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Wave Goodbye to the Last Normal Year for #AmericanSchools
Thanks to Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” the ’26–’27 school year will look wildly different.
By Adam Laats, June 01, 2026
"As schools send children home for the summer, we need to recognize a frightening fact: This could be the last year of public schooling the way we’ve known it. Donald Trump’s new school funding scheme, pushed through as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will kick in during the middle of the next school year, in January 2027. It’s going to create a financial tsunami for public schools. The real tragedy is that there’s no mystery to it: We already know what will happen, because the scheme is not really new at all. It brings us back to the bad old days, to the failed and inadequate divided school budgets from before the Civil War. Trump’s plan brings back the devasting problem that our modern public school systems were designed to fix."
Read more:
https://slate.com/life/2026/06/donald-trump-school-vouchers-education-funding-bbb.html#TrumpSucks #USPol #BigUglyBill #DumbingUsDown #USEducation #PublicSchools
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Wave Goodbye to the Last Normal Year for #AmericanSchools
Thanks to Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” the ’26–’27 school year will look wildly different.
By Adam Laats, June 01, 2026
"As schools send children home for the summer, we need to recognize a frightening fact: This could be the last year of public schooling the way we’ve known it. Donald Trump’s new school funding scheme, pushed through as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will kick in during the middle of the next school year, in January 2027. It’s going to create a financial tsunami for public schools. The real tragedy is that there’s no mystery to it: We already know what will happen, because the scheme is not really new at all. It brings us back to the bad old days, to the failed and inadequate divided school budgets from before the Civil War. Trump’s plan brings back the devasting problem that our modern public school systems were designed to fix."
Read more:
https://slate.com/life/2026/06/donald-trump-school-vouchers-education-funding-bbb.html#TrumpSucks #USPol #BigUglyBill #DumbingUsDown #USEducation #PublicSchools
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Wave Goodbye to the Last Normal Year for #AmericanSchools
Thanks to Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” the ’26–’27 school year will look wildly different.
By Adam Laats, June 01, 2026
"As schools send children home for the summer, we need to recognize a frightening fact: This could be the last year of public schooling the way we’ve known it. Donald Trump’s new school funding scheme, pushed through as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will kick in during the middle of the next school year, in January 2027. It’s going to create a financial tsunami for public schools. The real tragedy is that there’s no mystery to it: We already know what will happen, because the scheme is not really new at all. It brings us back to the bad old days, to the failed and inadequate divided school budgets from before the Civil War. Trump’s plan brings back the devasting problem that our modern public school systems were designed to fix."
Read more:
https://slate.com/life/2026/06/donald-trump-school-vouchers-education-funding-bbb.html#TrumpSucks #USPol #BigUglyBill #DumbingUsDown #USEducation #PublicSchools
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Wave Goodbye to the Last Normal Year for #AmericanSchools
Thanks to Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” the ’26–’27 school year will look wildly different.
By Adam Laats, June 01, 2026
"As schools send children home for the summer, we need to recognize a frightening fact: This could be the last year of public schooling the way we’ve known it. Donald Trump’s new school funding scheme, pushed through as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will kick in during the middle of the next school year, in January 2027. It’s going to create a financial tsunami for public schools. The real tragedy is that there’s no mystery to it: We already know what will happen, because the scheme is not really new at all. It brings us back to the bad old days, to the failed and inadequate divided school budgets from before the Civil War. Trump’s plan brings back the devasting problem that our modern public school systems were designed to fix."
Read more:
https://slate.com/life/2026/06/donald-trump-school-vouchers-education-funding-bbb.html#TrumpSucks #USPol #BigUglyBill #DumbingUsDown #USEducation #PublicSchools
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Wave Goodbye to the Last Normal Year for #AmericanSchools
Thanks to Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” the ’26–’27 school year will look wildly different.
By Adam Laats, June 01, 2026
"As schools send children home for the summer, we need to recognize a frightening fact: This could be the last year of public schooling the way we’ve known it. Donald Trump’s new school funding scheme, pushed through as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will kick in during the middle of the next school year, in January 2027. It’s going to create a financial tsunami for public schools. The real tragedy is that there’s no mystery to it: We already know what will happen, because the scheme is not really new at all. It brings us back to the bad old days, to the failed and inadequate divided school budgets from before the Civil War. Trump’s plan brings back the devasting problem that our modern public school systems were designed to fix."
Read more:
https://slate.com/life/2026/06/donald-trump-school-vouchers-education-funding-bbb.html#TrumpSucks #USPol #BigUglyBill #DumbingUsDown #USEducation #PublicSchools
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#ICYMI (I know I did)... Apparently, part of #Trump's #BigUglyBill involved withholding future student #FinancialAid if they withdraw from a class. Wow...!
"Beginning in Summer 2026, changes to #FederalStudentAid under the One #BigBeautifulBill Act will significantly affect how federal direct loans are adjusted when students withdraw from courses or reduce enrollment. Several of you have met with me via zoom to learn more about these changes, and I am grateful for the questions and conversation.
What’s changing in brief:
- Financial aid for loan borrowers may now be recalculated based on a student’s enrollment, even in cases where students continue to pay for all of their credits.
Students who withdraw from courses may:
- Lose eligibility for a portion of their aid in a future semester and/or,
- Owe a balance back to the university
Please contact the Office of Financial Aid with questions or refer students directly for individualized guidance.
Thank you for your continued support of our students during this transition."
#USPol #TrumpSucks #DumbingUsDown #GuttingHigherEd #StudentLoans
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#ICYMI (I know I did)... Apparently, part of #Trump's #BigUglyBill involved withholding future student #FinancialAid if they withdraw from a class. Wow...!
"Beginning in Summer 2026, changes to #FederalStudentAid under the One #BigBeautifulBill Act will significantly affect how federal direct loans are adjusted when students withdraw from courses or reduce enrollment. Several of you have met with me via zoom to learn more about these changes, and I am grateful for the questions and conversation.
