I am pumped up on antibiotics and wanted to share a message with you all. I know many of you are scared tonight.
Right now, the budget bill is on track for a vote in the overnight hours.
This budget bill isn’t just another round of partisan theater. It’s the single largest cut of America’s social safety net in modern history.
We’re talking about:
$930 billion cut from Medicaid
Hundreds of billions slashed from SNAP — the program that feeds low-income families
More than 11 million people projected to lose their health insurance
These aren’t abstract numbers. They are real lives — seniors, disabled people, working parents, children. They are your neighbors. Your family. Maybe even you.
And it’s being pushed through overnight — with no real debate, no real accountability. Just a brute-force effort to get it done while the country sleeps.
Before I go further, let me say this plainly: I have covered this bill all day, and will cover it all night if I have to. If you value this kind of reporting — unflinching, fact-based, and deeply grounded in people, not power — I hope you’ll consider becoming a subscriber.
This space doesn’t run on ad dollars or corporate backers. It runs on people — people like you who believe in honest journalism, shared truth, and holding the powerful accountable.
I’ve been tracking every twist in this bill all day, and I’ll be watching it deep into the night. As of now, a Senate vote is likely to take place overnight. If that happens, you’ll get a full breakdown from me first thing in the morning. No spin. No sugarcoating. Just the facts and what they mean for you and your community.
But here’s what they don’t want you to realize:
Most of these cuts wouldn’t even take effect until after 2027. The most severe consequences wouldn’t hit until 2028 or later. That delay is intentional. It’s a political smokescreen — designed to blunt immediate backlash and delay public awareness.
Even if the bill scrapes through the Senate, it’s far from guaranteed in the House. Republicans are splintered. Internal dysfunction is real. Disagreements over the bill’s scope, timeline, and political cost are already threatening to derail it.
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A space where facts come first, where cruelty is never normalized, and where we refuse to accept injustice as inevitable.
That matters.
This newsletter isn’t about me. It’s about us — about what we’ve built, and what we’re still building. A community grounded in truth, fueled by solidarity, and committed to the work ahead.
I’ll keep showing up — every day — with the same mission: To give you the facts. To hold the powerful accountable. To fight for the people too often ignored by those in charge.
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And if tonight you’re feeling the weight of it all — the fear, the uncertainty, the anger — know this:
You are not alone. You are not powerless.
We are building something real here. Quietly, steadily, and persistently, we are forming a network of people who refuse to look away. Who show up. Who fight back.
That matters more than ever.
Thank you — for reading, for sharing, for caring.
We’ll get through this — together.
I’ll be back in the morning with more. For now, take care of yourself. Rest if you can. And remember: we are far from done.
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