My Country...Tis Of Thee
Sweet Land Of Liberty....
Welcome to the July 4th New Newsletter. Not a lot to celebrate today….I apologize.
This newsletter is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters without it!
Shoutouts
Thank you to our reader Deja for donating to Jalon’s Coffee Fund and to an anonymous subscriber for pledging to our substack!
Our Main Story: The Beginning Of The End
Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Is An Assault On American Life
Trump’s Megabill and the New Art of G.O.P. Capitulation
The Oligarchs’ Big Prize in Trump’s Budget-Busting Bill
How Trump's big beautiful bill aims to 'supercharge' immigration enforcement
The Budget Bill’s Big Consequences
What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law
Trump Just Went Absolutely Nuclear in Screwing Over MAGA Voters
The Oligarchs’ Big Prize in Trump’s Budget-Busting Bill
JD Vance Accidentally Reveals How Badly Trump Is Screwing MAGA Voters
Trump ignored GOP warnings to gamble on a politically risky bill
( 👆🏽Great video…but then he voted “Yes” for it)
Hakeem Jeffries Breaks Record For Longest House Speech in Marathon Protest of Trump’s Bill (Cool)
The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
They Savaged Their Party’s Bill. Then They Voted for It.
How Trump’s big bill will affect you, from Medicaid cuts to tax credits
Ah, Exactly What the Founders Wanted!
This Week’s Links
Mr. Abrego's Account of Torture at CECOT in El Salvador
Trump admin deploying 200 Marines to Florida to support ICE deportation raids
Gen Z will be last generation with white majority in US, study finds
Willy Chavarria Made a Powerful Statement About Deportations During Paris Runway Show
Why Can’t Americans Sleep? (looks around)
The Corporations Quietly Buying Up Altadena
The Disturbing Implications of the Diddy Verdict
Governor signs budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds
Nissan recalls more than 480,000 vehicles over engine failure risk
Blindspot Story
Israel limits entry of baby formula in Gaza as infants die of hunger
Man charged with killing former Minnesota House speaker says he looks forward to ‘truth’ coming out
This Is Texas News
Required Viewing
That’s it for this Friday! Like, share, and subscribe if you haven’t yet. We are quite literally all in this together. And Happy Independence Day. No one is free until we’re all free. xo, GPL