NEW: While the GOP aims to slash Medicaid, Trump brags he’s not touching the Pentagon. "Poll after poll shows Americans would rather have their tax dollars spent on public services than on Pentagon contractors," says @hannahomestead.bsky.social @nationalpriorities.bsky.social in @commondreams.org:

There is still time to fight back. The President’s trillion-dollar Pentagon request so far is just that: a request. More from IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social scholar @hannahomestead.bsky.social:

A trillion dollar investment in ordinary Americans is not radical; it would effectively help prevent crime, improve security, and raise standards of living across the country. And it’s what most people actually want. IPS scholar @hannahomestead.bsky.social in @nationalpriorities.bsky.social:

Here is the full list of ten things we could fund instead of a military parade. By our own @lindsaykosh.bsky.social and @hannahomestead.bsky.social www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2025/06...

For folks covering the looming $1 trillion Pentagon budget -- hit me up if you'd like a one-pager I prepared for presentations last year on defense industry jobs, including: race/ gender workforce stats, unionization rates, salary, total job figures, geography, and more. [email protected]

So predictable, an economic crisis for everyone except the arms industry: www.fool.com/investing/20...

A beautiful conversion story to brighten your day. h/t @hannahomestead.bsky.social

According to his own father, Elon’s name was inspired by Wernher von Braun and he was meant to rule Mars. You can’t make this stuff up.🧵