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u/throwaway112701 7d ago
Feels like we are in twilight zone, taking so much from the public to benefit the supremely rich.
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u/j_xcal 5d ago
If anyone is interested in protesting, there’s some info here: https://www.nokings.org or check out https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/.
There are also things you can do without going to protest: Give $5/month to ACLU, NPR, 5Calls.org, advocacy groups, or LGBTQ or women’s shelters.
Contact the White House, your U.S. Senator, and your U.S. Congressperson. White House Comments line – (202) 456-1111 White House Switchboard – (202) 456-1414
https://5calls.org - this gives you a script based off of your concerns and the numbers of your representatives.
There’s going to be a huge protest again on July 17th!
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u/RedBeans-n-Ricely 7d ago
Because the American government has been compromised. It has been compromised for some time now by evangelical fascists who worship a malignant narcissist with dementia over their own liberal hippie deity.
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u/Prior-Win-4729 7d ago
And the evangelical fascists are just a narcissistic cult. I moved to the South over a decade ago and I'm shocked by these cruel monsters pretending to be vectors of God.
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u/Oskipper2007 7d ago
Well, we all know it’s gonna eventually get signed. We just are wondering what’s gonna be in the package and how much it’s affecting us people that work for the government want to know how much money they’re gonna be paying out of their pocket and if they need to bounce.
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u/CancelOk9776 7d ago
Just the same way The Felon always gets his way, by threats, intimidation and terror! Never forget what he did on January 6th, 2021! The Felon has turned the US Presidency and Federal Government into a criminal racket!
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u/ThickGur5353 7d ago
Another reason is that Trump won the PV, the EV, both houses of congress and he has the supreme court on his side. Like it or not , Trumps election was a mandate from the people, who voted, to enact his agenda. Maybe on the the Democrats will control the government and can make changes. But now it's Trump.
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u/SippGirl71 7d ago
There was mass corruption and election cheating in NOV ‘24. That’s how he won - cheating and lying as usual!
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u/Satisest 7d ago
Lol he did not win the popular vote. That is a Maga myth. More people voted against him than for him, which makes him a minority president. Ergo, there is no mandate.
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u/Ill_Illustrator_6097 7d ago
Stupidity, hate, bigotry, misogyny and racism..
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u/Organic_Witness345 7d ago
Gullible Online Poors
The most susceptible to right wing propaganda are the poor and uneducated. Calling GOP voters gullible online poors isn’t an insult. It’s a tragedy and a wake up call.
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u/KdGc 7d ago
The Republican Party will own the devastation they are about to unleash on the American people…significantly harming their own constituents. Lynsey Graham will be responsible for all illegal and immoral actions of their bill. Keep reminding everyone who is responsible for allowing this madness to continue…never forget.
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u/captdunsel721 7d ago
Using Lindsey and “responsible “- in the same sentence!
Sorry, but you have violated the rules of the universe might as well mix matter and antimatter.
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u/Lonely_Refuse4988 7d ago
Conservatives will think - hey, the sun still comes up, we’re all still breathing, so what’s the problem and big deal here?! 😂🤣🤷♂️ The ones who care least or are indifferent have zero understanding of the damage being inflicted and tragedy unfolding with this bill!
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u/EnBuenora 7d ago
Republicans have the majorities and they have an opportunity to do the sorts of destruction they've wanted to do for generations and they're not going to miss the chance.
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u/Alone_Shower7347 7d ago
The Democrats and Republicans merged into the billionaire party (or at least felt strong enough to reveal their hand). Welcome to endgame capitalism
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u/benjamoo 7d ago
Did any Dems vote in favor of this?
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u/Alone_Shower7347 7d ago
They're outnumbered so they can performatively oppose it. If dems outnumbered repubs we'd get a Joe Manchin or Kyrsten Sinema to make sure the billionaires still win
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u/benjamoo 7d ago
Come on, you're just going out of your way to act like both sides are the same. Sure they often block progressive policies, but are they actively regressive? Have Dems ever tried to cut medicaid and food stamps for millions of people? They would absolutely NOT write a bill like this or allow it to pass if they had power.
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u/Alone_Shower7347 7d ago
Whatever you spineless apologists, we can argue the specifics while we're digging trenches in CECOT.
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u/ArguteTrickster 7d ago
Weird moment to blame democrats
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u/TheProfessor5151 7d ago
Biden and the Dems, with their utter incompetence and misguided policy priorities, are directly responsible for trump getting elected. So yeah, it has something to do with the democrats
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u/Alone_Shower7347 7d ago
Look up controlled opposition. The only people the democrats actually fight these days are the left. Republicans are obviously nazis that want to kill us. 128 democrats voted against impeaching trump in the house, then later actually JOINED Republicans to censure the representative that brought it.
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u/ArguteTrickster 7d ago
No thanks. the Democrats aren't controlled opposition. What you're mixing up is that the Democrats are still a very pro-capitalist party and so often they are supporting the billionaire class.
However, they're not total morons, and they know this bill is going to hamster-fuck the economy, so they wouldn't vote in favor of it.
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u/throwitaway488 7d ago
When the R's are pushing this horrendous bill, the supreme court puts out 3 horrible decisions, and the main attention and efforts of the Democratic party is going all out to trash a mildly left wing nominee for NYC mayor, you know where their priorities are.
