Melvis Acosta
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āRap music has provided opportunities for artists coming from marginalized backgrounds to express their hopes, their aspirations, but also their frustrations [and] their political views,ā says Chad Williams.
www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...
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Listen to the Trump-referencing Clipse track Universal Music allegedly tried to censor
To stay in Trump's good graces, the label reportedly demanded cuts to the duo's collab with Kendrick Lamarāso they left.
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2025/07/trump-kendrick-clipse-universal-album-censorship/
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Gwynne Hogan
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Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
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Julianne McShane
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I checked in with Curtis Sliwa. He still doesn't care what you think. "Everybody loves Curtis,ā the failed Republican candidate told me a couple hours ago, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. New
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www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I checked in with Curtis Sliwa. He still doesn't care what you think.
"Everybody loves Curtis," the failed Republican candidate said, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/curtis-sliwa-new-york-failed-mayoral-bid-chat/
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NBC News
30 days ago
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects.
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Gothamist
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What we know about the federal immigration raid in Chinatown
https://gothamist.com/news/what-we-know-about-the-federal-immigration-raid-in-chinatown
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What we know about the federal immigration raid in Chinatown
Federal agents and law enforcement stand outside of 26 Federal Plaza. The arrests sparked chaos on Canal Street. Now advocates are calling it political theater, and city leaders say they were kept in the dark. [ more āŗ ]
https://gothamist.com/news/what-we-know-about-the-federal-immigration-raid-in-chinatown
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THE CITY
about 2 months ago
NEW: More Than 100,000 New Yorkers Rally at Citywide āNo Kingsā Protest Against Trump
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More Than 100,000 New Yorkers Rally at Citywide āNo Kingsā Protest Against Trump
Demonstrators denounced Trumpās immigration crackdown in NYC and his pursuit of an indictment against NY Attorney General Letitia James.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/18/no-kings-protest-trump-tish-james-ice/
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Mother Jones
about 2 months ago
On Saturday, countless people gathered at āNo Kingsā protests in thousands of cities and towns across the United States and the world. Their focus?: President Donald Trump and his administrationās increasing turn towards authoritarianism.
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Here's what "No Kings" Looked Like Across the World
It certainly wasn't a "Hate America Rally."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/heres-what-no-kings-looked-like-across-the-world/
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Peter Berger
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We just released a BIG undercover investigationā¦and itās all on tape. In collaboration with
@lighthousereports.com
,
@papertrailmedia.de
, and other media partners around the world, I made this video for
@motherjones.com
&
@revealnews.org
Check it out here:
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This Secret Tech Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You
YouTube video by Mother Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWyU5iXJ3I
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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!
about 2 months ago
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The Associated Press
about 2 months ago
BREAKING: A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group, labeling the alleged libelous words as opinion.
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Judge tosses Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music over rap beef with Kendrick Lamar
A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group, labeling the alleged libelous words as opinion. Judge Jeannette A.
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NBC News
2 months ago
BREAKING: Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl 60 halftime show, Apple Music announced during halftime of āSunday Night Football.ā
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Bad Bunny will headline Super Bowl 60 halftime show
His most recent album, āDebĆ Tirar MĆ”s Fotosā (I Should Have Taken More Photos), debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 when it released in January.
https://nbcnews.to/46pCll6
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Phil Lewis
2 months ago
NEW YORK (AP) ā New York City Mayor Eric Adams ends his reelection campaign.
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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
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MS NOW
3 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a ādeep stateā probe in early 2025.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom-homan-cash-contracts-trump-doj-investigation-rcna232568
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Block Club Chicago
3 months ago
Protesters were tear gassed, shot with pepper spray bullets and some detained by ICE officers outside of a facility in suburban Broadview Friday morning.
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shawn
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moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/āprofessingā facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot. one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
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THE CITY
3 months ago
The latest from
@gwynnefitz.bsky.social
:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/18/d...
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Sophie Hurwitz
3 months ago
Gas stove manufacturers are quietly deleting statements about the āconcerns over indoor air pollutionā surrounding their products.
grist.org/accountabili...
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Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels
Manufacturers fighting a Colorado health warning law argue gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites have suggested otherwise.
https://grist.org/accountability/gas-stove-makers-quietly-delete-air-pollution-warnings-as-they-fight-mandatory-health-labels/
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Mother Jones
3 months ago
"You're taking advantage of people who are still trying to recover.ā 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the US government has proposed a $4.7 billion canal project that many warn could put the Ninth Ward at risk of flooding all over again. [Published in partnership with
@capitalb.bsky.social
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The threat that could destroy 20 years of progress in the Lower Ninth
Past storms nearly erased New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. A new federal project may finish the job.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/katrina-lower-ninth-ward-canal-expansion/
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Mother Jones
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āYou're taking advantage of people who are still trying to recover.ā 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of the Ninth Ward are still fighting for survival. The latest threat? A $5 billion canal project that could drown them all over again. Our collab with
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The Associated Press
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.
