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So uh... how exactly is America going to host the World Cup next year with all these travel and immigration restrictions?
March 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
So uh... how exactly is America going to host the World Cup next year with all these travel and immigration restrictions?
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Very powerful speech by @govpritzker.illinois.gov today
"The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe a lifetime ago didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.”
www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-...
"The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe a lifetime ago didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.”
www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-...
Pritzker remarks on the Holocaust — and on Trump
He used the platform that governors normally use for simply presenting a state budget to continue his rhetorical battle with the Trump administration — and invoked some dark history in doing so.
www.chicagobusiness.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Very powerful speech by @govpritzker.illinois.gov today
"The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe a lifetime ago didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.”
www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-...
"The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe a lifetime ago didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.”
www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-...
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I had to confirm these for myself. Here are Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff and the official White House account running with Trump's earlier post referring to himself as king. Famously, the United States of America fought a war over not wanting to be ruled by a king.
February 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I had to confirm these for myself. Here are Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff and the official White House account running with Trump's earlier post referring to himself as king. Famously, the United States of America fought a war over not wanting to be ruled by a king.
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And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
And fully half of it is a humiliating error where they mistake the value of a contract by 1000x confusing 8 million with 8 BILLION
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Trump admits his intended goal for Ukraine:
"We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earth, we want what we put up to go in terms of a guarantee...we're looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things."
"We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earth, we want what we put up to go in terms of a guarantee...we're looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things."
February 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trump admits his intended goal for Ukraine:
"We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earth, we want what we put up to go in terms of a guarantee...we're looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things."
"We're telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earth, we want what we put up to go in terms of a guarantee...we're looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things."
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Levels of #microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
- Tiny plastic pollution also found in livers and kidneys, but the potentially worrying health impacts remain unknown
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Tiny plastic pollution also found in livers and kidneys, but the potentially worrying health impacts remain unknown
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Levels of #microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
- Tiny plastic pollution also found in livers and kidneys, but the potentially worrying health impacts remain unknown
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Tiny plastic pollution also found in livers and kidneys, but the potentially worrying health impacts remain unknown
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Finally
NEWS
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz says he’s putting a blanket hold on all of President Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running.
Exclusive | Democratic Senator Says He Will Block Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
bit.ly
February 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Finally
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Trump’s FBI pick:
“In a 2023 interview on ‘War Room,’ a podcast hosted Stephen K. Bannon, Patel threatened to go after journalists if appointed to a role in a Trump administration. ‘We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly — we’ll figure that out,’ he said.”
“In a 2023 interview on ‘War Room,’ a podcast hosted Stephen K. Bannon, Patel threatened to go after journalists if appointed to a role in a Trump administration. ‘We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly — we’ll figure that out,’ he said.”
Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to replace FBI director Chris Wray?
Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the nation’s premier law enforcement agency, is the author of a list of “deep state” officials to target.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Trump’s FBI pick:
“In a 2023 interview on ‘War Room,’ a podcast hosted Stephen K. Bannon, Patel threatened to go after journalists if appointed to a role in a Trump administration. ‘We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly — we’ll figure that out,’ he said.”
“In a 2023 interview on ‘War Room,’ a podcast hosted Stephen K. Bannon, Patel threatened to go after journalists if appointed to a role in a Trump administration. ‘We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly — we’ll figure that out,’ he said.”
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“To Mr. Alam, the joke of ‘Comedian’ feels at his expense.”
Shah Alam works outside Sotheby’s, shares a basement in the Bronx, and works 12-hour shifts at the fruit stand.
Last Wednesday, he sold a banana that would soon be duct-taped to a wall and auctioned as part of a work of art. When Alam was told the sale price, he began to cry.
nyti.ms/3OtC2vJ
Last Wednesday, he sold a banana that would soon be duct-taped to a wall and auctioned as part of a work of art. When Alam was told the sale price, he began to cry.
nyti.ms/3OtC2vJ
November 28, 2024 at 1:16 AM
“To Mr. Alam, the joke of ‘Comedian’ feels at his expense.”
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Pretty well sums it up.
November 26, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Pretty well sums it up.
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Russia’s sabotage of west may prompt Nato defence clause
Russia’s sabotage of west may prompt Nato defence clause
German intelligence chief warns of Russian ‘direct military confrontation’ with Nato if the Kremlin steps up warfare
Russia’s acts of sabotage against Western targets may eventually prompt Nato to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence…
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Russia’s sabotage of west may prompt Nato defence clause
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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‘We need a cultural revolution’: femicide victim’s family seek change in Italy
‘We need a cultural revolution’: femicide victim’s family seek change in Italy
After Giulia Cecchettin was killed by her ex-boyfriend, her sister shook the national conscience when she challenged a ‘society steeped in rape culture’. She is still speaking out
Just a day after being told that her sister Giulia was dead, Elena…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:08 AM
‘We need a cultural revolution’: femicide victim’s family seek change in Italy
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A tariff is a TAX.
