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The place closest to you has the longest journey, and the simplest tune requires the most difficult practice.
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President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings. Now, as he prepares to step back from his presidential assignment to cut bureaucratic fat, Musk has said without providing details that DOGE is likely to save taxpayers only about 15% of what he originally pledged to save.
What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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La femme aux cheveux rouges (2019) by Anna Madia.
Oil on canvas.
April 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Update: The Justice Department filed a letter acknowledging that it inadvertently uploaded an attorney-client privileged document to the public docket last night.

DOJ seeks to have the document permanently sealed or removed, and asks judge to hold that AC privilege was not waived.
Dear Judge Liman: This Office represents defendants Sean Duffy, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation ("DOT"), Gloria M. Shepherd, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Federal Highway Administration ("FHWA"), DOT, and FHWA (together the "Federal Defendants") in the above-referenced matter. We write respectfully to request that the Court remove or permanently seal ECF No. 65, which is an attorney-client privileged / attorney work product communication that was inadvertently filed on the docket in this matter last night. At 9:04 p.m. last night, undersigned counsel inadvertently uploaded an attorney-client communication from this Office to DOT to ECF rather than a letter intended for Your Honor.' Immediately upon realizing this error, at 9:18 p.m., we contacted all counsel of record via email advising of this inadvertent filing of a privileged communication and requesting that they not download the document, or if they had downloaded it, to delete it. We also immediately took steps to contact the Clerk's office to have the document removed, and we understand that by 9:48 p.m. the Clerk's office had put a temporary seal on the document, and it was no longer available on ECF. Although the contents of the document have been made public in news reporting, the document was filed in error and should not be considered part of the court docket. Accordingly, we respectfully request that the Court remove or permanently seal ECF No. 65 and hold that the inadvertent filing does not constitute a waiver of the attorney client privilege. See Mazzocchi v. Windsor Owners Corp., No. 11 Civ. 07913 (RA)(SDA), 2020 WL 4038342, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. July 17, 2020) (rejecting argument that inadvertent filing of attorney-client privileged communication on the public docket constituted waiver, and ordering Clerk of the Court to maintain the privileged document under seal (citing Fed. R. Evid. 502(b), (d))). We have reached out to co… Sierra Club and Riders Alliance and Plaintiffs MTA and TBTA who have indicated that they would be open to discussing the issue of whether the document should remain under seal. Plaintiffs MTA and TBTA do not object to temporary sealing pending further consideration by the parties and the Court. The Federal Defendants do not believe further discussion among the parties is necessary given that the document is a privileged communication, was plainly filed in error, and the Government took immediate steps to notify the parties and have the document removed from the docket, and therefore the document should not be available to the other parties or the Court for consideration in this matter. See SDNY ECF Rules & Instructions, Section 21.7; see also Mazzocchi, 2020 WL 4038342, at *3 (citing Fed. R. Evid. 502(b), (d)). We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this error may cause the Court or the parties, and thank the Court for its assistance in this matter. Respectfully, JAY CLAYTON United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
April 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Here is a nice mushroom
A single scarlet elf cup grows between two fallen sticks in front of a mossy log. Its vermillion interior glows red and velvet inside a flashy half-cup exterior. All photos by me
April 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Here are some nice mushrooms
A small pair of pearl oyster mushrooms grow from the side of a moss speckled elm log and glow with spring sunlight. Their gills flare out under their caps, which roll downward along their edge like a wave transfixed in time. All photos by me
April 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?

Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
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April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns.

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April 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Rep. Greg Murphy on CNN decries "paid protesters" at GOP town halls, prompting Kate Bolduan to point out there's no evidence of that
April 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM