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New survey data out Friday shows that Republicans are wrong if they remain unconcerned about public sentiment as it relates to the evisceration of Medicaid or healthcare support systems that would result from passage of their colossal legislation now making its way through Congress
— a bill that, if passed, would see coverage stripped from an estimated 11-16 million people in the coming years.

Poll Shows GOP Senators Who Vote to Cut Medicaid Could Face Political Peril
A KFF Health Tracking Poll shows anxiety is high about looming Medicaid cuts among voters across the political spectrum.

Australian Green Party crushed in election after running hard on anti-Israel platform & attacking Labor govt as "complicit in genocide." 1st-choice vote (AU has ranked-vote system) drops from 12.25% to 11.75%, despite gains from Muslim voters. In races where final choice is Green vs Labor, more conservative voters overcome their past distaste for union-dominated Labor & transfers run massively against Greens.
Result: Greens lose at least 2 and maybe all 4 of their seat…

The Greens bet on Gaza and may have lost the House
Greens leader Adam Bandt has suffered a devastating verdict. The party of protest has just discovered it protested far too much.

Who was the Greater Lansing boys high school coach of year in 2024-25? https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/07/07/vote-greater-lansing-boys-coach-year-2024-25/84448877007/

VOTE: Vision-Language-Action Optimization with Trajectory Ensemble Voting
Juyi Lin, Amir Taherin, Arash Akbari, Arman Akbari, Lei Lu, Guangyu Chen, Taskin Padir, Xiaomeng Yang, Weiwei Chen, Yiqian Li, Xue Lin, David Kaeli, Pu Zhao, Yanzhi Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05116

VOTE: Vision-Language-Action Optimization with Trajectory Ensemble Voting
Recent large-scale Vision Language Action (VLA) models have shown superior performance in robotic manipulation tasks guided by natural language. However, their generalization remains limited when applied to novel objects or unfamiliar environments that lie outside the training distribution. To address this, many existing approaches integrate additional components such as depth estimation, segmentation, or even diffusion to improve generalization, at the cost of adding significant computation ov…

elec: Wikipedia adminship vote (2008)
A network of votes on Request for Adminship (RfA) elections from a 2008 snapshot of Wikipedia. Nodes represent editors, and a directed edge (i,j) indicates that editor i voted on editor j. Edge sign indicates the direction of the vote: positive = for, and negative = against. Edges are timestamped.
This network has 7118 nodes and 103675 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Signed, Timestamps

Congratulations, UK, you’ve won the Orwell award.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/02/uk-mps-vote-to-proscribe-palestine-action-as-terrorist-group

Netflix shareholders voted to oust Jay Hoag, who's served on its board since 1999; Hoag offered his resignation and the board has 90 days to accept or reject it (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-shareholde…

Netflix Shareholders Vote to Oust Jay Hoag, Its Lead Independent Director
Jay Hoag, who has served on Netflix's board since 1999, failed to get reelected at the company's annual shareholder meeting.

Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage (Elizabeth Dias/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/same-sex-marriage-baptists-obergefell.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NU8.pk1-.FvhNNWKcXj-4&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250608/p23#a250608p23

Blue Internet schadenfreude is strong.
‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status | US immigration | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/…

The 'turkeys voting for Christmas' syndrome.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/trump-voting-family-canadian-mother-detained-immigration-status?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Demand that the European Union does not leave millions of dogs and cats unprotected against illegal breeding! #AnimalRights

Demand that the European Union does not leave millions of dogs and cats unprotected against illegal breeding!
While MEPs prepare to vote on a groundbreaking regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats, animal welfare organizations warn: the proposed exemptions could leave millions of animals unprotected.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/trump-voting-family-canadian-mother-detained-immigration-status

Musk: We'll Fire All GOP Reps Who Vote For Megabill - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/06/musk-well-fire-all-gop-reps-who-vote-for-megabill/

How did I miss this? Why didn't anyone tell me that #Mongolia's PM resigned? Why isn't this a bigger world story?
https://www.straitstimes.com/asi…

Mongolia PM resigns after weeks of anti-corruption protests
Mr Oyun-Erdene will remain as caretaker PM until his successor is appointed within 30 days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District will hold a public hearing Friday on two proposed regulations designed to limit key pollutants that form smog.
If adopted, the rules would phase out the sale of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters in the region.
Officials say the plan is crucial for reducing air pollution and improving public health, while opponents fear higher consumer costs.

