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Outside Chicago, a father of seven was too embarrassed to tell his family last Christmas that they might lose their home to foreclosure. A debt collector was demanding he pay almost $30,000 to settle a $10,000 second mortgage he said he hadn’t heard about in 15 years. Another homeowner, near San Francisco, faced foreclosure this year over a $121,000 second mortgage — even though he’d received a tax document from his lender in 2009 showing the debt had been canceled. And in suburban Washington, DC, a couple got a demand for more than $86,000 in back interest on a loan for which they hadn’t received any monthly statements in nearly a decade, despite laws that preclude any such interest charges during periods when regular statements weren’t sent.

This is a tangible example of how regulatory agencies matter to people in practical ways. The CFPB had been investigating and blocking these abuses of the law, until Russ Vought and Trump stopped them from doing so.

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Trump could soon make America’s refugee program a tool for white nationalism The White House is considering a plan to overhaul refugee admissions in favor of right-wing whites.

After bringing white South Africans to the United States as refugees earlier this year, the Trump administration has now granted protection to members of far-right European parties.

This plan, which becomes official today, makes the country's refugee program into a tool for white nationalism.

QUOTING HISTORY

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." — Voltaire (1765) 💭

When belief replaces reason, truth doesn’t stand a chance.

#Brewminate #History #Voltaire

Maybe a set up to try to prove they really are targeting illegals no matter who employs them?

Powerful and moving interview with Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky and sister-in-law Amanda:

"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."

"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."

Kristi Noem is a liar and a dog killer.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Fully story on the verified 170 US citizens ICE has arrested and tortured www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Annual cost of SNAP: $113B

Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B

GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires

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Beth’s great list! ⬇️ ⬇️

Top Notch

A lot of people leave the church because of them, they can be quite mean.

Why National Guard troops are now picking up trash in D.C. Why has the Trump administration assigned troops to garbage duty in the nation’s capital? The closer one looks at the answer, the worse it appears.

Trump laid off National Park Service to the tune of there was 200 and now there’s 20. So here we are..

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Christian Nationalists are not the same as Christian, they don’t walk the walk and they have been fooled.

"I was only following orders" was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials. History is a good thing to learn.

Those who don't know their history, repeat it.

NEW: Trump’s FBI is yanking agents off immigration cases to deal with the counterterrorism threats.

Thousands being reassigned—because the terrorism threat repercussions resulting from the Iran airstrikes weren’t thought through, and now they’re bracing for impact.

Been over on X fighting in the trenches…

The latest on Fannie Mae is to be expected given the recent interference. They’re expected to have 8 employees per group show up each day, good managers being fired, etc. Moral is down, productivity is down, people are leaving. Treating high-performance employees like sty pigs isn’t efficient.

Canadian MP Charlie Angus on Why Canada is DONE with Trump In conversation with Canadian MP Charlie Angus, we talk tariffs, tyranny, and why Canada’s done kissing Trump’s ring.

Great Interview! www.meidasplus.com/p/canadian-m...

Give it a rest, dude. Sheesh.

I really think the end result is a karma kinda thing…

I was born with a genetic heart defect that was considered a pre-existing condition. It made me stronger but it also put my life at risk several times per year. It was never insurable until ACA and I had it corrected surgically in my 40s. Thank you.

Beep🇺🇸 on X: "Are you aware there’s a media BLACKOUT underway to hide any & all protests against Trump & his MAGA thugs? Fortunately we have social media to capture the seismic crowds. Here’s one from the Veterans March at the U.S.Capitol last weekend. Repost, the world deserves to KNOW! ⬇️ https://t.co/XltGOmJcAf" / X Are you aware there’s a media BLACKOUT underway to hide any & all protests against Trump & his MAGA thugs? Fortunately we have social media to capture the seismic crowds. Here’s one from the Veterans March at the U.S.Capitol last weekend. Repost, the world deserves to KNOW! ⬇️ https://t.co/XltGOmJcAf

Huge crowds too!

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D Michelle Steele on X: "RT @politicsusa46: Now I have introduced you to @garyseconomics I want you to listen to this, because this guy can absolutely turbocharge t…" / X RT @politicsusa46: Now I have introduced you to @garyseconomics I want you to listen to this, because this guy can absolutely turbocharge t…

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The one DOGE guy is apparently CyberSecurity, there goes that data..

Happened Monday..

Peter Baker on X: "Musk claims Social Security is a "gigantic magnet to attract illegal immigrants." In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans." / X Musk claims Social Security is a "gigantic magnet to attract illegal immigrants." In fact, immigrants here illegally do not collect Social Security. But they pay $25.7 billion a year into it, a recent study found, so these undocumented workers are actually subsidizing Americans.

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YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen My message to federal employees who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk

My message to federal employees who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk: we are fighting like hell to shut down his illegal operation so you can get back to work for the American people.

Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.

EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.

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