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The White House is changing the purpose of the “Countering Extremism Program” which is a Department of Homeland Security program dedicated to combating ALL types of extremist ideologies. The DHS announced changes to the $10 million grant program that will take money away from groups that work to combat domestic-based extremism (neo-Nazi / KKK), diverting those funds solely to fighting Islamist extremism-related groups.
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As more of Trump's regime get comfortable in their new positions of power for which they have little to no qualification, they find new ways to move ahead with the heinous ideas they believe the country empowered them to undertake. They spend every day crafting and implementing policies with destructive consequences for our country, our world and our future.
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A group of Republican Senators operated in secrecy on the Senate's version of a "healthcare" bill to take away said healthcare from nearly 10% of the country and cut taxes on the wealthiest. Last Thursday, they unveiled a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with no healthcare for millions of individuals. They expect to rush to a vote on it this week.
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Earlier in June, we posted about the White House taking aggressive steps towards reducing the role of the federal government in fighting discrimination and protecting minorities. In that post linked here many examples were noted. Another way the Department of Justice is lessening justice for citizens has come to light since then.
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the target of Republican leaders and their base since its passage. With full control Congress and the White House, they now hold the power to make changes. They are certain of their desire to remove the funding mechanism for ACA -- a tax on the wealthiest citizens -- everything else be damed including millions of citizens who will not be able to obtain or afford coverage.