A Civic Take

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• First it was 190,000. Then it was 20,000. Nobody explained the drop. Trump's Homeland Security department claimed 190,000 noncitizens were on California's voter rolls. Then the number quietly became 20,000. Now his Justice Department is asking a court to stop California from counting those mail ballots, 10 days before the election. L.A. officials say the list includes Americans born here. In Nevada, nearly 16,000 voters flagged the same way were all citizens. And the password for the list of n

  26 October 2026 · A Civic Take · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• This week, an mRNA cancer vaccine cut the risk of melanoma coming back by 42%. mRNA is the same technology that got us a COVID vaccine in under a year. Last August, RFK Jr. canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA research: 22 projects, gone. Experts called it one of the most dangerous public health decisions in decades. He also fired the CDC's entire vaccine advisory panel and replaced it with vaccine critics. A federal judge blocked their changes, saying they ignored the science. Measles cases

  26 October 2026 · A Civic Take · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Obama said it: "He should be on HGTV." So we added it up. Ballroom: pitched at $200 million, now about $600 million. The Washington Post says about half of that is taxpayer money. Donors: $333 million so far, about half from companies with federal contracts. Rose Garden paved: about $2 million. Helipad: up to $6 million, paid for by defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Victory arch: about $100 million. All his construction projects: at least $927 million. And it's covered in gold. Your premium

  26 October 2026 · A Civic Take · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Elon Musk pulled the plug on an American ally in the middle of a war. Then he lied about it. Then he blamed the victim. On Oct. 14, SpaceX choked Ukraine's Starlink connection overnight with no warning: a 100 mph speed cap. Any drone flying faster went dark. Missions failed. The interceptors Ukraine uses to shoot down Russian attack drones over its cities were crippled while Russia kept bombing. And Musk's excuses kept moving: • First, it wasn't him. Speed limits are decided by the US military

  24 October 2026 · A Civic Take · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• $49 trillion. Sounds terrifying, right? That's the point. The White House says Medicare for All would cost $49 trillion. Here's what they didn't tell you. That number covers 10 years. Americans already spend more than $5 trillion a year on health care. Over 10 years, that's more than $50 trillion, and we're paying it right now through premiums, deductibles, copays, surprise bills and the chunk your employer takes from your paycheck. $50 trillion we already pay. $49 trillion they want you sca

  23 October 2026 · A Civic Take · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• Corruption vs. Incompetence. His cabinet can't pick a lane. 6 people he picked. 5 are already gone. The one still standing shared strike plans in a group chat with a reporter in it. Final score: 3 to 3. The loser every time: you. Which team is winning? 👇 A Civic Take #ACivicTake #accountability #TrumpCabinet #Corruption Sources: Labor Department Inspector General via ABC News; Wall Street Journal; CNBC; Newsweek; Forbes; The Atlantic; Axios

  22 October 2026 · A Civic Take · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library