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RFK Jr. Promises to Reveal the 'Cause' of Autism Next Month https://gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-promises-to-reveal-the-cause-of-autism-next-month-2000648934
Trump’s America
All The Demands Trump Is Making Of The Smithsonian https://theonion.com/all-the-demands-trump-is-making-of-the-smithsonian/
I can’t believe local leadership is voluntarily going along with this. // National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown - www.foxnews.com/politics/nat...
Through July, DOGE said it has saved taxpayers $52.8 billion by canceling contracts, but of the $32.7 billion in actual claimed contract savings that POLITICO could verify, DOGE’s savings over that period were closer to $1.4 billion. - www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Pour one out… 😢 AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet after 34 years - arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Article II, Section 4 of the US Constitution - constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...
US on 'Precipice of Recession,' Warns Leading Economist (Moody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi) - www.newsweek.com/us-economy-r...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ +⭐️/2: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro app.thestorygraph.com/books/caa774...
Owner of 'Trump Burger' has been detained by ICE. Wow. // New Details Emerge After ICE Arrest Trump Burger Co-Owner - www.newsweek.com/trump-burger...
🎪🤡 RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development - www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Leaked memo from Hegseth’s brother calls for US army to help with deportations nationwide ‘for years to come’: report - ca.news.yahoo.com/leaked-memo-...
Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund - techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/g...
By decree, it’s now illegal for colleges to recruit students from mostly black and brown communities and federal funding could be blocked. Make it make sense. // Justice Department Declares DEI Unlawful - www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Not breaking news, just disappointing. Senate confirms former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court post - abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
Coming Soon: ‘Whites-Only’ Community Expands Throughout The Mid-West - www.blackenterprise.com/should-white...
Trump administration pauses student loan forgiveness - www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
BREAKING: Jerome Powell has just been referred to the DOJ for criminal charges for perjury related to his $2.5 billion “renovation” to the Federal Reserve Building
This is how it looks when a Sea Anemone runs away from a Starfish.
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Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!
How is this going after the "worst of the worst?" Is there any federal accountability for the promise made? Trump says he wants to deport ‘the worst of the worst.’ Government data tells another story - apnews.com/article/fact...
NEW: Senate Republicans narrowly won a vote to advance a measure to take back $9 billion in federal spending — including funds marked for PBS, NPR and foreign aid.
Trump Urges Supporters To Move On From Societal Disdain For Pedophilia
Among Trump’s ICE Detainees, 72% Have No Criminal Convictions Despite Vow to Focus on ‘Worst of the Worst’ - www.mississippifreepress.org/among-trumps...
Nick Offerman on What the Right Gets Wrong About Ron Swanson: ‘Dumb People Insist He Would’ve Voted for Trump’ - www.indiewire.com/features/int...
Three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission have asked the Supreme Court to leave an order in place allowing them to remain in their jobs. Amy Howe explains the Trump administration moves that prompted their response:
Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help - hub.jhu.edu/2025/07/09/r...
How the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will affect grad student loans - www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new... #HigherEd
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The Rise of AI Is Making Life Even Harder for Real People in Gaza https://gizmodo.com/the-rise-of-ai-is-making-life-even-harder-for-real-people-in-gaza-2000607395
Sometimes I wonder, how does one get a worm in their brain? www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system - www.npr.org/2025/06/29/n...
NEW: In FCC v. Consumers' Research, a case about a federal program that subsidizes telephone and high-speed internet services in schools, libraries, rural areas, and low-income communities in urban areas, the court holds that the funding structure does not violate the nondelegation doctrine.
NEW: In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a case on whether the 5th Circuit used the right legal test when assessing Texas' law requiring pornography sites to verify users' age, the court affirms the 5th Circuit's ruling against a trade group for the adult entertainment industry.
NEW: The Supreme Court's morning ends with a surprise — the justices announce that Louisiana v. Callais, a case about a congressional map that the Louisiana Legislature adopted last year, will be re-argued next term.
NEW: In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case about whether religious families have a First Amendment right to opt out of public school lessons involved LGBTQ themes, the court holds that the families are likely to succeed and are entitled to a preliminary injunction.
NEW: In Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, a case about the structure of a task force with the power under the Affordable Care Act to determine which preventive services insurers must cover, the court holds that members do not need to be appointed by the president and confirmed by Senate.
The court has made it clear that it is not deciding whether the executive order is constitutional and instructed the district courts to "move expeditiously to ensure that, with respect to each plaintiff, the injunctions comport with this rule and otherwise comply with principles of equity."
NEW: In Trump v. CASA, a case about the universal injunctions putting the president's order on birthright citizenship on hold nationwide, the Supreme Court grants the government's applications to partially stay the injunctions from district courts.
Chief Justice John Roberts announced this morning that tomorrow will be the final opinion day of the 2024-25 term. Six cases remain for the court to decide.
NEW: In Hewitt v. U.S., a case on if the First Step Act's sentencing reduction provisions apply to a defendant originally sentenced before the act's enactment, the court holds the act’s more lenient penalties apply when a defendant's sentences have been vacated and they need to be resentenced.
NEW: In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case about whether there is a private right to bring a lawsuit challenging South Carolina's decision to end Planned Parenthood's participation in the state's Medicaid program, the court holds that there is not.
NEW: In Gutierrez v. Saenz, a case about whether a Texas inmate has standing to sue a district attorney over untested DNA evidence, the court holds that he does.
NEW: The final opinion of the day is in Riley v. Bondi. This case is about whether and when a noncitizen who overstayed his visa and has an order for his deportation can challenge an order denying his request for withholding of removal. The court sends it back for reconsideration by the lower court.