What’s changing in brief:
- Financial aid for loan borrowers may now be recalculated based on a student’s enrollment, even in cases where students continue to pay for all of their credits.
Students who withdraw from courses may:
- Lose eligibility for a portion of their aid in a future semester and/or,
- Owe a balance back to the university
Please contact the Office of Financial Aid with questions or refer students directly for individualized guidance.
Thank you for your continued support of our students during this transition."
#USPol #TrumpSucks #DumbingUsDown #GuttingHigherEd #StudentLoans
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#ICYMI (I know I did)... Apparently, part of #Trump's #BigUglyBill involved withholding future student #FinancialAid if they withdraw from a class. Wow...!
"Beginning in Summer 2026, changes to #FederalStudentAid under the One #BigBeautifulBill Act will significantly affect how federal direct loans are adjusted when students withdraw from courses or reduce enrollment. Several of you have met with me via zoom to learn more about these changes, and I am grateful for the questions and conversation.
What’s changing in brief:
- Financial aid for loan borrowers may now be recalculated based on a student’s enrollment, even in cases where students continue to pay for all of their credits.
Students who withdraw from courses may:
- Lose eligibility for a portion of their aid in a future semester and/or,
- Owe a balance back to the university
Please contact the Office of Financial Aid with questions or refer students directly for individualized guidance.
Thank you for your continued support of our students during this transition."
#USPol #TrumpSucks #DumbingUsDown #GuttingHigherEd #StudentLoans
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#ICYMI (I know I did)... Apparently, part of #Trump's #BigUglyBill involved withholding future student #FinancialAid if they withdraw from a class. Wow...!
"Beginning in Summer 2026, changes to #FederalStudentAid under the One #BigBeautifulBill Act will significantly affect how federal direct loans are adjusted when students withdraw from courses or reduce enrollment. Several of you have met with me via zoom to learn more about these changes, and I am grateful for the questions and conversation.
What’s changing in brief:
- Financial aid for loan borrowers may now be recalculated based on a student’s enrollment, even in cases where students continue to pay for all of their credits.
Students who withdraw from courses may:
- Lose eligibility for a portion of their aid in a future semester and/or,
- Owe a balance back to the university
Please contact the Office of Financial Aid with questions or refer students directly for individualized guidance.
Thank you for your continued support of our students during this transition."
#USPol #TrumpSucks #DumbingUsDown #GuttingHigherEd #StudentLoans
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#ICYMI (I know I did)... Apparently, part of #Trump's #BigUglyBill involved withholding future student #FinancialAid if they withdraw from a class. Wow...!
"Beginning in Summer 2026, changes to #FederalStudentAid under the One #BigBeautifulBill Act will significantly affect how federal direct loans are adjusted when students withdraw from courses or reduce enrollment. Several of you have met with me via zoom to learn more about these changes, and I am grateful for the questions and conversation.
What’s changing in brief:
- Financial aid for loan borrowers may now be recalculated based on a student’s enrollment, even in cases where students continue to pay for all of their credits.
Students who withdraw from courses may:
- Lose eligibility for a portion of their aid in a future semester and/or,
- Owe a balance back to the university
Please contact the Office of Financial Aid with questions or refer students directly for individualized guidance.
Thank you for your continued support of our students during this transition."
#USPol #TrumpSucks #DumbingUsDown #GuttingHigherEd #StudentLoans
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"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
"He got the means, he make the harvest high
But you can count those hungry people die
We're all at the mercy
Of the greedy man within"- From "The Ballad of the Little Man, by #KarlWallinger, #WorldParty, 1986
The families going hungry because of #Trump’s #FoodStamp cutsUnder President Donald Trump’s “#BigBeautifulBill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.
by Shannon Pettipiece, May 11, 2026
#USPol #TrumpSucks #FascismInTheUSA
#Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #Fascism #Authoritarianism
#Autocracy #Greed #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident -
Propublica: “The Alarm Bell”: #Arizona’s Drop in #SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.
by Nicole Santa Cruz
April 8, 2026"More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.
"On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states. After Arizona, the largest loss of participants was in Florida, where less than 16% of recipients lost benefits since July, according to the center’s analysis.
"Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements.
"But interviews suggest that Arizona’s efforts to comply, combined with cuts to the agency that runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, have contributed to the decline — making it more difficult to apply and causing people who are eligible to be denied. The state’s drop has exceeded previous projections.
" 'Arizona is just the alarm bell,' said Joseph Palomino, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a nonpartisan advocacy organization. “This is likely going to happen in every state.' "
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation#USPol #HungerGames #TheHungerGamesAreNow #SNAPCuts #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident #WorkCamps #Starvation #Authoritarianism
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Propublica: “The Alarm Bell”: #Arizona’s Drop in #SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.
by Nicole Santa Cruz
April 8, 2026"More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.
"On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states. After Arizona, the largest loss of participants was in Florida, where less than 16% of recipients lost benefits since July, according to the center’s analysis.
"Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements.
"But interviews suggest that Arizona’s efforts to comply, combined with cuts to the agency that runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, have contributed to the decline — making it more difficult to apply and causing people who are eligible to be denied. The state’s drop has exceeded previous projections.
" 'Arizona is just the alarm bell,' said Joseph Palomino, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a nonpartisan advocacy organization. “This is likely going to happen in every state.' "
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation#USPol #HungerGames #TheHungerGamesAreNow #SNAPCuts #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident #WorkCamps #Starvation #Authoritarianism
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Propublica: “The Alarm Bell”: #Arizona’s Drop in #SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.
by Nicole Santa Cruz
April 8, 2026"More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.
"On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states. After Arizona, the largest loss of participants was in Florida, where less than 16% of recipients lost benefits since July, according to the center’s analysis.
"Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements.
