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B.See

(8,531 posts)
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 09:03 PM 23 hrs ago

THE CRUEL AND RETROGRESSIVE MENTALITIES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, and their attacks on programs that HELP PEOPLE

Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters – The Guardian they’re slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that protects the nation from chemical catastrophes, such as fires and explosions at high-risk facilities.

Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals – The Guardian The bill limits type of science used to determine health risks and gives industry major role in review process

MAHA mom ‘outraged’ at Trump’s order on weed killer – CNN The "Make America Healthy Again Movement" is pushing back after Trump signed an executive order backing a controversial pesticide.

Trump turns housing agency into another weapon in his war on immigrants – Rawstory via MSN The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that nearly 80,000 people would lose housing assistance under the proposed rule, including 52,600 eligible citizens and 35,400 citizen children.

Voters in Vance’s hometown furious at Trump admin siding with horrible polluter - Rawstory via MSN The Donald Trump- JD Vance administration has sentenced Middletown to decades of environmental devastation by canceling a $500 million federal grant that would have transformed a major steel plant into the world's cleanest industrial facility.

Veterans losing their homes in droves after Trump ignored major warning: report – Rawstory More than 10,000 veterans lost their homes to foreclosure since May of last year, when the Trump administration shut down a key safety-net in the VA home loan program

US job market crashes to lowest level since Covid lockdowns – Rawstory The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows the number of new hires in February decreased to 4.8 million, 400,000 fewer hires than were recorded in February 2025.

Trump Deals Massive Blow to Economy With New Small Business Loan Rule – TNR via Yahoo Donald Trump will bar green card holders (]read: legal, permanent residents) from receiving small business loans, threatening to further unravel the U.S. job market.

The Trump Administration is Slashing Food Stamps. Here’s What They’re Buying Instead – Mother Jones While four million Americans face losing food assistance, the Pentagon recently had its largest single-month spending spree on record.

Formerly homeless people, including veterans, could be evicted if Trump administration plan is implemented – CNN HUD plans to shift more than $3 billion in grant funding to transitional housing, leaving the facilities and those living in them scrambling to find alternatives.

MEANWHILE:

‘Kim Jong Un-level insanity’: Trump plans to build a 100K-seat stadium near White House to host a UFC fight on his birthday - The Independent via Yahoo


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THE CRUEL AND RETROGRESSIVE MENTALITIES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, and their attacks on programs that HELP PEOPLE (Original Post) B.See 23 hrs ago OP
Donald Trump loves to hurt and ruin the poorest of us. He doesn't deserve to breathe. chouchou 22 hrs ago #1
He and his MAGA sycophants want to, and B.See 19 hrs ago #2

B.See

(8,531 posts)
2. He and his MAGA sycophants want to, and
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 12:25 AM
19 hrs ago

so do his cult devotees. They seem to delight in cruelty. Sometimes I wonder if all that hate has a smell.

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