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This conversation on about the unconstitutionality of Trump’s tariffs w/ Prof. Steven Calabresi & Prof. Samuel Estreicher is excellent. Host Jeffrey Rosen, CEO of the @constitutionctr.bsky.social lets these two sharp legal minds lay it all out. I highly recommend. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Do the Trump Tariffs Violate the Constitution?
Podcast Episode · We the People · 04/11/2025 · 57m
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April 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This conversation on about the unconstitutionality of Trump’s tariffs w/ Prof. Steven Calabresi & Prof. Samuel Estreicher is excellent. Host Jeffrey Rosen, CEO of the @constitutionctr.bsky.social lets these two sharp legal minds lay it all out. I highly recommend. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Here’s last night’s story about the ongoing chaos surrounding Trump and tariffs, and how to behave if you ever encounter a monkey with a gun: youtu.be/5zQ0WewZY50
Trump & Tariffs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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April 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Here’s last night’s story about the ongoing chaos surrounding Trump and tariffs, and how to behave if you ever encounter a monkey with a gun: youtu.be/5zQ0WewZY50
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NEW Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at HHS, four current and former agency workers tell @wired.com. @davidgilbert.bsky.social w the scoop: www.wired.com/story/depart...
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
www.wired.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
NEW Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at HHS, four current and former agency workers tell @wired.com. @davidgilbert.bsky.social w the scoop: www.wired.com/story/depart...
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I'm carving out a new beat here @propublica.org - CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER TRUMP. It's a big and important beat and one I'm thrilled ProPublica has committed to. Here's my first of many stories to come. Advocates, lawyers, teachers and fed workers. Send me your tips! david.mcswane@propublica.org
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...
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April 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm carving out a new beat here @propublica.org - CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER TRUMP. It's a big and important beat and one I'm thrilled ProPublica has committed to. Here's my first of many stories to come. Advocates, lawyers, teachers and fed workers. Send me your tips! david.mcswane@propublica.org
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A federal judge has ordered the Trump White House to let Associated Press journalists return to the Oval Office and other spaces to cover news events, ruling it was unlawful to block the news service in a dispute over its choice of words.
Judge orders White House to allow AP access to news events
U.S. Judge Trevor N. McFadden rules the White House cannot deny the Associated Press access to news events because the wire service continues to use "Gulf of Mexico" rather than "Gulf of America".
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April 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A federal judge has ordered the Trump White House to let Associated Press journalists return to the Oval Office and other spaces to cover news events, ruling it was unlawful to block the news service in a dispute over its choice of words.
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Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week, including a stop at Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Defense Department's northernmost installation and its only outpost on the island.
What to know about Pituffik, the only U.S. military base in Greenland
Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week, including a stop at Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Defense Department's northernmost installation and its only outpost on the island.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week, including a stop at Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Defense Department's northernmost installation and its only outpost on the island.
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NEW: Mike Waltz and Susie Wiles both left their Venmo friend lists public, which experts say is a counterintelligence nightmare, until @wired.com reached out for comment earlier today.
From @dmehro.bsky.social @timmarchman.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/michae...
From @dmehro.bsky.social @timmarchman.bsky.social
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Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public
A WIRED review shows national security adviser Mike Waltz, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and other top officials left sensitive information exposed via Venmo—until WIRED asked about it.
www.wired.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
NEW: Mike Waltz and Susie Wiles both left their Venmo friend lists public, which experts say is a counterintelligence nightmare, until @wired.com reached out for comment earlier today.
From @dmehro.bsky.social @timmarchman.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/michae...
From @dmehro.bsky.social @timmarchman.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/michae...
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“Institutions with resources must resist thuggish bullying, not just for their own sakes, but to protect others who will find it much harder.” Good piece from @sulliview.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Columbia should have said, ‘see you in court,’ not ‘yes, Mr President.’ | Margaret Sullivan
Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again
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March 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“Institutions with resources must resist thuggish bullying, not just for their own sakes, but to protect others who will find it much harder.” Good piece from @sulliview.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine.
Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine.
Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.
DOGE-mandated cuts targeted staff at a Native American college. A lawsuit fights back
Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.
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The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here's why
The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
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What the Daniels Jones signing means for Anthony Richardson.
🚨 New YT Exclusive 🚨: youtu.be/Li3MWyHlv6w
🚨 New YT Exclusive 🚨: youtu.be/Li3MWyHlv6w
March 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What the Daniels Jones signing means for Anthony Richardson.
🚨 New YT Exclusive 🚨: youtu.be/Li3MWyHlv6w
🚨 New YT Exclusive 🚨: youtu.be/Li3MWyHlv6w
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INBOX: Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on closure of the OEA: "Because this administration sees anything as resembling diversity as a threat, they are gutting an institution that is meant to protect those who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms."
And @vernalcoleman.bsky.social's latest shows the cost of closing a key VA office.
"It’s a first step toward gutting the second-largest agency in our federal government," says the co-founder of the Black Veterans Project.
"The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly."
"It’s a first step toward gutting the second-largest agency in our federal government," says the co-founder of the Black Veterans Project.
"The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly."
The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
INBOX: Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on closure of the OEA: "Because this administration sees anything as resembling diversity as a threat, they are gutting an institution that is meant to protect those who put their lives on the line in defense of our freedoms."
The Return of Digg, a Star of an Earlier Internet Era www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0
Two decades after creating Digg, a community-focused social message board, Kevin Rose is reviving the site and teaming up with a founder of Reddit.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Return of Digg, a Star of an Earlier Internet Era www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
The Return of Digg, a Star of an Earlier Internet Era www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0
Two decades after creating Digg, a community-focused social message board, Kevin Rose is reviving the site and teaming up with a founder of Reddit.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Return of Digg, a Star of an Earlier Internet Era www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
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Both the White House and the SEC refused to comment. I wonder why?!? 🤔 unreal.
March 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Both the White House and the SEC refused to comment. I wonder why?!? 🤔 unreal.
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
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February 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Reminder to our troops from General Milley: you took an oath to defend the Constitution, NOT a would-be king. Refusing illegal and unethical orders are rights. As FOTUS moves closer to installing martial law, please remember your oath and your rights #Voices4Victory
m.youtube.com/watch?v=67Hu...
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Nation's Top Military Officer: "We Do Not Take an Oath to a Dictator"
YouTube video by Brut America
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February 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Reminder to our troops from General Milley: you took an oath to defend the Constitution, NOT a would-be king. Refusing illegal and unethical orders are rights. As FOTUS moves closer to installing martial law, please remember your oath and your rights #Voices4Victory
m.youtube.com/watch?v=67Hu...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=67Hu...