"But interviews suggest that Arizona’s efforts to comply, combined with cuts to the agency that runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, have contributed to the decline — making it more difficult to apply and causing people who are eligible to be denied. The state’s drop has exceeded previous projections.
" 'Arizona is just the alarm bell,' said Joseph Palomino, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a nonpartisan advocacy organization. “This is likely going to happen in every state.' "
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation#USPol #HungerGames #TheHungerGamesAreNow #SNAPCuts #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident #WorkCamps #Starvation #Authoritarianism
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Propublica: “The Alarm Bell”: #Arizona’s Drop in #SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.
by Nicole Santa Cruz
April 8, 2026"More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.
"On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states. After Arizona, the largest loss of participants was in Florida, where less than 16% of recipients lost benefits since July, according to the center’s analysis.
"Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements.
"But interviews suggest that Arizona’s efforts to comply, combined with cuts to the agency that runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, have contributed to the decline — making it more difficult to apply and causing people who are eligible to be denied. The state’s drop has exceeded previous projections.
" 'Arizona is just the alarm bell,' said Joseph Palomino, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a nonpartisan advocacy organization. “This is likely going to happen in every state.' "
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation#USPol #HungerGames #TheHungerGamesAreNow #SNAPCuts #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident #WorkCamps #Starvation #Authoritarianism
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Propublica: “The Alarm Bell”: #Arizona’s Drop in #SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.
by Nicole Santa Cruz
April 8, 2026"More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.
"On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states. After Arizona, the largest loss of participants was in Florida, where less than 16% of recipients lost benefits since July, according to the center’s analysis.
"Arizona officials attribute the plunging caseload to swift implementation of policy changes forced by the bill, including new work requirements.
"But interviews suggest that Arizona’s efforts to comply, combined with cuts to the agency that runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, have contributed to the decline — making it more difficult to apply and causing people who are eligible to be denied. The state’s drop has exceeded previous projections.
" 'Arizona is just the alarm bell,' said Joseph Palomino, executive director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, a nonpartisan advocacy organization. “This is likely going to happen in every state.' "
Read more:
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-snap-benefits-trump-legislation#USPol #HungerGames #TheHungerGamesAreNow #SNAPCuts #BigUglyBill #BigUglyPresident #WorkCamps #Starvation #Authoritarianism
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#Palantir Pays Zero Federal #IncomeTax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to #Trump Tax Law
by Matthew Gardner, February 17, 2026
"The CEO of Palantir, the tech company known for equipping #ICE with #AITools that hack into people’s phones, recently said he runs 'the first company to be completely #AntiWoke.' This week, we learned that a key part of being anti-woke is, apparently, not paying taxes.
"In its recent earnings call summarizing fiscal year 2025, a Palantir exec crowed that the company’s explosive growth and profitability for the year was 'one of the truly iconic performances in the history of corporate performance.' But the company neglected to mention one weird trick that also fueled its 2025 growth: this is the third straight year that a profitable Palantir has avoided paying even a dime of federal income tax on its earnings.
"Palantir’s annual financial report, released this week, shows the company enjoyed $1.5 billion of U.S. income and paid exactly zero federal income tax. At the 21 percent federal income tax rate profitable companies theoretically pay, Palantir should have paid $330 million.
"While the company used a variety of tax breaks to achieve this, the most obvious is the new tax break enacted by Congress at the behest of President Trump last summer. The 'One #BigBeautifulBill' allows companies to (retroactively) immediately deduct their research expenses, rather than writing them off gradually over time in line with the income generated from that research. Palantir reduced its taxes by over $400 million using this provision.
"U.S. #taxpayers are paying multiple times for the services provided by Palantir, which the Trump administration finds so valuable. First, we pay the bill for the government contracts signed with the company, for example, the deal signed in April for Palantir to provide ICE with a system to track immigrants. Then we pay again with subsidies provided through the tax code, including the $400 million for the 'research' the company has done to create these innovations in government surveillance.
"It’s not news that helping the Trump administration with its policy goals can be enormously profitable. But it’s important to recognize that Palantir’s recent success has been helped substantially by a far more pedestrian tool: handouts from American taxpayers."
Source:
https://itep.org/palantir-pays-zero-tax-trump-tax-law-ice/#USPol #WorldPol #WarMachines #Spying #SpyMachines #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #PayYourTaxes #TaxTheWarMachines #AbolishPalantir #NoWar #TaxTheRich #TaxCorporations #BigUglyBill #TrumpSucks
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#Palantir Pays Zero Federal #IncomeTax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to #Trump Tax Law
by Matthew Gardner, February 17, 2026
"The CEO of Palantir, the tech company known for equipping #ICE with #AITools that hack into people’s phones, recently said he runs 'the first company to be completely #AntiWoke.' This week, we learned that a key part of being anti-woke is, apparently, not paying taxes.
"In its recent earnings call summarizing fiscal year 2025, a Palantir exec crowed that the company’s explosive growth and profitability for the year was 'one of the truly iconic performances in the history of corporate performance.' But the company neglected to mention one weird trick that also fueled its 2025 growth: this is the third straight year that a profitable Palantir has avoided paying even a dime of federal income tax on its earnings.
"Palantir’s annual financial report, released this week, shows the company enjoyed $1.5 billion of U.S. income and paid exactly zero federal income tax. At the 21 percent federal income tax rate profitable companies theoretically pay, Palantir should have paid $330 million.
"While the company used a variety of tax breaks to achieve this, the most obvious is the new tax break enacted by Congress at the behest of President Trump last summer. The 'One #BigBeautifulBill' allows companies to (retroactively) immediately deduct their research expenses, rather than writing them off gradually over time in line with the income generated from that research. Palantir reduced its taxes by over $400 million using this provision.
"U.S. #taxpayers are paying multiple times for the services provided by Palantir, which the Trump administration finds so valuable. First, we pay the bill for the government contracts signed with the company, for example, the deal signed in April for Palantir to provide ICE with a system to track immigrants. Then we pay again with subsidies provided through the tax code, including the $400 million for the 'research' the company has done to create these innovations in government surveillance.
"It’s not news that helping the Trump administration with its policy goals can be enormously profitable. But it’s important to recognize that Palantir’s recent success has been helped substantially by a far more pedestrian tool: handouts from American taxpayers."
Source:
https://itep.org/palantir-pays-zero-tax-trump-tax-law-ice/#USPol #WorldPol #WarMachines #Spying #SpyMachines #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #PayYourTaxes #TaxTheWarMachines #AbolishPalantir #NoWar #TaxTheRich #TaxCorporations #BigUglyBill #TrumpSucks
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#Massachusetts: Find a local #FoodBank
Need food? A local food bank can help you put food on your table so you don't go hungry.
Notice: President #Trump is currently choosing not to issue November #SNAP benefits that help you and many families put food on the table.
You also may have your benefits cut starting in November because of changes Congressional Republicans and President Trump enacted in the '#OneBigBeautifulBill.' Learn more and check back for updates at mass.gov/
Eastern Massachusetts - #GreaterBoston Food Bank
https://www.gbfb.org/need-food/Central Massachusetts - #WorcesterCounty Food Bank
https://foodbank.org/find-food/Western Massachusetts - The Food Bank of #WesternMassachusetts
https://www.foodbankwma.org/Northeastern Massachusetts - #MerrimackValley Food Bank
https://mvfb.org/member-agencies/Source:
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/find-a-local-food-bank#MassachusettsFoodPantries #FoodInsecurity #SNAP #SNAPCuts #FoodPantries #FoodPantry #BigUglyBill #TrumpSucks
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#Massachusetts: Find a local #FoodBank
Need food? A local food bank can help you put food on your table so you don't go hungry.
Notice: President #Trump is currently choosing not to issue November #SNAP benefits that help you and many families put food on the table.
You also may have your benefits cut starting in November because of changes Congressional Republicans and President Trump enacted in the '#OneBigBeautifulBill.' Learn more and check back for updates at mass.gov/
Eastern Massachusetts - #GreaterBoston Food Bank
https://www.gbfb.org/need-food/Central Massachusetts - #WorcesterCounty Food Bank
https://foodbank.org/find-food/Western Massachusetts - The Food Bank of #WesternMassachusetts
https://www.foodbankwma.org/Northeastern Massachusetts - #MerrimackValley Food Bank
https://mvfb.org/member-agencies/Source:
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/find-a-local-food-bank#MassachusettsFoodPantries #FoodInsecurity #SNAP #SNAPCuts #FoodPantries #FoodPantry #BigUglyBill #TrumpSucks
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Happy #NoKingsDay! 💪🏻
#uspol #politics #NoKings #NoKingsProtest #Project2025 #MAGA #TrumpAdministration #TrumpAdministration2025 #SecondTrumpAdministration #GovernmentShutdown #GovernmentShutdown2025 #ACA #AffordableCareAct #Medicare #Medicaid #ObamaCare #BBB #TBBB #OBBB #TOBBB #BigBeautifulBill #BigBeautifulBillAct #OneBigBeautifulBill #OneBigBeautifulBillAct #TheBigBeautifulBill #TheOneBigBeautifulBill #TheOneBigBeautifulBillAct #WeAreAllGoingToDieAct #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBetrayal
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Happy #NoKingsDay! 💪🏻
#uspol #politics #NoKings #NoKingsProtest #Project2025 #MAGA #TrumpAdministration #TrumpAdministration2025 #SecondTrumpAdministration #GovernmentShutdown #GovernmentShutdown2025 #ACA #AffordableCareAct #Medicare #Medicaid #ObamaCare #BBB #TBBB #OBBB #TOBBB #BigBeautifulBill #BigBeautifulBillAct #OneBigBeautifulBill #OneBigBeautifulBillAct #TheBigBeautifulBill #TheOneBigBeautifulBill #TheOneBigBeautifulBillAct #WeAreAllGoingToDieAct #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBetrayal
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#PrivatePrison Companies Set to Make Billions Reopening #Jails for #ICE
“There’s a private interest behind the #detention and the incarceration of our community,” said an #activist #protesting the facilities.
by Sophie Hurwitz, March 6, 2025
Excerpt: "Late Wednesday afternoon, private prison company CoreCivic announced it would be reopening a notorious family detention center in South Texas, under an amended contract with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The facility, first built in 2014, will house up to 2,400 people, including children. It had been shut down last year to save costs, after years of reports suggesting poor treatment, including a report of one toddler who died due to a lack of medical care.
"The reopening is part of a trend. CoreCivic isn’t the only company bringing back facilities. We are at the beginning of what looks like a private prison boom, as the groups profit off President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation. They are set to make billions. As the Washington Post reported, the GEO Group and CoreCivic stand to benefit in particular from #Trump’s immigration plans—the companies hold at least 16 vacant facilities that can be reopened within months for mass detention and deportation.
"The GEO Group announced in late February that it would be reopening #DelaneyHall in #NewarkNJ, as a “massive” immigration detention center with 1,000 beds. In California, ICE is considering repurposing and reopening the women’s prison #FCIDublin, closed last year due to mass #SexualAbuse, for #ImmigrantDetention. In Baldwin, Michigan, ICE and the GEO Group have expressed interest in reopening #NorthLake Correctional Facility, a former private prison shuttered in 2022. (A Biden administration order directed the Department of Justice to allow contracts with private prison groups to expire.) In #LeavenworthKS, CoreCivic looks likely to partner with ICE to reopen yet another shuttered private prison, documents obtained by the #ACLU revealed.
