's leadership, X has become the perfect platform to supercharge the spread of dangerous disinformation during breaking news events.

Here's how X and Elon Musk helped to weaponize disinformation about the Minneapolis school shooting

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i cannot overstate how extraordinary it is for federal civil servants to do this

Massie: "The Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing ... they're allowing the DOJ to curate all of the information that the DOJ is giving them ... the perpetrators are being protected"

WAKE UP!

The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein deserve justice. They deserve to be heard.

Today at 10:30 AM EST / 7:30 AM PST, they’re speaking live at a press conference. The system tried to bury the truth, but these voices are rising anyway.

Watch. Share. Don’t look away.
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Besides bold letters to world leaders, Trump is working on a subtler tariff strategy President Trump and his administration have been studying new sectoral tariffs that could cover a broad part of the American economy.

President Trump and his administration have been studying new sectoral tariffs that could cover a broad part of the American economy.

Keep your eye on this one.

The Old Glory Club is a far-right, antisemitic men’s club spreading quietly across the country. It started in 2022 and now has at least 26 chapters in 20 states. Members include military personnel, lawyers, and even civil servants.

Men with power and access.
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So, shitty day!

I’m pissed, but mostly I’m just sad for the millions of people who will suffer because of what Republicans did today.

Many, if not most, are Trump voters. And most probably have no idea what this law will actually mean for them.

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Terrifying.

This is David Valadao (R-CA). If he votes for this bill,
65,140 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
60,580 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
3,612 energy jobs in his district could be lost.

This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill,
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.

A $1 Trillion Medicaid Cut Is THIS Close to Happening. Here’s What It’d Look Like. Republicans are about to slash a lifeline for the needy. In North Carolina, people are preparing for chaos and calamity.

"On Friday, Trump said that Democratic policies would destroy Medicaid but the Republican bill would make it 'better,' or even 'perfect.' It’s about as blatant a lie as you’ll see in politics."

Don't forget: Stephen Miller makes money off deportation.

This is beyond unconscionable. How can we stop this?

Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts

A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️

We won’t “get over” it, Mitch.

Media Peeps and Advocates:

🚨 URGENT URGENT URGENT 🚨

Arrested at the Senate building today, disabled activist Carol Olinger needs insulin and dialysis NOW!

Circulate and make some noise.

Thank you!

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.

This is why we must fix the system.