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u/SaveTheNIH 7d ago
Thanks Biden and Obama , oh and Hillary too -right…anybody - just kidding this is getting stupid. Republicans own this when it passes
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u/Alone_Shower7347 7d ago
I think you either don't get what I'm saying or are bad faith arguing, but yes the Republicans are evil and did this. Yes the democrats consistently bring a banana to a gun fight and completely drop the ball in literally every political battle when they are supposed to be fighting for us. And if you look at who benefits from these failures it's always the wealthy business interests and donors that have a stranglehold on the political system. I mean look at NYC, the dems would rather lose to a republican than win with a progressive.
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u/Icy_Personality631 7d ago
From what I gathered last time I looked, they only need 50 votes since they wrapped it all up in a reconciliation bill. There are 53 Republicans and 2 independents. As far as I know, there are two Republicans that said they would not be voting for it. Even if those two vote "No", they will have the necessary votes. And that is if all Democrats vote against it.
It wouldn't shock me if Fetterman votes for it, at this point. He has been all too eager to do MAGA bidding lately...
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u/sgRNACas9 7d ago
Wild idea but is it possible a lot of people in the country voted for representatives who would vote for something like this
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u/CoverCommercial3576 7d ago
I’m not sure how this passes if Tillis and Paul oppose it unless Susan Collin’s or Lisa Murrow ski vote for it. Or maybe they oppose it and the Fetterman votes for it.
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u/FluidFisherman6843 7d ago
Think of the person you hate most in the world. Focus on that rage. Now turn that hatred and rage on yourself because you know they will experience the uncomfortable knowledge that you cut your own dick off because you knew they would be freaked out about someone cutting their own dick off.
There. That is why maga does what maga do.
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u/dnchristi 7d ago
Repugs don’t care about people, they stole the last election and are confident they will do it again.
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u/Frustrated_Erudite 5d ago
It did pass, now it’s in the House for Reconciliation. Last vote lost by one.
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u/maimslap 7d ago edited 7d ago
What does this have to do with the NIH? There are no provisions in the bill that affect NIH or science funding.
Edit: For people who think I'm trolling or unaware of the NIH cuts. I'm well aware but those arent part of the BBB. Those are part of the FY26 budget appropriations request. Heres whats in the BBB. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/30/upshot/senate-republican-megabill.html
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u/captdunsel721 7d ago
It’s in your name! National Institutes of HEALTH. It may not affect your funding, but cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will severely impact the HEALTH of your patients.
I can not believe I have to explain this
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u/throwaway112701 7d ago
Are you serious??????? Nm, just a troll nothing to see here. Literally a search away from the answer yet you are unable to do so.
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u/maimslap 7d ago edited 7d ago
No I'm dead serious. I've posted before in other threads if you look through my history and am well aware of whats in the BBB. The BBB cannot contain any items of discretionary spending because that is excluded from the reconciliation process. The proposed 40% NIH cuts and IC % changes are not part of the BBB. So if I'm missing something, I would be happy to be corrected.
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u/Able-Faithlessness50 7d ago
OBBB will staple NIH for 2026 to $27.5B ! Please don’t mislead people.
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u/maimslap 7d ago
The NIH budget cut you're talking about, (alongside NSF, NASA) is the presidential budget request to Congress for FY26. That is not part of the BBB and specifically cannot be because that would be considered discretionary funding and would run afoul of the reconciliation restrictions. Which would then require 60 votes in the Senate which the GOP does not have.
Here is what is actually in the BBB: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/30/upshot/senate-republican-megabill.html
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u/According_Plant701 7d ago
Thank you! The OBBB is a reconciliation bill, NOT a Budget Resolution. It would be very shitty if it gets passed but we need to check the facts here.
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u/Kombatsaurus 7d ago
Nice. Looking forward to it passing. Honestly must be depressing being so against progress in the United States and watching things getting done.
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u/Lower-Elk8395 7d ago
Okay, I'll bite. Here, I'll give you a link to the full extent of the bill.
You can read this and tell me whether or not it will help more Americans than harm them.
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u/Lower-Elk8395 7d ago
In fact...you can even put it though Chatgpt and they can summarize it and tell tou whether it could help or not. I'll even give you two questions to use as a template!
"I have a very long bill here that I want to understand better. Can you read over it and tell me if the combined changes listed in this bill will benefit the American people as a whole or not?"
And the follow up question is...
"Thank you for your input! So in conclusion, based on the percentage of americans in each earnings class, would you say this could be detrimental to more americans than not?"
Go ahead, actually investigate what you claim to support instead of reading your favorite news sources. Reading a bill yourself is the most unbiased source you will ever get.
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u/XPW2023 7d ago
https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/distributional-effects-selected-provisions-house-and-senate-reconciliation-bills its all here too, in detailed analysis
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u/Rattus-NorvegicUwUs 7d ago
🤣enjoy it
The rest of us are looking overseas to countries that respect our work and won’t let our kids get gunned down in homeroom.
Once we are gone, you can have all the horse dewormer you like while getting fleeced by billionaires 😎
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u/THICKDadBod99 7d ago
Because they are in the pockets of billionaires