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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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These numbers for ice are insane
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
These numbers for ice are insane
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The budget bill contains tens of billions to fund an army of 10,000 more ICE agents. This is a red alert moment for our democracy.
June 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The budget bill contains tens of billions to fund an army of 10,000 more ICE agents. This is a red alert moment for our democracy.
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While America slept, Republicans voted to advance a bill that will cause the largest:
• loss of health insurance in history
• cut to food assistance in history
• hike in college costs in history
• spike in utility bills in history
All to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
• loss of health insurance in history
• cut to food assistance in history
• hike in college costs in history
• spike in utility bills in history
All to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
June 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
While America slept, Republicans voted to advance a bill that will cause the largest:
• loss of health insurance in history
• cut to food assistance in history
• hike in college costs in history
• spike in utility bills in history
All to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
• loss of health insurance in history
• cut to food assistance in history
• hike in college costs in history
• spike in utility bills in history
All to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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A total of at least five children have now been deported by ICE despite being U.S. citizens.
Trump’s Border Czar Secretly Deported Two U.S. Citizen Children
Two citizens, 5 and 4, simply vanished when their mother was lured to an immigration appointment, advocates say.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A total of at least five children have now been deported by ICE despite being U.S. citizens.
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GOP Sugar Daddy Elon Musk gets his tax cuts.
Your Republican Congressman gets his Viagra.
But YOU don’t get your life-saving surgery.
Welcome to Trump 2.0.
Your Republican Congressman gets his Viagra.
But YOU don’t get your life-saving surgery.
Welcome to Trump 2.0.
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
GOP Sugar Daddy Elon Musk gets his tax cuts.
Your Republican Congressman gets his Viagra.
But YOU don’t get your life-saving surgery.
Welcome to Trump 2.0.
Your Republican Congressman gets his Viagra.
But YOU don’t get your life-saving surgery.
Welcome to Trump 2.0.
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The next 12-24 hours will be big for phone calls to Congress, especially if you are represented by a Republican in the House.
The subject of everyone's call?
MEDICAID!
Many in the House GOP are scared of these cuts.
They should be...and they need to hear from us.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
The subject of everyone's call?
MEDICAID!
Many in the House GOP are scared of these cuts.
They should be...and they need to hear from us.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Budget won't be changed to address Medicaid concerns, Johnson says
Swing-district Republicans are concerned about $880 billion Energy and Commerce instruction.
www.politico.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The next 12-24 hours will be big for phone calls to Congress, especially if you are represented by a Republican in the House.
The subject of everyone's call?
MEDICAID!
Many in the House GOP are scared of these cuts.
They should be...and they need to hear from us.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
The subject of everyone's call?
MEDICAID!
Many in the House GOP are scared of these cuts.
They should be...and they need to hear from us.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Spot the difference?
🔴 Republicans slash healthcare for kids, seniors & people with disabilities—to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
🔵 Democrats fight to strengthen Medicaid & ensure everyone gets the care they deserve.
Lives are on the line.
We won’t back down. Hands Off My Medicaid
🔴 Republicans slash healthcare for kids, seniors & people with disabilities—to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
🔵 Democrats fight to strengthen Medicaid & ensure everyone gets the care they deserve.
Lives are on the line.
We won’t back down. Hands Off My Medicaid
February 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Spot the difference?
🔴 Republicans slash healthcare for kids, seniors & people with disabilities—to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
🔵 Democrats fight to strengthen Medicaid & ensure everyone gets the care they deserve.
Lives are on the line.
We won’t back down. Hands Off My Medicaid
🔴 Republicans slash healthcare for kids, seniors & people with disabilities—to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
🔵 Democrats fight to strengthen Medicaid & ensure everyone gets the care they deserve.
Lives are on the line.
We won’t back down. Hands Off My Medicaid
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We all deserve health insurance when we get sick and not go bankrupt. But MAGA Rs want to slash Medicaid funding so the most vulnerable can’t get insurance, all this so the MAGA Rs can pay for tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
All part of the GOP Tax Scam
HandsOffMyMedicaid
All part of the GOP Tax Scam
HandsOffMyMedicaid
February 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We all deserve health insurance when we get sick and not go bankrupt. But MAGA Rs want to slash Medicaid funding so the most vulnerable can’t get insurance, all this so the MAGA Rs can pay for tax cuts for their wealthy donors.
All part of the GOP Tax Scam
HandsOffMyMedicaid
All part of the GOP Tax Scam
HandsOffMyMedicaid
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BREAKING: DOGE Publishes Classified Information, Measles Outbreak in West Texas Explodes, Lawsuit Aims to Remove Elon Musk from Government, and more. Subscribe to support my work! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
DOGE Publishes Classified Info as Texas Faces Explosive Measles Outbreak | Evening News Rundown
DOGE Publishes Classified Information, Measles Outbreak in West Texas Explodes, Lawsuit Aims to Remove Elon Musk from Government, and More!
open.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
BREAKING: DOGE Publishes Classified Information, Measles Outbreak in West Texas Explodes, Lawsuit Aims to Remove Elon Musk from Government, and more. Subscribe to support my work! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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February 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999), born in Jamaica, Queens, NY. She was a nurse.
She felt unsafe while her husband was away working and spent many nights at home alone.
