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April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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"This is an attack on my family. That's how I see it," she said. "It's on my family name. It's on my great-grandmother. I find it very personal."
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
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Enola Gay pilot's granddaughter decries 'shameful' Trump Defense Department DEI word purge
The granddaughter of the man who flew the Enola Gay during World War 2 is speaking out.
www.dispatch.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"This is an attack on my family. That's how I see it," she said. "It's on my family name. It's on my great-grandmother. I find it very personal."
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
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“a good way to waste years of time and effort and accomplish nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, reframed his agency’s mission, saying it is to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
“a good way to waste years of time and effort and accomplish nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
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"It is unclear why DHS routed the group of migrants back to the United States after the costly flights to the military base on Cuba. The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the latest transfer..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump administration flies all remaining Guantánamo migrants back to U.S.
The 40 men were transported to Louisiana as the detention operation faces a number of logistical and legal hurdles.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"It is unclear why DHS routed the group of migrants back to the United States after the costly flights to the military base on Cuba. The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the latest transfer..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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March 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | DOGE says it’s saving $100 billion. It’s about to lose a lot more.
Cuts to the IRS will backfire by giving tax evaders a free pass.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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"The White House has directed the military to draw up options for increasing the US troop presence in Panama to achieve Trump’s goal of 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal"
And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say
Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"The White House has directed the military to draw up options for increasing the US troop presence in Panama to achieve Trump’s goal of 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal"
And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
And *yes*, this does include:
the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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They installed the TV...
At his request...
So he can play video games...
In his office...
In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
At his request...
So he can play video games...
In his office...
In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
They installed the TV...
At his request...
So he can play video games...
In his office...
In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
At his request...
So he can play video games...
In his office...
In the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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ON JANUARY 20TH, READ MLK! READ ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT! READ ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION! READ ABOUT JIM CROW!
You want to do something for the good of history? Do something constructive and learn from the ancestors.
You want to do something for the good of history? Do something constructive and learn from the ancestors.
January 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
ON JANUARY 20TH, READ MLK! READ ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT! READ ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION! READ ABOUT JIM CROW!
You want to do something for the good of history? Do something constructive and learn from the ancestors.
You want to do something for the good of history? Do something constructive and learn from the ancestors.
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I took some more photos of poor Pepper today. He is so sweet and loving and gentle but nobody has wanted to adopt him just because he looks a little bit scrungly. 😢 Please share with anyone you know in northern Vermont who might be interested! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
January 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I took some more photos of poor Pepper today. He is so sweet and loving and gentle but nobody has wanted to adopt him just because he looks a little bit scrungly. 😢 Please share with anyone you know in northern Vermont who might be interested! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
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The Hegseth hearing is doing one thing incredibly well: it’s establishing that when his leadership at DoD fails, it’ll be clear that GOP Senators knew, excused it, and they own it. Serious concerns about experience & judgment are literally being laughed off.
January 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Hegseth hearing is doing one thing incredibly well: it’s establishing that when his leadership at DoD fails, it’ll be clear that GOP Senators knew, excused it, and they own it. Serious concerns about experience & judgment are literally being laughed off.
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News aggregation, jazz, knicks, mets, masochism
November 14, 2024 at 5:30 AM
News aggregation, jazz, knicks, mets, masochism