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"Since Trump’s election, Binance has been a key supporter of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, a business that has driven a huge leap in the president’s personal wealth..."
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Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company.
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Since Trump’s election, Binance has been a key supporter of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, a business that has driven a huge leap in the president’s personal wealth..."
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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"The president’s statement announcing the relief funding emphasized the number of times he won Missouri’s electoral votes, as if there were some kind of connection between his political support in the state and his eagerness to provide disaster aid..."
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Trump approves disaster declarations for red states, as blue states go without
“President Trump and his administration have politicized disaster relief,” one governor said, “and our communities are the ones who will pay the price.”
www.msnbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"The president’s statement announcing the relief funding emphasized the number of times he won Missouri’s electoral votes, as if there were some kind of connection between his political support in the state and his eagerness to provide disaster aid..."
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August 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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An in-depth review of the Trump administration’s “critical review of impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on the US climate” finds more than 100 false or misleading claims. By @carbonbrief.org…
Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims
By Ayesha Tandon, Leo Hickman, Cecilia Keating and Robert McSweeney
buff.ly
August 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
An in-depth review of the Trump administration’s “critical review of impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on the US climate” finds more than 100 false or misleading claims. By @carbonbrief.org…
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Donald Trump and the Republican party — big tough guys keeping America safe from… the little league world series.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Donald Trump and the Republican party — big tough guys keeping America safe from… the little league world series.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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A different way of practicing politics is possible - where we vigorously fight for what’s right while inviting people into our coalition, rather than pushing them away.
July 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A different way of practicing politics is possible - where we vigorously fight for what’s right while inviting people into our coalition, rather than pushing them away.
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The era of climate migration is upon us.
Residents of Tuvalu are slowly resettling in Australia. This is only the beginning…
www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
Residents of Tuvalu are slowly resettling in Australia. This is only the beginning…
www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
www.wired.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The era of climate migration is upon us.
Residents of Tuvalu are slowly resettling in Australia. This is only the beginning…
www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
Residents of Tuvalu are slowly resettling in Australia. This is only the beginning…
www.wired.com/story/the-fi...
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All of us - not just those on Medicaid or food stamps - will be directly paying for the costs of the billionaire tax breaks in the Trump budget package. Here's how.
July 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
All of us - not just those on Medicaid or food stamps - will be directly paying for the costs of the billionaire tax breaks in the Trump budget package. Here's how.
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Thank you to Stacy for sharing her story - and for doing what any parent would do to make sure their daughter has the care she needs to live at home.
As this bill on GOP Medicaid cuts goes back to the House, it’s not too late to remind Washington politicians just how much is at stake.
As this bill on GOP Medicaid cuts goes back to the House, it’s not too late to remind Washington politicians just how much is at stake.
July 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Thank you to Stacy for sharing her story - and for doing what any parent would do to make sure their daughter has the care she needs to live at home.
As this bill on GOP Medicaid cuts goes back to the House, it’s not too late to remind Washington politicians just how much is at stake.
As this bill on GOP Medicaid cuts goes back to the House, it’s not too late to remind Washington politicians just how much is at stake.
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New US proposal would slash NOAA staff, close offices. “This the big one, it will be catastrophic,” said UCLA's @weatherwest.bsky.social. And “For a trivial cost savings we’re now going to start turning the clock back,” said former NHC @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NOAA Budget Cuts to Gut Climate and Ocean Research, Slash Jobs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing cutting about 18% of its workforce and slashing $1.5 billion from its budget, including terminating programs to protect coastal communi...
www.bloomberg.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New US proposal would slash NOAA staff, close offices. “This the big one, it will be catastrophic,” said UCLA's @weatherwest.bsky.social. And “For a trivial cost savings we’re now going to start turning the clock back,” said former NHC @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The judge's order blocked RFK, Jr.'s dismantling of HHS under the Administrative Procedure Act, one of the avenues SCOTUS left open for nullifying agency actions in its recent birthright citizenship ruling.
www.allrisenews.com/p/rfk-hhs-bl...
The judge's order blocked RFK, Jr.'s dismantling of HHS under the Administrative Procedure Act, one of the avenues SCOTUS left open for nullifying agency actions in its recent birthright citizenship ruling.
www.allrisenews.com/p/rfk-hhs-bl...
