Gary U S Coates
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Gary U S Coates
@garyuscoates.bsky.social
Prairie Born California Ripened Humanist Pilgrim
PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Recent events call into question the mental competence of a capricious POTUS.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...
Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side
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August 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
An economy that was the envy of the world in December 2024 begins to crack itself and the global market with needless tariffs.

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Live Updates: Markets Fall on Weak Jobs Data and Trump’s New Tariffs
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August 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
July 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/c...

The engaged Buddhism of Joanna Macy
Joanna Macy, Who Found a Way to Transcend ‘Eco-Anxiety,’ Dies at 96
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/c...
Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter? Five Takeaways.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
POTUS withdraws from UNESCO which continues to celebrate numerous World Heritage Sites in the United States

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July 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In case you want a second opinion during thee tenure of RFK Jr.

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Covid-19 in pockets, sugar cane isn't better, ticks march on, rescission cuts (vs. everything else), bright spots, and more
The Dose (July 21)
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July 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I cancelled my WAPO subscription renewal and sent the funds to my local NPR station. Here is one of the remaining subshares I will pass along until it’s gone.

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‘Papa Jake’ Larson, D-Day veteran who became a TikTok star, dies at 102
Larson amassed more than a million followers with captivating stories of his service, which often began: “Hey TikTok fans! Papa Jake here!”
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July 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Infrastructure of the Police State

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Opinion | Alligator Alcatraz is psychological terrorism
The Trump administration created a mosquito-plagued gulag where prisoners’ forbearance is tested.
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July 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Epstein Scandal is very well explained by these two over coffee at Saul's in Berkeley. Heather draws a bead on the bullseye: the center of the pedophile elite conspiracy is Donald J. Trump himself and he's throwing his own supporters under the wheels.

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Epstein's Ghost | The Coffee Klatch for July 19, 2025
With Heather Lofthouse and yours truly, Robert Reich
robertreich.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Gabbard wags the dog for POTUS to distract from the Epstein scandal shredding the MAGA movement.
Tulsi Gabbard calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims
Trump intelligence chief accuses ex-president and others of ‘treasonous conspiracy’ for alleging Russian interference
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/b...
Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Phillip Bump’s last column for WAPO.
Bezo’s Goldfingerprint bought him out.

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Opinion | When institutions crumble, strongmen step in
Trump wants to be the sole authority. With trust in institutions cratering, he sees his opportunity.
wapo.st
July 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Senate advanced the rescission bill to a vote coming within days.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/o...
Opinion | This Is Why America Needs Public Media
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July 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An exceptional good history of the immigration issue that has brought us to the threshold of a police state against the wishes of a majority of citizens.

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July 14, 2025
Trump appointees insist they have a “mandate” to drive undocumented immigrants out of the U.S.
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July 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Save your Public Media.
The Senate votes this week.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/b...
Public Broadcasters Brace for Vote on Sharp Funding Cut This Week
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July 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Public Broadcasting is on the line in a Senate vote this week.

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Trump threatens to withhold endorsements for GOP senators who don’t back rescissions bill
The president is focused on skeptics like Maine Sen. Susan Collins.
www.politico.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Add to this injury is the insult that the Federal government is slow in paying emergency funds which come from the income taxes of the donor-state California.
ICE Raids Scare Off L.A. Workers Rebuilding Fire-Torn Areas
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM