Gina Merritt

US government spending has not slowed under Trump so far, data shows Trump's cost-slashing effort has yet to reduce the nation's heavy fiscal obligations.

The US government spent more during President Donald Trump's first month in office than it did during the same period a year ago, in a sign his cost-slashing effort has yet to reduce the nation's heavy fiscal obligations, a Reuters analysis of federal data shows reut.rs/3EWYnQO

Venezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo Bay The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.

The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.

We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.

In a remarkable letter, Pope Francis condemned the Trump administration over “mass deportations” and even called out the use of “ordo amoris” to defend Trumpist nationalism.

Across the government, probationary employees and Schedule A workers—including individuals with severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans—are being let go.

Education Department employees on probation were abruptly dismissed without cause across the department this morning. Staff have been warned that more layoffs are coming.

Exclusive: Trump’s foreign aid freeze stops anti-fentanyl work in Mexico President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the flow of the synthetic opioid into the United States.

President Trump vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the US fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping foreign-aid freeze has temporarily stopped US-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the drug's flow into the US reut.rs/42Pab1w

The White House Justified Its Attack On The Press. I Will Work To Hold Political Leaders Accountable. I won't be invited to the White House either.

The White House Justified Its Attack On The Press. I Will Work To Hold Political Leaders Accountable.
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Welcome to the resistance! Over 1 million brave souls have answered the call this week. The Empire—Trump’s administration and Musk—may believe its grip is unbreakable, but every day, more join our ranks. We’ve always known—tomorrow, there will be more of us.

Thank you!! A federal judge in New York has granted a temporary restraining order in favor of the states suing over DOGE.

Trump says he would like to close Dept of Education with executive action U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would like to be able to close the federal Department of Education using an executive order.

US President Donald Trump said he would like to be able to close the federal Department of Education using an executive order, and that he thinks he would work with Congress and the teachers union to bring about the changes reut.rs/4hnkTRk

Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary:

"I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it."

BOOM!

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Happy Chinese New Year 2025!

Donald Trump is pardoning insurrectionists and renaming geographic landmarks to distract you from the fact he is literally about to freeze all federal assistance dollars.

He is flooding the zone to distract you. Don't let him!

In the Handmaids Tale the first thing they did was gather all of Congress and slaughter them.
Just saying.
I wouldnt go anywhere near there now.

So how’s it going so far?

US agents raid New Jersey worksite as Trump escalates immigration crackdown U.S. immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as U.S. citizens during a raid of a Newark, New Jersey, worksite on Thursday that the city's mayor said involved detaining a military veteran and violations of the people's rights.

US immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as US citizens during a raid of a Newark, New Jersey, worksite that the city's mayor said involved detaining a military veteran and violations of the people's rights reut.rs/3WqEpUj

Morning News Updates, January 22, 2025 Donald Trump threatens to defund FEMA and arrest Joe Biden, asylum seekers are barred from entry, and so much more in today's morning news update.

My morning news update is out now! We talk about everything from Donald Trump threatening to defund FEMA and arrest Joe Biden, asylum seekers being barred from entry, and so much more. Subscribe if you enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Love the painted eucalyptus

Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.

“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”

AOC 🔥🎯

A photo of a person holding up a handmade rally sign reading "A world without trans people has never existed and never will" among a group of protesters.

Trans people have been here since the beginning.

And we're not going anywhere.

📍 The People's March
📸 Will Martinez

The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’

“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

So, she took a breath, and spoke.

This is my first post on Blue Sky. How's it going out there folks? How are we holding together?