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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

Graham Parsons, professor of philosophy at West Point, announces his resignation in the face of new policies "eliminating courses, modifying syllabuses and censoring arguments to comport with the ideological tastes of the Trump administration."
Opinion | West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Trump’s 2026 budget proposal would be disastrous for public safety.

His proposal calls for a dramatic cut in funding for federal law enforcement agencies that prevent and solve gun crime, and healthcare agencies that do critically important work to reduce violence in our communities.
Trump's 2026 budget proposal calls for $163B in cuts to federal spending
The White House on Friday released President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which calls for $163 billion in cuts to federal spending.
abcnews.go.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: Trump "appeared to announce a completely unprecedented American policy towards Gaza and the people that live there that on its face would violate international law and be seen by millions around the world as the U.S. backing explicit ethnic cleansing.”
February 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Fourteen years ago today, six people were killed and 13 others were wounded—including then-Congresswoman Gabby Giffords—when a gunman armed with a Glock pistol and high-capacity magazines opened fire at a meet-and-greet event outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona. 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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While the federal ban on assault weapons was in effect from 1994-2004, mass shooting deaths were 70% less likely to occur.

More than half of Americans support this life-saving policy. Remind your lawmakers that gun safety isn’t—and shouldn’t be—controversial: https://buff.ly/4j8QPKC
January 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM