Deepak Puri

6 days ago | thedemlabs.org | Richard Hall |Deepak Puri

Trump rose to power criticizing Bush-era politicians for lying about weapons of mass destruction. Now he is accused of doing the same - Richard HallGeorge W. Bush and his administration of neocons spent years building a spurious case for the war in Iraq. They collated sketchy intelligence about supposedly hidden weapons of mass destruction, fed it to a pliant press, went through the motions of seeking United Nations resolutions and formed a ramshackle coalition of the willing before going to war.

3 weeks ago | thedemlabs.org | Deepak Puri

Explore this mapNewsom floats withholding federal taxes as Trump threatens California. “Californians pay the bills for the federal government. We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back,” the Democratic governor said in an X post, referencing a recent analysis from the Rockefeller Institute that California contributed about $83 billion more in federal taxes in 2022 than it received back from Washington. “Maybe it’s time to cut that off,” he added.

3 weeks ago | thedemlabs.org | Deepak Puri

Traditional fundraising that appeals for donations deliver varying results. A smarter way to raises money by helping firms make more money. Shelby Coffman operates an AirBnB in Palm Springs and supports Too Good To Go, a social impact firms that fights food waste. Shelby realized that she could increase her profits by offering her AirBnB at special lower rates using FastAlert.Now during periods of low occupancy.

3 weeks ago | thedemlabs.org | Deepak Puri

Cutting off funding would have a "devastating impact" on rural communities, especially in parts of the country where NPR and PBS still serve as "the only source of news and emergency broadcasts,"PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger calls the order "blatantly unlawful. Issued in the middle of the night," Trump's order "threatens our ability to serve the American public with educational programming, as we have for over 50 years. "Trump's order is an "affront to the First Amendment...

3 weeks ago | thedemlabs.org | Deepak Puri

"President Trump’s big, beautiful bill will cut billions from Medicaid, which is the main source of revenue for rural hospitals and community health centers that serve the most vulnerable Iowans. If you vote for this bill, what will you do to ensure that all Iowans can not only continue to receive care but have access to resources that make them healthier?" - Karen Franczyk, a retired health care provider from Cedar Falls.