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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The headline of this post seems like clickbait but the truth can't be that bad.  This is the part where you learn the facts ARE THAT BAD.

Two teams of federal officials assembled to fight foreign election interference are being dramatically downsized, according to three current and former Department of Homeland Security officials.


Tuesday, February 26, 2019

For the one millionth time, federal funding to Planned Parenthood is not permitted to and does not fund abortions.  This is an attempt to destroy their organization which performs incredibly crucial services. The vital, life-saving role of Planned Parenthood for millions of women is not properly reported or understood by most.


Monday, February 25, 2019

While Trump and the Republican Party intentionally inflict direct harm on Americans workers, our environment, our economy, our schools, our healthcare, our future..... fortunately they often do things wrong and the courts can and have stepped in.  Perhaps another example here to help save workers until Democrats take over and restore some normalcy.


Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Kathy Kraninger gutted the CFPB rule that attempts to stop payday lenders from trapping borrowers in cycles of debt.  Shameful.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday proposed significantly weakening Obama-era rules governing payday lenders, boosting the fortunes of an industry accused of keeping low-income borrowers trapped in a cycle of debt.


Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Near the end of 2017, Republicans scammed the county with a tax heist for the richest individuals and corporations.  Not only did they drastically cut their taxes, they increased those in the middle class.  And as has always been the case because 'trickle-down economics' is a debunked made-up concept, they pocketed the hundreds of billions of dollars.


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