"As of February 27, ICE held 43,759 detainees, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a nonpartisan data-gathering organization. Trump is putting pressure on ICE to increase the number of arrests per day. His administration has already fired one ICE director, ostensibly for not deporting enough people.
"In the communities surrounding these new jails for migrants, activists and politicians are fighting back. In Newark, where the GEO Group stands to make $1.2 billion by reopening Delaney Hall, the immigrant rights organization Make the Road is planning a rally against the jail March 11."
#USPol #TrumpSucks #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBill #PrisonState #SilencingDissent #IndefiniteDetention #ICE #protesters #CoreCivic #GEOGroup #ResistICE #Resistance
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#PrivatePrison Companies Set to Make Billions Reopening #Jails for #ICE
“There’s a private interest behind the #detention and the incarceration of our community,” said an #activist #protesting the facilities.
by Sophie Hurwitz, March 6, 2025
Excerpt: "Late Wednesday afternoon, private prison company CoreCivic announced it would be reopening a notorious family detention center in South Texas, under an amended contract with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The facility, first built in 2014, will house up to 2,400 people, including children. It had been shut down last year to save costs, after years of reports suggesting poor treatment, including a report of one toddler who died due to a lack of medical care.
"The reopening is part of a trend. CoreCivic isn’t the only company bringing back facilities. We are at the beginning of what looks like a private prison boom, as the groups profit off President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation. They are set to make billions. As the Washington Post reported, the GEO Group and CoreCivic stand to benefit in particular from #Trump’s immigration plans—the companies hold at least 16 vacant facilities that can be reopened within months for mass detention and deportation.
"The GEO Group announced in late February that it would be reopening #DelaneyHall in #NewarkNJ, as a “massive” immigration detention center with 1,000 beds. In California, ICE is considering repurposing and reopening the women’s prison #FCIDublin, closed last year due to mass #SexualAbuse, for #ImmigrantDetention. In Baldwin, Michigan, ICE and the GEO Group have expressed interest in reopening #NorthLake Correctional Facility, a former private prison shuttered in 2022. (A Biden administration order directed the Department of Justice to allow contracts with private prison groups to expire.) In #LeavenworthKS, CoreCivic looks likely to partner with ICE to reopen yet another shuttered private prison, documents obtained by the #ACLU revealed.
"As of February 27, ICE held 43,759 detainees, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a nonpartisan data-gathering organization. Trump is putting pressure on ICE to increase the number of arrests per day. His administration has already fired one ICE director, ostensibly for not deporting enough people.
"In the communities surrounding these new jails for migrants, activists and politicians are fighting back. In Newark, where the GEO Group stands to make $1.2 billion by reopening Delaney Hall, the immigrant rights organization Make the Road is planning a rally against the jail March 11."
#USPol #TrumpSucks #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBill #PrisonState #SilencingDissent #IndefiniteDetention #ICE #protesters #CoreCivic #GEOGroup #ResistICE #Resistance
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The #PrivatePrison Industry Looks Forward to Soaring Profits Thanks to #Trump’s Budget
The $45 billion for immigration #detention in the "Big, Beautiful Bill" represented a long-sought win for #PrivatePrisons.
by Matt Sledge, July 10 2025
"The private prison industry saw its influence wane under Joe Biden, but it remains dominant in the business of immigration detention. So when President Donald Trump signed the so-called 'Big, Beautiful Bill' on July 4, dedicating $45 billion to immigration detention with a goal to double or triple the population behind bars, it was a huge payoff.
"The victory was in the works for years. A private prison company handed consulting and lobbying gigs to Trump’s allies, its political action committee was the first to max out its donation to Trump, and industry executives had already made plans to reopen shuttered prisons — laying the groundwork for what they promised investors would be an incarceration bonanza.
"In the 2024 election cycle, employees and PACs affiliated with the publicly traded industry behemoths #GEOGroup and CoreCivic contributed overwhelmingly to #Republicans and Trump.
"Republicans received 92 percent of $3.7 million in contributions affiliated with GEO Group and 96 percent of the $785,000 in contributions affiliated with #CoreCivic, according to #OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group that tracks official disclosures. When Trump won, the two companies gave $500,000 each to his #inaugural committee."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/10/corecivic-trump-big-beautiful-bill/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/t6cYB#USPol #TrumpSucks #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBill #PrisonState #SilencingDissent #IndefiniteDetention #ICE #protesters
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The #PrivatePrison Industry Looks Forward to Soaring Profits Thanks to #Trump’s Budget
The $45 billion for immigration #detention in the "Big, Beautiful Bill" represented a long-sought win for #PrivatePrisons.
by Matt Sledge, July 10 2025
"The private prison industry saw its influence wane under Joe Biden, but it remains dominant in the business of immigration detention. So when President Donald Trump signed the so-called 'Big, Beautiful Bill' on July 4, dedicating $45 billion to immigration detention with a goal to double or triple the population behind bars, it was a huge payoff.
"The victory was in the works for years. A private prison company handed consulting and lobbying gigs to Trump’s allies, its political action committee was the first to max out its donation to Trump, and industry executives had already made plans to reopen shuttered prisons — laying the groundwork for what they promised investors would be an incarceration bonanza.
"In the 2024 election cycle, employees and PACs affiliated with the publicly traded industry behemoths #GEOGroup and CoreCivic contributed overwhelmingly to #Republicans and Trump.
"Republicans received 92 percent of $3.7 million in contributions affiliated with GEO Group and 96 percent of the $785,000 in contributions affiliated with #CoreCivic, according to #OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group that tracks official disclosures. When Trump won, the two companies gave $500,000 each to his #inaugural committee."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/07/10/corecivic-trump-big-beautiful-bill/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/t6cYB#USPol #TrumpSucks #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBill #PrisonState #SilencingDissent #IndefiniteDetention #ICE #protesters
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Meet Senator Dan Blue in Southeast Raleigh Event Recap
Last night, Raleigh residents gathered for a meaningful and well-attended community meeting with Senator Dan Blue at the Top Green Community Center on MLK Blvd. The event, designed for civic engagement and direct dialogue, provided a rare opportunity for open conversation at the heart of Southeast Raleigh.
