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June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Just before the author Ryan Holiday was scheduled to deliver a lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy, he was asked not to mention the recent removal of 381 supposedly controversial books from the campus library. Holiday refused, and the talk was canceled. This is the story he was going to tell.
Opinion | Naval Academy Censors Ryan Holiday’s Lecture on Censorship
How a lecture to the U.S. Naval Academy on censorship was censored.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just before the author Ryan Holiday was scheduled to deliver a lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy, he was asked not to mention the recent removal of 381 supposedly controversial books from the campus library. Holiday refused, and the talk was canceled. This is the story he was going to tell.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Donald Trump seems to be waiting for President Xi Jinping of China to cry uncle and demand relief, our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Instead, it may be the United States that will be most desperate to end the trade conflict.”
Donald Trump seems to be waiting for President Xi Jinping of China to cry uncle and demand relief, our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Instead, it may be the United States that will be most desperate to end the trade conflict.”
Opinion | What Trump Isn’t Telling You About His Trade War With China
What happens if we run out of rare-earth metals or bond prices collapse?
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Donald Trump seems to be waiting for President Xi Jinping of China to cry uncle and demand relief, our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Instead, it may be the United States that will be most desperate to end the trade conflict.”
Donald Trump seems to be waiting for President Xi Jinping of China to cry uncle and demand relief, our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Instead, it may be the United States that will be most desperate to end the trade conflict.”
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Chris Krebs is America’s next profile in courage. The entire nation should support this honorable and courageous fellow citizen.
April 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Chris Krebs is America’s next profile in courage. The entire nation should support this honorable and courageous fellow citizen.
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What’s *actually* behind the increased rates of autism in recent decades?
Something nefarious like RFK likes to suggest? Or something rationale, plausible, and far less headline grabbing?
Excuse my hospital lightning, but we distilled it down in 40 seconds with the great @stephruhle.bsky.social
Something nefarious like RFK likes to suggest? Or something rationale, plausible, and far less headline grabbing?
Excuse my hospital lightning, but we distilled it down in 40 seconds with the great @stephruhle.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
What’s *actually* behind the increased rates of autism in recent decades?
Something nefarious like RFK likes to suggest? Or something rationale, plausible, and far less headline grabbing?
Excuse my hospital lightning, but we distilled it down in 40 seconds with the great @stephruhle.bsky.social
Something nefarious like RFK likes to suggest? Or something rationale, plausible, and far less headline grabbing?
Excuse my hospital lightning, but we distilled it down in 40 seconds with the great @stephruhle.bsky.social
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Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
RFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong.
The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
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Columbia is proof that appeasement doesn’t work. Harvard is doing the right thing.
April 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Columbia is proof that appeasement doesn’t work. Harvard is doing the right thing.
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Firing world experts and destroying millions in equipment as infectious outbreaks grow - Efficiency?! This is what happens when a quack w/no science knowledge is in charge of our HHS. Disease spreads. People die. We go backwards.
www.npr.org/2025/04/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/16/n...
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been halted.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Firing world experts and destroying millions in equipment as infectious outbreaks grow - Efficiency?! This is what happens when a quack w/no science knowledge is in charge of our HHS. Disease spreads. People die. We go backwards.
www.npr.org/2025/04/16/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/16/n...
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Do they even read the files they post?
April 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Do they even read the files they post?
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April 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
April 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
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He’s not even coherent & has no business serving as the head of HHS. He must go!
RFK Jr. says Deep State ‘is real,’ called FDA employees ‘sock puppet’ of industry
The HHS secretary’s remarks shocked staffers at the Food and Drug Administration, prompting some to walk out.
www.politico.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
He’s not even coherent & has no business serving as the head of HHS. He must go!
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🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Breaking News: Trump officials said they would freeze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard after the university refused the administration’s demands.
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said they would freeze the money after Harvard said it would not submit to requests to overhaul hiring and report international students who break rules.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Breaking News: Trump officials said they would freeze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard after the university refused the administration’s demands.
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Wetlands protections built an industry for mitigation banking. Rollbacks in Tennessee, and around the country, could erode it. tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/14/w... @cstephenson.bsky.social @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
Wetlands protections built an industry for mitigation banking. Rollbacks could erode it. • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee plans to roll back protections for wetlands could decimate the mitigation industry, which works with developers to offset damange.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Wetlands protections built an industry for mitigation banking. Rollbacks in Tennessee, and around the country, could erode it. tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/14/w... @cstephenson.bsky.social @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
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Who is going to do something?
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
April 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Who is going to do something?
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
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TROY, MI: April 19, 2025 - NO KINGS! RALLY #50501 #HandsOffProtests
@ACLUofMichigan @MichiganDems
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April 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
TROY, MI: April 19, 2025 - NO KINGS! RALLY #50501 #HandsOffProtests
@ACLUofMichigan @MichiganDems
@ACLUofMichigan @MichiganDems
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Rep. Tenney #NY24 refused to show up for the Town Hall, but her constituents had a few things to say anyway. #OswegoNY
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April 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Rep. Tenney #NY24 refused to show up for the Town Hall, but her constituents had a few things to say anyway. #OswegoNY
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Everything is bad but birds are good so time to reinstitute BIRD PROTOCOL where a bird is deployed to offset endless evil vibes, please enjoy, birds are good, okay bye
(photo by me)
(photo by me)
April 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Everything is bad but birds are good so time to reinstitute BIRD PROTOCOL where a bird is deployed to offset endless evil vibes, please enjoy, birds are good, okay bye
(photo by me)
(photo by me)
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Our moron-in-chief doesn’t understand that tourism is an EXPORT, which he’s destroying. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-slump-...
Trump Slump Hits U.S. Tourism as European Visitors Steer Clear
Overseas visits to the U.S. fell 12% overall in March compared to the same month last year.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Our moron-in-chief doesn’t understand that tourism is an EXPORT, which he’s destroying. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-slump-...
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Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.
April 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.
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Its true that America citizens can’t legally be deported. It’s equally clear that this administration doesn’t care about what the law says. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump floats legally questionable proposal to deport U.S. citizens
Trump has suggested that "homegrown" criminals who have been convicted of certain crimes should be deported — a policy that legal experts say is "pretty obviously illegal."
www.nbcnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Its true that America citizens can’t legally be deported. It’s equally clear that this administration doesn’t care about what the law says. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...