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What Happened Today – August 9

President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to retired U.S. Army Capt. Florent Groberg at the White House on Nov. 12, 2015, for tackling a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on Aug. 8, 2012, with Sgt. Andrew Mahoney, saving their brigade commander and others. Laura Loomer is now attacking Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for honoring Groberg. (U.S. Army photo by Eboni L. Everson-Myart).

šŸ’‰šŸ—‚ļøšŸ„ The vaccine wars are back, and the stakes are bigger than shots. An anti-vax shooting at the CDC, a whiplash reinstatement at FDA, and a federal purge of vaccine records point to a coordinated rollback of public health while GOP leaders insist Medicare and Medicaid are safe. Call your reps now to defend vaccines, … Read more

What Happened Today – August 8

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposted a video segment showcasing pastor Doug Wilson and other CREC-affiliated pastors advocating the repeal of women’s voting rights, underscoring his alignment with Christian nationalist ideas. (Image: Screenshot from X/Twitter)

šŸ’„ A local Georgia cop is dead after a shooter opened fire in Atlanta near the CDC, but Trump’s political machine continues turning up the heat. Gerrymandering in Texas, a billion-dollar shakedown of UCLA, and armed patrols in DC streets are fueling a system that thrives on chaos and fear. If we don’t meet this … Read more

What Happened Today – August 7

Little Miami River in southwest Ohio. The U.S. Secret Service asked the Army Corps of Engineers to raise water levels for Vice President JD Vance’s birthday kayak trip for security. (Photo courtesy National Wild & Scenic River System.)

šŸ“šāš–ļø We learned this a long time ago. Don’t gamble with retirement savings, don’t lock people up for their heritage, and don’t sell policy for cash. Today’s orders, purges, and donor wins try to make breaking those rules feel normal, but they are not. It takes about 3.5% of us in sustained, peaceful action to … Read more

What Happened Today – August 6

The site of the Lava Ridge Wind Project, in Idaho, approved last December to be one of the largest wind farms in the country. The project was canceled today by the Trump administration.

🚩 Today showed the systematic rewiring of the government into a weapon. They’re disappearing the Constitution from official websites, deploying the National Guard to forcibly take DNA from detained migrants, and forcing FEMA disaster-relief employees to become deportation agents or lose their jobs. They want you to get tired and look away. We have to … Read more

What Happened Today – August 5

Kennedy just canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research and contracts—including future COVID and flu candidates developed with Moderna and Pfizer—actions experts warn will severely undermine U.S. ability to face future pandemics (Photo: Staff Sgt. Alexis Veliz)

🚨 The GOP is manufacturing spectacle and engineering power grabs at the same time. Epstein subpoenas target only Clintons and ex-DOJ officials while shielding Trump from scrutiny. In Texas they back a mid-decade redistricting that hands them five extra seats and urge police or even the FBI to arrest Democrats who fled in protest. Act … Read more

What Happened Today – August 4

NASA concept of a lunar nuclear reactor setup under the Fission Surface Power Project, designed to provide sustainable electricity to Artemis-era missions.

šŸ”„ Trump is frantic. That’s why he is steering the national conversation toward culture wars to bury the Epstein files while Democratic legislators from Texas, backed by state leaders in California, Illinois, and New York, are risking fines, arrests, and political exile to stop GOP power grabs over redistricting. He’s counting on spectacle, but the … Read more

What Happened Today – August 3

Texas State Rep. and House Democratic Caucus chair Gene Wu (D-Houston) arrives in Chicago on Sunday, August 3, 2025, as part of a coordinated effort by at least 51 House Democrats to break quorum and prevent a vote on congressional redistricting maps. (Photo: Gene Wu/Instagram)

⚔ People are pushing back against Trump’s authoritarian power grabs. You can feel it in Kevin Hassett’s desperate performance defending the firing of a statistician whose only crime was showing Trump’s economy isn’t working. You can watch it as Texas Democratic Party lawmakers literally fled their state to block gerrymandering while California threatens retaliation if … Read more

What Happened Today – August 2

Alina Habba was Trump's defense attorney during his felony trial last year. He rewarded her, and now she's fighting to remain New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after federal judges there voted to replace her. (Photo: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

