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highplainsdem

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2. The Trump regime does seem to be doing its best to cripple the US and make our government and individuals

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 11:27 AM

May 18

more vulnerable, both to natural disasters (including disease) and attacks from foreign and domestic enemies.

And the journalists and lawmakers who get a chance to ask the important questions about this, but don't ask them, are letting us down.

Democrats - elected Democrats - should have a website keeping track of every single way Trump is endangering this country, with links to news stories every day, plus quotes from experts (including Republican experts) on exactly how Trump regime actions harm us.

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Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info [View all] BumRushDaShow May 18 OP

I'll bet his friends, the mega (maga?) yacht owners will get a private feed of information erronis May 18 #1

The Trump regime does seem to be doing its best to cripple the US and make our government and individuals highplainsdem May 18 #2

Democrats ARE actually tracking the funding freezes (with descriptions and status updates) BumRushDaShow May 18 #4

We need a site with more emphasis on the physical dangers Trump is creating, from lack of weather highplainsdem May 18 #5

The problem with sites like that BumRushDaShow May 18 #6

A brief basic message with a link to a News page would work, with the News page including experts' comments. highplainsdem May 18 #8

Unless and until WE BUY BIG MEDIA BumRushDaShow May 18 #9

We don't own big media and can't wait till we do to reframe the arguments. And Trump used social media highplainsdem May 18 #11

You still need a "microphone" BumRushDaShow May 18 #12

Weaken America to make it great again IronLionZion May 18 #3

I couldn't care less about anglers. I have nothing against fishing for pleasure or sport, but their convenience is a Martin68 May 18 #7

Yep. Those other things are side benefits. I surf and benefit from NOAA and National Marine Fisheries Service KPN May 18 #10