Event Highlights
On September 8, 2025, at 6:30 PM, community members gathered at the Top Green Community Center on MLK Blvd in Raleigh for a special meeting with State Senator Dan Blue and Representative Abe Jones. Local residents from Southeast Raleigh came eager to connect with their elected leaders, raising questions and concerns around key issues such as education, healthcare, economic development, the controversial “Big Ugly” bill, rising property taxes, and the city’s evolving land use plan.
Why It Mattered
This community gathering highlighted the power of face-to-face civic engagement. In an age where much of political dialogue happens online, there’s something deeply impactful about seeing elected officials in person, asking questions, and getting direct answers.
Residents were able to voice concerns about pressing local and state issues, from the cost of living to future land use in Raleigh. The strong turnout demonstrated Southeast Raleigh’s commitment to staying informed and engaged in shaping its future.
Senator Blue and Representative Jones emphasized their dedication to listening, responding, and working with the community on solutions that address both immediate needs and long-term growth.
🏛️ Building Southeast Raleigh’s Future
Events like this reaffirm that civic engagement is not just about politics—it’s about community trust, accountability, and shared vision. The conversation at Top Green Community Center was a reminder that Raleigh’s strength lies in its people coming together to discuss challenges and opportunities.
📌 Stay connected with DoRaleigh.com for future updates on local government events, community meetings, and ways to stay engaged.
#AbeJones #BigUglyBill #downtownRaleigh #events #News #RaleighCivicEngagement #RaleighCommunityEvents #RaleighGovernment #RaleighLandUsePlan #RaleighPolitics #RaleighPropertyTaxes #SenatorDanBlue #SoutheastRaleigh
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Meet Senator Dan Blue in Southeast Raleigh Event Recap
Last night, Raleigh residents gathered for a meaningful and well-attended community meeting with Senator Dan Blue at the Top Green Community Center on MLK Blvd. The event, designed for civic engagement and direct dialogue, provided a rare opportunity for open conversation at the heart of Southeast Raleigh.
Event Highlights
On September 8, 2025, at 6:30 PM, community members gathered at the Top Green Community Center on MLK Blvd in Raleigh for a special meeting with State Senator Dan Blue and Representative Abe Jones. Local residents from Southeast Raleigh came eager to connect with their elected leaders, raising questions and concerns around key issues such as education, healthcare, economic development, the controversial “Big Ugly” bill, rising property taxes, and the city’s evolving land use plan.
Why It Mattered
This community gathering highlighted the power of face-to-face civic engagement. In an age where much of political dialogue happens online, there’s something deeply impactful about seeing elected officials in person, asking questions, and getting direct answers.
Residents were able to voice concerns about pressing local and state issues, from the cost of living to future land use in Raleigh. The strong turnout demonstrated Southeast Raleigh’s commitment to staying informed and engaged in shaping its future.
Senator Blue and Representative Jones emphasized their dedication to listening, responding, and working with the community on solutions that address both immediate needs and long-term growth.
🏛️ Building Southeast Raleigh’s Future
Events like this reaffirm that civic engagement is not just about politics—it’s about community trust, accountability, and shared vision. The conversation at Top Green Community Center was a reminder that Raleigh’s strength lies in its people coming together to discuss challenges and opportunities.
📌 Stay connected with DoRaleigh.com for future updates on local government events, community meetings, and ways to stay engaged.
#AbeJones #BigUglyBill #downtownRaleigh #events #News #RaleighCivicEngagement #RaleighCommunityEvents #RaleighGovernment #RaleighLandUsePlan #RaleighPolitics #RaleighPropertyTaxes #SenatorDanBlue #SoutheastRaleigh
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AWOL #GOP Congress Critter Andy Ogles, AKA "Pinocchiogles," is still hiding from his constituents. So they're tracking him down to call out his lies over the #BigUglyBill.
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AWOL #GOP Congress Critter Andy Ogles, AKA "Pinocchiogles," is still hiding from his constituents. So they're tracking him down to call out his lies over the #BigUglyBill.
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AWOL #GOP Congress Critter Andy Ogles, AKA "Pinocchiogles," is still hiding from his constituents. So they're tracking him down to call out his lies over the #BigUglyBill.
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AWOL #GOP Congress Critter Andy Ogles, AKA "Pinocchiogles," is still hiding from his constituents. So they're tracking him down to call out his lies over the #BigUglyBill.
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AWOL #GOP Congress Critter Andy Ogles, AKA "Pinocchiogles," is still hiding from his constituents. So they're tracking him down to call out his lies over the #BigUglyBill.
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#Winning! #MAGA-style! Feeling the sting from the cuts? VOTE THOSE F*CKERS OUT!
‘Heartbreaking’ #transportation cuts hit home in #GOP districts
Across the U.S., communities are grappling with the fallout of the GOP’s sprawling domestic policy law — including in Republican districts.
By Chris Marquette and Sam Ogozalek, 08/20/2025
"A city in southwestern Utah was poised to benefit from an $87.6 million federal grant to help reconnect neighborhoods split by an increasingly congested Interstate 15.
"But the money intended for the project in St. George vanished after President Donald Trump signed the GOP’s massive tax and spending package last month.
"The solidly Republican community isn’t alone. Across the country, the new law rescinded more than $2.2 billion in unobligated dollars from a $3.2 billion Biden-era program aimed at helping reconnect disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by roadways, according to records reviewed by POLITICO. Areas hit by the cuts include some represented by GOP lawmakers who voted for the law — in the latest example of Trump’s most significant legislative triumph complicating life back home for his allies in Congress.
