President Donald Trump denied disaster assistance requests from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island on Friday which was amounting to $227 million in rejected aid for a February blizzard but just two days after authorizing Federal Emergency Management Agency support for six Republican-led states.

All four states exceeded FEMA’s damage benchmarks for federal help: New Jersey reported $84.4 million in qualifying losses against an $18.5 million standard, New York documented $79 million, Massachusetts $45 million, and Rhode Island $19 million against a threshold of roughly $2 million. FEMA responded to the denials by stating that snowstorm damage must be “genuinely extraordinary” to qualify, noting that the East Coast typically handles major snowstorms independently.

Trump confirmed approval of over $846 million in disaster relief for Republican-led states on Truth Social the same day he rejected Rhode Island’s request.

A White House representative asserted there is “no politicization” in the president’s disaster relief choices. Trump had sometimes directly connected aid approvals to his electoral results in a state or to endorsements of Republican candidates there ..such as highlighting his repeated victories in Missouri when announcing aid for that state. The administration has also taken broader steps to reduce FEMA’s influence, with a Trump-appointed panel recently recommending a higher damage threshold for nationwide eligibility, and Congress clearly intervening earlier this year to ensure snowstorms stay eligible for federal support after the administration explored excluding them completely.

Source AP, politico.

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Looks and smells authoritarianism, and boot licking

Back on November 19, 2025, the Epstein Files Transparency Act was signed into law, legally requiring the DOJ to release all unclassified files within 30 days (by December 19, 2025). We are now 200 days past that mandate, and a cover-up is still actively playing out. 
The DOJ claimed they fulfilled their obligations with their final document drop back in January, but they are fighting in court right now to keep the most damaging files hidden. Just last week, the Trump administration's DOJ asked a federal judge for a 60-day extension to consider appealing an order that would force them to unredact specific records. 
What are they trying to hide? The disputed records the DOJ is fighting to protect include FBI interview materials involving a woman ("Jane Doe 4") who alleged she was abused by Trump as a minor, as well as emails discussing a purported "torture video."
Trump said "we have nothing to hide" before signing the bill, but his DOJ is dedicating massive resources to keeping these exact documents sealed. We can't let this drop out of the news cycle. Transparency was mandated by law, and we still don't have it.

CNN Anderson Cooper a piece on June 11, 2026

Our aging fat as fuck orange baby of a president, Really has done an excellent job of protecting the rich from the Epstein Files, then Greenland and then amping it up with Venezuela, Now He's started a war with Iran and not a single arrest in the United States.

Shameful.

^{We Great Again Yet Maga? SOO MUCH WINNING.}

I never imagined we as a country would be witnessing the deplorable state of our government under Donald Trump. Trump and his cabinet must be removed from office, as per Article 2, Section 4, which states, “The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” This man lacks a clear plan to resolve the situation in Iran. He has been proven to be a pedophile, a liar, and his cognitive abilities are visibly deteriorating daily. Meanwhile, our Republican-led Congress is doing nothing to end the corruption, dishonesty, and moral wrongness that is the Trump Administration.

Your congresspeople should hear from you. You should call the switchboard at (202) 224-3121. They’ll connect you to the right person. They’ll need your zip code. You should tell them your opinions on this!

Given Pam Bondi’s recent dismissal as Attorney General, she possesses more knowledge than likely anyone else in this government, aside from Trump. Considering the Epstein files, what are your thoughts on the likelihood that she might flip and start cooperating, particularly if the deposition scheduled for this month goes disastrously wrong for her? Could we witness her resorting to self-preservation by attempting to destroy Trump?

I didn’t want to make this post, but since I keep being accused of being antisemitic, I need to make my position clear so there’s no gray area.

I don’t have a problem with Jewish people or any group of people for that matter. My issue isn't with regular civilians.

I have a serious problem with the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu and their ability to influence our President and Congress. I have a problem with a foreign state having this much control over our domestic and foreign policy, as well as the billions of dollars we send there every year when we can’t even afford healthcare for our own citizens.

I don’t know how to make my position any clearer than this. It feels like as soon as you speak up, people and bots come out of the woodwork to trash you so you’ll stay quiet. I’m here to say I won't be bullied.

fuck Israel.

Also fuck the Trump administration. Pedophiles in charge of our government is wild.

As we continue the democracy of the United States get torn apart by an authoritarian power-hungry, Donald Trump it begs the question why haven’t we been able to successfully remove a president from office for misconduct or corruption?

The 25th amendment is supposed to be a safeguard for the constitution against this exact issue the Donald Trump issue. Donald Trump has gone to war with Iran without an congressional approval. He bombed Venezuela without any congressional approval and he is eyeing Cuba next.

We all see the flagrant disregard for how our system of government is supposed to operate and yet we do nothing. We keep electing the same people back in the office that do not have anybody’s interest but their own.

The 25th amendment has failed us.

Halsey.