Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

No matter who we voted for, no one wants to see our grandparents forced onto the street, our schools without teachers, or our babies dying because there are no more hospitals. Yet all of these things will happen in the United States if deep cuts to essential programs like Social Security, SNAP, Medicare, and Medicaid take effect.

Greedy oligarchs like Elon Musk think democracy is just another shiny toy their billions can buy — that there’s no politician or public institution they can’t bend to serve their will. They want deep cuts to lifesaving services to fund massive tax breaks for the super-rich and for giant corporations.

They also want to dismantle our democratic institutions as fast as they can, so the harm is done before the people who will suffer most — you and I — have time to respond.

Republican leaders are trying to push nearly $1 trillion in cuts to essential services through Congress, while Musk chainsaws his way through the federal agencies that protect our water, air, and health. Many lives will be lost as a result.

But Musk’s real........

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