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Monday, August 24, 2020

In the middle of a pandemic, the Trump Adm has proposed gutting the military healthcare system, all while protecting profits for wealthy defense contractors. This would hurt active duty troops, military retirees, & their families across the country.

Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper's cost-cutting review of the department have proposed slashing military health care by $2.2 billion, a reduction that some defense officials say could effectively gut the Pentagon’s health care system during a nationwide pandemic.


Wednesday, August 19, 2020

CNN has made an admirable effort to continue to update the list of 37 - YES 37 - times Trump has obeyed his boss Putin.

Over the years, Trump's made no secret that he has a soft spot for the country and its authoritarian leader, Vladimir Putin. Trump has proved that he is willing to reject widely held US foreign policy views and align himself with the Kremlin on everything from Russian interference in US elections to the war in Syria.


Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Trump plays favorites with governors that are loyal to him by rewarding them with our taxpayer dollars.  The rot of corruption is endless.

Trump agreed to continue paying for the full cost of National Guard troops deployed to help with the coronavirus response in just two states -- Texas and Florida -- after their Republican governors appealed directly to him.


Monday, August 17, 2020

The U.S. Postal Service is being hijacked in the middle of an election season.  Why is Louis DeJoy removing top officials who run day-to-day operations?  It's his job to get the mail delivered on time, not play partisan games.

Newly installed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said.... he has a “good relationship” with Trump — he’s donated more than $2 million to the Trump campaign or Republican causes since 2016, and chaired the finance committee for the 2020 GOP convention....


Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Trump has abused, threatened, and intimidated whistleblowers. Now people are terrified to come forward.  This is how authoritarian states work.  This is a banana republic.

In the months since the Senate acquitted Trump of two impeachment charges, the president has declared an all-out assault on whistleblowing.


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