šŸ“ŗ Trump just confirmed another Fox News host to run federal prosecutions while his new cyber director admits he knows nothing about cybersecurity and his NASA chief has zero space experience. Jeanine Pirro joins fellow Fox personalities Pete Hegseth running the Pentagon, Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director, and Sean Duffy juggling both Transportation and … Read more

What Happened Today – August 1

Erika McEntarfer

Erika McEntarfer, the career labor economist and Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner whom Trump fired after she reported disappointing July jobs numbers. McEntarfer, who holds a doctorate in economics from Virginia Tech, was confirmed by the Senate 86-8 in January 2024. (Picture: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

šŸŽ­ Trump learned to corrupt others when he can’t break the rules himself. Like the time he tried to get his vice president to throw out the 2020 election results. Or today when he simultaneously called on the Federal Reserve governors to oust their chair, fired a career government economist for doing her job and … Read more

What Happened Today – July 31

Two of ICE’s new recruiting poster models are unmistakable: Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. The militarized campaign echoes Trump’s July 4 plan to ramp up deportations to 1 million a year while offering offering new hires up to $50,000 in bonuses.

🧱 Trump is building a government that doesn’t ask permission. Military deployments. Billion-dollar tech contracts. Tariffs on 70 countries. Congress never approved them and when courts say no, he often ignores them too. If you don’t know who is holding him accountable either, why don’t you call your senators and representative today and demand that … Read more

What Happened Today – July 30

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly testifies to the House Homeland Security Committee in 2023. The Army rescinded a job offer to Easterly today after conservative influencers complained.

šŸ›‘ Trump treats the federal government like his personal joystick, seizing tariffs, troops, and newsrooms in a grab for absolute control. Judges and lawmakers rush to pry back authority, but their lawsuits and subpoenas will stall without public muscle, so raise your voice right now and push your representatives to block the ongoing power grab. … Read more

What Happened Today – July 29

Earth's city lights captured by Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, the same military satellites that track hurricanes and rapid storm intensification. The Defense Dept agreed today to keep supplying data to NOAA as hurricane season begins. Credit: NASA/NOAA satellite data.

šŸ”ŒšŸŒŽ They’re trying to unplug the country from reality. Today, Trump’s EPA announced plans to revoke the scientific finding that underpins all climate change regulations, a move they call the largest deregulatory action in history. That comes as the National Science Foundation guts its scientific leadership after the same happened to the staff. This is … Read more

What Happened Today – July 28

Trump seated at a ceremonial desk dragged into the Rose Garden for a National Day of Prayer on May 1, 2025. Today, he told federal workers they can preach on the job and call others' beliefs wrong.(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.)

šŸ·ļø Everything has a price tag now. Trump is selling off the country. Reproductive rights. Public lands. The safety net. All for sale. And now he’s accepted a private jet from the Qatar government. It will cost taxpayers up to $1 billion to convert it into Air Force One. That money is being pulled directly … Read more

What Happened Today – July 27

Trump's approval rating fell to a second-term low of 37% in July, with independent voters dropping to 29% - their lowest level in either of his terms.

šŸ’° Clearance Sale on Democracy Trumpworld is a protection racket where loyalty buys immunity, dissent gets crushed. He forced foreign leaders to negotiate at his golf course under threat, then handed a judgeship to his criminal defense lawyer. That nominee is now under two whistleblower complaints for telling DOJ staff to ignore court orders. And … Read more

What Happened Today – July 26

The Department of Education said that it would release billions of dollars next week that will go to school districts in every state to provide tutoring, counseling, and after-school programs. The White House ordered the money to be held after claiming it was used to support a "radical leftwing agenda."

šŸŽŖ The con is falling apart, but dangerous clowns still run the show. Trump’s own State Department admits his refugee program is whites-only despite his public denials, while a teenager known as “Big Balls” helps eliminate federal regulations with AI. The Defense Secretary shut down lie detector exams at the Pentagon before facing his own … Read more

What Happened Today – July 25

Ghislaine Maxwell’s MDC Brooklyn mugshot, taken July 2020, a stark reminder of the pardon whispers swirling around the immunity received for two days of interviews this week.

