Budget Cuts, Apathy Lead To Trump Administration Being Slow Acknowledging Two Cyclosporiasis Deaths http://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/05/budget-cuts-apathy-lead-to-trump-administration-being-slow-acknowledging-two-cyclosporiasis-deaths/
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We Should Pick Democrats Who Don't Suck
https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/08/we-should-pick-democrats-who-dont-suck
The sanewashing of Elon Musk https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/07/the-sanewashing-of-elon-musk
Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees https://popular.info/p/taxpayers-spend-about-2-billion-annually
A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against St. Pete’s Flock cameras https://www.cltampa.com/news/a-77-year-old-republican-man-is-staging-a-solo-protest-against-st-petes-flock-cameras/
ICE Illegally Scooped Up Medicaid Data, Then Shared It With Palantir http://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/23/ice-illegally-scooped-up-medicaid-data-then-shared-it-with-palantir/
SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Is Implemented https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-tracker-people-are-losing-food-assistance-as-the-harmful-2025
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-cyclospora-lab-doge-downsized-it-last-year/
‘Misuse’ of Crowd Control Weapons on ICE Protesters Led to Blindings and Traumatic Brain Injuries, Report Finds https://portside.org/2026-07-14/misuse-crowd-control-weapons-ice-protesters-led-blindings-and-traumatic-brain-injuries
'I figured there was some quid pro quo. I just didn’t think it would be that brazen.'
A pair of ugly new reports reveal how two Florida politicians have been using their offices to help financial supporters
https://jasongarcia.substack.com/p/i-figured-there-was-some-quid-pro
The Fight Over Trans Girls’ Sports Participation Moves to the November Ballot https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-fight-over-trans-girls-sports-participation-moves-to-the-november-ballot
"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech http://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/3/what_to_the_slave_is_the
DeSantis vetoes funds for financial literacy, food insecurity in Orlando, and more https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida-news/desantis-vetoes-funds-for-financial-literacy-food-insecurity-in-orlando-and-more/
Heterosexuality During Wartime https://portside.org/2026-06-29/heterosexuality-during-wartime
Taxing Billionaires Is the Easiest Way Democrats Could Gain Voter Trust https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/taxing-billionaires-is-the-easiest-way-democrats-could-build-rebuild-voter-trust
Apple Just Closed Its First Unionized U.S. Store https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/apple-union-store-closure.html
No union dues for genocide: Inside the historic UAW vote to divest from Israel https://therealnews.com/no-union-dues-for-genocide-inside-the-historic-uaw-vote-to-divest-from-israel
Major Antiracist Rally Held in Belfast to Condemn Anti-Immigrant Riots Egged On by Elon Musk
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/15/belfast_northern_ireland_race_riots_immigration
Republicans Threaten to Pull Funding for SC State University After Black Students Viral Protest https://www.theroot.com/republicans-threaten-to-pull-funding-for-sc-state-unive-2000103390
A tiny California tribe just donated $2 million to MAGA Inc. Here’s why. https://popular.info/p/a-tiny-california-tribe-just-donated
On Tax Day, Mamdani Taxed the Rich - The American Prospect https://prospect.org/2026/04/16/mamdani-hochul-new-york-pied-a-terre-tax-the-rich/
Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usaid-abortions-barney-nicholas-enrich-into-the-wood-chipper-book-exclusive
Medicaid Work Requirements Squeeze Community Health Centers https://portside.org/2026-04-07/medicaid-work-requirements-squeeze-community-health-centers
Immigrant workers launch largest US meatpacking strike in 40 years https://therealnews.com/immigrant-workers-launch-largest-us-meatpacking-strike-in-40-years
Prairieland Trial: Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges as DOJ Targets "Antifa Cell" https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/17/antifa
Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.
The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations Is Overwhelming U.S. Politics
https://portside.org/2026-03-14/scale-billionaires-campaign-donations-overwhelming-us-politics
Florida agency quietly removes tool to find licensed abortion clinics in the state https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/abortion-rights/florida-agency-quietly-removes-tool-to-find-licensed-abortion-clinics-in-the-state/
The Teamsters picket Amazon in Baltimore to demand company rehire fired unionized drivers in California https://therealnews.com/the-teamsters-picket-amazon-in-baltimore-to-demand-company-rehire-fired-unionized-drivers-in-california