She invented a home security system with a camera and audio. We use her technology today to keep us safe.
#BlackHistoryMonth
She felt unsafe while her husband was away working and spent many nights at home alone.
She invented a home security system with a camera and audio. We use her technology today to keep us safe.
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999), born in Jamaica, Queens, NY. She was a nurse.
She felt unsafe while her husband was away working and spent many nights at home alone.
She invented a home security system with a camera and audio. We use her technology today to keep us safe.
#BlackHistoryMonth
She felt unsafe while her husband was away working and spent many nights at home alone.
She invented a home security system with a camera and audio. We use her technology today to keep us safe.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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I love this
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I love this
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Musk totally humiliated Trump during their joint Oval Office press conference. Musk brought along his 4-year-old son — making Trump look like the kid’s babysitter — disrespectfully wore a T-shirt and baseball cap, and even interrupted Trump.
It’s clear who’s really in control, and it ain’t Trump.
It’s clear who’s really in control, and it ain’t Trump.
February 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Musk totally humiliated Trump during their joint Oval Office press conference. Musk brought along his 4-year-old son — making Trump look like the kid’s babysitter — disrespectfully wore a T-shirt and baseball cap, and even interrupted Trump.
It’s clear who’s really in control, and it ain’t Trump.
It’s clear who’s really in control, and it ain’t Trump.
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📌I was the managing editor at Stars and Stripes and can tell you that Pete Hegseth is the first SecDef I am aware of to be openly booed by military families on a military base.
📌This is the most significant pushback I have seen to this administration's racist, hostile initiatives.
📌This is the most significant pushback I have seen to this administration's racist, hostile initiatives.
Hegseth’s rough start: Pentagon chief faces protest at U.S. base abroad
The question isn’t why the defense secretary faced pushback at U.S. European Command headquarters; the question is whether he’ll see more protests soon.
www.msnbc.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
📌I was the managing editor at Stars and Stripes and can tell you that Pete Hegseth is the first SecDef I am aware of to be openly booed by military families on a military base.
📌This is the most significant pushback I have seen to this administration's racist, hostile initiatives.
📌This is the most significant pushback I have seen to this administration's racist, hostile initiatives.
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I've seen numerous people, including supposedly serious journalists, overjoyed at Bellingcat losing its NED and USAID funding, seemingly unable to accept those two organisations don't fund Bellingcat anyway.
February 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I've seen numerous people, including supposedly serious journalists, overjoyed at Bellingcat losing its NED and USAID funding, seemingly unable to accept those two organisations don't fund Bellingcat anyway.
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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
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If you wondered why Trump wants control of the Kennedy Center, it’s because 2017 honorees refused to come to his White House. He was snubbed and can't take it.
His main drives are getting narcissistic supply, avoiding narcissistic injury, and seeking retribution for any injury.
Pathetic as usual.
His main drives are getting narcissistic supply, avoiding narcissistic injury, and seeking retribution for any injury.
Pathetic as usual.
February 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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The most corrupt administration in the history of the republic is waging war on the public sector and democracy itself, under the guise of fighting corruption, with corporate media and Big Tech enabling the torrent of disinformation that has brainwashed their supporters and divided their opponents.
February 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The most corrupt administration in the history of the republic is waging war on the public sector and democracy itself, under the guise of fighting corruption, with corporate media and Big Tech enabling the torrent of disinformation that has brainwashed their supporters and divided their opponents.
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Mark Cuban shared his frustrations on Bluesky about the “broken” US healthcare system. His biggest proposed solution is to make medical school FREE for all students. Doing so would encourage many more people to become doctors, ultimately shortening patient wait times and improving access to care.
Mark Cuban Says U.S. Healthcare Is 'Horrific'—Calls for Free Medical School to Fix Doctor Shortages and Soaring Costs
in.benzinga.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Mark Cuban shared his frustrations on Bluesky about the “broken” US healthcare system. His biggest proposed solution is to make medical school FREE for all students. Doing so would encourage many more people to become doctors, ultimately shortening patient wait times and improving access to care.
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Kash Patel is dangerous, dishonest, and unqualified – I am calling for President Trump to withdraw his nomination to be the Director of the FBI, and if his nomination is brought to the Senate floor, I will vote NO. Here’s why 🧵
February 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Kash Patel is dangerous, dishonest, and unqualified – I am calling for President Trump to withdraw his nomination to be the Director of the FBI, and if his nomination is brought to the Senate floor, I will vote NO. Here’s why 🧵
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98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule
February 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule
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Kaitlan Collins on CNN: “We are three weeks into the second Trump presidency, three weeks, and tonight, there are warnings that the U.S. is dangerously close to a constitutional crisis."
February 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Kaitlan Collins on CNN: “We are three weeks into the second Trump presidency, three weeks, and tonight, there are warnings that the U.S. is dangerously close to a constitutional crisis."
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Democrats should be responding to all this the way Republicans would respond if Clinton/Biden/Obama just capriciously decided to shut down the Department of Defense by fiat. It’s a 20 alarm fire and the Democrats are responding like it’s a single matchstick.
February 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Democrats should be responding to all this the way Republicans would respond if Clinton/Biden/Obama just capriciously decided to shut down the Department of Defense by fiat. It’s a 20 alarm fire and the Democrats are responding like it’s a single matchstick.