āœˆļø While Trump golfs in Scotland and downplays his long running ties to sex traffickers, his administration doubles down on its immigration crackdown. The real horror: FEMA funds rerouted to detention camps and making the citizenship test even tougher. The Justice Department is prosecuting two surgical center workers who tried to block ICE from storming … Read more

What Happened Today – July 24

Trump tours the Federal Reserve renovation site with Chair Jerome Powell and Senator Tim Scott. Powell publicly corrected Trump’s inflated $3.1 billion cost claim on camera, which the White House still aired after Trump brushed it off. Photo (Official White House video released July 24, 2025)

šŸ”„ A deceptively light day as the Epstein files controversy persists and the vulnerable pay again. Trump flies to Scotland under the guise of trade talks while maintaining his grip on two family-owned golf courses while scrutiny intensifies over his relationship with Epstein. At home his administration pushes forced psychiatric hospitalization for unhoused people, ankle … Read more

What Happened Today – July 23

A farmer fills a sprayer with dicamba, which EPA plans to re-approve despite two prior bans. (Photo: USDA)

🚨 The Project 2025 machine is humming, but Trump’s DOJ is choking on the Epstein files. While Cabinet secretaries push the authoritarian playbook, Trumpworld is spiraling into full-blown Watergate mode: secret briefings, strike forces, banana-republic revenge plays. A bipartisan subpoena for DOJ’s Epstein files just hit. The spotlight’s coming, and this time, the crime and … Read more

What Happened Today – July 22

The US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The organization complied with Trump's demands and has banned trans women from competing as women. (Library of Congress photo by Carol Highsmith)

šŸ”Ø They’re moving fast and breaking things, which is a disastrous way to run a government. The foundation of climate law is about to be dynamited while our national nuclear security was critically breached. Local control is only a talking point. After judges in New Jersey chose a replacement to a Trump appointee, his AG … Read more

What Happened Today – July 21

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., talks with President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 3, 1963. On Monday, the Trump administration released 200,000 pages of FBI surveillance records on Dr. King, a move critics labeled a distraction from the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein controversy.

šŸŽ­ They continued rewriting history again today. First, you change the facts to fit your narrative, like the FCC deciding to ignore whether you can actually afford the internet before giving the industry a passing grade. Then, you punish anyone who reports the real story, like kicking The Wall Street Journal off Air Force One … Read more

What Happened Today – July 20

An aerial view of the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium site in Washington, D.C., pictured in the 1980s. The former home of Washington's football team is now at the center of new presidential threats. (Photo Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress)

šŸ“¢ They made a lot of noise today, but most of it was sound and fury. Bluster, brags, and threats flew all day against immigrants, allies, and even football teams over their names and stadium deals that aren’t Trump’s to block. It’s all a desperate screen to hide the fact that his support is cratering … Read more

What Happened Today – July 19

A B-2 takes off from Whiteman AFB in Missouri for the Iran bombing issues. Donald Trump is the only official source claiming it was 100% effective.

šŸ—ļø They can’t manage what they have yet they’re building something massive. Trump stumbles from one self-inflicted crisis to the next. Whether its the Epstein follies, watching Hegseth lose his sixth senior aide in six months, or threatening global airline partnerships over routine disputes, it’s easy to understand why so many of his businesses have … Read more

What Happened Today – July 18

Rear Admiral Yvette Davids salutes during a December 21, 2023 change of command ceremony where she was relieved as Commander of Naval Surface Forces. The combat-decorated officer was transitioning to become the Naval Academy's first female superintendent in January 2024 before being ousted by Trump's Defense Secretary this week over DEI initiatives. (USN photo by Specialist 2nd Class Mikal Chapman)

🤐 They want you to shut up. Every critic is getting the message that there will be consequences to freedom of speech in America. We know this from the deported students, fired comedians, threatened scientists, and sanctioned schools. But they’re learning that we get louder when they squeeze harder. So speak louder, share more, resist … Read more

What Happened Today – July 17

Juul is back. The FDA just authorized its e-cigarettes after candidate Trump promised last year to save the vaping industry.

šŸ‘€šŸ”šŸ’” Hey, Mr. President. We’re watching you. Every new grift and power grab becomes exposed. Your health.The crypto scam.Your buddy Epstein.Attacks on public broadcasting, kids, and democracy itself.Firing critics.We see it all. Don’t let up. Keep watch. Share. Help each other. And don’t rely on the algorithm. Let me send this to you every night, … Read more

What Happened Today – July 16

A voting machine in Manatee County, Florida. The Trump administration has demanded access to them in 9 states.