Regulators seek to phase out gas-powered appliances in Southern California
The South Coast Air Quality Management District is poised to vote on regulations that would limit emissions of nitrogen oxides — the key pollutants that form smog.

Unpopular opinion:
Stop talking about how Black Women vote and start talking about how Black *People* vote.
It's better to be UNITED here; and while it's true we are slightly worse at it -- still -- If everyone voted like Black *Men* we'd be also doing perfectly well.
#blackmastodon

In its ruling letting Trump bar AP, a US appeals court says small settings like the Oval Office are essentially invite-only and not covered by 1A protections (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/politics/appeals-court-asso…

Trump Can Restrict A.P. Journalists’ Access, Appeals Court Rules
By a 2-to-1 vote, a three-judge panel found that the president can bar the news outlet from small settings such as the Oval Office or Air Force One, reversing at least for now a lower court’s ruling.

I would vote for Satan himself if he campaigned on a platform of making this sort of bullshit punishable by firing squad.

There's still time. Get out and vote, Canada.
It's a big one.
#Election #Canada #Vote

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned this Wednesday after weeks of anti-corruption protests in Ulaanbaatar.
The anti-government demonstrations had begun following reports of extravagant spending by the son of the former Prime Minister. The protests, primarily led by young Mongolians, centered on broader concerns about government corruption, inequality, and the influence of political elites and their families.

Mongolia PM resigns after weeks of anti-corruption protests
Mr Oyun-Erdene will remain as caretaker PM until his successor is appointed within 30 days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The vote was 6-3, along ideological lines.
The vote was 6-3, along ideological lines.
The vote was 6-3, along ideological lines.
...

Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to explore adding Bitcoin to the company's treasury, with less than 1% voting in favor of the measure (Kyle Baird/DL News)
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/markets/meta-bitcoi…

Meta’s Bitcoin treasury play flops as 99% of shareholders say no
Meta shareholders rejected the Bitcoin plan with less than 1% in favour. The proposal called Bitcoin a hedge against inflation and weak bonds. GameStop and Metaplanet are among firms copying Saylor’s Bitcoin play.

Dems Keep Objecting Through Comically Long Vote on Trump Bill Amendment (Tommy Christopher/Mediaite)
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/dems-keep-objecting-through-comically-long-vote-on-trump-bill-amendment/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250703/p146#a250703p146

Liz Cheney sets the record straight on Trump's treason.
Cheney: “Actually, Doug Burgum, Trump didn’t just negotiate with terrorists,
he invited the Taliban to Camp David on the anniversary of 9/11
and had his Secretary of State sign a surrender agreement with them.”
#election2024 #vote

skykiss ♾️🇺🇦 Vote Midterms (@skykiss@sfba.social)
Attached: 1 image Liz Cheney sets the record straight on Trump's treason. Cheney: “Actually, Doug Burgum, Trump didn’t just negotiate with terrorists, he invited the Taliban to Camp David on the anniversary of 9/11 and had his Secretary of State sign a surrender agreement with them.” #election2024 #vote

Do you oppose new political parties on the basis that they might "split the vote" and give power to the other side? Maybe it's electoral reform you should be looking into.
(When I was young, people used to object to reform as it might let the BNP gain seats. FPTP eventually produced governments with the BNP's policies anyway.)

The french far right and their centrist allies vote for " 40,000 premature deaths a year".
The anti-green backlash continues, in part fed by poorly socially mitigated policy implementation, by centrists again.
French MPs vote to scrap low-emission zones in blow to Macron - BBC News

French MPs vote to scrap low-emission zones in blow to Macron
Critics said the zones hit those who cannot afford less-polluting vehicles the hardest.

