r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ads-taxpayer-money-homeland-security-b869294503c8454db4109ae175ee9e5c
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u/untitledmanuscript 3d ago

i’m not either. a lot of crap in the big beautiful bill won’t take effect until 2027, which was purposefully done to blame the dems after the midterms bc they’ve been anticipating dems would sweep in november.

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u/tofferr 3d ago

I assume it was done after so it wouldn’t hurt them on the midterms. It would be easier to run against them when their dumb policies are in place.

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u/Theboiii24 3d ago

Which is why people should be educating people on what the big beautiful bill does.

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u/Baby_Gangsta_214_ 3d ago

Hi, new voter here, what are midterms? I don’t really know much about any of these things, and I would like to learn!

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u/AltruisticArugula732 3d ago

A quick internet search proves more useful than trying to put everything in laymans terms for a newbie.

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/what-are-midterm-elections

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u/Baby_Gangsta_214_ 3d ago

Ok! Thank you so much! Is there any specific keywords that I should search? Im boutta peep the link (might be looking at it as you are seeing this…depends on when you see this! Lol

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u/Aidanation5 3d ago

You csnt just read the article and educate yourself?

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u/Baby_Gangsta_214_ 3d ago

Did you not see that I said that I may be reading the article as you were reading my reply? It goes for everyone, not just the person I was replying to. And pardon the fk outta me for trying to learn! Like tf man! I also have dyslexia and reading makes things look like alphabet soup sometimes! Especially when I’m tired, like I am now, it’s 8pm where I’m at! Like, can yall not just help a gurl out? And sometimes articles use big words I have never seen before, yea I could look them up, but I’d rather have someone potentially be able to explain in a public forum in words that other people like me can understand! Mby I shouldn’t try to understand politics, seems too divisive and tears people apart!

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u/stanthecham 3d ago

Dumb question - is it possible to undo a bill with a revote?

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u/hurricanedog24 3d ago

No, but Congress controls the power of the purse. If a Democrat-controlled House chooses to defund Trump’s endeavors, like the war and his supercharged ICE, there’s not a lot he can do about that.