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Steve Rattner warns the GOP: Health care cuts will hit red states the hardest The former Treasury official said the data, which shows GOP-led states use ACA subsidies at a higher rate, has put Republicans under pressure.

Red states utilize the enhanced ACA subsidies almost twice as frequently as blue states. If ACA subsidies expire at the year’s end, seven out of the ten most affected states will be red states.

#ACA #AffordableCareAct #HealthInsurance

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Cuba’s Food and Water Supplies Threatened Under U.S. Pressure, U.N. Says Mexico, Chile and other countries said they were rushing aid to the Caribbean island, but economists said it would do little to alleviate the crisis

⁉️Cuba was already experiencing its worst economic crisis since the 1990s when the Trump labeled it a national security threat and threatened tariffs on fuel shipments, effectively setting up an oil blockade.

#Cuba #Tariffs #OilBlockade

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Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools.

Students in over 30 states have protested the Trump regime's deportation tactics, but GOP leaders in Texas have threatened severe consequences for students, teachers, and school districts involved in demonstrations.
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YouTube video by Canada Today JUST IN: Carney EXPOSES Trump’s Secret Bridge Meeting Against Canada

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A victim of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein claims that a series of emails and her 2019 interview record with an FBI agent are missing from the DOJ’s release.
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Navalny Killed by Poison Frog Toxin, European Governments Say The dissident was killed while in Russian custody by a substance that doesn’t occur naturally in Russia, according to the joint investigation.

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was almost certainly killed by a poison derived from a rare frog toxin in an Arctic prison colony two years ago, several European governments said Saturday.
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"President Barack Obama wrote on social media that the repeal of the endangerment finding means, 'We’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.'"
- Lisa Friedman

The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics DHS officials are able to issue "administrative subpoenas" to tech companies demanding data on users without aproval from a judge.

So much for freedom of speech.
The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics
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Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

YouTube video by Axios Unredacted Epstein files trigger Republican outrage

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That act discriminates against any citizen who took their spouse’s name when they married. It would place a financial, time-consuming burden on them to prove who they are. It amounts to a modern poll tax.

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Pam Bondi Just Made a Fatal Political Mistake Pam Bondi Just Made a Fatal Political Mistake

“Every redaction now becomes suspicious by default.

Every withheld page becomes a headline waiting to happen.

Every “trust us” becomes gasoline.

Bondi’s posture today did not slow that engine.”

White House fires federal prosecutor just five hours after his swearing in President Donald Trump's White House fired a federal prosecutor on Wednesday just five hours after he was sworn in by a federal judge. Donald T. Kinsella, 78, was appointed by a panel of judges to ser...

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post on X that Kinsella was "fired" because Trump had not appointed him. ⁉️
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A year into Trump's term, voters say Biden was better Trump has squandered virtually every advantage that won him the presidency.

Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden did a better job as president, according to three new polls.
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GOP-Led House Rejects Trump’s Tariffs on Canada The vote in the chamber is a significant but largely symbolic repudiation of the president’s signature economic policy.

The Republican-led House passed a resolution to invalidate Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats.

#Canada #tariffs

GOP-Led House Rejects Trump’s Tariffs on Canada The vote in the chamber is a significant but largely symbolic repudiation of the president’s signature economic policy.

The Republican-led House passed a resolution to invalidate Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats.

#Canada #tariffs

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GOP-Led House Rejects Trump’s Tariffs on Canada The vote in the chamber is a significant but largely symbolic repudiation of the president’s signature economic policy.

The Republican-led House passed a resolution to invalidate Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining Democrats.

#Canada #tariffs

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Is this the most dangerous lie in US history? Get ready.At Tuesday's hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) lied through his teeth, saying of Democrats’ opposition to the SAVE Act:“They let millions of illegal ali...

Is this the most dangerous lie in US history?

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Live updates: Pam Bondi accused of ‘running a massive Epstein coverup’ Bondi berates members of Congress as ‘losers', with so-called ‘Trump-derangement syndrome’ during explosive hearing on the Epstein Files and Minnesota shootings

Pam Bondi lashes out at ‘ridiculous’ question on if Trump attended Epstein parties with underage girls
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National Guard troops were quietly withdrawn from some U.S. cities The deployments encountered repeated legal setbacks that stymied President Donald Trump’s show of force in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon.

For the first time, crickets from Donald Trump.

After losing in court multiple times to Illinois and other states, the National Guard was finally quietly pulled out of our streets.

The pressure is working, and we’ve got to keep at it.

CBO Boosts US Deficit Call by $1.4 Trillion on Trump Policies The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday warned yet again that the US is on an unsustainable fiscal path, jacking up its estimate of deficits for the coming decade by $1.4 trillion thanks in part to President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax law and immigration policies.

The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday warned yet again that the US is on an unsustainable fiscal path, jacking up its estimate of deficits for the coming decade by $1.4 trillion thanks in part to President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax law and immigration policies.

Missing records from Bondi and Patel draw scrutiny in Epstein release The complaint calls it "deeply troubling" that only a few communications from Bondi or Patel appear in the ream of documents.

Pam Bondi promised an independent DOJ

She has delivered the opposite

Now we're watching her dodge accountability in real time

That’s why we @democracydefendersfund.org filed an OIG complaint as she continues to ignore Congress, withhold Epstein records, & weaponize the DOJ at Trump's behalf -TN

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Opinions are like butt holes. Everybody has one.

Religious beliefs are built on opinions not evidence.

Promoting a "culture of compliance" w US tax law is a major policy goal underpinning the tax code. It is important and without it the whole tax system is impossibly expensive to enforce. Immigrants - legal and illegal - pay huge sums in taxes. Unfortunately this will drive down voluntary compliance.

She bounced a $25 check in 2014. ICE tried to deport her. A Missouri grandma and lawful resident spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor, underscoring the massive scope of the administration’s deportation efforts.

She bounced a $25 check in 2014. ICE tried to deport her.

A Missouri grandma and lawful resident spent months in detention for a decade-old misdemeanor, underscoring the massive scope of the Trump's deportation efforts.
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