Tonight in Your Rights: Healthcare gutted by Congress — and protected in court
On the same day the Senate passed the budget bill, a federal judge blocked RFK Jr. from purging public health agencies.
www.allrisenews.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
ICYMI
The judge's order blocked RFK, Jr.'s dismantling of HHS under the Administrative Procedure Act, one of the avenues SCOTUS left open for nullifying agency actions in its recent birthright citizenship ruling.
www.allrisenews.com/p/rfk-hhs-bl...
The judge's order blocked RFK, Jr.'s dismantling of HHS under the Administrative Procedure Act, one of the avenues SCOTUS left open for nullifying agency actions in its recent birthright citizenship ruling.
www.allrisenews.com/p/rfk-hhs-bl...
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A child dies of malnutrition every 15 seconds, as 185,535 boxes of special food for starving children are stacked in a warehouse in Rhode Island, paid for by American taxpayers. After shutting USAID, the Trump administration is just sitting on the boxes. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
Opinion | ‘The U.S. Cannot Solve All the World’s Problems’
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist David Obura shares his anger on the collapse of coral reefs.
“You, in the global north, have to change what you’re doing."
My latest interview in the series, Tipping Points: On the Edge
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“You, in the global north, have to change what you’re doing."
My latest interview in the series, Tipping Points: On the Edge
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs
David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist David Obura shares his anger on the collapse of coral reefs.
“You, in the global north, have to change what you’re doing."
My latest interview in the series, Tipping Points: On the Edge
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“You, in the global north, have to change what you’re doing."
My latest interview in the series, Tipping Points: On the Edge
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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In addition to kicking millions of Americans off their health insurance, cutting taxes for the wealthy, and adding trillions to the deficit, other parts of Trump’s Budget are also harmful and unpopular.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
Three Things in Trump’s Budget That Aren’t Getting Enough Attention
They might affect the bill’s fate… if more people learn about them and speak up.
substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In addition to kicking millions of Americans off their health insurance, cutting taxes for the wealthy, and adding trillions to the deficit, other parts of Trump’s Budget are also harmful and unpopular.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
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"The vulnerable parcels of land include areas adjacent to Yosemite National Park, Mount Shasta, Big Sur and Lake Tahoe..."
"The land sale proposal... detailed by Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah who chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee..."
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
"The land sale proposal... detailed by Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah who chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee..."
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Controversial senator trying to sell millions of acres near Yosemite, Tahoe
258 million acres of public lands across the western U.S. could be eligible for sale.
www.sfgate.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"The vulnerable parcels of land include areas adjacent to Yosemite National Park, Mount Shasta, Big Sur and Lake Tahoe..."
"The land sale proposal... detailed by Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah who chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee..."
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
"The land sale proposal... detailed by Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah who chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee..."
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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"Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are questioning the move...
"NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country in recent weeks who say they are upset. About 80,000 vets in the US are behind on their mortgages and heading toward foreclosure..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/19/n...
"NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country in recent weeks who say they are upset. About 80,000 vets in the US are behind on their mortgages and heading toward foreclosure..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/19/n...
Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Republicans have questions
NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.
www.npr.org
June 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are questioning the move...
"NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country in recent weeks who say they are upset. About 80,000 vets in the US are behind on their mortgages and heading toward foreclosure..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/19/n...
"NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country in recent weeks who say they are upset. About 80,000 vets in the US are behind on their mortgages and heading toward foreclosure..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/19/n...
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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
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He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
www.bet.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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"Bishop Pham — who celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral before hopping on a bus to the federal building — said priests would return for similar 'walks in solidarity' at immigration court..."
June 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Bishop Pham — who celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral before hopping on a bus to the federal building — said priests would return for similar 'walks in solidarity' at immigration court..."
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Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the world’s most famous climate goal.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
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"It's coming back to life. We're going to make it." George Foote, lawyer for the U.S. Institute of Peace sounds a hopeful note as he describes how the group is putting the pieces back together after DOGE illegally took over and decimated their organization.
June 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"It's coming back to life. We're going to make it." George Foote, lawyer for the U.S. Institute of Peace sounds a hopeful note as he describes how the group is putting the pieces back together after DOGE illegally took over and decimated their organization.
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Art of the Deal
May 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Art of the Deal
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Holy fuck are we serious here people?
May 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Holy fuck are we serious here people?