Hey vote for my cat!
(*if you can spare the cash & want to support Pasadena Humane Society) #caturday
https://gogo.photo/589235

Vote for Maxwell in 2026 Calendar Photo Contest.
Show your support for Pasadena Humane by voting for Maxwell in 2026 Calendar Photo Contest

I find it culturally fascinating that Barnaby Joyce, despite his drunken philandering, would actually increase his vote in New England during an election that demolished the coalition
https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2025/guide/neng

New England Federal Election 2025 Results
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.

Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after election day.
This year has seen a flurry of activity to address it.
Part of Trump’s executive order on elections, signed in March but held up by lawsuits,
takes aim at one of the main reasons for late vote counts:
Many states allow mailed ballots to be counted even if they arrive after election day.
⚠️ The U.S. Supreme Court last month said it would consider w…

It's less than 6 months to Xmas, you might as well vote for the Lego Idea
"National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Griswold House"
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/4e51e9fe-f325-4ae6-a835-45cac06da106
…

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Griswold House | LEGO® Ideas
Are you serious Clark? - It’s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year! LEGO is the world’s most iconic toy and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is on…

After House Republicans ignored her appeals, Lisa Murkowski's vote looks even worse (Steve Benen/MSNBC)
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-ignored-appeals-lisa-murkowskis-vote-looks-even-wors-rcna216750
http://www.memeorandum.com/250703/p136#a250703p136

Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska,
has publicly accused President Trump of treating Russia with “velvet gloves,”
criticized him for gutting AmeriCorps
and questioned his power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
He has described Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to share sensitive military operations as “unacceptable.”
And he was the sole House Republican to vote “no” on a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of…

Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won’t Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’
The Nebraska Republican’s dissent makes him one of a disappearing breed in the G.O.P. — and suggests he may head for the exit.

Vote: Choose central Ohio's high school boys Athlete of the Year for 2024-25 https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/06/30/vote-who-is-central-ohios-high-school-boys-athlete-of-th…

Echt, het is zó tijd om de guillotine uit het vet te halen
https://www.commondreams.org/news/did-republicans-vote-to-cut-medicaid

Republicans in Congress illegally vote to end clean air rules they can't actually end | Electrek https://electrek.co/2025/05/22/republicans-in-congress-illegally-vote-to-end-clean-air-rules-they-cant-actually-end/

source: #USpol

Bernie Sanders 2025 🇱🇧 🇱🇧 🇱🇧
(he got one vote to become president of Lebanon, somehow)

skykiss ♾️🇺🇦 Vote Midterms: Russian parliament member Andrei Gurulev said that Russia will soon attack #Poland and that fortifying the border with mines will not help it.
Putin regularly lies that he is not going to attack NATO countries. However, all his politicians and propagandists openly say that Russia destroy Western democracies.
Listen to the KGB-cold blooded killers. Death to these cockroaches.
https://sfba.social/@skykiss/114798422842387005

Haha, he wants the leadership vote BEFORE his August by-election in Battle River-Crowfoot.
If he wins the leadership vote, then he'll win the by-election. If he loses the by-election he'll lose the leadership vote, and right now the leadership vote is less risky.
https://

Join the 2025 Maine AI 'unconference' on June 13 in Orono for face-to-face discussions whose topics will be democratically chosen by the attenders. (We've got expert panels too.) Register by this Friday—more at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonippolito

Selfishness.
Lack of accountability.
Cowardice.
Moral rot.
#LisaMurkowski #Cowardice #immorality

Primary 'em all. I don't know what Meng's expecting from her constituents, but I'll be damned if she things she can rely on MY vote.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rbzy3issuaqfwgorq22z67aw/post/3lseqak6vck2c

Bengals' future in Cincinnati faces critical week with possible Paycor Stadium vote https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6446507/2025/06/24/bengals-paycor-stadium-renovations-hamilton-county/

Nearly 80 BBC journalists, including presenter Martine Croxall, call on the NUJ to schedule a vote on a strike over colleagues facing compulsory layoffs (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-news-presenters-strike-vote-mar…

BBC News Presenters Back Demand For Strike Vote As Colleagues Face Compulsory Layoffs
BBC News anchors, including Martine Croxall, are among those calling on the NUJ to hold a strike ballot over colleagues facing compulsory redundancy.

