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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
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Trump’s proposed budget would eliminate all federal funding for the Integrated Ocean Observing System - used to supports safe navigation, storm prep, and ocean health.
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info
Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity an...
apnews.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump’s proposed budget would eliminate all federal funding for the Integrated Ocean Observing System - used to supports safe navigation, storm prep, and ocean health.
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
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The first day of the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival exceeded my wildest dreams. It was a beautiful day of community, and music, and dance and joy and laughter, and a beautiful set up for the weekend.
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)
April 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The first day of the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival exceeded my wildest dreams. It was a beautiful day of community, and music, and dance and joy and laughter, and a beautiful set up for the weekend.
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)
Can’t wait for the rest!
Photos: Anthony Mulcahy (Photo 1) & Karen Cox (Photos 2-4)
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A lot of people seem to think following the U.S. Constitution is optional—like picking which shoes to wear in the morning. It’s not. If you’re within the boundaries of the United States, the Constitution applies to you.
April 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A lot of people seem to think following the U.S. Constitution is optional—like picking which shoes to wear in the morning. It’s not. If you’re within the boundaries of the United States, the Constitution applies to you.
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Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
April 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
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April 16, 2025
April 16, 2025
In El Salvador today, authorities denied Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) a meeting or a phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the Trump regime sent by “administrative error” to the terrorist p...
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April 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
April 16, 2025
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Even if they are criminals and gang members, NO ONE should be disappeared to a concentration camp. The rule of law applies to EVERYONE.
April 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Even if they are criminals and gang members, NO ONE should be disappeared to a concentration camp. The rule of law applies to EVERYONE.
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Tax Day - round 3 - NIH 🩻🧠🧬
🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund:
• Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs
• Pandemic preparedness
• Children’s health
• Medical tech innovation
• Mental health science & more
NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.
🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund:
• Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs
• Pandemic preparedness
• Children’s health
• Medical tech innovation
• Mental health science & more
NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.
April 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Tax Day - round 3 - NIH 🩻🧠🧬
🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund:
• Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs
• Pandemic preparedness
• Children’s health
• Medical tech innovation
• Mental health science & more
NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.
🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund:
• Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs
• Pandemic preparedness
• Children’s health
• Medical tech innovation
• Mental health science & more
NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.
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Breaking up with Amaz*n, or just cooling down your relationship?
Bookshop.org connects you to independent bookshops.
At my shop page, you'll find lists of my books and other favorites. I'll also be transitioning links at my substack away from big ama.
bookshop.org/shop/bethfel...
Bookshop.org connects you to independent bookshops.
At my shop page, you'll find lists of my books and other favorites. I'll also be transitioning links at my substack away from big ama.
bookshop.org/shop/bethfel...
April 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Breaking up with Amaz*n, or just cooling down your relationship?
Bookshop.org connects you to independent bookshops.
At my shop page, you'll find lists of my books and other favorites. I'll also be transitioning links at my substack away from big ama.
bookshop.org/shop/bethfel...
Bookshop.org connects you to independent bookshops.
At my shop page, you'll find lists of my books and other favorites. I'll also be transitioning links at my substack away from big ama.
bookshop.org/shop/bethfel...
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"Tracking the official deportation numbers is difficult because the Trump administration has stopped publishing the Office of Homeland Security Statistics’ detailed monthly accounting of immigration enforcement activities."
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‘One million.’ The private goal driving Trump’s push for mass deportations.
Immigration officers and analysts are increasingly skeptical the Trump administration can deport that many immigrants in a single year.
wapo.st
April 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"Tracking the official deportation numbers is difficult because the Trump administration has stopped publishing the Office of Homeland Security Statistics’ detailed monthly accounting of immigration enforcement activities."
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Paying taxes with tears in my eyes knowing what they're paying for - disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp in El Salvador. What have we become?
April 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Paying taxes with tears in my eyes knowing what they're paying for - disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp in El Salvador. What have we become?
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Childhood lead exposure can cause serious developmental delays, hearing loss, and behavioral problems.
The CDC has long had the technology and the people power to efficiently and effectively mitigate lead exposure.
RFK Jr. cut the program.
What's more un-American than that?
#StandUpForScience
The CDC has long had the technology and the people power to efficiently and effectively mitigate lead exposure.
RFK Jr. cut the program.
What's more un-American than that?
#StandUpForScience
RFK Jr. is an unprecedented threat to US health.
He just completely eliminated the CDC lead poisoning group and all teams that respond to help address local radiological and nuclear threats and all capacity for natural disasters response.
Mind numbing insanity.
www.cbsnews.com/news/milwauk...
He just completely eliminated the CDC lead poisoning group and all teams that respond to help address local radiological and nuclear threats and all capacity for natural disasters response.
Mind numbing insanity.
www.cbsnews.com/news/milwauk...
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
www.cbsnews.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Childhood lead exposure can cause serious developmental delays, hearing loss, and behavioral problems.
The CDC has long had the technology and the people power to efficiently and effectively mitigate lead exposure.
RFK Jr. cut the program.
What's more un-American than that?
#StandUpForScience
The CDC has long had the technology and the people power to efficiently and effectively mitigate lead exposure.
RFK Jr. cut the program.
What's more un-American than that?
#StandUpForScience
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If you're a billionaire, then you'll barely notice a few thousand dollars a year in higher prices at the store from these Trump tariffs - plus you can count on him to get you another big tax break for the wealthy.
But for everyone else, this is a big deal, and a bad one.
But for everyone else, this is a big deal, and a bad one.
April 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
If you're a billionaire, then you'll barely notice a few thousand dollars a year in higher prices at the store from these Trump tariffs - plus you can count on him to get you another big tax break for the wealthy.
But for everyone else, this is a big deal, and a bad one.
But for everyone else, this is a big deal, and a bad one.
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Get involved locally and change your part of the world for the better.
April 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Get involved locally and change your part of the world for the better.
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My NEH grant has been terminated. For the "reasonable cause" that it is an urgent priority for the administration to terminate it. I was so proud to get it. I am now proud to be in the company of the others who are also losing it. Please tell me we are suing?
April 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My NEH grant has been terminated. For the "reasonable cause" that it is an urgent priority for the administration to terminate it. I was so proud to get it. I am now proud to be in the company of the others who are also losing it. Please tell me we are suing?
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Went with a very Chicago-specific set of insults for today’s rally and march.
April 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Went with a very Chicago-specific set of insults for today’s rally and march.
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To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.
—With love,
Your American allies.
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Follow the money and see where it goes. Elon Musk was just awarded a $5.9 billion taxpayer-funded SpaceX contract by Trump—the largest in a new package of space deals. Trump ensured Musk got the money, fully aware he’s facing “steep personal cost.”
April 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Follow the money and see where it goes. Elon Musk was just awarded a $5.9 billion taxpayer-funded SpaceX contract by Trump—the largest in a new package of space deals. Trump ensured Musk got the money, fully aware he’s facing “steep personal cost.”
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.