"In Bowling Green, Kentucky, the law canceled 93 percent of an $11 million grant meant to boost pedestrian safety on a roadway. In western Montana, it wiped out money aimed at improving a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation and better connecting Missoula-area communities. And on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the law ended more than $4 million in funding that would have gone toward addressing similar concerns in two municipalities.
"It 'felt like the carpet was pulled out from underneath of us,' said Zack Tyndall, the mayor of Berlin, Maryland. Mayoral elections there are non-partisan. 'We’re still trying to figure out how we can move forward.'
"In St. George, a short drive from Zion National Park’s stunning views and sandstone cliffs, the $87.6 million would have helped address the increasingly busy interstate highway that bifurcates the rapidly growing city. Residents in the area voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020 and 2024. But now they’re feeling the impacts of Republicans’ quest to scrub the government of Biden-era programs that conflict with Trump’s priorities."
#TrumpRegrets #BigUglyBill #TransportationCuts #TransportationFunding #InfrastructureFunding #USPol #Regerts #TownHalls #GOPSucks
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#Winning! #MAGA-style! Feeling the sting from the cuts? VOTE THOSE F*CKERS OUT!
‘Heartbreaking’ #transportation cuts hit home in #GOP districts
Across the U.S., communities are grappling with the fallout of the GOP’s sprawling domestic policy law — including in Republican districts.
By Chris Marquette and Sam Ogozalek, 08/20/2025
"A city in southwestern Utah was poised to benefit from an $87.6 million federal grant to help reconnect neighborhoods split by an increasingly congested Interstate 15.
"But the money intended for the project in St. George vanished after President Donald Trump signed the GOP’s massive tax and spending package last month.
"The solidly Republican community isn’t alone. Across the country, the new law rescinded more than $2.2 billion in unobligated dollars from a $3.2 billion Biden-era program aimed at helping reconnect disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by roadways, according to records reviewed by POLITICO. Areas hit by the cuts include some represented by GOP lawmakers who voted for the law — in the latest example of Trump’s most significant legislative triumph complicating life back home for his allies in Congress.
"In Bowling Green, Kentucky, the law canceled 93 percent of an $11 million grant meant to boost pedestrian safety on a roadway. In western Montana, it wiped out money aimed at improving a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation and better connecting Missoula-area communities. And on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the law ended more than $4 million in funding that would have gone toward addressing similar concerns in two municipalities.
"It 'felt like the carpet was pulled out from underneath of us,' said Zack Tyndall, the mayor of Berlin, Maryland. Mayoral elections there are non-partisan. 'We’re still trying to figure out how we can move forward.'
"In St. George, a short drive from Zion National Park’s stunning views and sandstone cliffs, the $87.6 million would have helped address the increasingly busy interstate highway that bifurcates the rapidly growing city. Residents in the area voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020 and 2024. But now they’re feeling the impacts of Republicans’ quest to scrub the government of Biden-era programs that conflict with Trump’s priorities."
#TrumpRegrets #BigUglyBill #TransportationCuts #TransportationFunding #InfrastructureFunding #USPol #Regerts #TownHalls #GOPSucks
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#Winning! #MAGA-style! Feeling the sting from the cuts? VOTE THOSE F*CKERS OUT!
‘Heartbreaking’ #transportation cuts hit home in #GOP districts
Across the U.S., communities are grappling with the fallout of the GOP’s sprawling domestic policy law — including in Republican districts.
By Chris Marquette and Sam Ogozalek, 08/20/2025
"A city in southwestern Utah was poised to benefit from an $87.6 million federal grant to help reconnect neighborhoods split by an increasingly congested Interstate 15.
"But the money intended for the project in St. George vanished after President Donald Trump signed the GOP’s massive tax and spending package last month.
"The solidly Republican community isn’t alone. Across the country, the new law rescinded more than $2.2 billion in unobligated dollars from a $3.2 billion Biden-era program aimed at helping reconnect disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by roadways, according to records reviewed by POLITICO. Areas hit by the cuts include some represented by GOP lawmakers who voted for the law — in the latest example of Trump’s most significant legislative triumph complicating life back home for his allies in Congress.
"In Bowling Green, Kentucky, the law canceled 93 percent of an $11 million grant meant to boost pedestrian safety on a roadway. In western Montana, it wiped out money aimed at improving a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation and better connecting Missoula-area communities. And on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the law ended more than $4 million in funding that would have gone toward addressing similar concerns in two municipalities.
"It 'felt like the carpet was pulled out from underneath of us,' said Zack Tyndall, the mayor of Berlin, Maryland. Mayoral elections there are non-partisan. 'We’re still trying to figure out how we can move forward.'
"In St. George, a short drive from Zion National Park’s stunning views and sandstone cliffs, the $87.6 million would have helped address the increasingly busy interstate highway that bifurcates the rapidly growing city. Residents in the area voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020 and 2024. But now they’re feeling the impacts of Republicans’ quest to scrub the government of Biden-era programs that conflict with Trump’s priorities."
#TrumpRegrets #BigUglyBill #TransportationCuts #TransportationFunding #InfrastructureFunding #USPol #Regerts #TownHalls #GOPSucks
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#Winning! #MAGA-style! Feeling the sting from the cuts? VOTE THOSE F*CKERS OUT!
‘Heartbreaking’ #transportation cuts hit home in #GOP districts
Across the U.S., communities are grappling with the fallout of the GOP’s sprawling domestic policy law — including in Republican districts.
By Chris Marquette and Sam Ogozalek, 08/20/2025
"A city in southwestern Utah was poised to benefit from an $87.6 million federal grant to help reconnect neighborhoods split by an increasingly congested Interstate 15.
"But the money intended for the project in St. George vanished after President Donald Trump signed the GOP’s massive tax and spending package last month.
