The Plane Is More Than Another Distraction
The scope and flagrancy of the grift has stunned even MAGA. But never forget that their #1 priority is taking away your healthcare to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
We really, really wanted to vent this week over that $400-million flying palace which the Qatari royal family is offering as a personal "gift" to Dear Leader. And we did.
The blatant corruption of Trump 2.0 would be comical if this was fiction. And this deal with Qatar smells so bad that it has crossed a line some MAGA supporters - and even Chuck Schumer, who is finally putting a hold on DOJ nominees (like - what took him so long?).
But the issue that is most important right now is the "big, beautiful bill" that Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to pass before Memorial Day.
This bill would:
Cut $715 billion from Medicaid and
Take away health coverage from at least 8 million Americans,
All to pay for billionaire tax cuts that will cost $5 trillion.
The MOMocrats had some choice words on Johnson's claim that "able-bodied young men with jobs" don't need Medicaid. Other topics this week include the arrest of NJ Mayor Ras Baraka at ICE facility protest and more Gestapo tactics from DHS, and what Ed Martin is going to be doing for the government now that Judge BoxOWine is the new interim DC US Attorney.
What We’re Reading This Week
All of mainstream media recounted Trump’s first 100 days earlier this month… but Sherilynn Ifill weighed in this week with the most thoughtful and comprehensive analysis of all. And it’s a must-read.
Part 1: How We Managed the First 100 Days
Part 2: How We Navigate the Next 100 Days
We’re big fans of Jonathan Larsen’s profane, funny, and informative reporting in The Fucking News (yes, that’s the name of his newsletter). He delves into the House’s overnight hearings on the “big beautiful bill.”
Dems Wage Epic Overnight Battle for Medicaid
Last week, both The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal reported on the outsize influence blogger Curtis Yarvin has on both DOGE and JD Vance. They are a little late to this game - tech journalist Gil Duran has been reporting for years on Yarvin, Peter Thiel, and the insane desires of Silicon Valley billionaires.
‘Yarvin is the brain behind DOGE,’ Washington Post Reports
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One Last Thing
