Ben Marcy

TRUMP'S BIG UGLY BILL: • Forces nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, the largest cut to the life-saving program ever by a factor of FOUR • Gives ICE a larger budget than many militaries around the world • Eliminates funding for green energy • Strips healthcare away from 5% of Americans • Kicks 11.8 million people off SNAP benefits • Represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in US history

House Minority Leader Jeffries has been speaking for nearly five hours, which buys us more time to put some last-minute pressure on Republicans.

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A tweet from @reesejgorman: New: During a meeting with Mods in the WH, Trump told members that if they want to win elections, they shouldn’t touch: Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security “But we’re touching Medicaid in this bill,” one member responded to Trump, per 3 sources.

Whoops, Trump admits the big ugly bill is political suicide... while whipping votes for the bill.

He has no idea what's in this monstrosity, but wants it passed as quickly as possible.

I served as a summer intern with your office many years ago. I was always proud to say I chose working in your office over, then, Senator Obama’s because of the care and thoughtfulness of you and your staff. Today, I don’t know how to feel about that time.

When he was a few months old, my cat, with the aide of a rope on the handle in his mouth, threw a hunting knife in my general direction. Yesterday, he slapped a box cutter off a table near my feet. All these years and the old man still hasn’t lost his edge. #caturday

Good. Do more.

You have identified a problem that your constituents have been screaming about for over a week. What are you doing about it?

Seriously.

The awfulness of RFK Jr. on full display.

While we may face repercussions for this, the truth lies in the metadata. Memos to federal employees are being authored by individuals with ties to Project 2025. You can verify this yourself.

I read that @bsky.app posts are informally known as skeets. I think we could do better. Since it seems like it’s a butterfly on app icon, I like the term “flutter.” Here’s my flutter for the day.

Excited for Taskmaster Series 19! Pimento!

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

Attn: President Trump announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement.

Kat Purcell | Substack Experimental culture producer, artist, and creative professional currently pursuing a degree in civil engineering

Starting on Bluesky. Catching up on some emails. Found update from an artist whose work I enjoy. They just started a Substack combining interests in art and civil engineering. Just starting recent entry on exploring the failures of a recent event. substack.com/@katpurcell