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turbinetree's JournalTrump admin yanks $600M from four blue states including for HIV
By Daniel Hampton
Published February 9, 2026 9:29 PM ET
The Trump administration is yanking $600 million in public health funding from four blue states — California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota — claiming the grants don't align with agency priorities.
Documents obtained by The New York Times reveal the sweeping cuts to programs administered through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The funds, used for hiring staff, modernizing data systems, and managing disease outbreaks, will be terminated over the coming weeks after congressional committees were notified Monday.
Nearly two-thirds of the slashed money came from unspent California allocations. The Department of Health and Human Services claimed the grants simply "no longer reflect" current priorities. About two dozen programs targeted HIV and sexually transmitted infections, according to the report.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-funding-cuts/
Again, this BS from this malignant narcissistic needs to be blamed on every maga senator, congressional person and the 6 maga US Supreme Court justices feet and any of the maga judges that are enabling this jerk, they were given the opportunity to impeach and remove this person and they failed.........people are dying , kids will die..............end of story..............
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'Incoherent' Trump sparks backlash after bizarre Stanley Cup threat
By Matthew Chapman
Published February 9, 2026 9:47 PM ET
President Donald Trump is already horrifying both experts and local politicians with his attack on an international bridge project between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, in Canada.
Specifically, Trump is demanding that the United States own half of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which was first planned in 2013 under the Barack Obama administration to boost tourism and regional jobs.
"I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve," he wrote. "We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-canada-bridge/
Hey idiot ..................since you have no clue what hockey is all about maybe you should put on some skates and take a jaunt on the ice and feel the passion that I and millions of others that grew up with the sport from the State that has the Hockey Hall of Fame..............can you tell the world the name of the hockey team from China that plays against my favorite team the Blackhawks and when that happened................I am waiting and so are millions of others ...................idiot..............
I bet one thing you have no clue who are the original six teams of hockey are without getting help from your crimnal team to google it for you............and I bet you couldn't name the teams that Gordie Howe played on .............and I bet you don't even know what his "hat trick" was all about..................your a loser and nothing more than a small person.................go away.......and in my opinion if the Dodgers show up at the peoples house with their trophy, so that you can get some photo op and jersey with 47 on it..............they should be booed when they go on the field this spring in my opinion................
TO all here on the DU site...........thank you for the hearts. I have read or tried to read post from some of you that
have been here for quite sometime and those that are just joining this site............and when this time of year comes around this place turns into something really special..........its about love, empathy and caring for each and everyone of us.........again thank you for the hearts...........
Republicans demand Supreme Court strike down mail-in voting
By Robert Davis
Published February 9, 2026 5:44 PM ET
The Republican National Committee appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday to end mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections, a new report revealed.
Democracy Docket reported that the appeal is part of a case challenging Mississippi's election law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked on election day to be counted for up to five days after the election is conducted. If approved, the move could prevent millions of people, including many military service members, from voting in the upcoming election.
“These post-election receipt deadlines invite ‘the chaos and suspicions of impropriety that can ensue if thousands of absentee ballots flow in after election day and potentially flip the results of an election,’” the report quotes the RNC's brief as saying. “It’s hard to blame Americans for those suspicions when some States produce quick results, while others take days to even know how many ballots need to be counted. When news anchors remind voters, ‘It’s not over yet,’ they’re right under any ordinary understanding. As long as ballots are still coming in, the election isn’t over.”
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-2675239431/
Maybe this immunity maga enabling court will just bypass Article 1 Section 4..............we don't need any stinking states having rules on voting...........
Ghislaine Maxwell vows to tell 'unfiltered truth' about Epstein -- on one condition: lawyer
By Alexander Willis
Published February 9, 2026 12:26 PM ET
Convicted child-sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell vowed to reveal the full “unfiltered truth” as it relates to her alleged co-conspirator Jeffrey Epstein, but only on one condition, her lawyer said Monday.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence on sex-trafficking charges, and on Monday, appeared virtually before the House Oversight Committee after being issued a Congressional subpoena to testify. She refused to answer any questions, however, invoking her 5th Amendment right to remain silent.
Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, released a statement Monday following the Congressional hearing explaining why Maxwell chose to remain silent during her virtual appearance, while also revealing the one thing it would take for Maxwell to tell all.
https://www.rawstory.com/ghislaine-maxwell-2675234355/
Hey Maxwell do you think the women that your were convicted of for your crimes will ever get "clemency"............have you ever thought about that.................. one young lady committed suicide..........
