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Donald Trump's tax bill has passed. It constitutes a massive transfer of wealth from working

class and poor people to the already very, very rich.

Meanwhile, Israel continues to massacre Palestinians who are lining up to receive food in Gaza,

and Donald Trump has announced that a ceasefire is near.

I'm Laian Seema Fullahan here with Brian Becker, and this is In The News, a segment of the Socialist

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We can only do it with you. Leanne, we have to talk about the big beautiful bill, as Donald Trump

loves to call the tax bill, the transfer of wealth from the working class and poor to the

already very, very rich. We're going to talk about

that some more because now it is official. It passed both houses of Congress. Trump is signing it

into law. It will become the law. Anyway, we're going to talk about that, but I want to start

with Gaza because the horrendous outrage goes on day after day. I mean, the killing spree by

the Israeli government against civilians goes on, you know, without stop. There's all this,

you know, ranting and raving in the media because people at a music concert in Ireland chanted

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