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Trump said a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment of the damage on Iranian nuclear facilities was inconclusive, but said he continues to believe it was severe.
Trump says early report on damage to Iran's nuclear program was inconclusive
An early intelligence report found U.S. strikes on Iran sites may only have set its nuclear program back "a few months." Trump said it was inconclusive, but believes damage was more severe.
n.pr
June 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Trump said a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment of the damage on Iranian nuclear facilities was inconclusive, but said he continues to believe it was severe.
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"You can't bomb knowledge."
My latest, on Trump bombing Iran, and the broader nuclear issue, which neither America nor Israel's attacks on Iran have resolved (and might have made worse):
My latest, on Trump bombing Iran, and the broader nuclear issue, which neither America nor Israel's attacks on Iran have resolved (and might have made worse):
Opinion | Trump’s attack on Iran didn’t fully neutralize the nuclear threat
The U.S. most likely damaged but didn’t totally destroy the nuclear facilities it targeted or end Iran’s nuclear program.
www.msnbc.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"You can't bomb knowledge."
My latest, on Trump bombing Iran, and the broader nuclear issue, which neither America nor Israel's attacks on Iran have resolved (and might have made worse):
My latest, on Trump bombing Iran, and the broader nuclear issue, which neither America nor Israel's attacks on Iran have resolved (and might have made worse):
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Today was basically the plot to Top Gun 2, except Mav didn’t have to steal an F14 to get home
June 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Today was basically the plot to Top Gun 2, except Mav didn’t have to steal an F14 to get home
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More here.
Maryland farmer loses business with public schools because of cuts to USDA
A local farmer is feeling the brunt of the Trump administration’s cuts to agricultural programs. Emma Jagoz, the owner of Moon Valley Farm in Frederick County, Maryland, has provided fruits and vegeta...
www.nbcwashington.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
More here.
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The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
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Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, slams Trump for posting an AI image of himself as the Pope:
“This is deeply offensive to Catholics, especially during this sacred time that we are still mourning the death of Pope Francis…He owes an apology”
“This is deeply offensive to Catholics, especially during this sacred time that we are still mourning the death of Pope Francis…He owes an apology”
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, slams Trump for posting an AI image of himself as the Pope:
“This is deeply offensive to Catholics, especially during this sacred time that we are still mourning the death of Pope Francis…He owes an apology”
“This is deeply offensive to Catholics, especially during this sacred time that we are still mourning the death of Pope Francis…He owes an apology”
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DHS is paying the president of El Salvador to imprison immigrants from the U.S. in brutal conditions — and today, Trump welcomed him to the White House.
Our government shouldn’t ship people off to be tortured.
Our government shouldn’t ship people off to be tortured.
April 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
DHS is paying the president of El Salvador to imprison immigrants from the U.S. in brutal conditions — and today, Trump welcomed him to the White House.
Our government shouldn’t ship people off to be tortured.
Our government shouldn’t ship people off to be tortured.
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Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
SCiMaP
scienceimpacts.org
March 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
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To the federal workers who have lost their jobs or otherwise been impacted by the Trump-Musk Administration’s attacks on the civil service: I want to hear your stories.
Please go to my website at kaine.senate.gov/federalworkers to write to me.
Please go to my website at kaine.senate.gov/federalworkers to write to me.
Resources for Federal Workers | U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
kaine.senate.gov
March 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
To the federal workers who have lost their jobs or otherwise been impacted by the Trump-Musk Administration’s attacks on the civil service: I want to hear your stories.
Please go to my website at kaine.senate.gov/federalworkers to write to me.
Please go to my website at kaine.senate.gov/federalworkers to write to me.
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UPDATE: The reduction in force comes along with a reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, consolidating 28 divisions to 15.
The Trump administration restructures federal health agencies, cuts 20,000 jobs
The reduction in force comes along with a reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, consolidating 28 divisions to 15.
www.npr.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
UPDATE: The reduction in force comes along with a reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, consolidating 28 divisions to 15.
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I would like to go back to the inauguration and do it all over again exactly the same but this time instead of “DOGE boys” we call them “Musk rats,” thank you, to whom do I apply?
March 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I would like to go back to the inauguration and do it all over again exactly the same but this time instead of “DOGE boys” we call them “Musk rats,” thank you, to whom do I apply?
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Texted LITERALLY WAR PLANS
March 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Texted LITERALLY WAR PLANS
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The lying and the staggering incompetence around this is astounding. And dangerous.
After the Atlantic published the texts this morning, Tulsi Gabbard is confronted today on why she lied in her testimony to the Senate yesterday. She says she misremembered.
March 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The lying and the staggering incompetence around this is astounding. And dangerous.
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Well, they lied. Obviously.
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Well, they lied. Obviously.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com, me on “The Tom and Daisy Presidency,” and how there’s only so much courts can do, especially under current law, when at least part of the administration’s goal is to break things—and “let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Breaking Things. They Can’t All Be Fixed by the Courts. (Gift Article)
Trump’s goal isn’t necessarily to win. It’s to break it all.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com, me on “The Tom and Daisy Presidency,” and how there’s only so much courts can do, especially under current law, when at least part of the administration’s goal is to break things—and “let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...
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Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
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Trump has sold out farmers.
Trump begged for their vote and then attacked and betrayed them in a matter of weeks.
Farms will go under, grocery prices will go up, and rural communities will suffer more.
We need to stand with our farmers & reject the Trump-Musk assault on rural America.
Trump begged for their vote and then attacked and betrayed them in a matter of weeks.
Farms will go under, grocery prices will go up, and rural communities will suffer more.
We need to stand with our farmers & reject the Trump-Musk assault on rural America.
March 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Trump has sold out farmers.
Trump begged for their vote and then attacked and betrayed them in a matter of weeks.
Farms will go under, grocery prices will go up, and rural communities will suffer more.
We need to stand with our farmers & reject the Trump-Musk assault on rural America.
Trump begged for their vote and then attacked and betrayed them in a matter of weeks.
Farms will go under, grocery prices will go up, and rural communities will suffer more.
We need to stand with our farmers & reject the Trump-Musk assault on rural America.
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Just saying.
February 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just saying.
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are you a fed who got today’s OPM email? NPR wants to hear how you're responding — or if you're not, why.
do you see this as a chance to show the value of your work? are you burnt out from another chaotic week? did your system flag the message as spam?
reach me at shannonbond.01 on Signal
do you see this as a chance to show the value of your work? are you burnt out from another chaotic week? did your system flag the message as spam?
reach me at shannonbond.01 on Signal
February 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
are you a fed who got today’s OPM email? NPR wants to hear how you're responding — or if you're not, why.
do you see this as a chance to show the value of your work? are you burnt out from another chaotic week? did your system flag the message as spam?
reach me at shannonbond.01 on Signal
do you see this as a chance to show the value of your work? are you burnt out from another chaotic week? did your system flag the message as spam?
reach me at shannonbond.01 on Signal
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Musk is pouring $1.5 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court race.
February 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Musk is pouring $1.5 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court race.
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Former Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. is trying to create something positive out of the school’s upside-down banner mishap over the weekend.
Former Illini star Terrence Shannon Jr. uses upside-down banner mishap to sell T-shirts for charity
Terrence Shannon Jr. unveiled on social media Tuesday a T-shirt with an image of his upside-down banner, which he will sell for charity.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Former Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr. is trying to create something positive out of the school’s upside-down banner mishap over the weekend.