Whatever side you stand on, there’s no denying that President Donald Trump is wildly unpopular. With approval rankings tanking further and further each week spurred on by his increasingly radical and unpredictable behavior, “President” Trump might not be long for this world. However, impeaching Trump requires the cooperation of several Republican Representatives and Senators, so it’s far from a sure thing. Donald Trump has the potential to do a ridiculous amount of damage with the backing of a Republican majority Congress and Senate, and one harmful bill is the American Healthcare Act, or “Trumpcare”. At a recent meeting, an angry father ripped into his Republican representative for his vote for Trumpcare and his insight really reflects the dangers that this irresponsible and controversial health care act could do to the American public.
The target of the tirade was New Jersey Republican representative Tom MacArthur, who has been criticized by his voter base for his support of Trumpcare. An angry citizen has a lot to say to Representative MacArthur, expressing his family’s unique medical situation and how it would change for the worse if Trumpcare were to pass.
“You are the reason I stay up at night…My wife was diagnosed with cancer when she was 40 years old. She beat it, but every day she lives with it, she thinks about it. Every pain, every new something going on somewhere…’Is it coming back? Is this cancer?’…My children both have pre-existing conditions from birth…what happens if I lose my job?…[My wife] now has to contend with ‘What if my husband loses his job?’”
Many Americans echo his concerns, saying loud and clear that they won’t be able to afford private insurance if their breadwinners were to lose their jobs. It’s clear that Trumpcare is dangerous, with the plan heavily slanted towards the upper class. With insurances able to deny customers with pre-existing conditions, this is a life or death situation. Under Trumpcare, many people with die. Without a way to pay for medical care in the United States, you’re pretty much out of luck if you get hit with a serious illness or have a condition that’s not covered.
The video below featuring this angry father’s heartfelt speech is included below, but this is just one voice among millions that will be adversely affected by Trumpcare. More politicians, who are largely pretty well off, need a reality check. They hold the life of millions in their hands and choose to kill people to give the upper class and insurance companies a tax break. It’s a damn shame.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, is traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with Republican lawmakers who will probably lead committees that regulate the tech sector.
Republican representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio, Darrel Issa of California, and Cathy McMorris Rogers of Washington are among those with whom Cook has booked meetings.
The meetings were probably planned several weeks, if not months, beforehand. Top conservatives have criticized Apple since the beginning, and many of them have joined with Twitter CEO Elon Musk in their recent dispute with Apple.
Jordan has publicly expressed his support for Elon Musk, as Bloomberg notes.
When the GOP wins over the House in 2023, Jordan is also set to serve as chair of the House Judiciary Committee. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s chairman is most likely to be McMorris Rodgers.
They both will play a key role in developing the GOP’s technology policy agenda for 2023.
What is particularly on the agenda is unclear. Even when he is not called to testify about big tech, Cook travels to Washington, DC, on several occasions each year.
The goal is to make sure marginalized people are considered in environmental decisions.
According to Reuters, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a new office to assist underserved communities in coping with the additional responsibilities of pollution and climate change. 200 EPA workers from the Washington headquarters and 10 regional bureaus will work in the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
“The establishment of a new office dedicated to advancing environmental justice and civil rights at EPA will ensure the lived experiences of underserved communities are central to our decision-making while supporting community-driven solutions,” remarked Kamala Harris, vice president of the US.
As part of a $60 billion investment in environmental justice, one of the main responsibilities of the new office will be to supervise the distribution of $3 billion in grants for environmental justice that were made possible by the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act. Additionally, it will ensure that other EPA initiatives adhere to President Biden’s Justice40 initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of certain government spending go to underserved communities. Finally, it will assist localities in obtaining funds, upholding human rights legislation, and resolving environmental disputes.
The opening of the new office took place in Warren County, North Carolina, the scene of demonstrations against the disposal of toxic waste there in 1982. While the 22-acre dump was not stopped as a result of the civil disobedience actions and arrests that followed, the current environmental justice movement was born. Participants remembered the protests’ 40th anniversary last week.
The competition between Pewdiepie and T-Series has been going on for quite a while. I say this mostly because if Pewdiepie was in the middle of a smear campaign, I would certainly believe that it was all a ploy by T-Series in order to make him lose popularity. However, it seems like T-Series doesn’t have to do much as Pewdiepie is no stranger to getting himself into trouble.
So, what did Pewdiepie do this time? Well, in his most recent edition of “Pew News,” a semi-satirical series where Pewds offers his own take on news events or YouTube discussions, he dedicates the last portion of the video to shouting out smaller YouTube creators he enjoys watching. One of those creators is E;R (otherwise known as “EsemicolonR”), an essayist who often includes anti-Semitic, sexist, homophobic, and cruel language in his videos.
At least that’s what TheVerge and so many outlets/other YouTubers are saying. I took a look at E;R’s content and saw mostly meme videos about political stuff. The guy even made a tribute to Tay AI. You can see a whole documentary made about this by Internet Historian down below:
However, the subjects tackled in the videos can be a bit more problematic because of the current political climate with Pewdiepie. As such, we can assume that a lot of people don’t find this very funny and even reprehensible. Especially when the US is caught in the middle of tension thanks to laws like FOSTA, which are an indirect cause of Tumblr’s collapse right now.
Ever since Pewdiepie has made the shoutout, the channel has gained over 15,000 Subscribers. Of course, this also means that the ire of the people who are against him has risen even more. As such, we’re in this situation where Pewdiepie has gotten himself into trouble yet again despite knowing that the current situation is tense. I guess some people will never learn.
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