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The Republican budget plan:

-Cut SNAP by $230 billion
-Cut Medicaid by $880 billion
-Give $1.1 trillion to the top 1%
Title: House Republican Plan Would Take Health Care and food Assistance Away from People to Pay for Tax Cuts for Wealthy Subtitle: House Republican plan could cut Medicaid by $880 billion and SNAP by $230 billion while giving wealthy people $1.1 trillion in tax cuts Bar graph showing cuts to Medicaid ($880 billion) and cuts to SNAP ($230 billion) on left in yellow, and taxt cuts for people with incomes in the top 1% ($1.1 trillion) on right in red Note: People with incomes in the top 1% have $743,000 or more in annual income. All estimates are through 2034. Source: Department of Treasury Office of Tax Analysis, the Cost and Distributio of Extending Expiring Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Graphic from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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kwcollins.bsky.social
While it's true that Democrats in Congress -- and especially the House -- have relatively little power right now, what they can do is use their local offices to find people suffering from Trump's policies, like this caller, and lift up their voices and tell their stories
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Feb 21
CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…
February 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Trump has seized the archives, the article explains, because he feels the prior archivist played a role in revealing he had classified documents piled up in an unsecured bathroom at his tacky golf club.

Once again, we all have to suffer because he got caught criming.
February 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
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Transgender athletes’ rights was opposed by those who viewed female athletes as undeserving, study finds The researchers also found that adherence to traditional standards of femininity—such as prioritizing thinness and attractiveness—was a strong predictor of opposition to transgender athlete inclusion. For instance, respondents who endorsed the idea that women should be thin or that women’s muscles were less attractive were less supportive of transgender athletes competing in alignment with their gender identity. Negative attitudes toward homosexuality were another powerful predictor of opposition to transgender athletes’ rights. Participants who expressed homophobic views, such as agreeing with statements like “I would be disappointed if I found out my child was homosexual,” were significantly more likely to support sex testing and oppose transgender inclusion.
January 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM