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Find an event near you! Peaceful protest is protected by the Constitution.
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Find an event near you! Peaceful protest is protected by the Constitution.
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This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Elon Musk Amazed At How Much Cheaper Bribing Voters Is In Midwest
Elon Musk Amazed At How Much Cheaper Bribing Voters Is In Midwest
MADISON, WI—Amid his political action committee’s campaign to influence a closely contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Elon Musk told reporters Friday that he was amazed by how much cheaper bri...
theonion.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Elon Musk Amazed At How Much Cheaper Bribing Voters Is In Midwest
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Hudson County Police Chief Robert Farley is being accused of assaulting and harassing his officers in a lengthy list of complaints that includes defecating on floors, exposing himself, attempting to drug coworkers and sticking a hypodermic needle into an officer’s penis.
Police chief pooped by desks, spiked coffee with Viagra, cops say in list of assault complaints
Five cops plan to sue the North Bergen Police Chief Robert Farley for allegedly assaulting, harassing and retaliating against them.
www.nj.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hudson County Police Chief Robert Farley is being accused of assaulting and harassing his officers in a lengthy list of complaints that includes defecating on floors, exposing himself, attempting to drug coworkers and sticking a hypodermic needle into an officer’s penis.
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Yesterday we published a story on Steve Davis, Musk's fixer at DOGE. Some reporting didn't make it into the story because it was a bit tangential. But it's important in understanding how working for Musk can shift someone's relationships.
So, meet Stephen Richer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
So, meet Stephen Richer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
Meet Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE
Steve Davis, a longtime Musk loyalist, is effectively the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency. Mr. Musk has likened him to chemotherapy.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Yesterday we published a story on Steve Davis, Musk's fixer at DOGE. Some reporting didn't make it into the story because it was a bit tangential. But it's important in understanding how working for Musk can shift someone's relationships.
So, meet Stephen Richer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
So, meet Stephen Richer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/t...
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“Anyone who likes or replies to the photos will be treated as a terrorist sympathizer. If you possess these images, delete them now. Elon Musk is a patriot with a great American hairline.”
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DOJ Designates Posting Photos Of Balding Elon Musk As Domestic Terrorism
WASHINGTON—Warning that the charge carried a five-year mandatory minimum sentence, the U.S. Department of Justice declared Friday that the distribution of images featuring a balding Elon Musk constituted an act of domestic terrorism. “For the benefit of all Americans, anyone who posts or reposts photos from Mr. Musk’s PayPal days will be prosecuted for terrorism,” […]
theonion.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“Anyone who likes or replies to the photos will be treated as a terrorist sympathizer. If you possess these images, delete them now. Elon Musk is a patriot with a great American hairline.”
theonion.com/doj-des...
theonion.com/doj-des...
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Columbia University agreed on Friday to make changes to its protest rules, campus security policies and Middle Eastern studies department in a remarkable concession to the Trump administration, which had moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university.
Columbia Concedes to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped
The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Columbia University agreed on Friday to make changes to its protest rules, campus security policies and Middle Eastern studies department in a remarkable concession to the Trump administration, which had moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university.
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NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
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✨ Big announcement: grab your parka and get ready to explore a NEW AGE (with new surprises)! 📖❄️🔭
If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
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If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
More ⤵️
March 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
✨ Big announcement: grab your parka and get ready to explore a NEW AGE (with new surprises)! 📖❄️🔭
If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
More ⤵️
If you have Myst (2020 release), you will have access to the snowy seascape of Rime on March 20th at 10am PT!
More ⤵️
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JD Vance’s French Horn Solo Booed At Kennedy Center
JD Vance’s French Horn Solo Booed At Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON—Failing to receive the reaction he anticipated from audience members, JD Vance was booed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts while playing a French horn solo, sources conf...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
JD Vance’s French Horn Solo Booed At Kennedy Center
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They started by going after free speech they disagree with.
Then they purged the military, DOJ & FBI.
Then they deported lawful residents they disagree with.
Now they’re targeting lawyers who represent clients they don’t like.
Eyes wide open where this is going. We need to stop them.
Then they purged the military, DOJ & FBI.