šŸ”„šŸŒ Trump spirals. America responds. He’s backing off the Epstein client list, calling his base ā€œweaklings,ā€ and spinning wild Coke sugar rumors. A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows 69% think he’s concealing information today. Meanwhile, more than 1,600 Good Trouble Lives On protests are shaking every state with anger turned into action This chaos is a sign … Read more

What Happened Today – July 15

Embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at June's Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Powell gained a significant endorsement from JPMorgan Chair Jamie Dimon today.

ā€¼ļøTrump’s executive branch runs on personal loyalty. Today, a man who once called a former U.S. President a “terrorist leader” was rewarded with a top Pentagon job for his allegiance to Trump. At the same time, Trump demanded the prosecution of rival Adam Schiff based on a sudden, baseless accusation of fraud. Earlier, dozens of … Read more

What Happened Today – July 14

Then: Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley speaks at the Aspen Security Forum in 2019 during the Trump administration. Now: The Trump administration abruptly pulled all Pentagon officials from the same bipartisan event this week, labeling it "globalist" and "hostile to the President." (Video still by David Vergun, DOD)

šŸšļø The sound you hear is the government being broken from the inside out. The Justice Department told agencies to use English only in forms and documents while ICE agents are to deny bond hearings to millions of immigrants. Yet the grift continues as the Pentagon awarded a $200 million contract to Elon Musk’s chatbot … Read more

What Happened Today – July 13

Trump reads King Charles' invitation to an unprecedented second state visit at Windsor while meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office on February 27, 2025. Starmer deployed the royal honors as soft diplomacy to influence Trump on Ukraine support and UK trade tariffs. (Official White House Photo by Emily J. Higgins)

šŸ‘ļø The wanna-be emperor has no clothes and people are finally saying it out loud. MAGA is still tearing itself apart over who lied about the Epstein files while Senate documents prove the Secret Service director lied to Congress about denying Trump security. Noem flat-out denies her own agency’s paperwork delayed FEMA call centers when … Read more

What Happened Today – July 12

Rosie O'Donnell speaks at a Lights for Liberty vigil opposing Trump's immigration policies in 2019. Today, Trump threatened to revoke her U.S. citizenship despite a 1967 Supreme Court ruling barring such government action against native-born Americans. (Photo: Tequila Minsky/Flickr)

šŸ—œļø The more we push back, the tighter they grip so that everyone sees their authoritarianism. More than a hundred people died in Texas floods and Trump’s weather service cuts may be at partly at fault, but they’re calling reporters evil for asking questions. ICE raided farmworkers and ordinary locals rushed to help when word … Read more

What Happened Today – July 11

Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly addresses sailors on the flight deck of the USS Antietam. Hegseth withdrew Donnelly's nomination to lead Pacific Fleet after conservative media highlighted decade-old drag shows from his previous command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Santiago Navarro)

šŸ—œļø The more we push back, the tighter they grip so that everyone sees their authoritarianism. More than a hundred people died in Texas floods and Trump’s weather service cuts may be at partly at fault, but they’re calling reporters evil for asking questions. ICE raided farmworkers and ordinary locals rushed to help when word … Read more

What Happened Today – July 10

2025 Texas flooding that killed over 100 people. FEMA's response was delayed 72 hours because Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem required personal approval for expenditures over $100,000. (Image: Census Bureau)

⚔ The pushback is becoming a roar and it’s making them panic. Medical clinic staff grabbed ICE agents’ hands and yelled “get off him.” California protesters stared down tear gas and rubber bullets for farmworkers in unorganized protests that spread by word-of-mouth. A whistleblower dropped receipts proving Trump’s judge pick told courts to go fuck … Read more

What Happened Today – July 9

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on Palestinian-territory human rights, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters, Oct. 25 2023. Trump sanctioned her after she backed ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, turning a watchdog into a warning sign of his payback politics. (Photo – Loey Felipe/UN)

šŸ•¶ļøšŸ’£ Trump is running Washington like a mob boss. Just today, he jacked Brazil with 50 percent tariffs for daring to prosecute his buddy Bolsonaro, sanctioned a UN watchdog doing her job, and held back funds from clinics and loan relief to keep the rest of us in line. This is pure Roy Cohn style … Read more

What Happened Today – July 8

Caisson horses from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment prepare for funeral escort duties at Fort Myer, Virginia, April 10, 2025. These Arlington National Cemetery horses are among the few ceremonial units spared as the Army adopts out 141 horses from other programs to save $2 million annually. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Oscar Toscano)

šŸ”„ The disarray is in full view now. Trump’s pontificating about decorations in today’s meeting while his Cabinet tore itself apart. Gabbard is hunting NSA and CIA emails for disloyalty, Rubio and Grenell are running competing prisoner negotiations without telling each other, and Trump is whining about Putin’s honesty on live TV. The authoritarian machine … Read more

What Happened Today – July 7

Planned Parenthood won a temporary injunction today that allows the organization to continue receiving some Medicaid funding.

