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Stop the Cuts - Crush the Orange 🍊 Protest in Jackson today. #stopthecuts
April 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Stop the Cuts - Crush the Orange 🍊 Protest in Jackson today. #stopthecuts
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The support from passersby gets stronger every week! #stopthecuts
April 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The support from passersby gets stronger every week! #stopthecuts
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A fundamental shift has taken hold among investors, traders and analysts. Serious questions now exist around the wisdom of owning American assets that until recently were the envy of a risk-obsessed world.
Read the Markets Daily newsletter.
Read the Markets Daily newsletter.
US Assets No Longer the Envy of Risk-Obsessed World
A fundamental shift has taken hold
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A fundamental shift has taken hold among investors, traders and analysts. Serious questions now exist around the wisdom of owning American assets that until recently were the envy of a risk-obsessed world.
Read the Markets Daily newsletter.
Read the Markets Daily newsletter.
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We must follow the lead of opposition movements in other kleptocracies: Put corruption at the center of our arguments. American government & foreign & domestic policy are being transformed to benefit not Americans but Trump & Co. Only voters can stop this change.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We must follow the lead of opposition movements in other kleptocracies: Put corruption at the center of our arguments. American government & foreign & domestic policy are being transformed to benefit not Americans but Trump & Co. Only voters can stop this change.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What might China do now in response to U.S. tariffs that threaten its economic well-being? China has every incentive to expand its range of responses beyond raising its own tariffs, because it imports far fewer goods from the United States than the United States imports from China. wapo.st/4igWdcG
Opinion | Can a trade war lead to a shooting war? Trump and Xi, take note: Yes.
The United States and China risk falling into the Thucydides Trap amid the Trump-Xi tariff standoff.
wapo.st
April 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
What might China do now in response to U.S. tariffs that threaten its economic well-being? China has every incentive to expand its range of responses beyond raising its own tariffs, because it imports far fewer goods from the United States than the United States imports from China. wapo.st/4igWdcG
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If we have normal elections, and Democrats are able to get back in power we need to take a long hard look at how to enact the same kind of anti-corruption laws that helped prevent another Nixon for decades and decades and decades.
April 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If we have normal elections, and Democrats are able to get back in power we need to take a long hard look at how to enact the same kind of anti-corruption laws that helped prevent another Nixon for decades and decades and decades.
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Chilling to see book banning—a hallmark of authoritarian regimes—happening here. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library
Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and books on the Holocaust were among the works removed in response to an order from the office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Chilling to see book banning—a hallmark of authoritarian regimes—happening here. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
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Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.
A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas
It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current pace, the nation may lose its “elimination” status.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Breaking News: A second child has died of measles in West Texas amid an escalating outbreak. It is the second confirmed measles death in a decade in the U.S.
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Target stock after removing their DEI policy.
Go fash lose cash and all that.
Go fash lose cash and all that.
March 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Target stock after removing their DEI policy.
Go fash lose cash and all that.
Go fash lose cash and all that.
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of 25 percent on cars imported to the United States on Wednesday. The taxes will apply to finished automobiles, but not to auto parts. More tariffs are set to be announced next week.
-- WaPo
-- WaPo
March 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of 25 percent on cars imported to the United States on Wednesday. The taxes will apply to finished automobiles, but not to auto parts. More tariffs are set to be announced next week.
-- WaPo
-- WaPo
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1/ He wasn’t kidding when he told people 2024 was the last election they’d ever have to vote in if he won www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
March 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
1/ He wasn’t kidding when he told people 2024 was the last election they’d ever have to vote in if he won www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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“.. The deterioration was sharpest among older Americans.”
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March 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“.. The deterioration was sharpest among older Americans.”
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Warner: "Suddenly, & for no reason I can understand, the US is starting to act like our adversaries are our friends. Voting in the UN with Russia, Belarus, and North Korea - that's a rogues gallery if I've ever heard one. Treating our allies like adversaries. Threats to take over Greenland ... "
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Warner: "Suddenly, & for no reason I can understand, the US is starting to act like our adversaries are our friends. Voting in the UN with Russia, Belarus, and North Korea - that's a rogues gallery if I've ever heard one. Treating our allies like adversaries. Threats to take over Greenland ... "
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They never want to have free and fair elections again. That's the end game. Right wing rule.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump orders states to require proof of citizenship in federal elections
Election experts said Trump was claiming power he does not have and said lawsuits over the measure were all but guaranteed.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They never want to have free and fair elections again. That's the end game. Right wing rule.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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“If NIH doesn’t study the health impacts of climate, we are not going to be able to prevent some of those health impacts, and we aren’t going to be able to find ways to deal with them.”
