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OMFG did they play the imperial march??? HOLY SHIT
September 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
OMFG did they play the imperial march??? HOLY SHIT
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Fired BLS chief calls Trump’s attack on US data agency a ‘dangerous step’ on.ft.com/46EO1Ap
Fired BLS chief calls Trump’s attack on US data agency a ‘dangerous step’
Erika McEntarfer warns undermining official statistics would leave America on a par with Turkey and Argentina
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September 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Fired BLS chief calls Trump’s attack on US data agency a ‘dangerous step’ on.ft.com/46EO1Ap
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The White House made the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission a “grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people.”
Experts say the agency and the anti-discrimination laws it enforces are being weaponized to serve the interests of Trump’s base.
Experts say the agency and the anti-discrimination laws it enforces are being weaponized to serve the interests of Trump’s base.
Right-wing fanatics are weaponizing America's anti-discrimination agency
How the White House made the EEOC a "grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people."
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The White House made the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission a “grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people.”
Experts say the agency and the anti-discrimination laws it enforces are being weaponized to serve the interests of Trump’s base.
Experts say the agency and the anti-discrimination laws it enforces are being weaponized to serve the interests of Trump’s base.
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Silverio Villegas González, a 45-year-old father and cook from Michoacán, Mexico, who was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Franklin Park was remembered as a “kind soul” and a devoted father,” by his loved ones.
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Silverio Villegas González fatally shot by ICE agents 'touched the lives of so many,' loved ones say
A GoFundMe is seeking support for Silverio Villegas González and describes him as a “devoted father” and “kind soul.”
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September 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Silverio Villegas González, a 45-year-old father and cook from Michoacán, Mexico, who was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Franklin Park was remembered as a “kind soul” and a devoted father,” by his loved ones.
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This was published almost a year ago, but is more important than ever.
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If 5% of the people who have canceled their Washington Post subscriptions joined the 51st, we’d be fully funded.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This was published almost a year ago, but is more important than ever.
DC needs The 51st! Become a member today: 51st.news/dc-deserves-...
DC needs The 51st! Become a member today: 51st.news/dc-deserves-...
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BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela and three people were killed in the strike.
Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela and three people were killed in the strike.
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The CDC has quietly and drastically scaled back the country’s most comprehensive system for tracking the food-borne illnesses estimated to sicken millions of Americans each year.
The CDC’s Cuts to FoodNet Could Threaten Americans’ Health
Public health experts worry that downsizing the sprawling FoodNet surveillance system could make it harder to prevent food-borne illnesses.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The CDC has quietly and drastically scaled back the country’s most comprehensive system for tracking the food-borne illnesses estimated to sicken millions of Americans each year.
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Republicans moved to speed up Senate confirmation of President Trump’s nominees by changing the chamber’s rules. Senators voted 53-45 to allow themselves to change the rules with a simple majority — a move known as the “nuclear option.”
Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ in push to change Senate rules
The rules change will allow the Senate to confirm multiple nominees at once, helping to clear a backlog of nearly 150 nominees awaiting floor votes.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Republicans moved to speed up Senate confirmation of President Trump’s nominees by changing the chamber’s rules. Senators voted 53-45 to allow themselves to change the rules with a simple majority — a move known as the “nuclear option.”
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Earlier this year, Trump dismantled a leading office at the Department of Homeland Security whose mission was averting terrorism and targeted violence.
Political violence is surging as Trump kills prevention efforts, a top security expert warns
Former DHS official William Braniff talks about building an innovative model for stopping terrorism—and how its loss may harm America.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Earlier this year, Trump dismantled a leading office at the Department of Homeland Security whose mission was averting terrorism and targeted violence.
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For a full history of how Trump does this—and all the video evidence—hit the link to read!
How Trump makes tragedies worse, a history
The president blaming DEI for a deadly plane crash is not the first time he's peddled conspiracy theories as the nation reels from a crisis.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
For a full history of how Trump does this—and all the video evidence—hit the link to read!
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Donald Trump has a history of making national tragedies worse. So here's a quick side by side of how one president responds to a national crisis versus how another does.
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Donald Trump has a history of making national tragedies worse. So here's a quick side by side of how one president responds to a national crisis versus how another does.
