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Howdy, folks! It’s that time of the week: Here at COURIER we’re doing a quick ROUNDUP of everything we’ve been working on. As always, thank you for being a part of this 50,000+ community — I’m grateful for your support.
This week, COURIER has been busy covering the Senate’s passage of Trump’s big, beautiful bill [ [link removed] ] (hint: it has BIG cuts to Medicaid, but it’s a pretty ugly bill for Americans), the death of a 75-year-old Cuban migrant in ICE custody [ [link removed] ], and more.
Now let's dive in to this week's ROUNDUP!
- Charlotte Robertson
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The media’s weasel wording helps Trump
Mark Jacob breaks down 5 ways news outlets are sugar-coating fascism, including by refusing to use the word “lie” and instead replacing it with empty euphemisms like “untethered to truth” or “inverting the facts,” in this week's Stop the Presses [ [link removed] ].
What the hell is wrong with Bill Ackman?!
“It didn’t take long for Great Defender of the Oligarchy Bill Ackman to step up in defense of the poor quivering capitalists watching Zohran Mamdani from the glass aeries of Manhattan,” writes Nina Burleigh in this week’s American Freakshow [ [link removed] ].
Justice Alito cited a 17th-century witch hunter in the Dobbs Decision
In this week’s Grave Injustice [ [link removed] ], Lisa Graves examines how Justice Samuel Alito used the judicial analysis of a 17th-century witch hunter in his opinion that contributed to the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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COURIER released a trailer [ [link removed] ] for our new podcast, Panic World, today. Panic World is a smart, funny, and irreverent podcast hosted by Garbage Day’s Ryan Broderick. It explores how internet trends, moral panics, and viral freakouts evolve from the "darkest, weirdest corners of the internet" into mainstream culture.
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The internet reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary
Last week, Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City after polling at just 1% four months ago — COURIER [ [link removed] ] rounded up some of the internet’s top reactions to his primary victory.
GOP senator tells the truth about Trump’s tax bill after he announces retirement
After Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced his retirement earlier this week, he gave a rousing Senate floor speech where he lays into Trump for breaking his campaign promise to Americans and cutting Medicaid. COURIER [ [link removed] ] has the must-watch video [ [link removed] ].
Shocking footage reveals inside of Trump’s new mass detention camp for immigrants
COURIER [ [link removed] ] shared shocking new footage [ [link removed] ] of Trump’s new mass detention camp for immigrants in Ochopee, Florida, referred to in MAGA world as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ The facility was previously the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
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Trump’s budget bill slashes Pell Grant, threatening college access in Arizona
“[Trump’s tax bill] would take significant investment out of the federal Pell Grant … significantly reducing the amount of money students receive,” writes Alyssa Bickle in COURIER’s Arizona outlet, Copper Courier [ [link removed] ].
6 hospitals in rural Virginia risk closing due to Medicaid cuts in Trump’s tax bill
Trump’s reconciliation bill is expected to have long-lasting impacts on Virginians. New studies show six rural Virginia hospitals would be at risk of closing due to Medicaid funding cuts, reports COURIER’s Virginia newsroom, Dogwood [ [link removed] ].
Trump-backed Medicaid cuts to strip health care from 500,000 Michiganders
“A pair of Michigan Senate committees this week released a new, eight-page report that paints an alarming picture of what [Trump’s] proposed Medicaid cuts would mean for Michiganders,” writes Kyle Kaminski for COURIER’s The ‘Gander [ [link removed] ].
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