"The solidly Republican community isn’t alone. Across the country, the new law rescinded more than $2.2 billion in unobligated dollars from a $3.2 billion Biden-era program aimed at helping reconnect disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by roadways, according to records reviewed by POLITICO. Areas hit by the cuts include some represented by GOP lawmakers who voted for the law — in the latest example of Trump’s most significant legislative triumph complicating life back home for his allies in Congress.
"In Bowling Green, Kentucky, the law canceled 93 percent of an $11 million grant meant to boost pedestrian safety on a roadway. In western Montana, it wiped out money aimed at improving a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation and better connecting Missoula-area communities. And on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the law ended more than $4 million in funding that would have gone toward addressing similar concerns in two municipalities.
"It 'felt like the carpet was pulled out from underneath of us,' said Zack Tyndall, the mayor of Berlin, Maryland. Mayoral elections there are non-partisan. 'We’re still trying to figure out how we can move forward.'
"In St. George, a short drive from Zion National Park’s stunning views and sandstone cliffs, the $87.6 million would have helped address the increasingly busy interstate highway that bifurcates the rapidly growing city. Residents in the area voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020 and 2024. But now they’re feeling the impacts of Republicans’ quest to scrub the government of Biden-era programs that conflict with Trump’s priorities."
#TrumpRegrets #BigUglyBill #TransportationCuts #TransportationFunding #InfrastructureFunding #USPol #Regerts #TownHalls #GOPSucks
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#Winning! #MAGA-style! Feeling the sting from the cuts? VOTE THOSE F*CKERS OUT!
‘Heartbreaking’ #transportation cuts hit home in #GOP districts
Across the U.S., communities are grappling with the fallout of the GOP’s sprawling domestic policy law — including in Republican districts.
By Chris Marquette and Sam Ogozalek, 08/20/2025
"A city in southwestern Utah was poised to benefit from an $87.6 million federal grant to help reconnect neighborhoods split by an increasingly congested Interstate 15.
"But the money intended for the project in St. George vanished after President Donald Trump signed the GOP’s massive tax and spending package last month.
"The solidly Republican community isn’t alone. Across the country, the new law rescinded more than $2.2 billion in unobligated dollars from a $3.2 billion Biden-era program aimed at helping reconnect disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by roadways, according to records reviewed by POLITICO. Areas hit by the cuts include some represented by GOP lawmakers who voted for the law — in the latest example of Trump’s most significant legislative triumph complicating life back home for his allies in Congress.
"In Bowling Green, Kentucky, the law canceled 93 percent of an $11 million grant meant to boost pedestrian safety on a roadway. In western Montana, it wiped out money aimed at improving a highway on the Flathead Indian Reservation and better connecting Missoula-area communities. And on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the law ended more than $4 million in funding that would have gone toward addressing similar concerns in two municipalities.
"It 'felt like the carpet was pulled out from underneath of us,' said Zack Tyndall, the mayor of Berlin, Maryland. Mayoral elections there are non-partisan. 'We’re still trying to figure out how we can move forward.'
"In St. George, a short drive from Zion National Park’s stunning views and sandstone cliffs, the $87.6 million would have helped address the increasingly busy interstate highway that bifurcates the rapidly growing city. Residents in the area voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020 and 2024. But now they’re feeling the impacts of Republicans’ quest to scrub the government of Biden-era programs that conflict with Trump’s priorities."
#TrumpRegrets #BigUglyBill #TransportationCuts #TransportationFunding #InfrastructureFunding #USPol #Regerts #TownHalls #GOPSucks
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That's right, @czarbucks ! Before #SuzanneCollins' #HungerGames (2008), there was #StephenKing's (#RichrdBachman's) #TheRunningMan (1982)!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(2025_film)
#KillThePoor #RichGetRicher
#Oligarchy #DOGE #BigUglyBill
#SNAPCuts #ClimateChange #FoodShortages #TrumpSucks #TaxBreaksForTheRich -
That's right, @czarbucks ! Before #SuzanneCollins' #HungerGames (2008), there was #StephenKing's (#RichrdBachman's) #TheRunningMan (1982)!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Running_Man_(2025_film)
#KillThePoor #RichGetRicher
#Oligarchy #DOGE #BigUglyBill
#SNAPCuts #ClimateChange #FoodShortages #TrumpSucks #TaxBreaksForTheRich -
Rising Food Prices Are Likely to Continue, Thanks to #Trump’s Trade Wars
Wholesale prices on fresh and dry vegetables rose nearly 40 percent, and soon consumers will feel the pinch
By Peter Wade, August 17, 2025
"As wholesale and consumer prices have risen, so has the demand on food banks, which were already hit hard with shortages due to federal budget cuts earlier this year and actions at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” congressional Republicans passed last month also cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (#SNAP) benefits by $186 billion, meaning more people may be turning to increasingly strapped food banks to make up for the loss in food assistance."
Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rising-food-prices-trump-trade-wars-1235410245/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/kvJTy#KillThePoor #RichGetRicher #Oligarchy #HungerGames #DOGE #BigUglyBill #SNAPCuts #FoodShortages #TrumpSucks #TaxBreaksForTheRich
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Rising Food Prices Are Likely to Continue, Thanks to #Trump’s Trade Wars
Wholesale prices on fresh and dry vegetables rose nearly 40 percent, and soon consumers will feel the pinch
By Peter Wade, August 17, 2025
"As wholesale and consumer prices have risen, so has the demand on food banks, which were already hit hard with shortages due to federal budget cuts earlier this year and actions at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” congressional Republicans passed last month also cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (#SNAP) benefits by $186 billion, meaning more people may be turning to increasingly strapped food banks to make up for the loss in food assistance."
Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rising-food-prices-trump-trade-wars-1235410245/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/kvJTy#KillThePoor #RichGetRicher #Oligarchy #HungerGames #DOGE #BigUglyBill #SNAPCuts #FoodShortages #TrumpSucks #TaxBreaksForTheRich