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A Muslim son of immigrants might become mayor of NYC in part because he cross endorsed and supported a Jewish candidate and Black candidate, and vice versa.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.
June 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A Muslim son of immigrants might become mayor of NYC in part because he cross endorsed and supported a Jewish candidate and Black candidate, and vice versa.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.
It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;)
It's so New York.
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Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Defense department scandal spirals further as leak investigation has sparked recriminations of illegal NSA wiretaps. "Trump advisers tracking the investigation have privately suggested they no longer have any idea about who or what to believe".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House stunned as Hegseth inquiry brings up illegal wiretap claims
Exclusive: Trump advisers lose confidence in Pentagon leak investigation Hegseth used to justify firing three top aides
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Defense department scandal spirals further as leak investigation has sparked recriminations of illegal NSA wiretaps. "Trump advisers tracking the investigation have privately suggested they no longer have any idea about who or what to believe".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The WH is trying to hide the word salad, nonsensical nature of Trump’s communication. Almost like a cover-up of his cognitive deterioration. Imagine that.
NEW — The WH has removed transcripts of Trump's remarks from its website, saying it will now just post videos. The one left is Trump's inaugural address.
Vance's office continues to send out transcripts
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... by Peter Nicholas, Megan Shannon, @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social
Vance's office continues to send out transcripts
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... by Peter Nicholas, Megan Shannon, @megan-lebowitz.bsky.social
White House purges transcripts of Trump's remarks from its website
The White House told NBC News it has decided to post only videos. There still is one transcript remaining online, however: Trump's inaugural address.
www.nbcnews.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The WH is trying to hide the word salad, nonsensical nature of Trump’s communication. Almost like a cover-up of his cognitive deterioration. Imagine that.
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Trump, while surrounded by portraits of slaveholders and men who slaughtered Native Americans, lectured South Africa on human rights
May 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump, while surrounded by portraits of slaveholders and men who slaughtered Native Americans, lectured South Africa on human rights
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Already more effort in resisting the current administration than chuck schumer expends
Les Mis principal cast members are planning to boycott a planned Kennedy Center preview performance that is also a Trump fundraiser
A Trump-hosted fundraiser, a ‘Les Mis’ cast boycott and more Kennedy Center layoffs
Patrons can pay $2 million to see a preview of the “Les Misérables” and snap a photo with Trump, but they won’t be seeing the whole principal cast.
wapo.st
May 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Already more effort in resisting the current administration than chuck schumer expends
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“This cynical effort undermines the rule of law and destroys the trust the American people have in the nation’s judges to administer justice in the courtrooms and in the halls of justice across the land,” read a letter signed by more than 150 former state and federal judges.
Former Judges Condemn Trump Administration’s Arrest of Wisconsin Judge
Judge Hannah C. Dugan was accused of directing an undocumented immigrant to leave through a side door while federal agents waited for him.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“This cynical effort undermines the rule of law and destroys the trust the American people have in the nation’s judges to administer justice in the courtrooms and in the halls of justice across the land,” read a letter signed by more than 150 former state and federal judges.
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Yesterday, a top Trump Administration official made an apparent threat to arrest me.
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
Gov. Evers Releases Message to Wisconsinites Regarding Apparent Trump Administration Arrest Threats
YouTube video by Governor Tony Evers
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yesterday, a top Trump Administration official made an apparent threat to arrest me.
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
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🚨 BREAKING: FBI arrests judge in Wisconsin
FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for obstruction of ICE agents, Kash Patel says
Patel said that Dugan obstructed "an immigration arrest operation last week."
www.axios.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🚨 BREAKING: FBI arrests judge in Wisconsin
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As the semester’s end approaches, UW–Madison continues to address federal actions affecting the heart of our mission, from research to education. We also focus on supporting our @uwmadison.bsky.social community and celebrating our soon-to-be graduates. news.wisc.edu/chancellor-m...
Chancellor Mnookin: End-of-semester federal updates
In many ways, this feels like any other spring semester. Temperatures are warming, graduates are snapping photos on Bascom Hill and across campus, and there was a great celebration at Memorial Union o
news.wisc.edu
April 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
As the semester’s end approaches, UW–Madison continues to address federal actions affecting the heart of our mission, from research to education. We also focus on supporting our @uwmadison.bsky.social community and celebrating our soon-to-be graduates. news.wisc.edu/chancellor-m...
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
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At its core, the situation in North Carolina is about the right to vote and whether citizens can be disenfranchised after the fact as part of a partisan effort to steal an election. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
Republicans Are Trying to Steal an Election
From Marc | For the sake of our democracy, let us hope the courts once again prevent that from happening.
www.democracydocket.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
At its core, the situation in North Carolina is about the right to vote and whether citizens can be disenfranchised after the fact as part of a partisan effort to steal an election. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Within minutes after DOGE accessed the NLRB's systems, someone with an IP address in Russia started trying to log in. The attempts were 'near real-time'...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
"Whoever was attempting to log in was using one of the newly created DOGE accounts..."
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
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He’s pulled the knife half way out of the economy’s back, but the injury (no longer a reliable trading partner) will take years to heal.
#stupid
#stupid
April 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
He’s pulled the knife half way out of the economy’s back, but the injury (no longer a reliable trading partner) will take years to heal.
#stupid
#stupid
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Financial professionals say leave your money alone in roller-coaster markets. Parents with college-age children don’t necessarily have that option.
Parents About to Tap 529 College Accounts Can’t Wait Out Market Turmoil
The ups and downs of stocks matter when it comes time to pull the money out.
www.wsj.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Financial professionals say leave your money alone in roller-coaster markets. Parents with college-age children don’t necessarily have that option.
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Demand for US dollars and bonds from China and elsewhere is the edifice on which modern finance and America’s economy has rested for decades. This is economic suicide going well beyond tariffs
In any other administration, the president would already be huddled with advisors trying to stave off collapse
April 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Demand for US dollars and bonds from China and elsewhere is the edifice on which modern finance and America’s economy has rested for decades. This is economic suicide going well beyond tariffs