The company pays it — then passes along the cost as a price increase to YOU.
So Donald Trump is raising YOUR taxes 25% — in January.
The company pays it — then passes along the cost as a price increase to YOU.
So Donald Trump is raising YOUR taxes 25% — in January.
November 26, 2024 at 12:42 AM
A tariff is a TAX.
The company pays it — then passes along the cost as a price increase to YOU.
So Donald Trump is raising YOUR taxes 25% — in January.
The company pays it — then passes along the cost as a price increase to YOU.
So Donald Trump is raising YOUR taxes 25% — in January.
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NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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X needs to clean up its algorithm and bot issues: and that’s the company’s job, not the users’.
ketanjoshi.co/2023/03/28/m...
ketanjoshi.co/2023/03/28/m...
November 23, 2024 at 4:41 PM
X needs to clean up its algorithm and bot issues: and that’s the company’s job, not the users’.
ketanjoshi.co/2023/03/28/m...
ketanjoshi.co/2023/03/28/m...
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"La honte doit changer de camp": de Paris à Marseille, des milliers de personnes - beaucoup de femmes mais aussi des hommes - ont défilé samedi pour réclamer un "sursaut" contre les violences faites aux femmes, sur fond d'onde de choc provoquée par le procès hors norme des viols de Mazan.
November 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
"La honte doit changer de camp": de Paris à Marseille, des milliers de personnes - beaucoup de femmes mais aussi des hommes - ont défilé samedi pour réclamer un "sursaut" contre les violences faites aux femmes, sur fond d'onde de choc provoquée par le procès hors norme des viols de Mazan.
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‘I lost my six year old son when flash floods inundated Nova Scotia’
This is Tera’s story, from Canada
#climatebreakdown #COP29
1/13
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is Tera’s story, from Canada
#climatebreakdown #COP29
1/13
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I lost my six year old son when flash floods inundated Nova Scotia’ – This is climate breakdown
Before the floods I was always with my boys. Always. This is Tera’s story
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
‘I lost my six year old son when flash floods inundated Nova Scotia’
This is Tera’s story, from Canada
#climatebreakdown #COP29
1/13
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is Tera’s story, from Canada
#climatebreakdown #COP29
1/13
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Breaking News: Russell Vought, a key figure in Project 2025 who developed ways to enhance presidential power, was tapped to lead the budget office.
Trump Picks Russell Vought, Key Figure in Project 2025, to Lead OMB
Russell Vought, who would lead the Office of Management and Budget, has spent years building plans to rework the American structure of government in ways that would enhance presidential power.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Breaking News: Russell Vought, a key figure in Project 2025 who developed ways to enhance presidential power, was tapped to lead the budget office.
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Trump just named to architect of Project 2025, Russ Vought, to his Cabinet. But hey, thank God mainstream media didn't just take Trump's tepid denials at face value and slap them in their headlines before the election!
November 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Trump just named to architect of Project 2025, Russ Vought, to his Cabinet. But hey, thank God mainstream media didn't just take Trump's tepid denials at face value and slap them in their headlines before the election!
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This is now at least five Donald Trump nominees who are named in the Project 2025 manuscript.
Russell Vought and Brendan Carr authored chapters. Tom Homan, John Ratcliffe and Pete Hoekstra are listed as contributors.
Russell Vought and Brendan Carr authored chapters. Tom Homan, John Ratcliffe and Pete Hoekstra are listed as contributors.
November 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM
This is now at least five Donald Trump nominees who are named in the Project 2025 manuscript.
Russell Vought and Brendan Carr authored chapters. Tom Homan, John Ratcliffe and Pete Hoekstra are listed as contributors.
Russell Vought and Brendan Carr authored chapters. Tom Homan, John Ratcliffe and Pete Hoekstra are listed as contributors.
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Perceptions shape and define people’s reality.
November 22, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Perceptions shape and define people’s reality.
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JUST IN: Former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is withdrawing from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. cnn.it/4fEA1IY
November 21, 2024 at 5:45 PM
JUST IN: Former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is withdrawing from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. cnn.it/4fEA1IY
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Today's #MustReads:
Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans www.wired.com/story/border... by @tessowen.bsky.social
Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans www.wired.com/story/border... by @tessowen.bsky.social
Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans
Militias that patrol the US border with Mexico are thrilled that Donald Trump has been elected—and plan to be a “valuable resource” to the incoming administration, whether or not they’re asked.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Today's #MustReads:
Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans www.wired.com/story/border... by @tessowen.bsky.social
Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans www.wired.com/story/border... by @tessowen.bsky.social