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If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
March 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
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The firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are “going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,” Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who was acting NOAA chief during the first Trump term, told the AP. “Lives are at risk for sure.”
Firing workers from US weather and oceans agency risks lives and the economy, former agency heads warn
NOAA's 301 billion weather forecasts every year reach 96% of American households.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are “going to affect safety of flight, safety of shipping, safety of everyday Americans,” Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who was acting NOAA chief during the first Trump term, told the AP. “Lives are at risk for sure.”
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The FBI on Friday gave President Trump the boxes of materials the bureau had seized during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 2022, the White House announced.
F.B.I. Returns Materials Taken From Mar-a-Lago to Trump
Among the items taken from the president’s Florida residence were files that investigators said contained classified material and formed the central evidence in one of the criminal cases against him.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The FBI on Friday gave President Trump the boxes of materials the bureau had seized during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 2022, the White House announced.
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Exclusive: The head of the US military's health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army was forced to retire, officials say reut.rs/4kmUsgA
Exclusive: Trump administration pushed out US military health agency head, officials say
U.S. Army Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, the head of the military's health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army, was forced to retire on Friday, two sources told Reuters.
reut.rs
March 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Exclusive: The head of the US military's health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army was forced to retire, officials say reut.rs/4kmUsgA
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BREAKING: Trump gets hit where it hurts most as Nielsen reveals that his inauguration drew fewer viewers than Biden's — 24.59 million compared to 33.76 million.
Not only that, but Trump himself drew more viewers during his first inauguration with 30.64 million in 2017.
Not only that, but Trump himself drew more viewers during his first inauguration with 30.64 million in 2017.
January 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
BREAKING: Trump gets hit where it hurts most as Nielsen reveals that his inauguration drew fewer viewers than Biden's — 24.59 million compared to 33.76 million.
Not only that, but Trump himself drew more viewers during his first inauguration with 30.64 million in 2017.
Not only that, but Trump himself drew more viewers during his first inauguration with 30.64 million in 2017.
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15 years of Citizens United have shown us that money corrupts politics. We are going to have to take back our democracy from the forces of greed! #StopTheOligarchy
January 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
15 years of Citizens United have shown us that money corrupts politics. We are going to have to take back our democracy from the forces of greed! #StopTheOligarchy
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The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
Bishop Tells Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children
The direct appeal to President Trump at the start of the first full day of his presidency was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that has not historically been political.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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Heartless. Cruel.
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Heartless. Cruel.
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The billionaires all came out of their Nazi closets today. They don’t mind consorting with rapists. The American Oligarchy has begun.
January 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The billionaires all came out of their Nazi closets today. They don’t mind consorting with rapists. The American Oligarchy has begun.
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Donold just pardoned roughly 1,500 Jan. 6 criminals. Which means it’s now okay to attack the Capitol now as long as your side wins in the future??
January 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Donold just pardoned roughly 1,500 Jan. 6 criminals. Which means it’s now okay to attack the Capitol now as long as your side wins in the future??
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No number of pardons or lies will change what happened on January 6. Donald Trump can’t change history. It was domestic terrorism, it was treason, plain and simple.
It Happened
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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January 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
No number of pardons or lies will change what happened on January 6. Donald Trump can’t change history. It was domestic terrorism, it was treason, plain and simple.
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President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. nyti.ms/4hilymo
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. nyti.ms/4hilymo
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Jimmy Carter “described his second career as ‘waging peace.’ That work remains far from finished, and it remains for those who admired Mr. Carter to continue,” the editorial board writes.
Opinion | America Needs More Jimmy Carters
He was a model ex-president and achieved a great deal in office.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Jimmy Carter “described his second career as ‘waging peace.’ That work remains far from finished, and it remains for those who admired Mr. Carter to continue,” the editorial board writes.
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Carter should be remembered “for trying to speak to Americans not just as an abstract and disembodied whole, but in existential and individual terms, as the small and seeking human beings we are,” @galbeckerman.bsky.social writes:
Why Shouldn’t a President Talk About Morality?
Carter’s “malaise” speech doesn’t deserve its bad rap.
www.theatlantic.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Carter should be remembered “for trying to speak to Americans not just as an abstract and disembodied whole, but in existential and individual terms, as the small and seeking human beings we are,” @galbeckerman.bsky.social writes:
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Ultrarich tech elites are becoming much more prominent in American politics—and they don't care who knows it, @alibreland.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/o1O7kJNx
December 10, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Ultrarich tech elites are becoming much more prominent in American politics—and they don't care who knows it, @alibreland.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/o1O7kJNx
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Stephen Hawkins and Daniel Yudkin conducted a large survey after the 2024 election. “Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues than widely shared economic ones,” they write.
The Perception Gap That Explains American Politics
Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues than widely shared economic ones.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Stephen Hawkins and Daniel Yudkin conducted a large survey after the 2024 election. “Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues than widely shared economic ones,” they write.