Then they deported lawful residents they disagree with.
Now they’re targeting lawyers who represent clients they don’t like.
Eyes wide open where this is going. We need to stop them.
Trump’s Revenge on Law Firms Seen as Undermining Justice System (Gift Article)
The president’s use of government power to punish firms is seen by some legal experts as undercutting a basic tenet: the right to a strong legal defense.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
They started by going after free speech they disagree with.
Then they purged the military, DOJ & FBI.
Then they deported lawful residents they disagree with.
Now they’re targeting lawyers who represent clients they don’t like.
Eyes wide open where this is going. We need to stop them.
Then they purged the military, DOJ & FBI.
Then they deported lawful residents they disagree with.
Now they’re targeting lawyers who represent clients they don’t like.
Eyes wide open where this is going. We need to stop them.
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The Trump administration is trying to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent legal resident of the U.S. who recently graduated from Columbia University, where he helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on campus against Israel’s war efforts in Gaza. Here’s what to know. nyti.ms/3Fhv7of
March 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Trump administration is trying to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent legal resident of the U.S. who recently graduated from Columbia University, where he helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on campus against Israel’s war efforts in Gaza. Here’s what to know. nyti.ms/3Fhv7of
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Sent to USAID essential personnel this morning
March 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Sent to USAID essential personnel this morning
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Maura Healey, the Democratic governor of Massachusetts, recently discussed how her party can pick its battles and rebuild its brand. Read, watch or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/3Dh44bV
March 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Maura Healey, the Democratic governor of Massachusetts, recently discussed how her party can pick its battles and rebuild its brand. Read, watch or listen to The Interview. nyti.ms/3Dh44bV
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The confrontation between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Friday was not planned, people with knowledge of what took place beforehand said.
How Zelensky’s Oval Office Meeting Turned into a Showdown With Trump
The question hovering over Washington was whether the confrontation was a spontaneous outburst or a planned verbal smack down.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The confrontation between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Friday was not planned, people with knowledge of what took place beforehand said.
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The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
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Jeff Bezos has decided to use the opinion section of The Washington Post to cheerlead for the billionaire class because he believes that oligarchy does not have enough defenders in American media.
Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post”
…and oligarchy lives.
www.thenation.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Jeff Bezos has decided to use the opinion section of The Washington Post to cheerlead for the billionaire class because he believes that oligarchy does not have enough defenders in American media.
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Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.
February 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Air traffic controllers are required by law to retire at 56. It is a high-stress, high-intensity job that requires intense focus. The retirement rules are there to keep us all safe. This fucking guy has no clue what's he's doing.
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A Republican budget plan that cleared the House this week would enable Congress to pass much of President Trump’s legislative agenda at once. Here’s what’s in the bill, which is headed to the Senate.
The House Wants to Pass Trump’s Agenda in One Big Bill. Here’s What’s in It.
The G.O.P. bill would extend tax cuts and almost certainly make big reductions to programs serving the poor. Passing it may be hard, though.
nyti.ms
February 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A Republican budget plan that cleared the House this week would enable Congress to pass much of President Trump’s legislative agenda at once. Here’s what’s in the bill, which is headed to the Senate.
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TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
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The MAGA-podcaster police state: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump’s FBI Is the Nightmare We All Feared
Unqualified goons at the top. Conspiracies running wild. A mandate for vengeance. Buckle up.
www.thenation.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The MAGA-podcaster police state: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending, which could result in millions losing health coverage unless states decide to play a bigger role in its funding.
Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending, which could result in millions losing health coverage unless states decide to play a bigger role in its funding.
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The Trump administration’s executive order seeking to bar hospitals from providing certain kinds of care for transgender youth has rattled families and sparked demonstrations in protest. But among some hospitals, the response has been rapid compliance.
Trans Youth Are Rattled by Efforts to Ban Gender Care. So Are Hospitals.
President Trump’s executive order threatening hospitals’ funding if they provide gender transition care for youth has caused chaos in the transgender health landscape.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Trump administration’s executive order seeking to bar hospitals from providing certain kinds of care for transgender youth has rattled families and sparked demonstrations in protest. But among some hospitals, the response has been rapid compliance.
