Charles Mason
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Black neighborhoods at risk as U.S. pushes to cancel important climate protection - Capital B
July 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Black neighborhoods at risk as U.S. pushes to cancel important climate protection - Capital B
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US Enters War With Iran
June 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
US Enters War With Iran
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Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
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Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
A federal court is blocking President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
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May 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
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“Trump has been hawking himself in an absurdly grandiose way his whole life,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. But now, “he’s selling himself as the president of the United States, staining his office with a blithe display of turpitude.”
Opinion | Dance$ With Emolument$
Trump, selling the presidency to the highest bidders.
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“Trump has been hawking himself in an absurdly grandiose way his whole life,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. But now, “he’s selling himself as the president of the United States, staining his office with a blithe display of turpitude.”
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Lunacy.
““You ‘highlight(ed) the number of Black officials in (your) administration,’” Dhillon wrote, quoting Johnson.”
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Justice Department investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson for alleged racially motivated hiring
Mayor Brandon Johnson received a letter from an assistant attorney general saying there is “reasonable cause” to believe he “made hiring decisions solely on the basis of race.”
www.chicagotribune.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Lunacy.
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NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson, and McBath release a joint statement on the Department of Justice’s unfounded targeting of Rep. LaMonica.
May 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson, and McBath release a joint statement on the Department of Justice’s unfounded targeting of Rep. LaMonica.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
April 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV
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Rip Chief Pontiac, Odawa leader, died this day 1769.
"They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, and crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved."
"They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, and crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved."
April 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Rip Chief Pontiac, Odawa leader, died this day 1769.
"They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, and crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved."
"They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, and crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved."
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Oops! He did it again. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly shared flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets targeting the Houthis in Yemen with his wife and his brother on Signal.
This is SignalGate 2. How many times does dude have to screw up before he’s fired?
This is SignalGate 2. How many times does dude have to screw up before he’s fired?
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Oops! He did it again. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly shared flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets targeting the Houthis in Yemen with his wife and his brother on Signal.
This is SignalGate 2. How many times does dude have to screw up before he’s fired?
This is SignalGate 2. How many times does dude have to screw up before he’s fired?
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Republicans used to say “undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes.” Now the IRS is handing their tax data to DHS… So which is it?
Seems like you’d have to pay taxes to even have tax data…
Seems like you’d have to pay taxes to even have tax data…
US IRS chief to quit over deal to share data with immigration officials, report says
The acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to resign over a new agreement to share the tax data of undocumented immigrants with Homeland Security personnel, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the situation.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Republicans used to say “undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes.” Now the IRS is handing their tax data to DHS… So which is it?
Seems like you’d have to pay taxes to even have tax data…
Seems like you’d have to pay taxes to even have tax data…
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Waste, fraud and abuse R Us
March 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Waste, fraud and abuse R Us
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NEW: DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
Top Officials Placed on Leave After Denying DOGE Access to Federal Payroll Systems
DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
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March 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
NEW: DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.
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The SAVE Act is another bogus attempt by Republicans to suppress the vote — this time, targeting women. It’d make it damn near impossible for millions who changed their name after marriage to vote. This isn’t about integrity. It’s suppression. We’re not letting it slide.
March 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The SAVE Act is another bogus attempt by Republicans to suppress the vote — this time, targeting women. It’d make it damn near impossible for millions who changed their name after marriage to vote. This isn’t about integrity. It’s suppression. We’re not letting it slide.
Trump targets “improper ideology” at Smithsonian museums in new executive order - NBC News
March 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Trump targets “improper ideology” at Smithsonian museums in new executive order - NBC News
Trump targets “improper ideology” at Smithsonian museums in new executive order - NBC News
March 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Trump targets “improper ideology” at Smithsonian museums in new executive order - NBC News
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The unlawful deportation of a Venezuelan soccer player who was lawfully in the US with no criminal record reflects how dangerous the Trump administration has become.
Deported for A Tattoo: The Trump Administration Is Out of Control
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March 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The unlawful deportation of a Venezuelan soccer player who was lawfully in the US with no criminal record reflects how dangerous the Trump administration has become.
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Rodney Taylor is a beloved Georgia barber who came to the United States from Liberia with his mother when he was only two years old. He applied for citizenship but was denied. But this year, ICE arrested him, locked him up, and has scheduled him to be deported to a faraway country he's never known.
Recently engaged, beloved barber arrested by ICE | How his immigration story is questioning the system
Rodney Taylor, a Georgia barber, has been pursuing permanent residency for years. Now, he faces deportation to Liberia despite being in the U.S. since childhood.
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March 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Rodney Taylor is a beloved Georgia barber who came to the United States from Liberia with his mother when he was only two years old. He applied for citizenship but was denied. But this year, ICE arrested him, locked him up, and has scheduled him to be deported to a faraway country he's never known.
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A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.
U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records
A union representing career diplomats demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Some documents could be relevant in court cases.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A USAID official told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff.
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President Trump on Friday will reinstate the name of Fort Bragg, an army base in North Carolina originally named for a Confederate general who owned enslaved people. In 2023, it was changed to Fort Liberty as part of the U.S. military’s examination of its history with race.
Fort Liberty Set to Be Renamed Fort Bragg, Fulfilling a Trump Promise
In 2020, Congress pushed past the president’s veto of a military policy bill to rename the base, which was originally named for a Confederate general.
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March 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
President Trump on Friday will reinstate the name of Fort Bragg, an army base in North Carolina originally named for a Confederate general who owned enslaved people. In 2023, it was changed to Fort Liberty as part of the U.S. military’s examination of its history with race.
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After firing the Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and top ranking Black officials, Trump's Pentagon is now deleting thousands of images of Black service members, women, and LGBT references in an effort to stamp out diversity.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
After firing the Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and top ranking Black officials, Trump's Pentagon is now deleting thousands of images of Black service members, women, and LGBT references in an effort to stamp out diversity.
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.