Last week in the US: Trump's $2 billion year, birthright citizenship saga, and attacks on American history

What you missed in last 10 days: attacks on the midterms and 3 deaths in ICE encounters

What you might have missed this week: with four months to go until the midterms, Trump fired every member of the commission that helps run US elections, and the DOJ threatened election officials in all 50 states with criminal prosecution over a problem that experts say doesn’t really exist (non-citizen voting). And three people died in 7 days during encounters with ICE agents during traffic stops. In two of the cases, witnesses directly contradicted ICE’s account. In neither case was the victim the intended target of the operation. ICE briefly paused vehicle stops only for Trump to publicly overrule his own agency the next day. Subtitles available and all actions logged at TrumpActionTracker.info [https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/] Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com [https://christinapagel.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Last week in the US: Trump's $2 billion year, birthright citizenship saga, and attacks on American history

Behind last week's headlines are some stories you might have missed... including a ridiculous amount of corruption, a hollowing of the state and the ongoing saga of Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the US Constitution.Subtitles available and all actions on https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/ Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com [https://christinapagel.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Two weeks in Trump's America: elections, environment, health and corruption

This week I cover how Trump is trying to subvert the midterms, from holding unrelated bills hostage over his voting bill, to a constant false claims of election fraud. And the I talk about the environment and health policy following being undermined by politicisation, and three types of corruption.Subtitles available and all actions available on TrumpActionTracker.info [https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/] Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com [https://christinapagel.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

What you missed this week: elections under attack, and Trump corruption

I decided to focus on just two main stories this week that I think have been under-reported: * How Republicans are trying to secure the midterms despite deep unpopularity - gerrymandering, mail ballot restrictions, manufactured fraud claims, and an FBI raid on a voter registration group. * A series of corruption stories: a conflict of interest over a herbal supplement, a White House crypto payout, a 96% breach of pardon guidelines, and two stories about loyalty to Trump that go beyond self-enrichment. Subtitle available and all actions logged at TrumpActionTracker.info [https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/] Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com [https://christinapagel.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

10 days behind the headlines in Trump's America:

This week’s video covers four areas: * attacks on civil rights and institutions, where the pattern of firing professionals and installing loyalists continues; * immigration and detention, where conditions and oversight are both getting worse; * science and the environment; * press freedom, which is under attack from outside and from within. I end on something a little different — what Trump chose to post on the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. Subtitles are available and all actions are on TrumpActionTracker [https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/]. Thanks for reading Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit christinapagel.substack.com [https://christinapagel.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]