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David Beard

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Writer, editor, newsletterer. Pro-clarity, accuracy, peace, love, understanding. Inveterate reader, traveler, listener, walker.

Hours after the president cuts prescription drug subsidies for the poor and elderly, he asks for $10 million more to cover his flat, unpopular July Fourth celebrations. www.npr.org/2026/07/30/n...

The Trump administration wants $10 million more to cover its July Fourth celebrationsCongress allocated $150 million for 250th birthday events. The Trump-backed group that planned the state fair and July 4th fireworks is asking for an additional $10 million in reimbursements.www.npr.org
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On Tuesday, the Trump Admin announced they were ending the Medicare Part D subsidy program. Touching the third rail of politics is a heckuva strategy going into midterms (part D open enrollment starts 10/15). My latest analysis for @msnowreports.bsky.social. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Opinion | Trump’s Medicare change comes at a curious timeLess than three weeks before the midterm elections, America’s most reliable voting bloc will receive notice of higher healthcare costs.www.ms.now
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Very smart of our favorite president to make the midterms a referendum on "should the president's taxes be immune from audit" and "should people who smeared shit in the Capitol be given big payments of your tax money?"

Jacob T. Levy

The crucial information here isn't about Blanche, who will continue on as Acting. It's that Trump REALLY REALLY REFUSES to commit to abolishing the January 6 Slush Fund or to giving up any part of his above-the-law get-out-of-audits-free card. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

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Trump absolutely cratering by many metrics in new CNN poll: 66% say he puts himself over country 61% disapprove of ballroom, arch, etc 57% say lacks sharpness to serve (!) 73% say he's out of touch w/regular people (!!) His personalist project is over. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2137...

We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage TrumpismIt’s all there in a new CNN poll, and it’s heartening to see: Large majorities are sick of Donald Trump’s vanity, venality, and megalomania.newrepublic.com
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"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of DebtAI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.futurism.com
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This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something

Murshed Zaheed

“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

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