NIH Ends Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
NIH Ends Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...
www.propublica.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“If NIH doesn’t study the health impacts of climate, we are not going to be able to prevent some of those health impacts, and we aren’t going to be able to find ways to deal with them.”
NIH Ends Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
NIH Ends Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
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Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that he was headed to Greenland later this week, taking over a controversial visit that officials on the island have made very clear they don’t want at all.
JD Vance to Lead Controversial Visit to Greenland
Amid President Trump’s push to take over the world’s largest island, the administration says it is sending the vice president to visit a military base there.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday that he was headed to Greenland later this week, taking over a controversial visit that officials on the island have made very clear they don’t want at all.
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NEW: Trump's new executive order transforming elections earned fierce criticism from Democratic officials and voting rights advocates who called it "unlawful" and "an extreme abuse of power." Some have promised to sue and challenge the order in court.
Trump Anti-Voting Order Draws Furious Pushback
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
NEW: Trump's new executive order transforming elections earned fierce criticism from Democratic officials and voting rights advocates who called it "unlawful" and "an extreme abuse of power." Some have promised to sue and challenge the order in court.
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“There is little precedent in modern U.S. history for Trump’s actions. But the president is following a playbook from other countries whose leaders have sought to undermine democratic systems and the rule of law, including Russia, Turkey and Hungary.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks
The result has been called an extraordinary threat to the constitutional rights of due process and representation, as well as a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his ...
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“There is little precedent in modern U.S. history for Trump’s actions. But the president is following a playbook from other countries whose leaders have sought to undermine democratic systems and the rule of law, including Russia, Turkey and Hungary.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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My last gift link of the month, by the author a forthcoming book about Franklin's attempt to annex Canada... wapo.st/4c2i1Ye
Opinion | When Benjamin Franklin failed to make Canada the 14th colony
Canadians weren’t enticed by the colonists’ noble goals. Why would they want to join now?
wapo.st
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My last gift link of the month, by the author a forthcoming book about Franklin's attempt to annex Canada... wapo.st/4c2i1Ye
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The President does not have the constitutional or statutory authority to dictate the content of voter registration forms. This EO is an incredibly dangerous power grab. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
March 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The President does not have the constitutional or statutory authority to dictate the content of voter registration forms. This EO is an incredibly dangerous power grab. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
March 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson floats the possibility of Congress eliminating federal courts.
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
This comes as courts have blocked a series of actions taken by the Trump administration, along with Trump and his allies calling for the impeachment of certain district court judges.
More: nbcnews.to/42fjve9
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All of it is downstream from the fact that he is completely insecure and trying to mold the world into something that makes him feel in control.
Opinion | Donald Trump’s insecurity state
The president’s focus on retribution is in part a response to his staggering insecurity.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
All of it is downstream from the fact that he is completely insecure and trying to mold the world into something that makes him feel in control.
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Exclusive: Science has learned that grant termination letters went out last night to principal investigators of 29 awards made by NIAID, including nine grants that were part of a program hoping to deliver antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemics. scim.ag/4iVm7mY
Saying ‘pandemic is over,’ NIH institute starts cutting COVID-19 research
Grant terminations halt research on improving vaccinations and preventing future pandemics
scim.ag
March 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Exclusive: Science has learned that grant termination letters went out last night to principal investigators of 29 awards made by NIAID, including nine grants that were part of a program hoping to deliver antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemics. scim.ag/4iVm7mY
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty filed suit last week to contest Trump’s shutdown order, claiming it “would violate the Constitution and federal laws.”
Judge temporarily bars Trump from canceling Radio Free Europe | CNN Business
One of the international broadcasters targeted for termination by President Donald Trump has been granted a reprieve by a federal judge.
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty filed suit last week to contest Trump’s shutdown order, claiming it “would violate the Constitution and federal laws.”