Trump gives disturbing answer about war with Iran
Share
Today’s Action: Stop Trump’s sabotage of food stamps, Medicaid, Head Start, and more
Today’s Top Stories:
Trump gives a deeply disturbing answer when asked about war with Iran
The president makes it clear who’s really pulling the strings in the White House.
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Ocasio-Cortez calls out drug company exec to his face in BRILLIANT speech
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out a drug company exec to his face in a BRILLIANT speech at hearing.
Wind turbines do not cause cancer. But pollution from the fossil fuel industry does.
OD Action Pick: Do your part to save the planet and support clean, renewable wind power at home — even apartments — at no cost. Plus, receive 4 free LED light bulbs as a thank you.
Mueller’s team unseals the evidence Michael Flynn gave him and it’s big trouble for Trump
The disgraced National Security Adviser’s testimony opened a whole new can of worms for the obstructing president.
Take Action: Mueller MUST testify publicly before Congress!
A top Fox News judge blindsides Trump with serious accusations of violating the Constitution
The president is going to be deeply hurt when he sees his favorite TV judge going in on his crimes.
Possible’ more counties than now known were hacked in 2016, Fla. Delegation says
And this is coming from a REPUBLICAN who has attended the private evidence briefings.
Take Action: Write letters to register voters and overturn gerrymandering!
Ilhan Omar hilariously roasts Ted Cruz over his bizarre complaints about “space pirates”
The Republican senator went off the deep end and got the brutal ribbing he deserved.
Resist in style with progressive gifts and gear from Resistance Merch
OD Action Partner: Check out Resistance Merch for all your liberal swag needs. #ResistLikeIts1776
Trump’s plan for civics test for legal entrants could keep out highly skilled immigrants, experts say
“It could be a barrier to very productive immigrants becoming a part of American society,” one expert said.
Trump administration ‘wanted to pay for Taliban travel expenses’
The bid was rejected because it would have amounted to illegal material support for terrorists
Today’s Action: Stop Trump’s sabotage of food stamps, Medicaid, Head Start, and more
In the GOP’s continued war against the poor and working class, Trump has declared his next move: adjusting inflation rates to lower the poverty line, which is the baseline measurement for eligibility on social services like food stamps, Medicaid, Head Start, and more. This plan arrives simultaneously with the rollout of work requirements and budget cuts for those same lifesaving programs.
By lowering the poverty line, Trump would be able to kick millions of people off assistance programs with the stroke of a pen.
With the current poverty line set at $26,000 for a family of four, folks at that income level are barely making ends meet — at best. And in a country that happily spends $700 billion a year for our military budget, making a $26,000 annual income for four even tighter is gut-wrenchingly greedy.
Click here to leave a public comment for the Federal Register. Tell them that lowering the poverty line with what they call a “chained CPI” will result in millions of people losing desperately-needed benefits, and you do not approve of that or any other switch that hurts the poor and working class.
The “chained CPI” is Trump’s chosen mechanism to lower the poverty line. The idea is that as prices go up, consumers will simply find a cheaper alternative. It’s a flawed methodology… Or let’s just say it. It’s completely bananas.
But the real issue is that this type of measuring will immediately lower the poverty line, thereby bumping millions off of government support programs…and the number dropped will increase each year.
Trump’s proposed change is unacceptable, and may literally result in driving families out of their homes and to sickness or death with the loss of supplemented food and healthcare access.
Leave a public comment with the Federal Register by June 21. Let them know you do NOT approve of switching the poverty line inflation measurement to “chained CPI,” or any other switch that would result in millions of poor and working class losing their support benefits.
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition to reject the absurd new policy that lets Trump kick out legal immigrants who have broken no law, and check out the brilliant “Don’t Think of an Elephant” by George Lakoff — a quick read that contains the ultimate keys for Democrats to win elections — and arguments.
JOIN THE RESISTANCE
Required Reading for the Resistance. Actions that make a difference.
WEAR YOUR RESISTANCE
