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Tripp is running for United States Congress to lower the cost of living for working class Idahoans & to keep Idaho rural.

“The Consolidation of power, public or private, is a threat to every Idahoan and every American citizen.”

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Meet Trip

Tripp Charles Hutchinson is a born and raised Idaho local and City Councilman. He is fed up with careerist, elitist politicians selling out the working class and families for their own personal gain in our nations capital.

It is time for leaders, from all walks of life, with morality and integrity to enter the arena and fight for independent business, rural land and self determination for all citizens.

This is a grassroots campaign that will never accept money from Billionaire and Corporate PACs.

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Where I Stand

Every Idaho family should be able to live a normal, regular and decent life on one household income. This was once a reality in America. The milkman was able to own a home and support a family on that income alone. For decades we have allowed the greed of the few to ruin the livelihoods of the many. Today, both parents are forced to work, not for a decent life, just to survive.

It does not have to be this way.

We currently have a government of, by, and for the wealthy elites and multinational corporations. Below are my commitments to getting the United States of America back to a government of, by and for the people.

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Check out Lindsay Ellis' new video only on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/lindsayellis-bodycam-youtube?ref=jaredhenderson Because of technologies like Flock's AI surveillance cameras, people are thinking about the right to privacy again. This video explores how we've lost our privacy to corporations and the government, but also how we willingly gave it away. Read my newsletter (and join my book club!): https://jaredhenderson.substack.com Find me on Twitter: https://x.com/jhendersonYT And on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaredhenderson.bsky.social → Sources The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt The Right to Oblivion by Lowry Pressly 'The Right to Privacy' by Warren and Brandeis: https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/privacy/Privacy_brand_warr2.html https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans https://web.archive.org/web/20250514140531/https://www.404media.co/license-plate-reader-company-flock-is-building-a-massive-people-lookup-tool-leak-shows https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-launches-first-ever-business-network-strengthen-private-sector-security-collaboration https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/edward-snowden-after-months-of-nsa-revelations-says-his-missions-accomplished/2013/12/23/49fc36de-6c1c-11e3-a523-fe73f0ff6b8d_story.html https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partner-with-flock-a-network-of-ai-cameras-used-by-ice-feds-and-police/ https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/brown-university-shooting-suspect-mit-professor-link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zTYO7ib-cM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoEQg1M92_E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-uiUlHTo https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/66162/1/we-all-know-too-much-about-each-other 00:00 The War on Privacy 01:20 Why Privacy Matters 06:11 "What do you have to hide?" 07:50 Corporate Surveillance 16:13 Flock 22:33 "You can't take a breath in this town" 24:07 Privacy as a Human Right
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The War on Privacy

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho January 19, 2026 1:44 pm

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40% of fourth graders can't read. Kids are asking their teachers why they need to learn to read when AI can do it for them. Social media has destroyed their attention spans and now teachers aren't teaching, instead they're managing withdrawal symptoms. Sources: NAEP Reading Assessment: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reports/reading/2024/g4_8/?grade=4 Teacher Shortages Data: https://www.epi.org/publication/shortage-of-teachers/ Complete source documentation is available on Patreon To support the channel: https://patreon.com/VanessaWingardh Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:12 Students Can’t Read and Have No Comprehension 01:57 40% of Fourth Graders Can’t Read, 33% of Eighth Graders 02:18 TV Isn’t Stimulating Enough for Kids 02:54 Kids Today Don’t Want Cartoons 03:03 Skibidi Toilet Is Rotting Brains 03:27 Students Need TikTok Brain Rot Stimulation in the Classroom 04:25 Research Shows Children Are Addicted to Social Media 04:56 Why Learn to Read If AI Can Read For You 05:26 Children Have Limited Reasoning Abilities 06:06 Creating Learned Helplessness at Scale 06:37 AI is Not Equivalent to a Calculator 07:23 Research Shows AI Usage Reduces Cognition 07:53 Teachers Are Removing Technology from the Classroom 08:04 AI CEOs Want to Replace Thinking 09:35 Teachers Are Managing Behaviors Not Teaching 10:24 Teachers and Mental Health 10:36 86% of Public Schools Can’t Hire Educators 10:59 Teachers Have Highest Burnout Rates 11:14 Teachers Want Out of Education 12:03 Teachers Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck 12:35 97% of Teachers Use Their Own Money to Buy School Supplies 12:50 Education Has Been Devalued, Defunded, Deprioritized
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40% of Kids Can’t Read and Teachers Are Quitting

