Ted Cruz Cuts Weather Funding… While Texas Is Underwater
Senator Ted Cruz made sure the GOP’s latest spending bill gutted $150 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - money that was earmarked for improving weather research and forecasting.
That’s right. Weather forecasting. Cut. During deadly floods. In his own state.
While Texas is being battered by extreme weather, with lives lost and entire communities drowning, Cruz’s top priority was ensuring that scientists have less funding to predict and prepare for the next disaster.
It’s almost as if the GOP has made waging war on science and public safety part of their brand at this point. Climate denial? Check. Infrastructure neglect? Check. Slashing disaster preparedness during a disaster? Check.
This NOAA fund was never wasteful spending - it was lifesaving infrastructure, meant to give communities time to evacuate, data to plan, and insight into the rising frequency of climate-fueled catastrophes. Cruz didn’t just vote to cut it - he pushed for it.
And of course once again Ted Cruz was actually out of state while the latest disaster hit, holidaying in Greece. How nice.
Rollins Wants Medicaid Recipients to Pick Crops and Robots to Replace Migrants. Yes, Really.
At a press conference that felt like a dystopian movie plot, Trump administration official Rollins floated a plan that can only be described as delusional, dehumanizing, and deeply ignorant:
Take the 34 million able-bodied adults on Medicaid, and make them fill labor shortages in agriculture. Also? Let automation take over for migrant workers.
You read that right. The solution to America’s broken immigration and labor policy, according to team Donny, is to draft low-income Americans into the fields and hope a bunch of robots do the rest.
Let’s break this down:
Most Medicaid recipients are already working - they just earn so little they still qualify for public assistance. Forcing them into a different sector won’t solve anything.
Agricultural labor is brutally hard, seasonal, and underpaid - which is exactly why it's filled by migrant workers who are willing to do it under impossible conditions.
Automation hasn’t cracked the code on this kind of labor. Robots can’t delicately pick strawberries or navigate muddy fields in 110° heat. The tech isn’t there. It’s not even close.
But sure, let’s pretend we can fire up a few machines, round up the working poor, and pretend this solves the issue - because addressing the real solution (a humane, functional immigration policy) would require compassion, logic, and a government that actually believes in facts.
Rollins’s plan isn’t policy. A dystopian fantasy where people on public assistance are treated as an unpaid labor force, and migrant workers are erased from existence entirely.
This isn’t about solving a problem. It’s about dehumanizing two groups at once: the poor and the foreign-born.
Welcome to MAGA economics - where cruelty is the plan.
Donny Does It Again: Racist, Condescending, and a Global Embarrassment
Not that it needs to be said at this point, but Donny is a national embarrassment - one long-running international cringe reel in a red tie.
The latest disaster? During a White House meeting with African leaders, President Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English - and then, with his usual brand of clueless racism, expressed surprise at his fluency and asked about his education.
Donny's logic is that we've a black man from that country known as Africa here. They all speak some god knows what language.
Let’s pause for a second. English is Liberia’s official language. It’s literally on the passports. It’s taught in schools. It’s used in government. This is basic diplomacy 101 - and Donny still managed to flunk it.
His comment wasn’t just tone-deaf. It was condescending, racist, and humiliating - not just to Boakai, but to anyone who expected the President of the United States to possess even a shred of global awareness.
But honestly, this is par for the course.
Because when world leaders visit the Trump White House, you never know what you’re going to get:
A scolding for not saying “thank you” loudly enough
A surreal lecture about imaginary genocides happening in your country
Or in this case, a patronizing pat on the head for speaking English in your own national language
It’s not diplomacy. It’s Donny’s global insult tour.
And every time he opens his mouth, America’s reputation sinks just a little lower - drowned in arrogance, ignorance, and the stench of unearned superiority.
Donny’s Tariff Threat Theater Hits Brunei, Moldova, and Libya
Analysis of Trump's Tariff Threats
Authoritarian RiskRationale
While this action does not directly undermine democratic institutions or processes, the use of economic power to coerce other nations can erode fair economic systems and stability. Additionally, employing hostile trade policies may foster international isolation, which tends to embolden authoritarian regimes.
Never one to miss an opportunity to swing wildly at random countries, President Donny Dipshit has now issued formal letters threatening 25% tariffs on Brunei and Moldova, and 30% on Libya, effective August 1, 2025, unless they sign shiny new trade deals ASAP.
Because clearly, when your whole trade policy is collapsing and your "90 deals in 90 days" promise is sitting at a solid 2, the logical next step is to go full international shakedown artist on tiny economies and war-torn nations.
This isn’t strategy. It’s desperation diplomacy. It’s a guy who’s lost the plot and is now flailing at the world like a drunk uncle at a wedding, demanding trade concessions from countries that don’t even register on most U.S. import charts.
Let’s be honest:
Brunei doesn’t need a trade war with us. Moldova is probably Googling “why is Trump mad at us?”
And Libya has actual civil war problems and somehow Donny thinks they’ll have time to negotiate tariffs.
This is how far the foreign policy rot has spread - threats without leverage, deals without substance, and a president who thinks saber-rattling = leadership.
The Trump Doctrine in 2025: “Make Demands, Offer Nothing, Claim Victory, Repeat.”
Meanwhile, American businesses brace for chaos, allies scratch their heads, and Donny adds a few more flags to the dartboard in his office.
Don't worry though TACO will back down when a little flattery is pushed his way.
RFK Jr. Praises Processed Slop He Once Condemned
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who built an entire public persona around attacking ultra-processed foods and claiming to be the one true defender of “clean” health policy, has now done a full 180 by praising Mom’s Meals - a company whose so-called “medically tailored” meals are packed with sodium, sugar, and saturated fats.
Yes, the guy who rails against chemicals in cereal and vaccines in arms is now out here applauding microwaveable sludge as a triumph of compassionate care.
According to RFK Jr., Mom’s Meals are helping vulnerable Americans, especially those on Medicaid, stay healthy. Reality check? Nutrition experts are horrified. These meals may check bureaucratic boxes, but they’re the nutritional equivalent of a salty handshake and a can of soda.
So what changed? Why is the wellness crusader now suddenly fine with ultra-processed, underwhelming food substitutes being handed to low-income and chronically ill Americans?
Because it was never about integrity. It’s about optics.
- Appear tough on “Big Food”? ✅
- Then quietly endorse it when it’s wrapped in buzzwords like “medically tailored”? ✅
- Score a political win by cutting corners under the guise of care? ✅✅✅
Once again, the MAGA health agenda boils down to: Do as I say, not as I quietly endorse behind closed doors.
RFK Jr. isn’t fixing public health - he’s greenwashing junk food and pretending it’s policy.
And the people paying the price? The poor, the sick, and the forgotten.
