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Breaking News: President Trump said he was taking control of the police in Washington, D.C., and deploying 800 National Guard troops there in response to “out of control” crime — even though violent crime in the city has fallen. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3H9yVcu
August 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Breaking News: President Trump said he was taking control of the police in Washington, D.C., and deploying 800 National Guard troops there in response to “out of control” crime — even though violent crime in the city has fallen. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3H9yVcu
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JUST IN: President Trump has seized control of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
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August 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
JUST IN: President Trump has seized control of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
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New tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China took effect Tuesday. For American families, the likely result is higher prices nearly everywhere they turn — in grocery aisles, at car dealerships, at electronics stores and at the pump.
From Groceries to Cars, Tariffs Could Raise Prices for U.S. Consumers
New tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China took effect Tuesday. They are likely to result in higher prices for Americans.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
New tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China took effect Tuesday. For American families, the likely result is higher prices nearly everywhere they turn — in grocery aisles, at car dealerships, at electronics stores and at the pump.
What the....
This is ridiculous and hateful and completely historically inaccurate. Not a good look for the NPS. Or, you know, the US.
This is ridiculous and hateful and completely historically inaccurate. Not a good look for the NPS. Or, you know, the US.
The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What the....
This is ridiculous and hateful and completely historically inaccurate. Not a good look for the NPS. Or, you know, the US.
This is ridiculous and hateful and completely historically inaccurate. Not a good look for the NPS. Or, you know, the US.
Well, if you didn't put the wrong name on it, we wouldn't have to report it as incorrect several thousand times. (PS--it can still be reported as incorrect.)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism
It controversially updated the Gulf's name for US users after President Trump ordered it to be changed.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Well, if you didn't put the wrong name on it, we wouldn't have to report it as incorrect several thousand times. (PS--it can still be reported as incorrect.)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The federal government’s revocation of its ‘sensitive locations’ policy does not affect the constitutional right of immigrant children to an education, and does not affect a school’s own legal rights regarding who may enter its property. www.wosu.org/2025-02-05/h...
How schools should respond to immigration officers, according to the ACLU of Ohio
While some districts have shared legal guidance internally, the ACLU of Ohio shared a memo Tuesday with information for school administrators and employees about the rights students have.
www.wosu.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The federal government’s revocation of its ‘sensitive locations’ policy does not affect the constitutional right of immigrant children to an education, and does not affect a school’s own legal rights regarding who may enter its property. www.wosu.org/2025-02-05/h...
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We need an audit the current code base and all development pipelines. It takes seconds to inject nefarious code. This dude had days, apparently.
SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.
wrd.cm
February 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We need an audit the current code base and all development pipelines. It takes seconds to inject nefarious code. This dude had days, apparently.
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When Elon Musk set about “feeding U.S.A.I.D. into the wood chipper,” as he put it, it wasn’t only supporters of President Trump’s “America First” agenda who were cheering the dismantlement of the foreign aid agency.
The Kremlin was, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
The Kremlin was, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
As Elon Musk Dismantles USAID, Foreign Leaders Rejoice
Leaders in Russia, Hungary and El Salvador welcomed the Trump administration’s assault on U.S.A.I.D., which many authoritarians have seen as a threat.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
When Elon Musk set about “feeding U.S.A.I.D. into the wood chipper,” as he put it, it wasn’t only supporters of President Trump’s “America First” agenda who were cheering the dismantlement of the foreign aid agency.
The Kremlin was, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
The Kremlin was, too. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
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Trump has seized the archives, the article explains, because he feels the prior archivist played a role in revealing he had classified documents piled up in an unsecured bathroom at his tacky golf club.
Once again, we all have to suffer because he got caught criming.
Once again, we all have to suffer because he got caught criming.
February 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Trump has seized the archives, the article explains, because he feels the prior archivist played a role in revealing he had classified documents piled up in an unsecured bathroom at his tacky golf club.
Once again, we all have to suffer because he got caught criming.
Once again, we all have to suffer because he got caught criming.
The UN needs to do something more about all this than just a warning.
UN chief warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ after Trump’s Gaza proposal
UN chief warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ after Trump’s Gaza proposal
President’s plan for US to take over Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out also rejected by allies Saudi Arabia and Jordan
* US politics live – latest updates
Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza was met with anger and blunt rejection…
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The UN needs to do something more about all this than just a warning.
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
I have not wished I had access to a letterpress so much in my life. For reasons.
www.monotype.com/resources/ex...
www.monotype.com/resources/ex...
Strongly worded letters: Typography and modern protest.
At its core, type is a storyteller. Letterforms deliver a message. And such messages are perhaps at their purest in the form of community-led designs for protes
www.monotype.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I have not wished I had access to a letterpress so much in my life. For reasons.
www.monotype.com/resources/ex...
www.monotype.com/resources/ex...
The US Military is not ICE and it is not Tr*mp's personal plaything.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed during a visit to the southwestern border on Monday to use thousands of U.S. active-duty troops to help stem migrant crossings, a top priority for President Trump.
Defense Secretary Vows to Use Thousands of Active-Duty Troops to Secure Border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Thomas D. Homan, President Trump’s border czar, toured areas near Mexico.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The US Military is not ICE and it is not Tr*mp's personal plaything.
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That work is underway already.
The new administration has been trying to reduce the workforce by putting scores of employees on administrative leave and pressuring staff to voluntarily quit.
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The new administration has been trying to reduce the workforce by putting scores of employees on administrative leave and pressuring staff to voluntarily quit.
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Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data
Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
That work is underway already.
The new administration has been trying to reduce the workforce by putting scores of employees on administrative leave and pressuring staff to voluntarily quit.
Read more:
The new administration has been trying to reduce the workforce by putting scores of employees on administrative leave and pressuring staff to voluntarily quit.
Read more:
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Texas National Guardsmen are now authorized to make immigration arrests at the border, based on an agreement between the state and the Trump administration.
Texas National Guard soldiers can now make immigration arrests at the border
Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have signed an agreement that allows Texas guardsmen to make immigration arrests on the border.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Texas National Guardsmen are now authorized to make immigration arrests at the border, based on an agreement between the state and the Trump administration.