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The Trump administration on Monday placed the staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, on administrative leave.
Trump Administration Moves to Shutter Library Agency
The staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, were put on leave.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Trump administration on Monday placed the staff of the independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries, on administrative leave.
The current limitations on child labor are a 30 hour work week during the school year. No work before 6:30am or after 11pm on school days. And, apparently, required meal breaks. This proposal would eliminate those protections.
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Child labor protections could soon be rolled back in Florida. Why?
DeSantis said that a younger workforce could be part of the solution to replace “dirt cheap” migrant labor.
www.tampabay.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The current limitations on child labor are a 30 hour work week during the school year. No work before 6:30am or after 11pm on school days. And, apparently, required meal breaks. This proposal would eliminate those protections.
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
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❗ALERT❗ There are 3 congressional seats up for election (FL-1, FL-6, NY-21), 2 with voting starting in 3 weeks (links below). Media has been strangely silent on this 🤔 Congress is 218 R, 215 D. If we pick up 3 seats, we gain control of the House. A major step towards stopping Trump’s agenda
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
❗ALERT❗ There are 3 congressional seats up for election (FL-1, FL-6, NY-21), 2 with voting starting in 3 weeks (links below). Media has been strangely silent on this 🤔 Congress is 218 R, 215 D. If we pick up 3 seats, we gain control of the House. A major step towards stopping Trump’s agenda
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Former French President François Hollande said the US government under President Donald Trump is "no longer an ally."
Trump is ‘no longer an ally,’ former French President Hollande says
Hollande didn’t fault his successor Macron’s attempts to woo Trump but expressed skepticism at the tactic’s efficiency.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Former French President François Hollande said the US government under President Donald Trump is "no longer an ally."
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That does seem like it would be distressing.
Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour Qatar Airways flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia. They described the experience as distressing.
A Woman Died Midflight. They Had to Sit Next to Her Body.
Flight attendants placed the body of a woman who died during a 14-hour flight in a seat next to a couple from Australia. They described the experience as distressing.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
That does seem like it would be distressing.
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"Experts cannot recall a precedent for the United States, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during a time of war"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
Trump’s Ukraine Mineral Deal Is Seen as ‘Protection Racket’ Diplomacy
The United States wants to be paid in exchange for helping the country fend off an invader.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"Experts cannot recall a precedent for the United States, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during a time of war"
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...
Absolutely horrifying. Our public lands are so much more than line items.
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Trump Quietly Plans To Liquidate Public Lands To Finance His Sovereign Wealth Fund
President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund requires that the United States come up with heaps of cash quickly, which may make selling out and selling off public lands i...
www.americanprogress.org
February 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Absolutely horrifying. Our public lands are so much more than line items.
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
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February 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Business owners and leaders, if you treated your employees the way Musk is treating federal workers, do you think you’d have employees for very long?
This is not how decent people treat others. It’s just not.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
This is not how decent people treat others. It’s just not.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Elon Musk admits email to government workers was a ruse
Department of Government Efficiency head says he wants to test whether federal employees are ‘capable of replying to an email’
www.independent.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Business owners and leaders, if you treated your employees the way Musk is treating federal workers, do you think you’d have employees for very long?
This is not how decent people treat others. It’s just not.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
This is not how decent people treat others. It’s just not.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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An Associated Press reporter was was blocked from an Oval Office event today because the publication "did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America."
AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs
www.ap.org
February 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
An Associated Press reporter was was blocked from an Oval Office event today because the publication "did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America."
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“The richest man in the world, whom no one elected to any government position...seems hell-bent on cutting off as much funding as possible for the programs that matter to the rest of us.”
@groundwork.bsky.social's Lindsay Owens writes about Musk for MSNBC.
READ: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
@groundwork.bsky.social's Lindsay Owens writes about Musk for MSNBC.
READ: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good.
An unelected and unaccountable billionaire wants to dictate what working families can and cannot afford.
www.msnbc.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“The richest man in the world, whom no one elected to any government position...seems hell-bent on cutting off as much funding as possible for the programs that matter to the rest of us.”
@groundwork.bsky.social's Lindsay Owens writes about Musk for MSNBC.
READ: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
@groundwork.bsky.social's Lindsay Owens writes about Musk for MSNBC.
READ: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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February 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It never occurred to me that we would one day need to look to news sources outside of the US for factual news about health and politics.
January 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It never occurred to me that we would one day need to look to news sources outside of the US for factual news about health and politics.
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Trump threatens tariffs against Colombia after they rejected deportation flights
Trump threatens tariffs against Colombia after they rejected deportation flights
President Donald Trump threatened Colombia after they turned away two deportation flights from the U.S. Trump criticized the Colombian government and authorities for rejecting the flights and is threa...
www.msnbc.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Trump threatens tariffs against Colombia after they rejected deportation flights