Post AwE19SyZ9lZ7Ognvuq by RVLara23@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AwE0f7jHaOgOoaBfRg by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-07-17T12:57:59Z
       
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       Early this morning, the #Senate approved a White House request to cancel about $8B in funding for #ForeignAid & $1B for #PublicBroadcasting. #Congress had previously authorized the spending.This matters to the #aid programs & local news outlets that rely on that money. But it also matters because the #Constitution gives Congress the “power of the purse” — the power to decide what the government spends.#SeparationOfPowers #Constitution #law https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/senate-vote-trump-bill-pbs-npr-foreign-aid.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
       
 (DIR) Post #AwE0k9UAU3yfi3W0Ce by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-07-17T12:58:54Z
       
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       By bowing to Trump’s request, #Republicans made the rare choice to cede that #power.The #Senate voted 51 to 48. 2 Republican senators objected: Susan Collins of Maine & Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. The #House is expected to give final approval to the package later this week & send it to #Trump to sign.#SeparationOfPowers #Constitution #law
       
 (DIR) Post #AwE19SyZ9lZ7Ognvuq by RVLara23@mastodon.social
       2025-07-17T13:03:26Z
       
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       @Nonilex Everything awful all of the time.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwE1C8atONGN3L0N3w by cturnbow@mastodon.world
       2025-07-17T13:03:54Z
       
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       @Nonilex well, f***. The good news never ceases...
       
 (DIR) Post #AwE1LOjEm0zzhRK8lE by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
       2025-07-17T13:05:36Z
       
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       @Nonilex Those assholes all should be put on trial for sedition,insurrection,and harboring a fugitveand any other charges that prevent them from overthrowing our democracy  such as it is.