The USA PotatoCA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
WYM ModGovernment lease cancellations under Elon Musk’s DOGE save $140M but threaten US real estate stability, especially in rural areas. Yale’s Cameron LaPoint notes landlords lose “anchor tenant” security, risking commercial loan markets. Federal cuts echo beyond real estate, hitting local jobs and economies. Explore the full impact: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/01/shutdown-risks-government-budget-cuts-economy-doge.html #federalbudgetcuts #DOGE #governmentshutdown #realestate #commerciallending #economicimpact Kudos to Kevin Williams for this analysis.
Survey Finds Half of Teachers Expect to Buy Food for Students This School Year
Fears of increased food insecurity grow amid looming federal SNAP funding cuts.Facing Defunding, Indigenous Cultural Workers Say They Cannot Be Suppressed
The proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities threatens Indigenous libraries and arts programs.
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)“‘The budget document is laced with racist, anti-science, petty, and cruel language that should be beneath the president of the United States,’ Gretchen Goldman, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, said in a press release.” 🤬
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“Obliterating [this research] would send the United States back to the 1950s—all because the Trump administration doesn’t like the answers to scientific questions NOAA has been studying for a half-century.” 🤬
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https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-seeks-end-climate-research-premier-u-s-climate-agency
U.S. Politics in Real TimeDespite Repeated Vows Not To, House GOPers Are Again Proposing Social Security And Medicare Cuts
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Despite Repeated Vows Not To, House GOPers Are Again Proposing Social Security And Medicare Cuts
Over the past couple of months, Republicans claimed — over and over again — that they will not propose cuts to Social Security and Medicare. But despite the promises, a new budget proposal…