July 15, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
The Associated Press reports: A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized ruled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports. U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan of Texas’s Eastern District, who was appointed by Trump, found that the rule exceeded the CFPB ‘s authority. Jordan said that the CFPB is not …
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July 15, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump cultists
Wired reports: Newly uncovered metadata reveals that nearly three minutes of footage were cut from what the US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation described as “full raw” surveillance video from the only functioning camera near Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell the night before he was found dead. The video was released last week as part of the Trump …
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July 15, 2025 Christianists, Russia
Crooks & Liars reports: This good Christian family that fled the United States to escape ‘teh gays’ is about to get some harsh lessons in how the world really works, especially the Russian world, their new home. Derek Huffman convinced himself that by signing his one-year contract, he’d somehow be able to use his welding skills to avoid the fighting in …
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July 15, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Axios reports: House Republicans on Tuesday voted down another Democratic procedural maneuver aimed at forcing the Justice Department to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. It’s the second time this week Democrats have forced their GOP colleagues to choose between loyalty to President Trump and a MAGA base that is furious at his administration over its handling of the Epstein …
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July 15, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Politico reports: Trump wants lawmakers in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional district map to give Republicans five more House seats, he told reporters Tuesday. “There could be some other states we’re going to get another three, or four or five in addition. Texas would be the biggest one.” he said. “Just a simple redrawing we pick up five seats.” …
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July 15, 2025 Homocons, Trump cultists
From homocon rioter Brandon Straka: Radical socialism is NOT the answer. Its empty promises won’t fix the problems that New Yorkers face every day; in fact, it will make these problems worse. We are not asking anyone to become Republican. We are not asking anyone to become MAGA. Our message is simple: Socialist policies don’t work. Socialism ALWAYS fails. So …
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July 15, 2025 Republicans, Trump Administration
Politico reports: Senate Republicans will scale back the White House’s $9.4 billion spending clawback request as they look to shore up their vote count. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), who is leading the rescissions effort in concert with the White House, said Republicans will remove a $400 million cut to the global AIDS program known as PEPFAR, bringing the total amount …
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July 15, 2025 Christianists, Trump cultists
The New York Times reports: It was a startling, almost unbelievable, allegation. It turned out to be untrue. On June 25, Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, told a Senate committee that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, had spent $9.3 million “to advise Russian doctors on how to perform abortions …
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July 15, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
“AOC — look. I think she’s very nice. But she’s very low IQ, and we really don’t need low IQ. Between her and Crockett, we’re gonna give ’em both an IQ test to see who comes out best. I took a real test at Walter Reed Medical Center and I aced it. Now it’s time for them to take a …
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July 15, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
The Atlantic reports: Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it. Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week—are set to expire tomorrow, according to current and former government employees with …
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