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Stories to Amplify — August 7, 2025

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🧨 Struggling Trump Economy

  • Staggering US tariffs begin as Trump widens trade war, escalating economic conflict with global partners (New York Times).

  • Trump pledged to bring back manufacturing. The sector is sputtering, showing failure to deliver on key campaign promise (Wall Street Journal).

  • Initial jobless claims jump more than expected; continuing claims rise to highest mark since 2021, showing labor market deterioration (Seeking Alpha).

  • Record surge in past-due student loans adds to US debt burden, creating additional financial stress for Americans (Bloomberg).

🗳️ MAGA Attack on Fair Elections

  • Led by Trump, Republicans push to redraw election maps in multiple states, expanding nationwide gerrymandering efforts (Washington Post).

  • Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying (CBS).

👑 Trump’s Mad King Power Grab

  • JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip, misusing government resources for personal recreation (The Guardian).

🚨 Trump’s Cruel and Chaotic Immigration Policy Is Targeting People Without Criminal Records

  • Deportation fallout: This farmer lost half his workforce. Now he’s losing his crop too, showing economic damage from immigration crackdowns (CNN).

  • Former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ worker describes ‘inhumane’ conditions inside, revealing brutal treatment at Trump’s detention facility (NBC).

  • Federal agents use Penske rental truck as ‘Trojan Horse’ to raid Los Angeles Home Depot, employing deceptive tactics in workplace raids (Los Angeles Times).

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

  • JD Vance’s meeting to discuss Epstein fallout canceled, after administration was caught scheduling cover-up (Reuters).

  • Congress doesn’t want to talk to Alex Acosta, Epstein’s ‘sweetheart deal’ maker, avoiding key witness in corruption investigation (NBC).