šŸŽ­ Trump’s strongman act crumbles when anyone actually challenges him. LA Mayor Karen Bass cleared MacArthur Park of National Guard troops by going there and getting their commander on the phone. Across the country, Judge Paula Xinis called DOJ’s excuses “like nailing Jell-O to a wall.” And the big bad bill? Planned Parenthood said “See … Read more

What Happened Today – July 6

Students gather on the iconic steps of Columbia University's Low Memorial Library at the Morningside Heights campus in Manhattan. (Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0)

šŸ“‰ Trump’s erratic overreach is creating backlash. When people learn the extent of what he’s doing, they turn against him. And why not? He keeps extending the dates for tariffs and peace deals and now his own administration tells people to get a job if they want insurance. The proof is in the data showing … Read more

What Happened Today – July 5

Cars line up at the South Entry Gates to Grand Canyon National Park, where Trump has ordered higher entrance fees for foreign tourists while cutting park staffing and budgets nationwide. (Photo: National Park Service)

⚔ Trump just rammed through his massive spending bill, but his coalition is already splitting apart at the seams. Musk is launching his own political party after Trump threatened to nuke his subsidies, House Homeland Committee Chair Mark Green cashed out for a mysterious business deal, and Trump’s admitting he can’t deliver on campaign promises … Read more

What Happened Today – July 4

Egg prices remain 41.5% higher than last year despite Trump claiming credit for bringing them down. Prices peaked at $6.22 in March 2025, two months after Trump took office, before declining to $4.55 in May. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via Federal Reserve Bank

šŸŽ† Trump’s July 4th fireworks and military theater couldn’t distract from his antisemitic slur and the government’s systematic deception. While he wrapped himself in patriotic pageantry signing his bill, his Social Security commissioner was spreading lies about what it actually does and news broke that ICE finally released a sick 6-year-old after a month of … Read more

What Happened Today – July 3

Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 members training at New River, NC. The Pentagon is deploying 200 Marines to help with ICE operations in Florida. (Photo: Lance Cpl. Andy J. Orozco)

😔 The megabill passed to no one’s surprise. I look at America the day after and see migrants in shipping containers waiting to be jailed in a third country, federal agents found urinating in a high school parking lot in broad daylight, and diplomats being required to take show fidelity to Donald Trump, not the … Read more

What Happened Today – July 2

DHS posted this image on social media soon before opening an internment camp in the Everglades, and after President Trump said alligators would chase escapees. (Image: Department of Homeland Security)

šŸ—½ MAGA is coming for everything. Trump’s megabill will rip health care from millions and bury the country in debt to feed millionaires, while his team plots loyalty purges and fights judges who try to enforce the rules. Trump wants a nation where only the loyal thrive and everyone else pays. Call your representative today … Read more

What Happened Today – July 1

President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tour Florida's new immigration detention center in the Everglades, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Torok)

šŸ’ø Trump has turned defiance into a luxury many can’t afford. Vote against his agenda and your political career is over, edit an interview in a way he dislikes and face endless lawsuits, defy his immigration crackdown and he’ll threaten to deport you even if you’re the world’s richest man. The calculation is working because … Read more

What Happened Today – June 30

Senators hover at 2 a.m. during the vote-a-rama on Trump’s sweeping budget bill that faces a bruising House showdown if it makes it through the Senate. (Image: dailypress.senate.gov screengrab.)

