Tracey Roberts @taxonomer.bluesky.social
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Tax, Terra, and Taxonomies - Seeing the Forests and the Trees
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In the coming year, innovation and entrepreneurship will continue to suffer as a consequence of Donald Trump’s funding cuts and immigration restrictions. We explain how in The World Ahead
The Trump administration is undermining American soft power
Donald Trump’s policies on foreign students are harming America’s universities. Innovation and entrepreneurship will also suffer as a consequence
econ.st
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
In the coming year, innovation and entrepreneurship will continue to suffer as a consequence of Donald Trump’s funding cuts and immigration restrictions. We explain how in The World Ahead
“The US Supreme Court signaled it’s poised to give the president control over potentially dozens of traditionally independent federal agencies as the court’s dominant conservative wing cast doubt on a 90-year-old precedent.”
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Supreme Court Signals It Backs Trump’s Firing of Agency Leaders
The US Supreme Court signaled it’s poised to give the president control over potentially dozens of traditionally independent federal agencies as the court’s dominant conservative wing cast doubt on a ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“The US Supreme Court signaled it’s poised to give the president control over potentially dozens of traditionally independent federal agencies as the court’s dominant conservative wing cast doubt on a 90-year-old precedent.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Private-equity might not be causing the housing crisis, but corporate owners could end up making it a lot worse—for everyone," @AnnieLowrey argues:
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Private-equity might not be causing the housing crisis, but corporate owners could end up making it a lot worse—for everyone," @AnnieLowrey argues:
The Court has been moving in this direction for some time, but I cannot help but believe that the earlier courts were right, and that overturning that prior law would undermine the Constitutional checks and balances the founders inscribed.
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www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments In Trump’s Bid for Total Control of Government
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The Court has been moving in this direction for some time, but I cannot help but believe that the earlier courts were right, and that overturning that prior law would undermine the Constitutional checks and balances the founders inscribed.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Analysis: President Trump’s contention that people from some countries are desirable, while others are not, is nothing new.
Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.
Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.
Analysis | Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s
The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Analysis: President Trump’s contention that people from some countries are desirable, while others are not, is nothing new.
Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.
Language used by Trump and those around him harks back more than a century to the passage of laws, including the Johnson-Reed Act.
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Mutlaq Mutlaq’s family spent nearly a decade searching for him after his arrest in 2015 but found nothing. Finally, a photograph appeared.
A newly revealed trove of photos depicts 10,000 people who had died in Bashar al-Assad’s brutal prison system.
A newly revealed trove of photos depicts 10,000 people who had died in Bashar al-Assad’s brutal prison system.
Syria’s killing machine
A newly revealed trove of photos depicts 10,000 people who had died in Bashar al-Assad’s brutal prison system during his last decade in power.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Mutlaq Mutlaq’s family spent nearly a decade searching for him after his arrest in 2015 but found nothing. Finally, a photograph appeared.
A newly revealed trove of photos depicts 10,000 people who had died in Bashar al-Assad’s brutal prison system.
A newly revealed trove of photos depicts 10,000 people who had died in Bashar al-Assad’s brutal prison system.
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Jasmine Crockett: “To every politician celebrating this decision, let me offer a word of caution — Don't get too comfortable — When you push district lines this far, you risk losing the very seats you thought you locked in“
I think we can turn Texas blue—
I think we can turn Texas blue—
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Jasmine Crockett: “To every politician celebrating this decision, let me offer a word of caution — Don't get too comfortable — When you push district lines this far, you risk losing the very seats you thought you locked in“
I think we can turn Texas blue—
I think we can turn Texas blue—
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My law firm is currently litigating 65 voting and election cases in 30 states. We have plans for another dozen or so.
The 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My law firm is currently litigating 65 voting and election cases in 30 states. We have plans for another dozen or so.
The 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections are shaping up to be a fight to protect free and fair election. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
I would sign this letter… The EPA authorized farmers to spray PFAs on crops, further poisoning our food chain and our bodies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/c...
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MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire His E.P.A. Administrator
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I would sign this letter… The EPA authorized farmers to spray PFAs on crops, further poisoning our food chain and our bodies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/c...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
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Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...
propub.li
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
Read more: propub.li/4ixq4PK
Read more: propub.li/4ixq4PK
Spotify’s support for ICE recruitment.
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Spotify’s support for ICE recruitment.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Immigration Operation Starts in New Orleans www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Immigration Operation Starts in New Orleans
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: Federal Immigration Operation Starts in New Orleans www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
“Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a fraudster. Within months, he was back in business.”
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Freed by Trump, a $200 Million Fraudster Started a New Scam
Eli Weinstein promised to reform — but after his release he took on an alias and started another Ponzi scheme.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a fraudster. Within months, he was back in business.”
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
"Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz sees the yawning gap between rich and poor as a human-made crisis which is destroying politics, society and the planet."
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The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner’s warning must be heeded | Editorial
Editorial: Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability. Joseph Stiglitz’s G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz sees the yawning gap between rich and poor as a human-made crisis which is destroying politics, society and the planet."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
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December 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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🚨BREAKING: Republicans in Indiana’s State House released a draft congressional map that could eliminate two districts that are currently held by Democrats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Indiana Republicans Unveil Map to Eliminate Both Dem Congressional Seats
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🚨BREAKING: Republicans in Indiana’s State House released a draft congressional map that could eliminate two districts that are currently held by Democrats. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
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Don't assume Axios journalists were duped. "...Intelligence analysts characterize the reports as classic disinformation, pointing to several red flags: the authors' backgrounds and sudden shift in journalistic focus, connections to Witkoff..."
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Leaked U.S.-Russia Ukraine deal raises disinformation concerns
Leaked details of a 28-point peace plan raise suspicions about the motives behind the disclosure and the credibility of sources involved in the negotiations
global.espreso.tv
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Don't assume Axios journalists were duped. "...Intelligence analysts characterize the reports as classic disinformation, pointing to several red flags: the authors' backgrounds and sudden shift in journalistic focus, connections to Witkoff..."
global.espreso.tv/russia-ukrai...
global.espreso.tv/russia-ukrai...
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Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pabst, Pamphlets and a Petition: A Harvard-Yale Tailgate in the Trump Era www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
“The estimated cost of the 90,000-square-foot build has topped $300 million, up from its July estimate of $200 million. … A list released by White House officials and reviewed by Fortune shows all 37 donors footing the bill…. “
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Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $300 million build, including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks | Fortune
The list, reviewed by Fortune, did not mention specific dollar amounts offered by each contributor.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“The estimated cost of the 90,000-square-foot build has topped $300 million, up from its July estimate of $200 million. … A list released by White House officials and reviewed by Fortune shows all 37 donors footing the bill…. “
fortune.com/2025/10/26/3...
fortune.com/2025/10/26/3...