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"Scenes from violent ICE agents in Minneapolis played on a loop in many US households over the wknd: upset Minnesotans were met with violent masked ICE agents who sprayed clouds of tear gas at observers--& for the 2nd time in 3 weeks, video of a citizen being murdered by a federal agent." - fixed it

CBP just shot a woman "in the face" as she attempted to drive away in Minneapolis. Unconfirmed reports are that she's dead.

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

White House doubles down on baseless "rigged" claims about poor jobs data "The president wants his own people there," economic adviser Kevin Hassett said about the firing of the BLS commissioner.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Judge nixes a Biden rule in order to keep medical debt on credit reports | CNN Business Americans’ unpaid medical bills will remain on their credit reports after a federal judge last week vacated a Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have removed such de...

A federal judge just struck down the CFPB rule that would’ve wiped billions in medical debt from credit reports. It’s a win for debt collectors and a loss for millions of Americans 🧵: www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/b...

House Republicans’ Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill Would Make Health Care More Expensive for Americans With Medicare and Other Insurance A new Center for American Progress analysis shows how House Republican health care cuts would cost many families with Medicaid, Medicare, ACA marketplace plans, and job-based coverage up to thousands ...

Americans can expect higher premiums, deductibles, & out-of-pocket costs across Medicaid, Medicare, ACA, and employer coverage if House Republicans' recon bill is enacted. The latest from @andreaducas.bsky.social & @groundwork.bsky.social Andrés Arguello: www.americanprogress.org/article/hous...

State Fact Sheets: How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Increase Costs for Families

New from CAP: 12 state fact sheets on how the Republicans' massive cuts to essential programs would harm families nationwide and drive up costs for everyday Americans.

www.americanprogress.org/series/state...

Louisiana Families’ Cost of Living Would Increase Under House Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act Proposed cuts to vital programs would threaten Louisiana families’ budgets and access to necessities.

Republicans' One Big “Beautiful” Bill would be devastating for my home state of Louisiana. Read more here about how cuts to Medicaid and food assistance, increases in gas and electricity prices, and cuts to higher education would impact families ⇣
www.americanprogress.org/article/loui...

How the Trump Administration’s DOGE Cuts Are Harming Women A new analysis by the Center for American Progress shows DOGE has cut at least $3 billion in grants for research, education, and other programs that help women and girls—especially women of color.

This one was emotional. I read thousands of project abstracts that could've helped fix the problems that cause so many Black women to die in childbirth, encouraged young girls to become engineers, and helped women escape abuse. Years of progress, gone. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

Breadwinning Women Are a Lifeline for Their Families and the Economy A new Center for American Progress analysis shows that large shares of working women—both mothers and married women without cohabitating children—continue to be breadwinners for their families. Policy...

It’s almost Mother’s Day so we put together some new numbers! 💪 @kennedyandara.bsky.social and I for @americanprogress.bsky.social show that in 2023, 45 percent of moms were the breadwinners for their families, and among Black moms a whopping 7 in 10 were. www.americanprogress.org/article/brea...

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I got the Senate GOP budget resolution reconciliation instructions.

Rs are coming for your Medicaid and food assistance - and are cutting taxes for the rich.

These are one-sided requirements. You can cut the red ones MORE than the # listed. You can only increase the black ones as much as listed.

It's not complicated. They're just trying to stop women from being able to vote.