It's all fun and games until people's blood pressure medication starts killing them. FDA Cuts Will Limit Scrutiny of Troubled Foreign Drug Factories, Inspectors Say — ProPublica

ProPublica

FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say

Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangero...

Republicans will deny people Social Security, housing, Medicare, SNAP, and Medicaid that we the taxpayers pay but they will have MONEY FOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS. Americans vote for these ghouls. This is how stupid Americans are. And this publication itself did a lot of its own both sidesing. Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America? | The New Republic

Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America? | The New Republic

For real, “the Dems have a messaging problem" is intellectually lazy. The actual problem is that one set of the electorate would rather be overpromised on policy and sold unattainable dreams rather than things that are immediately tangible and achievable and can be built upon. Another set thinks cutting government services they rely on to exist is going to make them rich someday. Homelessness jumps again in Kentucky as Trump administration moves to cut housing funds • https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/11/new-data-shows-homelessness-increased-again-in-kentucky/

I try really hard not to have schadenfreude in these times but people like this make it extremely difficult. NH man denied reentry to U.S. after family trip to Canada – NBC New York

NH man denied reentry to U.S. after family trip to Canada – NBC Boston

This is good to hear but in an era when climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense, it is deeply irresponsible to undermine the very agencies tasked with forecasting and responding to such events, both of which the Trump administration and Republicans are doing. Public safety demands more than thoughts and prayers. It requires leadership, funding, and foresight. Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas | WIRED

WIRED

Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas

DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood risk.

Dismantling an advanced weather system that saved lives and watching your family drown and everything everyone in your community owns be destroyed to own the libs. Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted - The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted

The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.

Well done, dumbass country. This is just one way they’re going to get you. Make college out of reach except for the wealthy who can pay what’s become exorbitant costs up front. No more possibility of your kids doing better than you. But Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and other Democrats just weren’t good enough for you. See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances -

How Will Trump’s Big Bill Affect Your Wallet?

The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.

“Zero Dems voted for the reconciliation bill but here’s why it’s their fault that it passed.” - Lots of idiots.

Millions of people will die because Trump is ending programs that cost the average American fractions of a penny per day. Fuck everyone who contributed to this. And no, you can’t “mutual aid” these programs back into existence. This is why you don’t want the government to fail in the first place. Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/politics/us-aid-elimination-study-14-million-deaths

Republicans will ultimately pass this horrendous bill simply because they have the numbers, and they have the numbers because voters gave them to them. There is no upside to Republicans being in power and we don’t have to keep trading majorities with them back and forth every so many years. Voters have to do a better job. People who need these services being cut and can’t vote rely on you. The idea of putting Republicans in on purpose so things will get worse is the idea of a selfish ass.