The Hound 5/23

Hi there,

It’s Friday. Today, we’re tracking the GOP’s dangerous tax bill, alarming deportations, and concerning changes in environmental protections.

While all this unfolds, much of the media remains obsessed with recycled Biden health rumors — ignoring the real scandal: Trump is looting the presidency in plain sight.

Sign our petition demanding that the media stop chasing distractions and start covering Trump’s corruption with the urgency it deserves.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn (The Guardian)

Four Supreme Court Justices Refuse to Read the First Amendment (New Republic)

'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts (NPR)

Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again. (ProPublica)

Trump Is Coming for Chinese Students. Who Will Protect Them? (The Intercept)

Human Rights Group Blasts Trump Admin for Deporting Hundreds of Non-Costa Ricans to Costa Rica (Common Dreams)

Five years after George Floyd’s death, activists say the promise of change remains unfulfilled (The 19th)

Senate blocks California’s rule banning new gas-powered car sales by 2035 (PBS)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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