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constitutional crisis

Trump’s Illegal Demolition of Federal Government Provokes Constitutional Crisis, Calls for Impeachment

Interview with John Bonifaz, co-founder and president of Free Speech For People, conducted by Scott Harris

gaza water crisis

After Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Civil Infrastructure, Palestinians Face a Water & Environmental Crisis

Interview with Fred Pearce, a contributing writer for Yale Environment 360, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

ukraine russia

Trump’s Ukraine War Peace Overture to Russia Triggers Breach with European Allies

Interview with Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and former CIA analyst, conducted by Scott Harris

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – Feb. 19, 2025

Compiled by Bob Nixon

  • Trump executive order awards refugee status to South African Afrikaners
  • New U.S. protectionism leaves power vacuum for China to fill
  • Red states create their own DOGE task forces

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Calling for $2 trillion in spending cuts in order to fill the $4.5 trillion hole the tax cuts would blow in the deficit, the proposal would include potential cuts of $880 billion to Medicaid, which have made some Republicans in Congress express doubt that they could support the package without angering millions of constituents who rely on the low-income healthcare program.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is among the Republicans who have expressed "concerns" about the "very deep cuts to Medicaid" included in the House proposal, which Larry Levitt of Kaiser Family Foundation said would "go well beyond eliminating fraud and abuse."

https://www.alternet.org/trump-voters-medicare/. #MAGA #medicare
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"I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason.”

So sorry you had to find out the hard way ... 74,999,166 voters already knew he HAS NO BUSINESS ACUMEN.

https://rawstory.com/trump-government-purge-2671193678/ #Trumpchaos #TrumpDementia
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Hey AmeriKKKa, It’s Not Normal!

An unhinged convicted felon, who shamelessly acts on his amoral, white supremacist and fascist beliefs, is now the de facto dictator of the world's most powerful nuclear armed superpower

As Trump’s second administration takes shape over the next 100 days, it will be important to remind ourselves on a daily basis, that his presidency IS NOT NORMAL — no matter how our corporate media twists and contorts itself to normalize the formation of an authoritarian and exceptionally cruel, white supremacist regime.

This column is a compilation of the second Trump administration’s illegal, unethical and unconstitutional vindictive actions and policies. We will continue to update this list for the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. We’re not striving to cover every monstrous action but to cover those with the most impact.

Don't forget: It took Hitler only 53 days to dismantle Germany's constitutional republic in 1933.

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A song you gotta hear!

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The flies on the Whitehouse walls are witnessing some things never before seen in United States history. It does not bode well. Song creation and video by D...