Worker Exploitation During the Pandemic: The independent labor focused news organization @PaydayReport has tracked more than 1,100 wildcat strikes since the beginning of the pandemic. https://t.co/s7OnTrgQyJ
The federal government spent $12.8 billion on affordable housing in 2023. Trump's budget bill spends $45 billion on immigration detention centers. That's $15 billion more than it would cost to end homelessness for 700,000 people in the country, which would cost around $30 billion
Detainees say there is a lack of food and water at the facility and medications are being denied. One detainee wonders if the governmet is doing this to them as “a form of torture.”
More than 400 people are being detained at Alligator Alcatraz, the hastily built immigration concentration camp located deep within the Florida Everglades that has capacity to hold 3,000 people.
Alligator Alcatraz detainees claim they are enduring inhumane conditions, including lack of access to water, inadequate food and denial of religious rights.
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Bombing Iran Backfired: Trump’s illegal airstrikes didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear program. They pushed the country closer to building a bomb and cutting off IAEA inspections.
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A Yale study estimates that 51,000 excess deaths could result from the GOP’s Medicaid Cuts as the Republican budget bill faces backlash from across the political spectrum in the House and Senate. https://t.co/JJsWxO1I3X
Trump Moves to Fire 88% of CFPB Staff In Violation of Court Orders. If the downsizing is successful, the agency will be left with just 200 staff members while it deprioritizes oversight of student loans, medical debt, and major financial institutions. https://t.co/x6M4yC3fCd
Despite claims of widespread voter fraud, experts say it’s more likely for an American to be struck by lightning than to impersonate another voter — yet the SAVE Act could block millions from voting. https://t.co/wKcWp1OD5r
Dismantling CFPB Deregulates Corrupt Financial Institutions
“The Trump Administration is getting rid of an agency dedicated to protecting consumers finances because they want to scam you.” https://t.co/xHsMMbolnJ