Does the Working Class Vote Against Its Interests? (Justin Vassallo/The Liberal Patriot)
https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/does-the-working-class-vote-against
http://www.memeorandum.com/250602/p151#a250602p151

FIRST − Susan Collins voted to bring Trump’s heartless budget to the Senate floor
NOW − Her Senate colleagues voted to ram the budget through the Senate – all thanks to her vote to advance the bill
I’m calling for 1,000 gifts in the next 90 minutes to make Sen. Collins rue the day that she put Trump ahead of Maine. Will you rush an emergency $15? >>
Hear me when I say this: The stakes have never been higher, and this win is in sight.
Susan Collins turned her bac…

‘Illegal effort to consolidate his nonexistent power’: States urge court to reject Trump executive order targeting vote-by-mail systems
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/illegal-effort-to-consolidate-his-nonexistent-power-states-urge-court-to-reject-trump-executive-order-targeting-vote-by-mail-systems/

'I want my vote back': Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status (Ramon Antonio Vargas/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/trump-voting-family-canadian-mother-detained-immigration-status
http://www.memeorandum.com/250706/p16#a250706p16

Cowboys Headlines: Oxnard votes on camp's future; who are most important Cowboys in 2025? https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/07/02/news-headlines…

The Senate has been preparing for a key procedural vote during a rare Saturday session as Republicans race to pass President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.
Watch the Senate floor live in the PBS player

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes ahead of possible vote on Trump's big budget bill
Senators were expected to take a procedural vote Saturday to begin debate on the legislation, but the timing was uncertain and there is a long path ahead, with at least 10 hours of debate time and an all-night voting session on countless amendments.

Are Trump voters honest when they say "I didn't vote for this"?
Many voters hold inconsistent opinions.
Here's a Pew poll in which 7% of self-identified atheists say they believe that God exists. https://w…

The New European rebrands as The New World, expands its coverage, and moves to a magazine format; the title made £2.6M in 2024 revenue and had 35K subscribers (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/a9b5d243-d905-42c4-b62c-1f640175005a…

‘Remainer’ paper New European rebrands to push beyond Brexit roots
Title formed after 2016 UK vote is relaunching as The New World to reflect coverage of global politics and culture

So if the U.S. Capitol Police had beefed up a protective detail on Murkowski and Murkowski’s family, to protect them from maga violence and give the Senator the sense of security to vote as they themselves now seem to think they should have, would things be different?
We may never know.
#USpol

In all probability, the USA is beyond redemption now.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/trump-tax-bill-passes-congress?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

GOP revolt delays House vote on Trump's "big, beautiful bill" (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/02/trump-big-beautiful-bill-house-vote-delay
http://www.memeorandum.com/250702/p109#a250702p109

ANGRY BEYOND WORDS
Look at Susan Collins after her vote to advance Trump's budget. You won't believe it:
https://j4me.org/a
Jordan Wood (D)

We lost.
We lost because this is what our elected Representatives & Senators voted for.
We lost because we voted for this #Congress.
We said forget morality & democracy. We like dictatorship & Authoritarianism.
This is who we are now. This is our failure.
We'll see who we vote for 2026.

Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/trump-republicans-citizenship-voting-elections-texas-b6b9298092c84266bc7515209e5aea42

GOP clean-energy amendment won't get a vote (Katherine Tully-McManus/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/01/congress/gop-clean-energy-amendment-wont-get-a-vote-00434821
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p49#a250701p49

In a vote of 218-214, Republicans passed Trump’s megabill,
sending it to the president’s desk by his self-imposed Independence Day deadline
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/03/trump-big-bill-…

‘If it’s the last thing I do’: Elon Musk vows to fund campaigns against every Republican who votes for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ bill | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-trump-bill-senate-vote-b2779905.html

How every House member voted on Trump's big tax bill (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/07/03/house-vote-trump-tax-bill/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250703/p95#a250703p95

Elon Musk will singlehandedly be responsible for the wholly unnecessary deaths & misery of millions worldwide. And he & Trump couldn't care less.
You did this, #Trump voter.
And anyone that didn't vote.
http…

Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror Is Only Just Beginning
His “departure” from the government is anything but.

