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Trump chooses ability to revive J6 offender slush fund - seems like he plans to do it - and value of his personal get out of tax audit free card over Blanche. Good thing for Trump Blanche “loves” him so unconditionally. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination (Gift Article)President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.www.nytimes.comMusk has too much money, too much of which comes from government contracts and billionaire tax cuts. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans (Gift Article)Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.www.nytimes.comICE arrests surge at airports. “Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive (Gift Article)Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.www.nytimes.comBeyond the Ballot We're excited to launch our intern-driven podcast series, "Beyond the Ballot". The first two episodes are available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred platform. It's free to listen and...
Beyond the BallotWe're excited to launch our intern-driven podcast series, "Beyond the Ballot". The first two episodes are available to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred platform. It's free to listen and you don't need...sccdp.orgTrump pressing RFK, Jr to scale back childhood vaccines, based on debunked autism claims. They’ve already caused a surge in measles cases. Gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood VaccinesThe president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.www.wsj.comCrypto fueled corruption. How failed businessman Trump is getting richer in office, while Americans struggle. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Trump Is Getting Richer in Office (Gift Article)See how President Trump and his family’s business empire has transformed from his first term.www.nytimes.comCharges against SEIU California president David Huerta are to be dropped. @davidhuerta-seiu.bsky.social stood up to Trump and ICE and never wavered. An inspiring example. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader David Huerta in L.A. Immigration Raid (Gift Article)The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.www.nytimes.comTrump’s obsession with tariffs and his unauthorized forever war in Iran are dragging us down. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Iran War and Trump’s Tariffs Threaten a Resilient U.S. Economy (Gift Article)As renewed fighting with Iran sends oil and gas prices soaring, President Trump has imposed new global tariffs that could push up prices further.www.nytimes.comThe bond market reacts to Trump’s incompetence. Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
What Surging Bond Yields Mean for Consumers and MarketsA selloff in government bonds has pushed the 10-year Treasury yield close to a 2026 high.www.wsj.comThe battle for control of the House runs through California. They have more money but we’re knocking the doors. Visit sccdp.org/action to call or canvass. calmatters.org/politics/202...
These California Republicans in Prop. 50 seats have more cash than the DemocratsRepublicans have more cash than Democrats in California swing races. Could that help them foil Democrats’ Prop. 50 plan of gaining five seats?calmatters.orgOil prices surge past $100 a barrel. Again. Trump doesn’t have even a concept of a plan. Hegseth wants tens of billions of dollars to fund their never ending, no strategy war of choice. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Oil Prices Hit $100 a Barrel After Attacks in Red Sea: Iran War Live Updates (Gift Article)The price of Brent crude soared after Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen claimed strikes on two Saudi tankers. President Trump warned that the U.S. would hold Iran directly responsible for further attacks ...www.nytimes.comCovered California premiums - our marketplace for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act - are rising another 10%, following big increases last year after Trump canceled subsidies to give tax cuts to billionaires. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
Covered California rates to jump 9.9% - The Mercury Newsedition.pagesuite.comThanks to Trump soon every major regional power in the Middle East will have or be pursuing the Bomb. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
Trump Administration to Announce Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel (Gift Article)U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.www.nytimes.comThere’s no bigger loser than one who can’t or won’t accept with grace and decency that they lost. www.npr.org/2026/07/16/n...
In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal votingPresident Trump raised claims that the country's voting systems are vulnerable to being "rigged and stolen," without providing new evidence of a single fraudulent vote cast in any election.www.npr.orgIt’s increasingly clear that the only crimes affecting the Reflecting Pool are Trump’s arrogance and incompetence. apnews.com/article/refl...
Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump's 'American flag blue' liner is now closer to grayThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray.apnews.comMandatory manliness testing but no flu or Covid shots. www.military.com/hegseth-orde...
Hegseth Orders Mandatory Testosterone Screening, Optional TRT for Troops 30 & OlderBeards, body fat, fitness tests, and now hormones. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's campaign continues to remake the force.www.military.comArrogant DOGE bros trashed vital services they didn’t begin to understand. We’ll pay the price for years.
Robert ReichRFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now? A cyclosporiasis outbreak has sickened thousands across 34 states. "Make America Healthy Again."
If you’re non-white in Trump’s America unaccountable masked armed agents may cut you off in traffic and kill you before there’s time to realize you’re not the person they’re looking for. Unmarked cars, masked agents, no ID, no body cam, no warning. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After Agency Pulls BackImmigration and Customs Enforcement ordered its officers on Tuesday to halt most vehicle stops across the country after they shot two people over the past week.www.nytimes.comICE busy killing people on the streets of America. Third person killed in the past week. apnews.com/article/man-...
Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police sayAuthorities say a man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer.apnews.com