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This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”
August 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This wasn’t just a security breach, documents obtained by NPR from a hotel guest who found them on a printer revealed something even more disturbing: a planned luncheon in honor of Vladimir Putin. The menu literally read, “In honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin.”
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CNN is reporting the FEMA response was delayed 3 days because of Noem’s cost controls, and FEMA officials were “taken aback” by how limited the agency’s response was.
July 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
CNN is reporting the FEMA response was delayed 3 days because of Noem’s cost controls, and FEMA officials were “taken aback” by how limited the agency’s response was.
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According to a new report, defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon have raked in over HALF of Pentagon spending since 2020.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
July 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
According to a new report, defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon have raked in over HALF of Pentagon spending since 2020.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
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Trump's Labor Department is gutting more than 60 regulations, including:
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
July 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump's Labor Department is gutting more than 60 regulations, including:
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
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I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"
Exclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles “Show of Presence”
Leaks from military's LA deployment reveal Coca Cola vs. Pepsi rivalry, sweaty guardsmen, and abject failure
www.kenklippenstein.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I've obtained a trove of leaked documents about today's federal crackdown on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. One revelation is its codename: "Operation Excalibur"
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Are we great yet?
July 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Are we great yet?
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A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
I’m almost having real doubts that Trump won’t end the Ukraine war in his first 24 hours of his second term.
May 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I’m almost having real doubts that Trump won’t end the Ukraine war in his first 24 hours of his second term.
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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
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Flooding Trump and Musk’s zone
How to deal with their tyranny
robertreich.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a historic $1.8 BILLION settlement for 4.3 million people who were charged illegal fees or defrauded by credit repair companies.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
More than 4 million people to share $1.8 billion in refunds, the CFPB says. Here's what to know.
Payments to victims of Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com are the largest yet by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a historic $1.8 BILLION settlement for 4.3 million people who were charged illegal fees or defrauded by credit repair companies.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
Remember this the next time a billionaire says they want to get rid of the CFPB.
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December 6, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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In the next month, Biden and Dems can...
-Keep filling federal judicial vacancies
-Ensure a pro-worker majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC
-Renominate Lina Khan to the FTC
And much, much more...
Get it done.
-Keep filling federal judicial vacancies
-Ensure a pro-worker majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC
-Renominate Lina Khan to the FTC
And much, much more...
Get it done.
How “Y.O.L.O. Joe” Can Beat The Lame Duck
Here is what Democrats could actually achieve in the months before Trump takes office.
www.levernews.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM
In the next month, Biden and Dems can...
-Keep filling federal judicial vacancies
-Ensure a pro-worker majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC
-Renominate Lina Khan to the FTC
And much, much more...
Get it done.
-Keep filling federal judicial vacancies
-Ensure a pro-worker majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC
-Renominate Lina Khan to the FTC
And much, much more...
Get it done.
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The media has it all wrong about Trump’s "loyalist" picks for his administration.
They're not loyalists — they're subservient hacks. There's a crucial difference.
My latest for The Guardian.
They're not loyalists — they're subservient hacks. There's a crucial difference.
My latest for The Guardian.
Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men | Robert Reich
All of Trump’s nominees are unprincipled enablers who are unlikely to push back when he makes reckless decisions
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:40 AM
The media has it all wrong about Trump’s "loyalist" picks for his administration.
They're not loyalists — they're subservient hacks. There's a crucial difference.
My latest for The Guardian.
They're not loyalists — they're subservient hacks. There's a crucial difference.
My latest for The Guardian.
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