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May 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Remember when it was ‘woke’ for students to object to a speaker or two being invited to their campus. I wonder how all the ‘anti-woke’ warriors will bullshit their way around what is actually being done *in their name*?
Linda McMahon: "Universities should continue to be able to do research as long as they're abiding by the laws and in sync, I think, with the administration and what the administration is trying to accomplish."
May 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Remember when it was ‘woke’ for students to object to a speaker or two being invited to their campus. I wonder how all the ‘anti-woke’ warriors will bullshit their way around what is actually being done *in their name*?
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Yep. Trump just exempted smartphones & computers from the tariffs, which (1) shows the absence of any real planning (2) is contrary to what he and his admin said is the point of these tariffs and (3) does not fix the numerous other problems. There are so many vital widgets US businesses get abroad.
I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
April 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Yep. Trump just exempted smartphones & computers from the tariffs, which (1) shows the absence of any real planning (2) is contrary to what he and his admin said is the point of these tariffs and (3) does not fix the numerous other problems. There are so many vital widgets US businesses get abroad.
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BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
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‘Well Done, Old Man!’ Russian State TV Revels in Trump Having ‘Destroyed Trust’ in the Economy — Calls for a Monument to Be Built in His Honor
www.mediaite.com/news/well-do...
www.mediaite.com/news/well-do...
‘Well Done, Old Man!’ Russian State TV Revels in Trump Having ‘Destroyed Trust’ in the Economy — Calls for a Monument to Be Built in His Honor
Even as some of his most loyal defenders jump ship, there is at least on constituency President Donald Trump can count on for support — Russian state media.
www.mediaite.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
‘Well Done, Old Man!’ Russian State TV Revels in Trump Having ‘Destroyed Trust’ in the Economy — Calls for a Monument to Be Built in His Honor
www.mediaite.com/news/well-do...
www.mediaite.com/news/well-do...
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2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
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And there it is. Putin’s lifelong dream. After years of relentless Russian propaganda, now fully embraced by the American president and the world’s richest oligarch, millions of Americans are convinced that this is a good plan because Europe is an enemy and Putin is our friend.
March 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
And there it is. Putin’s lifelong dream. After years of relentless Russian propaganda, now fully embraced by the American president and the world’s richest oligarch, millions of Americans are convinced that this is a good plan because Europe is an enemy and Putin is our friend.
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If you are wondering why Trump just acted in Putin's best interest, the answer is, of course, always the same:
Follow the money. (which we, at
@BylineTimes, do.)
Yet, in the case of the mafia, other factors are involved. Might come in handy today. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/f...
Follow the money. (which we, at
@BylineTimes, do.)
Yet, in the case of the mafia, other factors are involved. Might come in handy today. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/f...
Fear and Favour: What Does Trump Owe Putin? Maybe His Life
With the increasingly bizarre compliance of the US President to the Russian President, Zarina Zabrisky wonders if the KGB/FSB tradition of assassination and mafia-style intimidation may be key
bylinetimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you are wondering why Trump just acted in Putin's best interest, the answer is, of course, always the same:
Follow the money. (which we, at
@BylineTimes, do.)
Yet, in the case of the mafia, other factors are involved. Might come in handy today. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/f...
Follow the money. (which we, at
@BylineTimes, do.)
Yet, in the case of the mafia, other factors are involved. Might come in handy today. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/28/f...
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Israel behind forced population transfer in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says
https://www.ft.com/content/24f66464-122c-47ca-9074-bbde8aad2d25
https://www.ft.com/content/24f66464-122c-47ca-9074-bbde8aad2d25
Israel behind forced population transfer in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says
Rights group alleges mass displacement of 1.9mn of enclave’s 2.2mn residents is a ‘crime against humanity’
www.ft.com
November 14, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Israel behind forced population transfer in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says
https://www.ft.com/content/24f66464-122c-47ca-9074-bbde8aad2d25
https://www.ft.com/content/24f66464-122c-47ca-9074-bbde8aad2d25
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Assistant VAR no longer cares about his job
November 13, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Assistant VAR no longer cares about his job
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The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Keir Starmer to “find the courage” to restart the Leveson Inquiry into press corruption as exclusive new YouGov polling finds voters want a fresh investigation into criminality in the British media
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
Public Demands Starmer Resurrects Leveson Press Corruption Inquiry Amid Collapse in Trust in UK Media
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Starmer to "find the courage" to restart it as exclusive new YouGov polling finds public wants reform
bylinetimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The mother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack calls for Keir Starmer to “find the courage” to restart the Leveson Inquiry into press corruption as exclusive new YouGov polling finds voters want a fresh investigation into criminality in the British media
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/p...
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On the issue of the “fairness” or otherwise of the Inheritance Tax changes on farmland, this LSE Emeritus Prof of Economic Geography says the previous loopholes damaged farming and food production and the latest reform doesn’t go far enough
www.ft.com/content/ab35...
www.ft.com/content/ab35...
November 12, 2024 at 5:21 PM
On the issue of the “fairness” or otherwise of the Inheritance Tax changes on farmland, this LSE Emeritus Prof of Economic Geography says the previous loopholes damaged farming and food production and the latest reform doesn’t go far enough
www.ft.com/content/ab35...
www.ft.com/content/ab35...