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Stories to Amplify — July 1, 2025

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🧨 Struggling Trump Economy

  • The dollar has its worst start to a year since 1973, reflecting economic uncertainty (New York Times).

📋 Trump’s Spending Bill: Tax Breaks For The Rich, Health Care And Food Snatched From Americans Who Need It

  • “Big, beautiful bill” pushes millions of people away from social safety net, punishing vulnerable populations (Axios).

  • Republicans introduce last-minute industry ‘killer’ tax on solar and wind in spending bill, targeting renewable energy sector (CNN).

  • New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators, showing lack of transparency in rushed legislative process (NBC).

💰 Corruption And Authoritarianism: Trump Is For The Ultra-Rich, Not For You

  • ‘How is this legal?’: Critics say Trump’s perfume grift stinks, as ethical violations pile up (HuffPost).

  • Pharma giant Roche hires Trump to sell swanky condo, blurring lines between public service and private profit (Mother Jones).

🚨 Trump’s Cruel and Chaotic Immigration Policy Is Targeting People Without Criminal Records And Hurting The Economy

  • Immigrants revived Rust Belt cities. Now they’re in hiding, as enforcement actions devastate communities (Wall Street Journal).

  • Immigration raids leave crops unharvested, California farms at risk, threatening food supply and agricultural economy (Reuters).

  • Trump’s immigration agenda is now sweeping up military families, targeting relatives of service members (NOTUS).

  • ICE is arresting migrants in worksite raids. Employers are largely escaping charges, showing selective enforcement (Washington Post).

🌪️ Trump Is Making Us Less Safe: Hurricane Season

  • Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight, reducing weather monitoring capabilities (Washington Post).

  • ‘No alternative funding sources’: Trump’s stifling of disaster aid leaves cities adrift, abandoning communities in need (Politico).