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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.
https://bit.ly/481gIbQ
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BIG BRINA is back!
youtu.be/V9vuCByb6js?...
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Sabrina Carpenter - Tears (Official Video)
YouTube video by SabrinaCarpenterVEVO
https://youtu.be/V9vuCByb6js?si=P8XOel4qWlcHZGUP
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THE CITY
4 months ago
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
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Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorneyās office.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/winnie-greco-eric-adams-aide-attempted-cash-katie-honan-reporter/
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Rappers are spitting fire bars about gentrification this year. First Kendrick on āChains & Whipsā and now Pusha on āCommunity.ā
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Julia MƩtraux
4 months ago
A growing number of states are passing laws that require companies to sell wheelchair parts to wheelchair users so they can fix it themselves or bring it to a mechanic to fix it for them. My latest for
@motherjones.com
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www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Wheelchair users are finally winning the right to repair
State laws are forcing private equityābacked firmsāwhich can make buyers wait monthsāto allow DIY fixes.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/power-wheelchair-duopoly-right-repair-law/
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āWeāre seeing ICE agents abduct our neighborsā¦and render people to a torture camp,ā Jon Rodney says. āIn this moment when we talk about language, I think what should ultimately guide us is shared humanity.ā
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Anti-immigrant language is risingāeven on the left
Data shows Trump's dehumanizing rhetoric spreading beyond just his supporters.
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2025/08/trump-illegal-undocumented-dehumanizing-language-media/
4 months ago
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Sarah Szilagy š±
4 months ago
For my last story as a fellow at
@motherjones.com
, I got to do what I love most: Talk to regular people about the impacts federal policy has on their day-to-day lives. I'm so grateful to the people who shared their worries and stories of student debt with me.
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Interest on student loans for low-income borrowers is about to skyrocket
As Trump guts the SAVE program, "I feel like we're holding our breath while watching a train crash."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/interest-on-student-loans-is-about-to-skyrocket-for-low-income-borrowers/
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
From Hawaii to New York, the advocacy model is keeping girls out of prison. Itās saving money. Itās improving public safety. Inside a revolutionary way to end the incarceration of girls.
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A revolutionary way to end the incarceration of girls
A new criminal justice wave has formed in Hawaii and California. Where will it go next?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/girls-court-hawaii-california-prisons-youth-incarceration/
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Mother Jones
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To meet its mass deportation goals, the Trump administration is stripping thousands of immigrants of their lawful status.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social
talked to Temporary Protected Status holders from Venezuela, many of whom fled violence and death threats, now "feeling persecuted all over again."
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Trump is making thousands of rule-abiding immigrants undocumented
Inside the largest delegalization campaign in modern US history.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/tps-removal-trump-delegalization-status-anxiety-feature-deport-1million-venezuela-haiti-tpsianos/
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Samantha Michaels
4 months ago
When the Golden State Killer was arrested in 2018, law enforcement suggested that the nightmare for his survivors was finally over. My latest investigation is about a new nightmare that emerged for the survivors who cops dismissed.
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Evidence in her brutal 1979 rape pointed to the Golden State Killer. The police didnāt want to hear about it.
How one woman's quest for closure unleashed its own kind of nightmare.
https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2025/07/golden-state-killer-deangelo-victims-compensation-problems-police-accountability/
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
āWe were kidnappedā: On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans who disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador started their journey home. The horror stories are already emerging.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social
and
@nlanard.bsky.social
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Ian Gordon
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Our
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interviewed
@kashana.bsky.social
about her new book, THE PAYBACK, about leaving Twitter/X, and about finding humor in dark times: "You canāt live life on sheer terror. You will have a panic attack and die."