Many are closely watching to see whether Representative
David Valadao, Republican of California
and one of the most politically vulnerable Republicans in the country,
votes to advance the procedural rule.
Almost no other member serves a district that relies as heavily on Medicaid as his,
where nearly two-thirds of the population depends on the program for health care.
This bill was always going to bring about a tough vote for Valadao,
and earlier th…

Live Updates: Trump’s Policy Bill Faces Final House Vote After Senate Approval

Where do Cowboys' Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach rank among Super Bowl-era QBs in panel vote? https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2025/07/01/troy-aikman-roger-staubach-sb-nat…

Want Soviet Bread Lines? Vote for Zohran Mamdani (John Catsimatidis/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/want-soviet-bread-lines-vote-for-zohran-mamdani-3f4a1434?st=eVq72U
http://www.memeorandum.com/250630/p105#a250630p105

Ahead of a vote on Republicans’ budget reconciliation package expected as soon as noon Saturday,
U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee revived his effort to sell off public lands.
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has blocked multiple provisions of the GOP megabill,
including several under the jurisdiction of the Utah Republican’s panel.
Among them is his attack on public lands.
“Here we go again,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) …

Mike Lee Tries to Sneak Public Land Sale Back Into 'Big, Ugly Bill' Ahead of Senate Vote | Common Dreams
Ahead of an expected vote on Republicans' budget reconciliation package, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee revived his effort to sell off public lands.

WGA East-affiliated Vox Media Union voted to authorize a strike starting June 12 if its demands for higher pay and protections against AI abuse are not met (Jeremy Fuster/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/vox-media-union-authorize-strike-vote/

Vox Media Union Members Vote to Authorize Strike With Midnight Deadline
The WGA East-affiliated Vox Media Union voted to go on strike if a deal on a new contract is not reached by 90%.

Drama builds ahead of Saturday vote on megabill (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/28/megabill-vance-vote-senate-00431378
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p86#a250628p86

Oregon Dems Vote to Prevent Trump from Deploying Oregon National Guard, as He Did in California | Military.com
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/23/oregon-dems-vote-prevent-trump-deploying-oregon-national-guard-he-did-california.html

Orange County congresswoman targeted by protests over Trump megabill, cuts to healthcare
Protesters railed on Tuesday against Orange County GOP Rep Young Kim
who could be a critical vote on Trump’s proposal to cut more than $1 trillion in federal dollars
that helped pay for healthcare for those in need and extend tax cuts for millions of Americans.
Trump’s proposed Megabill narrowly passed the U.S. Senate hours before hundreds of people gathered in a cul-de-sac outsi…

O.C. congresswoman targeted by protests over Trump megabill
Protestors railed on Tuesday against an Orange County congresswoman who could be a critical vote on President Trump’s proposal to cut more than $1 trillion in federal dollars that helped pay for healthcare for those in need.

Trump threatens to back Tillis primary challengers after 'no' vote on big, beautiful bill (Miriam Waldvogel/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/5375476-trump-threatens-to-back-tillis-primary-challengers-after-no-vote-on-big-beautiful-bill/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p94#a250628p94

"the new review of the earlier assessment does not dispute the conclusion that Russia favored the election of Donald J. Trump." #GiftLink
C.I.A. Says Its Leaders Rushed Report on Russia Interference in 2016 Vote - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/russia-trump-2016-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Tk8.1oh0.obRdrVnArZxp&smid=url-share

House could vote on megabill as soon as Tuesday (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/28/congress/house-could-vote-on-megabill-as-soon-as-tuesday-00431382
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p78#a250628p78

Which 30 Pieces Of Silver Bought Lisa Murkowski's Vote?
https://www.wonkette.com/p/which-30-pieces-of-silver-bought?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1783367&post_id=167286062&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1pj0b&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Senate Changes SALT, Medicaid Provisions Ahead of Possible Vote (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-changes-salt-medicaid-provisions-ahead-of-possible-vote-503e4813?st=VBJoAL&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p63#a250628p63

The Iranian Parliament has voted in support of closing the Strait of Hormuz,
one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints
Any final decision on retaliation will rest with the country's Supreme National Security Council and leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The parliament vote merely advises him of the option to pursue.

