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Right here’s the factor: We’ve seen all of the information about Donald Trump’s tariffs and the way they’re killing our financial system.
In fact, whereas the satan will likely be within the particulars, Trump needs us to reward him for ending a disaster he began. The reality is that’s simply the tip of the iceberg as a result of for each MAGA announcement that dominates the 24-hour information cycle and sparks nationwide outrage, there are numerous others that don’t.
We all know it’s unhealthy. But it surely’s really manner worse than we expect.
1. Trump has fired 1000’s of federal employees.
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For instance, I do know you’ve heard in regards to the huge authorities layoffs led by Trump and Elon Musk. However do you know that they had been firing 80,000 staff from the VA?
2. He’s threatened to chop Harvard’s grants for essential medical analysis.
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You’ve most likely heard about Trump’s broadly publicized feud with Harvard. However do you know that he’s placing important medical analysis in danger by freezing $2.2 billion in Harvard’s grants all as a result of he thinks they’re “too woke?”
3. He needs to reverse some police reform agreements.
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We knew that Trump had stopped all Division of Justice civil rights investigations and police reform agreements, together with the agreements in Louisville, KY, and Minneapolis, MN, reached following the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. However do you know he was actively working to reverse that progress?
4. Trump could get rid of very important TRIO packages for college students.
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You most likely heard about Trump’s plans to cancel federal funding for NPR and PBS as a result of, apparently, programming like Sesame Road is a left wing conspiracy. However do you know he was eliminating the nation’s TRIO packages which were making school a actuality for college students throughout the nation since 1964?
That’s Upward Sure, Upward Sure Math-Science, Expertise Search, Instructional Alternative Facilities, Scholar Help Companies, Veterans Upward Sure, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, 3,500 packages and hundreds of thousands of scholars. Trump needs to do away with all of it and it’s barely made a headline.
5. Main flight delays have been attributable to Trump’s administration.
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Have you ever heard in regards to the main flight delays plaguing the nation proper now? That’s as a result of air site visitors controllers are fed up with persistent understaffing, outdated tools and extra are strolling off the job as a result of the Trump administration refuses to do something regardless of his marketing campaign pledge to repair it.
In truth, earlier this month, that disgust and frustration prompted a minimum of 20% of air site visitors controllers at Newark Worldwide Airport to give up due to the state of affairs and now main airways like United are chopping their flights.
6. Trump will start garnishing wages of people who owe cash on pupil loans.
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Did you hear about how Trump introduced he’s going to begin garnishing the wages of the 5.3 million People who owe cash on their pupil loans?
7. He’s chopping important funding for psychological well being companies in faculties, too.
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How about the truth that he’s chopping $1 billion in grants used to enhance psychological well being companies in our faculties?
8. Meals help packages will likely be lower beneath the Trump Administration.
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Would it not shock you that Trump is chopping roughly $1 billion from meals help packages that assist maintain a lot of the native meals banks in America afloat?
That’s on the identical time these meals banks are wanted essentially the most since, with skyrocketing inflation, even people making six-figure salaries can’t make ends meet and People are literally financing groceries with a brand new surge in “purchase now, pay later” loans.
In fact, it could really be safer for people to not purchase groceries lately as a result of, with Trump and the MAGA boys dismantling our nation’s meals security infrastructure, the chances of that meals making them sick are increased than ever.
9. Almost 15,000 USDA employees have give up since Trump took workplace.
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Oh you didn’t hear about this? Nicely, it seems that a minimum of 15,000 USDA staff, together with lots of of meals inspectors, have give up since Trump took workplace. Moreover, the highest FDA official overseeing drug and meals security inspections throughout the nation resigned this month. Apparently he was fed up with the neverending Trump cuts and White Home officers who cared little about defending the nation’s meals provide.
10. Trump will withdraw the Biden Administration’s salmonella security initiative.
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However that’s not the worst of it. Salmonella causes 1.35 million infections in America yearly. However, in April, the Trump Administration introduced it was withdrawing the Biden Administration initiative to restrict salmonella in America’s poultry merchandise.
11. Trump administration received’t push for milk to be examined for pathogens.
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Additionally they introduced they wouldn’t be testing milk for pathogens or high quality anymore. I’d make a “Make America Wholesome Once more” joke right here, however it’s not humorous. Are you able to think about something extra necessary than ensuring the milk our children drink is secure? Neither can I. But when that’s not making the entrance web page, then are you able to think about what’s?
However that’s the purpose, isn’t it? Trump and MAGA are shoving every little thing they’ll consider down our throats, the extra ridiculous the higher, as a result of they’re betting on the assumption that we will solely take note of a lot. They know that whereas our outrage over his unlawful ICE raids spark nationwide protests, as they need to, they’ll dismantle meals security, intestine public schooling and make a mockery over free speech with out anybody even noticing.
12. What’s subsequent?
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That’s why, whereas most People are scared to demise, Mission 2025 architect Paul Dans is thrilled past his “wildest goals.” In the meantime the Trump Commerce Struggle is an entire failure and Trump fired the top of FEMA whereas denying catastrophe aid to twister survivors…and hurricane season is simply across the nook.