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Kashana Cauley's latest book conjures a new villain for our times: the debt police
We talked to the author, TV writer, and social media wit about "The Payback"āand finding humor in darkness.
https://bit.ly/4o3cIxl
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Isabela Dias
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āIt was a perfect storm.ā In Milford, MA, a town where 30 percent of the population is foreign-born, the arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes da Silva set off a chain reaction unlike anything the community had seen before. My latest for
@motherjones.com
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How ICEās arrest of a high school student activated a Massachusetts town
āWeāre trying to find ways the community can defend itself.ā
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/ice-volleyball-arrest-eighteen-gomes-da-silva-milford/
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5 months ago
The Bewitching is out today. I'll do the nice marketing post in a bit, but right now I wanted to just thank you all for allowing me to publish. Specially I want to thank my readers of color, the Latinos and Latinas who keep reading me. I was told, more than once, that people like me didn't belong in
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Mother Jones
5 months ago
Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a āgreenā fuel [from our
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@grist.org
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Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a āgreenā fuel
The designation, pushed by right-wing think tank ALEC, allows fossil fuel firms to compete for clean energy funding.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/red-states-louisiana-indiana-ohio-tennessee-reclassify-gas-green-energy-fuel-greenswashing-alec/
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Clipse just dropped a powerful music video for āChains & Whips.ā You can read about the alleged attempts to censor Kendrick Lamarās verse that led them to leave their label in my
@motherjones.com
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Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice - Chains & Whips (Official Music Video)
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āRap music has provided opportunities for artists coming from marginalized backgrounds to express their hopes, their aspirations, but also their frustrations [and] their political views,ā says Chad Williams.
www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...
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Listen to the Trump-referencing Clipse track Universal Music allegedly tried to censor
To stay in Trump's good graces, the label reportedly demanded cuts to the duo's collab with Kendrick Lamarāso they left.
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2025/07/trump-kendrick-clipse-universal-album-censorship/
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Mother Jones
5 months ago
Itās Brad Landerās victory, too. The former New York City mayoral candidate weighs in on Zohran Mamdani's historic victory, the baseless accusations of antisemitism, and what comes next.
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Brad Landerās post-loss victory lap
The former New York City mayoral candidate weighs in on Zohran Mamdani's shocking win, the shortcomings of his own campaign, and what comes next.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/brad-lander-zohran-mamdani-election-loss
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Mother Jones
5 months ago
In one of the most anticipated decisions of this term, the Supreme Court granted President Trumpās emergency applications to stay district courtsā orders blocking his efforts to restrict birthright citizenship. The decision amounts to an egregious Trump power grab.
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The Supreme Courtās ruling on birthright citizenship is a Trump power grab
The implications for citizenship are complex. But the result for Trump's ability to implement his policies is dangerous.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-scotus-decision-explanation-trump-power-grab/
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Mother Jones
5 months ago
Zohran Mamdaniās supporters celebrate an astonishing victory
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Zohran Mamdaniās Supporters Celebrate an Astonishing Victory
"New York can lead the way in showing how a new future is possible."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/zohran-election-night-speech-party/
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The Associated Press
5 months ago
BREAKING: Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.
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Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani
Andrew Cuomoās concession came as the raceās outcome will be decided by a ranked choice count after neither Democrat got a clear majority in the vote.
https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-zohran-mamdani-new-york-mayor-0d39764944e7e55a7e26a988d4136a86
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Mahmoud Khalil, Finally Free, Speaks Out āThere isnāt any shred of evidence that what I did or said is wrong,ā he said.
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social
was at a rally a block from Columbia today, where Mahmoud Khalil greeted his supporters:
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Mahmoud Khalil, finally free, speaks out
"There isn't any shred of evidence that what I did or said is wrong," he told a rally near Columbia University celebrating his release from ICE.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/mahmoud-khalil-finally-free-speaks-out/
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Mother Jones
6 months ago
Tucked into Donald TrumpāsĀ āBig, Beautifulā spending billāwhich passed in the House last month, and promises major cuts to Medicaidāis a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
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Trump's Medicaid cuts will fund his failed border wall
Polls consistently show that Americans want more spent on health care, not the border.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/trump-medicaid-border-wall-spending-bill/
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6 months ago
The Trump administration is shutting down services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide hotline. āThis is a death sentence potentially to thousands of youth across the United States.ā
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The Trump administration is shutting down the national suicide hotline's program for LGBTQ youth
"This is a death sentence potentially to thousands of youth across the United States."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/trump-ending-lgbtq-suicide-hotline/
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One of the galling parts of Trumpās proposed budget bill that isnāt discussed enough: A proposal for close to $50 billion (!!) for the border wall
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Trump's Medicaid cuts will fund his failed border wall
Polls consistently show that Americans want more spent on health care, not the border.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/trump-medicaid-border-wall-spending-bill/
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Tucked into Donald Trumpās āBig, Beautifulā spending billāwhich promises major cuts to Medicaidāis a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump's Medicaid cuts will fund his failed border wall
Polls consistently show that Americans want more spent on health care, not the border.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/trump-medicaid-border-wall-spending-bill/
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