Fireworks, Lies, and Billionaire Grifts: The Real State of Trump’s America As Trump races to sign his “big beautiful bill” before the Fourth, Medicaid gets gutted, USAID is shuttered, Big Tech dodges taxes, and billionaires feast while the rest of us foot the bill.

As #Medicaid gets gutted, #ICE expands, #USAID is shuttered, and Big Tech dodges taxes, Trump races to sign his “big beautiful bill” before July 4.

The cruelty isn’t a glitch it’s the plan. #immigration #abregogarcia
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imagine being this pathetic, servile and eager to gulp up the slop

You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.

On Trade and Tariffs, Trump’s Stubborn Ignorance Shines Bright The president can't be taught. And we’re suffering for it.

"If we buy coffee from Costa Rica and they buy nothing from us (which isn’t true, but just as an illustration), in no sense has Costa Rica taken advantage of America. We gave them dollars and they gave us coffee in return. That is called commerce."

Trump’s Lust for Canada Echoes Putin’s Lust for Ukraine Expansionist rhetoric, economic grievance, and fantasies of erasing an “artificial” border.

The genesis of the notion that Canada should just be more of America may very well have been Vladimir Putin's 2021 article outlining his case for annexing Ukraine.

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Who Could Have Predicted the Attacks on Science Would Go This Far? Me. I Could Have.

@annieandrewsmd.bsky.social breaks down just how devastating the attack on the NIH really is for all Americans, shares perspective about how we got here… and explains how some institutions let it get this bad.
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Teaching an ethics class next semester and this is genuinely a wild time to discuss personal ethics and moral reasoning.

If RFK Jr. is confirmed. @donttreadonkids.bsky.social

"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."

Anyone curious why Judge Merchan couldn’t at least have considered imposing a 3-year jail term suspended until noon on Jan 20, 2029, when the defendant would again become merely Citizen Trump?

Why no concrete consequences at all?

Surely not because he might try to hold onto office indefinitely!

Hey Canadians, the best way to stop MAGAs and Fascists getting a foothold in Canada is not to vote for Conservatives.