Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 12 hours ago

But in the years that followed, the strength of local #PublicTelevision & #PublicRadio stations in conservative states was often what saved the #federal #funding.

In 1995, #NewtGingrich, then the #House speaker, made one of the most aggressive moves since #Nixon to “zero out” federal support for #PublicMedia before he found it politically untenable.

#Trump#Republicans#PublicBroadcasting #censorship #authoritarianism #autocracy
Momodou s Barry
@Sbarry8520@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Greetings 👋
#Fediverse

Guys I’m still going to need some #help as I need some steel rod for the pillars and beam as that’s the only thing we don’t buy now!

We are going to start but we need to fill the gaps and without the steel rod it’s going to be hard.

please 🙏 I’m still asking for some #help and #support with steel rods bit expensive but whatever anyone can share to our #MutualAid
https://ko-fi.com/uggla/goal?g=23

Please if you still can’t support financially you can boost our post and share.
Momodou s Barry
@Sbarry8520@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Greetings 👋
#Fediverse

Guys we are only left with 13% on our #kofi which’s means we are really close of reaching our first goal on the #MutualAid for the #house rebuilding thank you all for the #support.

I’m talking with the #contractor and his #workers they haven’t give me a date yet but everything is set now.

We still need #help to buy steel rods as we are only left that now anything we will kindly accept it through our #donation

#please#boost our post.

https://ko-fi.com/uggla/goal?g=23
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
#HakeemJeffries has passed the 7 hr mark. He has discussed how #unions & #CollectiveBargaining shaped his own life & reiterated #Democrats’ commitment to unions.

The #OneBigBeautifulBill act harms working Americans in many ways, just one of which is #unlawful #fees on Justice & Unions – it imposes a $350 fee on federal employees to file appeals w/the #MSPB, & charges unions for official time—despite being legally mandated.

#House#Trump#OneBigUglyBill#MagicMinute
https://nffe.org/nffe_news/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-is-harmful-to-working-americans-tell-the-senate-to-reject-it/
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The #OneBigBeautifulBill will make it harder to develop #wind & #solar #energy projects, despite the removal of some contentious provisions, industry advocates & lawmakers said.

The #Senate dropped a proposed excise tax on solar & wind energy projects that don't meet strict standards after last-minute negotiations with key #Republican senators seeking better terms for #renewables.

#Trump#OneBigUglyBill#MagicMinute
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-big-beautiful-bill-live-updates-2025-07-02/
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The #Senate also changed language about which #solar & #wind projects can use the 2022 #InflationReductionAct’s #TaxCredits.

In the Senate's final version, projects will be able to use the lucrative credits if they begin construction before 2026.

A previous version was based on when the projects enter service.

#House#Trump#OneBigUglyBill#OneBigBeautifulBill#MagicMinute
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Rep #HakeemJeffries has highlighted the case of a 2-year-old #US #citizen known as “VML” who was detained with her mother & sister, who both lacked legal status to be in the United States, at a routine #immigration check-in in New Orleans & subsequently deported to Honduras with no meaningful #DueProcess.

As a #UScitizen “deported” to Honduras, #VML is now effectively stateless.

#House#Democrats#Trump#OneBigUglyBill#OneBigBeautifulBill#MagicMinute

VML’s story:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-year-old-us-citizen-apparently-deported-no-meaningful-process-judge-rcna203124
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Rep #HakeemJeffries of NY, the #Democratic leader, just went past the 6-hour mark on his floor speech. He condemned #Republicans for an “all-out assault on law-abiding #immigrant #families,” including #AmericanCitizens, saying it was “unconscionable, unacceptable & it’s un-American.” The #OneBigBeautifulBill includes about $175 billion for the #Trump admin to boost #immigration enforcement & border security.

#House#Democrats#OneBigUglyBill#MagicMinute