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho January 18, 2026 7:01 am

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Taxpayers in Texas and Virginia are subsidizing data centers by handing out over $1 billion a year to tech companies. More than 30 states subsidize data centers and Big Tech with massive tax breaks. And while CEOs have promised thousands of jobs, they haven't materialized. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us
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I Worked At A Google Data Center: What I Saw Will Shock You.

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho January 9, 2026 11:07 am

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Tyson is about to fire 50% of Lexington, Nebraska's workforce in one of the largest plant closures in decades. We talked to experts, workers and local residents who have a radical idea to save American beef production: government takeover of the plant. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us
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The Tyson Situation In Nebraska Just Got Worse...

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho January 6, 2026 11:02 am

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RAM prices are up 171%, outpacing gold. Sam Altman locked up 40% of global memory supply for AI. Micron just exited the consumer market. Now we get to pay more for electronics with less storage and memory. Sources: DRAM prices: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-prices-surge-171-percent-year-over-year-ai-demand-drives-a-higher-yoy-price-increase-than-gold Micron Exits Consumer Market: https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business Complete source documentation is available on Patreon To support the channel: https://patreon.com/VanessaWingardh Chapters: 00:00 Memory Prices Outpacing Gold 01:19 Sam Altman Caused Memory Shortage 01:23 Micron No Longer Selling Consumer Memory 01:56 Everyday Smart Devices Use Memory 02:38 Healthcare Medical Equipment Requires Memory 03:04 Memory Prices Are Already Increasing 03:17 RAM Scalpers on eBay 03:50 AI’s Hidden Cost to Ordinary People 04:21 Tech CEOs Claim Abundance Yet Prices Keep Increasing 05:06 No One Predicted Sam Altman Would Take 40% Global RAM Supply 05:21 Electronics Manufacturers Will Increase Prices and Shrink Products 06:14 Memory Manufacturers Not Incentivized to Increase Production for Consumers 06:35 Purported Leaked Memo Shows Shortage Through 2028 06:54 Why Do Tech CEOs Have This Much Power?
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Tech Billionaires Are Now Hoarding Your Computer Parts

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho December 28, 2025 7:00 am

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Ground beef prices are up nearly 13%, but American cattle ranchers told us that they just took a $17 billion hit. And every year, nearly 20,000 family farms disappear. We investigated the corporate cartel who's profiting off the crisis in American beef production. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us
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We Went To Nebraska: The Beef Crisis Will Shock You

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho December 23, 2025 9:51 am

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$50,000 for a car that spies on you, breaks down, and charges you monthly to use features you already paid for. Car manufacturers have turned vehicles into surveillance devices and subscription traps, all for the low, low price of what a starter home cost in the ‘80s. Sources: Edmund’s Consumer Data: https://www.edmunds.com/industry/press/a-record-1-in-5-new-car-shoppers-committed-to-a-1000-monthly-payment-in-q2-2025-according-to-edmunds.html US Census Data Median Home Value: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/tables/time-series/coh-values/values-unadj.txt Ford Patent: https://patents.justia.com/patent/20240289844 Complete source documentation is available on Patreon To support the channel: https://patreon.com/VanessaWingardh Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:33 Average Vehicle Monthly Payment Now $748 01:23 Loans Being Extended to 84 Months and Beyond 01:52 People Can’t Afford New Cars 02:03 “Give Car Back” is Trending on Google Search 02:33 Car Repossessions Are Increasing 03:00 Financing Cars for the Cost of an 80’s Starter Home 03:38 Car Quality is at It’s Worst 04:27 Vehicle Recalls Are on the Rise 04:48 Tiny Computers Are Running Modern Cars (ECUs) 05:43 ECUs are like iPhones 06:24 One Faulty ECU Can Cause the Entire System to Crash 06:39 BMW Brake Failure Due to ECU 06:49 Why Do Cars Have so Many ECUs? 07:21 Cars Are Becoming Less Reliable Due to Electronics 07:59 Software Defined Vehicles and Modularity 08:31 BMW Subscriptions 08:56 Smart Cars Have Dumb Features 09:28 ECUs Are Enabling Predatory Practices 10:32 ECUs Updated Over-the-Air Similar to iPhones 11:20 Car Manufacturers Are Tracking Literally Everything 11:53 Subaru Showing Ads 12:04 Ford Has Yet Another Patent to Show Ads 12:25 Ford Will Listen to Conversations in the Vehicle 13:00 Dealerships Are Marking Up Older, Reliable Cars
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Car Manufacturers Are Screwing Us

