The Senate Just Passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and MAGA Is Loving It.

? UPDATE: The Senate Just Passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and MAGA Is Loving It.
Vote: 50–50. 
Tie broken by VP JD Vance.
Three Republicans (Collins, Tillis, Rand Paul) voted no.
Everyone else saluted and marched.

So here it is:
A 1,116-page juggernaut written by billionaires, passed unread, and cheered by voters it will hurt most.

Because nothing says “owning the libs” like losing your healthcare, watching food assistance vanish, and calling it freedom.

What’s Actually in This Bill?

1. Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts? Now Permanent.
$4 trillion in cuts
40% goes to the top 5%
SALT cap raised from $10K to $40K mostly benefits high earners
Estate and business loopholes locked in
Meanwhile, the poorest 20%?
Lose 4% of their household income.
That’s not “trickle-down.” That’s a siphon.

2. Medicaid? Slashed.
11 million people lose coverage
5 million lose ACA subsidies
Work requirements, asset tests, constant re-verification
Own a used car? Too rich.
Miss a form? You’re out.

3. SNAP (Food Assistance)? Gutted.
$267 billion cut, the largest in U.S. history
Stricter work rules
States now cover 75% of admin costs = slower, fewer benefits
Mixed-status households? Undocumented family members don’t count even if they eat there

4. Child Tax Credit? Raised… Technically.
From $2,000 to $2,200/year
That’s $16.67/month per child
Not enough for groceries, but just enough for the illusion of progress
Requires a Social Security number, disqualifying over 1 million U.S. citizen kids in immigrant families

5. Climate Policy? Reversed.
EV and clean energy credits repealed
Emissions standards blocked
Drilling expanded
Strategic Petroleum Reserve refilled
Result:
790,000 clean energy jobs lost
Climate goals delayed a decade
Electricity bills up
Fossil fuel execs? Thriving.

6. Immigration? All Punishment, No Reform.
$170 billion for ICE, walls, and detention
$54 billion to detain families
3.5% tax on remittances
Higher fees for visas, asylum, TPS
No DACA fix. No path to citizenship. Just more enforcement.

7. Education? Privatized.
Student debt relief canceled
Borrower protections rolled back
Graduate loans slashed
Meanwhile:
Private school donors get a 100% tax credit up to $4 billion
If you can donate $50K, the government thanks you with public money.

8. Defense Spending? Bloated.
$158 billion increase
$25 billion for munitions
$50+ billion to militarize the border
A new “Golden Dome” missile shield
Because apparently, the only “entitlement” left is weapons.

And the Irony?
The states most dependent on Medicaid and SNAP — Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama — are the first in line to be gutted.
And they voted for it.

Trump’s base will:
Lose healthcare
Watch rural hospitals close
Pay more for food, fuel, and power
Cheer louder than ever
Because the branding works.
He calls it “beautiful.”
He blames immigrants, climate laws, and “welfare cheats.”
And they believe him.

They lose their safety nets and thank him for the pain because in MAGA world, suffering feels like strength as long as someone else is getting punished.

But Here’s What’s Getting Overlooked:
While the bill doesn’t openly rewrite democratic rules or extend Trump’s term...

It does quietly shift power:
Away from courts and oversight
Into the hands of executive agencies
Under the control of loyalist political appointees with fewer checks
It’s not authoritarian on paper but it erodes the systems meant to stop authoritarianism.

The courts? Handcuffed.
Watchdogs? Defunded.
Congress? Outmaneuvered.
The public? Distracted.

Every authoritarian regime starts with a functioning democracy.
It doesn’t end overnight.
It gets chipped away, court by court, agency by agency, lie by lie, while people cheer, distracted by who they’re told to blame.

This bill didn’t just take money.
It took power.
From the public. 
From oversight. 
From democracy.

Meanwhile, billionaires win.
Donors win.

And Trump?
He’s unstoppable.
He just bulldozed a 1,100-page, donor-crafted, democracy-eroding budget through Congress with barely any hearings, no expert testimony, and too little time for senators or you to read it.

And yes, he plans to sign it on the Fourth of July.
Because what’s more American than cutting a million kids off benefits while fireworks explode over a Raytheon yacht?

They’ll lose their benefits and thank him for it because losing with pride feels better than winning with empathy.