šŸ’„ Trump’s packing his financial agenda into one colossal bill to reshape America while crushing anyone who won’t fall in line. He’s driven two GOP lawmakers to retire rather than back his plan, turning their exits into no votes, and publicly attacked AT&T twice just as they became his business rival. This is presidential power … Read more

What Happened Today – June 29

President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House last month. Canada rescinded its digital services tax on U.S. tech giants after Trump cut off trade talks, abandoning $2 billion in revenue to meet his July 21st deadline. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

ā° Every relationship is now a hostage situation. Trump governs by deadline and threat. He tells allies they have trade cutoffs, senators to vote his way or else, and gave a university president a day and time to resign. Authoritarians replace law with coercion, negotiation with extortion, and partnership with fear. The worst thing is … Read more

What Happened Today – June 28

An appeals court ruled that DOGE may take over the US Institute of Peace even though it acknowledged they first did so using "brute force."

🚨 The cracks are finally showing. Louisiana hospitals are begging their own Republican leaders to stop the “historic devastation,” while Trump threatens to primary Tillis for protecting North Carolina from Medicaid cuts. When Republicans start getting scared enough to break ranks with their own party, the damage has become too obvious to hide. Call your … Read more

What Happened Today – June 27

Earth's city lights captured by Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, the same military satellites that track hurricanes and rapid storm intensification. The Defense Dept agreed today to keep supplying data to NOAA as hurricane season begins. Credit: NASA/NOAA satellite data.

āš”ļø Multiple fronts collided today as months of systematic pressure campaigns reached breaking points simultaneously. Trump got judicial wins while prosecutors were purged, university presidents forced out, and trade talks collapsed. These separate battles had been fought for months, even years, and smashed into each other in one day. This is what happens when every … Read more

What Happened Today – June 26

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveil ā€œMake Oklahoma Healthy Againā€ proposals, targeting vaccines and SNAP purchases in a push that critics warn blurs public health and political ideology. (Photo: Oklahoma Governor’s Office)

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveil ā€œMake Oklahoma Healthy Againā€ proposals, targeting vaccines and SNAP purchases in a push that critics warn blurs public health and political ideology. (Photo: Oklahoma Governor’s Office)

šŸ’£ They’re rewriting reality and weaponizing it against us. Immigrants face phantom charges, universities are threatened into silence, and even your grocery cart and flu shot are being dictated by a regime hell-bent on turning propaganda into policy. Justice Kennedy told a live audience that democracy’s on the edge. Fight back before your life is … Read more

What Happened Today – June 25

Leaders gather for the Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation in Brussels on 25 June 2025, a pledging event co-hosted by the EU and the Gates Foundation that secured more than $9 billion for Gavi’s next five-year vaccine drive—only for U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce the very next day that Washington will yank its funding.

šŸ¤‘ Power is cashing in while cracking down. Trump’s family hijacks war buzz for a Tel Aviv tower, rebrands imported phones as American miracles, then his administration punishes unions, journalists, and immigrant families that dare ask why. Stop this profit driven autocracy before it locks us out of our own democracy. Don’t rely on the … Read more

What Happened Today – June 24

Trump tells reporters Israel and Iran "don't know what the fuck they're doing" before departing from the White House for NATO summit in The Hague, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

šŸ“ā€ā˜ ļø Deportation architect Stephen Miller owns stock in the data company tracking immigrants. Trump’s former lawyer, now up for a lifetime federal judgeship, allegedly told government attorneys to ignore court orders. Trump himself owes $83.3 million but suddenly claims immunity he previously waived. Grift has always been Trump’s brand, but now his aides and enablers … Read more

What Happened Today – June 23

A U.S. Postal Service electric delivery vehicle. The Senate parliamentarian blocked a GOP provision that would have forced the Postal Service to sell all its electric vehicles, ruling the measure violated Senate rules.

šŸ”„ Cruelty and lies have become the new infrastructure of government. Today saw the systematic demolition of accountability paired with the institutionalization of brutality with an Iranian retaliatory attack on one of our air bases. The Supreme Court didn’t accidentally bless overseas torture camps. Republicans didn’t randomly gut the GAO. These are deliberate choices to … Read more

What Happened Today – June 22

CIA Director John Ratcliffe in the White House Situation Room on Saturday during President Trump's airstrikes on Iran. (Photo: White House)

šŸŽ­ The administration’s victory theater is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions. Trump declared Iran’s nuclear sites “completely obliterated” while his own vice president admitted they’re uncertain about what actually happened to the uranium stockpiles. Republicans tried to hide $3.8 trillion in tax cut costs with accounting gimmicks that fooled no one. They … Read more

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