Billionaires get a tax cut. Big Bird gets laid off.

Congrats, Trump voters. You defunded kindness for nothing!

Beneath the dignity of the White House doesn’t even begin to describe the @WhiteHouse accounts

Trump Dares SCOTUS To Do Something About His Blatant Defiance A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...

Trump is testing how far he can go before the system breaks. Ignoring a Supreme Court order isn’t defiance. It’s dictatorship territory.

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The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches?

Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.

See the problem?

'Federal government will be damaged': Former IRS official on plan to share immigrant data with ICE The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without l...

The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status.

(via @wbur.org)

A GOP-controlled state appeals court ruled last week that over 65,000 lawful votes cast in North Carolina's Supreme Court race can be thrown out — potentially handing the race to the Republican candidate.

This is what stealing an election actually looks like.

U.S.D.A. Freezes Funding for Maine Amid Battle Over Transgender Athletes The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.

There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.

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Trump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homes The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.

Most Accurate Headline of the Day 🏆

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MASSIVE SHIFT

Pro-democracy channels on YouTube are now growing faster than right-wing channels for the first time.

MeidasTouch is proud to lead the way as the fastest-growing YouTube channel in Q1 2025.

Keep this momentum going: YouTube.com/@meidastouch

Cory Booker Reveals How He Refrained From Using Bathroom During His 25-Hour Speech A truly impressive feat 👏🏼

What an impressive feat.

Two workers laboring in a Bakersfield area almond orchard

Erik shared this picture of his coworkers near Bakersfield CA. They are ensuring the trees have the necessary water and nutrients as well as the branches being able to support the weight of the future nuts. They work for minimum wage during this time. #WeFeedYou

REPORTER: “The markets are WAY down. Worst day in years.”

TRUMP: “I think it’s going very well.” 🙃

BREAKING: Trump Says Tariffs Plan is Going "Well" as Markets have Worst Day Since 2020 Here’s your evening news rundown—but first, a quick thank you.

BREAKING: Trump Says Tariffs Plan is Going "Well" as Markets have Worst Day Since 2020.

I break down all the news right here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Brutal day for stocks: Dow plunges almost 1,700 points on new Trump tariffs President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imported goods, which were higher and broader than many expected. The new import taxes are expected to raise prices and slow growth in the U.S., while pus...

At close of day, the Dow fell 1,679 points, or almost 4%. The broader S&P 500 index sank 4.8% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index dropped 5.9%.

CNBC anchor on Trump’s tariffs: “This… is worse than the worst-case scenario.”

There was zero reason for these tariffs—we’re not at war, the economy wasn’t struggling and we had strong trade partners. This is economic sabotage, plain & simple. Folks on the right not to stop pretending he’s helping.

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project Golden Age

The dollar is in free fall, stock market is down, and the price of groceries is up. Is this the “Golden Age” Trump promised you?

BREAKING: Donald Trump Invokes Wartime Authority To Start Deportations Donald Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to begin deportations, reports show ICE officials tortured a green card holder in Boston, Trump launches a massive military operation in Yemen.

BREAKING: Donald Trump has invoked wartime authority under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to begin deportations, reports show ICE officials tortured a green card holder in Boston, Trump launches a massive military operation in Yemen. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

JUST IN: Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

A worker standing in the middle of a road next to a field wearing a face mask to protect herself from dust

Graciela shares, "I have been working in the fields in Salinas, CA for 20 years. I have worked in many types of harvests. Working in the fields is not easy. We work when it is very hot, when it is very cold when it is raining and when the ground becomes very muddy." #WeFeedYou

🔥 Gov Tim Walz in red districts dropping truth bombs 💣

Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DHOl0mL...

Chuck Schumer has a book tour starting this week.

It would be a damn shame if people showed up to let him know how they feel about his capitulation on the short-term spending bill passed by the Senate Friday afternoon.

@schumer.senate.gov

I hate to say ‘I told you so’ but… I told you so.

Seven years ago:

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Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives.

Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.

RFK JR on Measles Outbreaks just now: "It is not unusual. There are measles outbreaks every year."

It is actually very unusual. This is the first Measles death in the US in 10 years.

A worker pruning grapevines

Armando leaves his home at 4am to work pruning grapes near Merced CA. He earns 40 cents for each vine he prunes and some days falls short of the quota but he is grateful for any work during the winter. #WeFeedYou