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OPINION: 'We're out here flailing!' Supreme Court blasted for leaving judges in limbo
'We're out here flailing!' Supreme Court blasted for leaving judges in limbo
Frustrated federal judges blasted the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, calling the court out for its lack of guidance and saying judges "would just love to hear your reasoning as to why you rule that way," in a response to the high court’s curt emergency rulings.In an unusual 80-minute venting sessio...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
OPINION: 'We're out here flailing!' Supreme Court blasted for leaving judges in limbo
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South Korea asks US Congress to support a new visa, workers heading home reut.rs/4mnvkGk
South Korea asks US Congress to support a new visa, workers heading home
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has called for the U.S. Congress to support a new visa for Korean businesses, the ministry said on Friday, as hundreds of Korean workers arrested during a massive immigration raid are heading home.
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September 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
South Korea asks US Congress to support a new visa, workers heading home reut.rs/4mnvkGk
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Judging by their rulings, the conservative justices of the Supreme Court believe that the use of race to improve political and economic outcomes for minorities is intolerable, but using race as a proxy for who does not belong in this country is permissible.
The Supreme Court says colleges can’t consider race. But ICE can.
So much for the justices' promise of a "colorblind Constitution."
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Judging by their rulings, the conservative justices of the Supreme Court believe that the use of race to improve political and economic outcomes for minorities is intolerable, but using race as a proxy for who does not belong in this country is permissible.
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Two key reports show the US economy may be in a state of early-onset stagflation — a toxic one-two punch of slow economic growth and rising prices. | Analysis https://cnn.it/47XcDFV
September 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Two key reports show the US economy may be in a state of early-onset stagflation — a toxic one-two punch of slow economic growth and rising prices. | Analysis https://cnn.it/47XcDFV
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A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies. By @juliaradio.bsky.social
Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution
A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies. By @juliaradio.bsky.social
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Europe has "nowhere near enough volume to defend itself in the event of a major and protracted war," Matthew Savill told Newsweek.
NATO not prepared for "large-scale" Putin attack as drone wall gathers pace
www.newsweek.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Europe has "nowhere near enough volume to defend itself in the event of a major and protracted war," Matthew Savill told Newsweek.
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Also, in May, WIRED reported on Customs and Border Protection swabbing the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to the FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database
Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
www.wired.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Also, in May, WIRED reported on Customs and Border Protection swabbing the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to the FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
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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 steps you can take to evade it.
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 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...
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July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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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 steps you can take to evade it.
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 steps you can take to evade it.
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Texas probes M&M maker Mars' resistance to removing synthetic dyes reut.rs/4nTkUA2
Texas probes M&M maker Mars' resistance to removing synthetic dyes
Texas' attorney general said on Wednesday he has begun investigating Mars, which makes M&M's and Skittles candies, for its alleged refusal to remove synthetic food dyes from its products.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Texas probes M&M maker Mars' resistance to removing synthetic dyes reut.rs/4nTkUA2
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Education Department funding freeze targets summer school and language programs that are lifelines for families
From summer school to language class, Education Department freezes leave students bereft of learning lifelines | CNN Politics
Desperation crept into Sylvia’s voice as she rattled off all the ways her life would become more difficult if a free learning program that her son attends during the summer shuts its doors.
www.cnn.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Education Department funding freeze targets summer school and language programs that are lifelines for families
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“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges
"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."
www.motherjones.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
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Julio is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. Sasha and their three young children are US citizens. For seven years, they've navigated being a mixed-status household, but the return of President Donald Trump to office changed their plans.
‘Everything we do, we do together’: Inside a family’s decision to self-deport from the US | CNN Politics
Julio is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. Sasha and their three children are US citizens. The family has decided to leave their life in Pittsburgh behind and go to Mexico.
www.cnn.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Julio is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. Sasha and their three young children are US citizens. For seven years, they've navigated being a mixed-status household, but the return of President Donald Trump to office changed their plans.
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"These are lofty goals, but—as the experience of other high-income countries and many middle-income countries shows—they are eminently achievable. Here are seven core design elements to achieve this vision." A path for truly fixing and saving Medicaid:
Dems Must Really Fix Medicaid, Not Just Undo Trump’s Damage to It
The party should use this as an opportunity to build toward universal coverage—working from these seven principles for reforming health care.
www.thebulwark.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"These are lofty goals, but—as the experience of other high-income countries and many middle-income countries shows—they are eminently achievable. Here are seven core design elements to achieve this vision." A path for truly fixing and saving Medicaid:
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Remember when Republicans used to blame everything on the Affordable Care Act? That’s what we need to do with Trump’s Tax Scam.
July 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Remember when Republicans used to blame everything on the Affordable Care Act? That’s what we need to do with Trump’s Tax Scam.