Iran's Parliament Votes To Close Straits of Hormuz After US Attacks
The vote took place Sunday after the U.S. on Saturday evening hit three Iranian nuclear sites and significantly damaged the country's capabilities.

Senate Republicans release 940-page bill for Trump's agenda as they race to vote this weekend (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republican-bill-trump-agenda-vote-rcna215713
http://www.memeorandum.com/250628/p43#a250628p43

'Elon Musk is right'
to criticize spending bill
says House Republican
who voted for spending bill
Representative Scott Perry,
a Pennsylvania Republican and member of the far-right House Freedom caucus,
just seconded Elon Musk’s criticism of the massive spending bill
that passed the House by a single vote
as “a disgusting abomination”
and added that the billionaire Republican donor
“is right to call out House Leadership”.

Love this video. But I’ve got a problem with this dude thinking his vote for Trump didn’t play any part in this problem.
https://bsky.app/profile/cwebbonline.com/post/3lsn3in6t622w

Powell confirmed Fed would have cut interest rates by now were it not for Trump's tariffs
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said earlier this morning that the central bank would likely have already cut interest rates this year had it not been for the economic shock caused by Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
When asked if Trump’s tariffs on imported goods held up the Fed’s plan to cut interest rates, Powell replied:
"I think that’s right."
Speaking at a c…

Bessent: Senate on track for Friday vote on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5366959-bessent-senate-gop-bill-vote/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250624/p128#a250624p128

President Trump's Bill Moves to Final Vote After G.O.P. Holdouts Forced Delay (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/03/us/trump-news-policy-bill
http://www.memeorandum.com/250703/p2#a250703p2

I’m going to be very honest and clear.
I am fully preparing myself to die under this new American regime.
That’s not to say that it’s the end of the world. It isn’t.
But I am almost 50 years old. It will take so long to do anything with this mess that this is the new normal for *me*.
I do hope a lot of you run. I hope you vote, sure.
Maybe do a general strike or rent strike.
All great!
But I spent the last week reading things and this is not, for ME…

Johnson stares down hard-liners on megabill procedural vote (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/02/congress/megabill-rule-standoff-00438161
http://www.memeorandum.com/250702/p137#a250702p137

Trump megabill narrowly advances in Senate despite two GOP defections (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5375328-trump-megabill-senate-vote/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250629/p1#a250629p1

House GOP fiscal hawks demand big changes to megabill
Members of the House Freedom Caucus were expected to meet with the president this morning.
Earlier, caucus chairman Andy Harris earlier told CNN:
"I’m still voting no on the rule. We have to get this thing right."
And Texas representative Chip Roy, among the most vocal critics of the Senate’s version of the bill,
said that he and many other conservatives remain opposed to the bill and still want maj…

Some House Republicans Already Plan to Vote Against Trump's Agenda Bill (Robert Jimison/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/house-trump-policy-bill-republicans.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250701/p156#a250701p156

House members scramble to return to DC for megabill vote (Aaron Pellish/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/01/congress/rushing-back-to-the-capitol-00436824
http://www.memeorandum.com/250702/p13#a250702p13

Senate Republicans seek to vote on Trump’s massive tax bill Monday

The Senate version of the bill would cause the national debt to soar by $3 trillion,
-- even more than previous estimates,
according to newly released projections.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/p…

Senate rushes to pass Trump’s tax bill, as cost tops $3 trillion
The legislation would cause the national debt to soar even more than previous estimates, according to new projections released Sunday.

'Agonizing': How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-bill-murkowski-senate-alaska-9a5b0538bb4eb510d5438a2dacc76627
http://www.memeorandum.com/250702/p1#a250702p1

The centrist mayor of Warsaw took a slim lead in Poland’s presidential election over a nationalist candidate backed by Donald Trump
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-01/warsaw-ma…

House Republicans plot vote on resolution to condemn Los Angeles 'riots' (Katherine Tully-McManus/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/20/congress/house-republicans-plot-vote-on-resolution-to-condemn-los-angeles-riots-00415580
http://www.memeorandum.com/250620/p75#a250620p75

Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5377830-collins-murkowski-planned-parenthood/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250630/p133#a250630p133