MAGA lawmaker loses it over Olympians criticizing Trump with threat against athletes
By Nicole Charky-Chami
Published February 9, 2026 3:28 PM ET
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) melted down and threatened Olympians after several athletes representing the United States openly criticized President Donald Trump's administration and the current state of America.
Scott delivered a curt response to the Olympic athletes currently competing at the Milan Cortina Winter Games voicing their concerns about their home country in a video message on X posted Sunday night, The Daily Beast reported. It's unclear which athlete or comment prompted his reaction.
"Representing the United States—a beacon for freedom and democracy—at the Olympics is an honor. Anyone who feels otherwise should be stripped of their USA Olympic uniform," Scott said.
https://www.rawstory.com/maga-2675236711/
Hey Scott I have a idea how about the athletics says something about you defrauding Medicare while you were in charge of Colombia/ HCA in the 1990s..................and as for your traitor buddy having his depends get to tight..........isn't this the same guy that defrauded and was convicted of 34 count of fraud and was held liable for attacking a woman in a dressing room and there is tape of him bragging about molesting a woman from the Access Hollywood tape..............and you think people do not have a right to say anything under the First Amendment, maybe you need to go back to school and then ............resign...............
Supreme Court justice's 'curious' book timing fuels retirement rumors: 'Giant tell'
By Daniel Hampton
Published February 6, 2026 6:51 PM ET
A right-wing Supreme Court justice's new book fueled speculation Friday that he is preparing to "disrobe."
Justice Samuel Alito's new book, "So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court, and the Country," hits shelves in October, just a day after the Supreme Court's term officially kicks off on Oct. 5.
The timing sparked speculation for former litigator Elie Mystal, who questioned in The Nation why a sitting justice would release a book during the court's busiest season.
https://www.rawstory.com/sam-alito-2675107445/
Oh yippie the taxpayers are going to pay for this guys retirement when lied during his confirmation........how fucking quaint.....he is the one that authored the Roe vs Wade............when he said that he would uphold.............in 2006.................
Doctor issues scathing ultimatum to MAGA-fied CBS over Epstein-linked health guru
By Daniel Hampton
Published February 6, 2026 7:41 PM ET
A former ABC News medical correspondent has vowed never to set foot on CBS as long as the network keeps anti-aging influencer Peter Attia on its payroll after new Justice Department files revealed his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Dr. Jen Ashton drew a hard line in the sand in a fiery Instagram video, The Daily Beast reported. And she didn't mince words about why.
"I will not appear on CBS while Peter Attia is still under contract with them. I think it reflects badly on me, and I feel that the American people deserve more. I feel they deserve to get their information from a credentialed, high-caliber, moral individual," she said.
https://www.rawstory.com/peter-attia/
January layoffs highest since Great Recession: analyst
Source: Raw Story
By Travis Gettys
Published February 5, 2026 10:41AM ET
Layoffs hit their highest total last month since the Great Recession nearly two decades ago, according to a new analysis, and employers don't look to be adding jobs soon.
U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs for January, up 118 percent from the same period a year ago and 205 percent from December, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, and CNBC reported those were the highest totals for January since the depths of the global financial crisis in 2009.
“Generally, we see a high number of job cuts in the first quarter, but this is a high total for January,” said Andy Challenger, chief revenue officer for the firm. “It means most of these plans were set at the end of 2025, signaling employers are less-than-optimistic about the outlook for 2026.”
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/layoff-totals-2026-great-recession/
Every time there is this economic reality ................guess who was or is in power............and then who bails them out........
Trump makes startling admission about his 'big ego' at National Prayer Breakfast
By Matthew Chapman
Published February 5, 2026 9:20 AM ET
President Donald Trump said at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday that he needed to win a second term because he was still burning with resentment over not getting one in 2020 — bragging about his "big ego" while continuing to push conspiracy theories about his prior election loss.
"They rigged the second election," said Trump. "I had to win it. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible, what a great feeling. Winning every swing state. Winning the popular vote. The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did."
He then went on to complain about how many articles would qualify his 2016 win with, "While Donald Trump did not win the popular vote..." which is indeed a factual statement.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675098273/
And just think he has access to nuclear codes...................and the lives of over 330 million people..............
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