The Hound 6/19

Hi there,

It’s Thursday. Today, we’re tracking attacks on core rights and freedoms — from looming cuts to Social Security to the Supreme Court upholding a ban on gender-affirming care and Trump’s plan to kill the national LGBTQ+ suicide hotline.

Now, the Trump administration is going even further: forcing foreign students to make their social media accounts public so the government can scan their beliefs before granting a visa.

🖊️ Sign our petition demanding the media expose this student visa surveillance for what it is — a dangerous attack on privacy and dissent.

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

Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts (NPR)

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors (Mother Jones)

New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles (The Guardian)

Trump administration to end national LGBTQ+ suicide hotline (The 19th)

Report Names 'Corporate Oligarchs' Who Are Cashing In as Trump-GOP Austerity Assails Workers (Common Dreams)

Federal Reserve Warns Trump’s Economy Is About to Get Whole Lot Worse (New Republic)

Your favorite campgrounds, hiking trails, and forests could soon be up for auction (Grist)

Senate Bill Gives Giant Tax Break to Big Oil (American Prospect)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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