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"...total defense spending would increase by 13 percent to $1 trillion."
theintercept.com/2025/05/07/e...
theintercept.com/2025/05/07/e...
Elon Musk Set to Win Big With Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Pentagon Budget
Trump’s proposal cuts SpaceX competitors out of the NASA budget and could add billions to the company’s defense contracts.
theintercept.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"...total defense spending would increase by 13 percent to $1 trillion."
theintercept.com/2025/05/07/e...
theintercept.com/2025/05/07/e...
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This morning at 11 AM at UCLA, we'll be announcing a new lawsuit against the cops that shot protesters at the Palestine Solidarity Encampment in 2024. You can read more about the suit here. Thanks again to @akelalacy.bsky.social @theintercept.com for covering this! theintercept.com/2025/05/05/u...
Police Shot Them in the Head With Rubber Bullets. Now UCLA Gaza Protesters Are Suing.
Gaza protesters at UCLA were being attacked by a pro-Israel mob. Then police showed up and shot the protesters in the head with rubber bullets.
theintercept.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This morning at 11 AM at UCLA, we'll be announcing a new lawsuit against the cops that shot protesters at the Palestine Solidarity Encampment in 2024. You can read more about the suit here. Thanks again to @akelalacy.bsky.social @theintercept.com for covering this! theintercept.com/2025/05/05/u...
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It may not be a household name, but Palantir is now one of the world's most valuable companies. Its "spy tech" is set to gain more government and military work in the Trump administration.
How Palantir, the secretive tech company, is rising in the Trump era
It may not be a household name, but Palantir is now one of the world's most valuable companies. Its "spy tech" is set to gain more government and military work in the Trump administration.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It may not be a household name, but Palantir is now one of the world's most valuable companies. Its "spy tech" is set to gain more government and military work in the Trump administration.
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DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
May 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
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word choice is key here. DHS detained & almost deported many citizens during the 1st Trump admin, too -- just like Obama & others before them
A GAO report estimated 70 "potential" citizens were removed 2015-2020. It's hardly as impossible as it's painted www.propublica.org/article/more...
A GAO report estimated 70 "potential" citizens were removed 2015-2020. It's hardly as impossible as it's painted www.propublica.org/article/more...
May 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
word choice is key here. DHS detained & almost deported many citizens during the 1st Trump admin, too -- just like Obama & others before them
A GAO report estimated 70 "potential" citizens were removed 2015-2020. It's hardly as impossible as it's painted www.propublica.org/article/more...
A GAO report estimated 70 "potential" citizens were removed 2015-2020. It's hardly as impossible as it's painted www.propublica.org/article/more...
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You won't see any mention of the death of #cleveland native and mass media luminary Robert #McChesney so here it is:
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72 (Gift Article)
In over a dozen books, he explored the failures of journalism and the internet, blaming capitalism and calling for the nationalization of Facebook and Google.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
You won't see any mention of the death of #cleveland native and mass media luminary Robert #McChesney so here it is:
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...
Robert W. McChesney, Who Warned of Corporate Media Control, Dies at 72 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...
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Exclusive: Nobel Prize-winning Joseph Stiglitz criticizes Columbia for responding to the loss of $400M in federal funding with concessions to the Trump administration.
He warns of compromised academic freedom and a pattern of targeting Palestinian students.
Full story: interc.pt/3G7ariY
He warns of compromised academic freedom and a pattern of targeting Palestinian students.
Full story: interc.pt/3G7ariY
Nobel Winner Joseph Stiglitz Denounces Columbia’s Apparent Capitulation to Trump
Professor Joseph Stiglitz criticized Columbia’s capitulation to Trump in an interview on academic freedom and deportations of students.
interc.pt
April 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Exclusive: Nobel Prize-winning Joseph Stiglitz criticizes Columbia for responding to the loss of $400M in federal funding with concessions to the Trump administration.
He warns of compromised academic freedom and a pattern of targeting Palestinian students.
Full story: interc.pt/3G7ariY
He warns of compromised academic freedom and a pattern of targeting Palestinian students.
Full story: interc.pt/3G7ariY
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This is your Tax Day reminder of how the ultra-wealthy use death to cheat taxes.
The Tax Loophole Billionaires Die For | Robert Reich
The ultra-wealthy can’t cheat death, but they can use death to cheat taxes. Let me explain.
www.youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is your Tax Day reminder of how the ultra-wealthy use death to cheat taxes.
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NEW: Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions. None has received a reply.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence.
Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions.…
www.propublica.org
April 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions. None has received a reply.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system.
Supreme Court seems ready to let religious groups opt out of unemployment compensation laws
The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The case was brought by a chapter of Catholic Charities in Wisconsin, which says that it should be able to opt out of the mandatory state unemployment compensation system.
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Lilian Hellman wrote that Hollywood responded to the "wild charges of Joe McCarthy with the force and courage of a bowl of mashed potatoes."
Universities were just as weak.
This 1986 @bostonreview.bsky.social article explains how it went down step-by-step.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/rea...
Universities were just as weak.
