Trump continues his tyrannical sprint, with Russell Vought, the chief architect of Project 2025, taking advantage of the current crisis.| NewsOne
The OMB director is already withholding congressionally appropriated funds for projects in blue cities and states.| Articles – Truthout
Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, has been waiting for this moment his whole adult life — or that’s what President Trump and the Republican Congressional leadership would like you to believe. As they put it, Vought is a fanatical budget cutter who, once unleashed, cannot be controlled. Who knows what he’ll cut if the Democrats continue to keep the government shut down? Substantial staffing cuts that go beyond the typical shutdown furloughs are “the risk...| Heatmap News
A government shutdown will likely lead to further dismantling of federal environmental science, enforcement and conservation agencies, advocates warned this week. Previous government shutdowns have seen federal employees furloughed until funding resumes. But this time, Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, has told federal agencies to prepare for widespread layoffs. “That […]| Inside Climate News
In 1997, countries around the globe debated whether or not to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. The idea that humans were altering the global climate was still very new — but now, a handful of citizen scientists had uncovered evidence that suggested something even more unsettling: the change wasn’t just coming. It had already begun. Four months before countries had to decide, scientists at the British Trust for Ornith...| Scienceline
NYT-bestselling author Andra Watkins wants you to know exactly "How Project 2025 Will Ruin YOUR Life"| Unprecedented
Under the guise of “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA), a promoter of notorious antisemitic conspiracy theories has been making the rounds of the MAGA establishment in DC, developing organizational ties... The post Antisemitic Conspiracy Promoter Cozies Up to Heritage Foundation appeared first on IREHR.| IREHR
Anticipating Trump's demise, fascists are accelerating their plans to destroy life in America as we know it.| Unprecedented
The GOP wants to fund billionaire tax cuts—and let disabled Americans pay the price.| Mother Jones
In the 2023–24 school year (FY2024), Florida’s public schools—both district-managed and charter—received approximately $1.1 billion in federal Title I education funding. Title I supports schools with high percentages of low-income students, aiming to ensure all children have access to quality education. Funding per district ranged from over $100 million in the state’s largest districts to less than $1 million in the smallest.| Accountabaloney
A tax credit proposal buried in the Big Beautiful Bill would allow school voucher fund donors to lower their taxes beyond the cost of their donations.| Sludge
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The Heritage Foundation (Heritage) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization staffed by conservative “experts” who provide advice on political, economic, social, and financial problems in the United…| Paddock Post
Elon Musk is launching an authoritarian coup within the 2nd Trump presidency. Seen through planetary phase shift theory, this is a backslide into collapse. The battle lines are drawn. All humanity holds dear is at stake. We fight back by recognising our true power.| Age of Transformation
As the Trump administration unleashes a barrage of destructive policies, a powerful resistance—led by activists, lawmakers and legal teams—is already pushing back in the courts, in the streets and in statehouses across the country.| Ms. Magazine
In his first few days back in office, President Donald Trump engaged in a whirlwind of executive actions, from exiting the World Health Organization to deploying military personnel and National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.Many of these actions are unprecedented. Some appear to be illegal and unconstitutional, according to legal experts and judges. But none of them should come as a surprise—nearly all of them were outlined in 2022 in a plan called Project 2025.| Ms. Magazine
They say Project 2025, a game plan for a GOP presidency, aims to get rid of public sector unions.| capitalandmain.com
Donald Trump appears to have been celebrating Project 2025 from the very beginning, according to a recently unearthed video.| The New Republic
Poll on perceptions of former President Trump's support for Project 2025 and whether the plan reflects the agenda of Republicans in Congress.| Navigator
Project 2025, a contentious policy blueprint for the next Republican presidency, would fundamentally alter public education—borrowing heavily from Arizona.| Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
Trump's march to re-take the White House continues with renewed determination. If he wins he'll have an "army" of 10,000 recruits at his disposal to help implement his controversial agenda.| www.abc.net.au
Trump claims he has “no idea who is behind” Project 2025. Hogwash! Project 2025’s nearly thousand-page plan for a total MAGA takeover of America was assembled by more than 25 of Trump’s own...| Tumblr
The Republican presidential nominee was speaking at The Believers’ Summit, an event hosted by Turning Point Action, in West Palm Beach, Fla.| Baptist News Global
Yes, Peter Thiel was the senator’s benefactor. But they’re both inspired by an obscure software developer who has some truly frightening thoughts about reordering society.| The New Republic
The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expense of it. ~John Adams, President and Statesman, 1758 The Fourth of July always makes me think of freedom and free public schools for all America's children, including students with disabilities. The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025| Nancy Bailey's Education Website - Revive, Rally and Recover Public Schools
Project 2025’s 180-Day Playbook is a remarkably detailed guide to turning the United States into a fascist’s paradise.| The New Republic