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho December 21, 2025 7:01 am

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EXCLUSIVE: We uncovered a secret corporate scheme to raise grocery prices. We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items. The scary part? It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores, too. Our months-long investigation with Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative found it could cost families $1,200/year. Sign up for Consumer Reports' Community Reports project here: https://action.consumerreports.org/community_reports_sign_up ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us
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We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho December 9, 2025 5:01 am

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Poland Spring is raking in millions by bottling and selling Maine's water — and throwing their weight around in state politics to keep profits flowing. During a drought this year, they publicly said they were cutting back. But we found evidence they're pumping even more. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us
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What Poland Spring Doesn't Want You to Know

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho December 3, 2025 11:35 am

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ChatGPT users are outsourcing every thought to AI, replacing their own words with generated text, and becoming addicted to the always-available assistant, all while OpenAI's own research shows GPT-5 has just a 55% accuracy rate. Sources: Kim Kardashian & Teyana Taylor Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity Fair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IU2z7awLSk OpenAI GPT-5 System Card: https://cdn.openai.com/gpt-5-system-card.pdf Complete source documentation is available on Patreon To support the channel: https://patreon.com/VanessaWingardh Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Using ChatGPT for Every Decision 01:25 People Can’t Think for Themselves 01:35 Every Email is ChatGPT Generated 02:11 Sam Altman Says the Internet Feels Fake 02:37 ChatGPT Instances are Having the Real Conversations 03:32 Addicted to ChatGPT 04:15 Time Spent with Friends Keeps Declining 04:44 Flirting with ChatGPT 05:52 Sam Altman Says ChatGPT is Getting a Personality 05:48 Sam Altman Lies Once Again 06:27 Young Adults are not WooHooing 06:40 Tech CEOs are Exploiting Loneliness 07:00 Woman Marries ChatGPT 07:20 1 in 4 People Have Had Romantic Relationship with AI 07:33 People Using ChatGPT for Wedding Vows 08:08 Kim Kardashian Uses ChatGPT Fails Bar Exam 09:04 ChatGPT has a 55% Accuracy Rate 10:01 Lawyers are Using AI in Court Cases 10:54 Coca-Cola AI Generated Holiday Ad 11:24 Schools are Using AI Powered Cameras
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ChatGPT is Turning Everyone Into Bots

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho November 23, 2025 7:01 am

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Farm debt is expected to reach $560 billion this year—a record high. But it's not just because of the trade war with China. Farmers told us it's because a handful of corporations have taken control of their markets to ensure they always win, and farmers barely break even. Correction: 4:28 Bayer and Monsanto did not merge in 2015 during the Obama administration. The companies reached a deal for Bayer to acquire Monsanto in September 2016. The merger was approved by the first Trump administration in May 2018. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us
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We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho November 20, 2025 3:37 pm

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Texas is facing a water crisis, and a billionaire is trying to cash in on it. Investor Kyle Bass wants to take 15 billion gallons of water from East Texas area every year, sell it to big cities, and cash in. But local residents, lawmakers and ranchers in East Texas are leading a fierce resistance to his scheme. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: - Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu-splash - Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moreperfectunion - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectunion.bsky.social - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorePerfectUS - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/ - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion - Website: https://www.perfectunion.us
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Could Texas Run Out Of Water? Wall Street Is Betting Big On It.

Tripp Hutchinson for Idaho November 13, 2025 11:20 am

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