This 1986 @bostonreview.bsky.social article explains how it went down step-by-step.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/rea...
Reading, Writing, and Redbaiting - Boston Review
When McCarthy stalked the groves of academe.
www.bostonreview.net
April 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Lilian Hellman wrote that Hollywood responded to the "wild charges of Joe McCarthy with the force and courage of a bowl of mashed potatoes."
Universities were just as weak.
This 1986 @bostonreview.bsky.social article explains how it went down step-by-step.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/rea...
Universities were just as weak.
This 1986 @bostonreview.bsky.social article explains how it went down step-by-step.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/rea...
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The richest man in the world has purchased the U.S. President and is waging war on the working class. But organized people can fight back and win.
March 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The richest man in the world has purchased the U.S. President and is waging war on the working class. But organized people can fight back and win.
Netanyahu's government continues bombing during a declared "ceasefire," against the will of the popular majority, which consistently favors an end to the war and the return of all the hostages.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
There is no justification at all for Israel to resume the war in Gaza
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www.haaretz.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Netanyahu's government continues bombing during a declared "ceasefire," against the will of the popular majority, which consistently favors an end to the war and the return of all the hostages.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IMEU: Last night, Israel unleashed a massive attack against Palestinians in Gaza, killing at least 400 people. Even before this attack, Israel had killed over 150 Palestinians during the ceasefire, & had violated international law by cutting off all aid & electricity.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Netanyahu Says 'This Is Only the Beginning' After Deadly Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza
The Israeli prime minister indicated he was open to more talks with Hamas, but said they would take place “under fire.” The assault in Gaza overnight Tuesday killed some 400 people, local officials sa...
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
IMEU: Last night, Israel unleashed a massive attack against Palestinians in Gaza, killing at least 400 people. Even before this attack, Israel had killed over 150 Palestinians during the ceasefire, & had violated international law by cutting off all aid & electricity.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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The Democratic Party must become an anti-establishment party ready to fight the moneyed interests and shake up the system on behalf of the vast majority of Americans.
This is the Lesson of the 2024 election.
This is the Lesson of the 2024 election.
Why Trump Won | Robert Reich
Should Democrats move to the right? Absolutely not. That's morally wrong and bad politics. The real lesson of 2024 is that Democrats must become an anti-establishment party ready to shake up the system on behalf of working people.
www.youtube.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Democratic Party must become an anti-establishment party ready to fight the moneyed interests and shake up the system on behalf of the vast majority of Americans.
This is the Lesson of the 2024 election.
This is the Lesson of the 2024 election.
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FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya: "This opens the door for a law enforcement apparatus that is controlled not by the law, but by money."
Absolutely right.
Absolutely right.
NOW: Press call with FTC Commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter regarding Trump's attempt to fire them illegally:
Commissioner Bedoya: "This is corruption plain and simple...This opens the door for a law enforcement apparatus that is controlled not by the law, but by money."
Commissioner Bedoya: "This is corruption plain and simple...This opens the door for a law enforcement apparatus that is controlled not by the law, but by money."
March 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya: "This opens the door for a law enforcement apparatus that is controlled not by the law, but by money."
Absolutely right.
Absolutely right.
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By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Trump: widening inequality and the unchecked power of billionaires.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
March 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Trump: widening inequality and the unchecked power of billionaires.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
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NEW: footage of Mahmoud Khalil's ICE arrest recorded by his wife, Noor Abdalla
"They just handcuffed him and took him, IDK what to do," Abdalla says to attorney Amy Greer.
It's hard to watch: for 8+ mins ICE agents ignore her before speeding off.
@theintercept.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3f...
"They just handcuffed him and took him, IDK what to do," Abdalla says to attorney Amy Greer.
It's hard to watch: for 8+ mins ICE agents ignore her before speeding off.
@theintercept.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3f...
Full Video of Mahmoud Khalil's unlawful arrest by ICE
YouTube video by ACLU
www.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
NEW: footage of Mahmoud Khalil's ICE arrest recorded by his wife, Noor Abdalla
"They just handcuffed him and took him, IDK what to do," Abdalla says to attorney Amy Greer.
It's hard to watch: for 8+ mins ICE agents ignore her before speeding off.
@theintercept.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3f...
"They just handcuffed him and took him, IDK what to do," Abdalla says to attorney Amy Greer.
It's hard to watch: for 8+ mins ICE agents ignore her before speeding off.
@theintercept.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3f...
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The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As Trump cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses. interc.pt/4kQBQWa
March 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As Trump cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses. interc.pt/4kQBQWa
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It's a group effort 🤝 The right to repair movement has hit a new milestone thanks to advocacy groups across the country and your outreach to local representatives!
Right to Repair: A Prime Example of Grassroots Advocacy
Good old-fashioned grassroots advocacy is one of the best tools we have right now for making a positive change for our civil liberties online. When we unite toward a shared goal, anything is possible,...
www.eff.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's a group effort 🤝 The right to repair movement has hit a new milestone thanks to advocacy groups across the country and your outreach to local representatives!