Israel-Iran war live: Trump says US has attacked nuclear sites in Iran including Fordow
NEW: In FDA v. RJR Vapor, a case about the proper venue for a North Carolina-based company's challenge of the FDA's denial of its application to market e-cigarettes and who has the right to petition for judicial review, the court rules against the FDA.
NEW: In Esteras v. United States, a case on how to interpret federal laws on sentencing and supervised release, the Supreme Court holds that courts should not consider factors from the law governing sentencing that aren't mentioned in the supervised release law when deciding on supervised release.
NEW: In McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson, on rules governing telemarketing and whether courts must defer to the FCC's interpretation of them, the court holds that the Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to an agency’s interpretation of a statute.
NEW: In Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA, about whether fuel producers can bring a suit against the EPA to challenge its approval of California regs requiring automakers to alter their fleets of new vehicles to make more electric vehicles and fewer gas-powered cars, the Supreme Court says they do.
New: In Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, a case about whether a retired firefighter's lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act can go forward even though the alleged discrimination occurred after her retirement, the Supreme Court holds that it cannot.
Opinion analysis: Court allows lawsuits by U.S. victims of overseas terrorist attacks to move forward
Dodgers: Asked ICE agents to leave parking lot - www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn - www.bbc.com/news/article...
NEW: In Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, a case about who can challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing decisions, the Supreme Court holds that Texas and a private company cannot obtain judicial review of a licensing decision because they were not parties to the proceeding.
NEW: In EPA v. Calumet Shreveport, a case about judicial review of the Environmental Protection Agency, the court holds that the EPA’s denials of small refinery exemption petitions fall within the “nationwide scope or effect” exception, requiring consideration in the D.C. Circuit.
NEW: In Oklahoma v. EPA (the second EPA case of the day), the court holds that the EPA's disapprovals of state implementation plans for Oklahoma and Utah, which detail how they would comply with the Clean Air Act's "good neighbor" provision, can be reviewed in a regional court of appeals.
NEW: In U.S. v. Skrmetti, a closely watched case on a Tennessee law barring certain medical care for transgender minors, the court holds that Tennessee's law can remain in place.
NEW: In Perttu v. Richards, a case about whether prisoners are entitled to a jury trial when their effort to pursue claims in the prison grievance process is disputed, the court holds that they are.
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Another perspective is mainstream news doesn’t hold itself to the standards it once held.
Failed to mention over 1M in Boston!
He is definitely courageous.
Of course it is 🙄. // Trump Mobile's made-in-US iPhone 17 competitor is really made in China - appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
😕 ICE protester seriously injured by rubber bullet shot to the groin - ktla.com/news/local-n...
ICE's cash crisis deepens amid immigration crackdown - www.axios.com/2025/06/16/i...
I'm not completely convinced of the reasons given for why these specific countries were selected. I think there are reasons, just not (only) these ones.🤔 // Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.
A pregnant Venezuelan doctor with TPS is suing the Trump Administration over her baby's constitutional right to birthright citizenship. // Trump V. Babies: The Battle Over Birthright Citizenship - www.latinousa.org/2025/06/08/t...
I think those talks in Oman this weekend will be canceled. www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...
A political ideologue known for spreading vaccine misinformation firing all CDC expert advisors tasked to review scientific evidence to make informed recommendations on vaccines is the opposite of what HHS should do to restore public trust in vaccines: www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r... #MedSky
CLIP: ESPN will consider if it is better with Doris Burke or Tim Legler on its top team going forward
Nearly 25% of Americans are now ‘functionally unemployed’ — here’s what that ‘harsh reality’ really means - finance.yahoo.com/news/nearly-...
Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
![“The Base in [the] USA is preparing for an upcoming national training event,” reads one of its recent posts soliciting crypto donations. “This one might be our most attended training event in [the] USA in a while. We could really use some financial support to help our members with travel expenses.” The post continued: “When you donate money to the Base, you’re investing in a White Defense Force that’s aiming to protect white people from political persecution and physical destruction.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vkqsytd3admjz6ndqwgbqocw/bafkreihfsw5gghim7ujgq2dhl3fgoitxi4pqwf2fauzhzkbna7kznq5coe@jpeg "Click to view full size")
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules in "reverse discrimination" suit for a straight woman who says she was discriminated against in applying for a new role at work.
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules Mexico’s suit against American gun manufacturers is barred under federal law.
In the case of Wisc.'s denial of a tax exemption for religious nonprofits to Catholic Charities, the Supreme Court today reverses the decision of the Wisc. Supreme Court that said that the group didn’t qualify for the exemption b/c it did not proselytize and served non-Catholics.
NEW: In a dispute over the standard for reopening a judgment that a court already has entered, the court rules that the law requires extraordinary circumstances, and the standard doesn’t become less demanding when the movant tries to reopen a case to amend a complaint.
NEW: Lab Corp v. Davis is dismissed as improvidently granted. Justice Kavanaugh dissents from the dismissal.
JUST IN: Thursday, June 12 will be another opinion day at the Supreme Court.
Amazon is reportedly training humanoid robots to deliver packages - www.theverge.com/news/680258/...
Percival Everett's ASSUMPTION sees him delving into the detective-novel genre, but of course he can't play it straight. My review: bit.ly/3SBUIM4
This Palantir contract probably deserves more attention than it’s getting. // Donald Trump's Reported Database Move Sparks Alarm: 'Dystopian' - www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Alerts are typically reserved for proven allies. I’m not sure that applies here. // Trump was not informed about Ukraine attack which destroyed huge fleet of Russian planes, reports claims - www.the-independent.com/world/trump-...
Coincidence. 🙄 // Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner - www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Proceeds from ‘millionaires tax’ are through the roof, according to state projections - www.boston.com/news/local-n...
. Am I far too old To correct my path and change Which course do I take #haikufeels (Correct) #haiku #poetry #micropoetry
Reminder: US tax dollars are used to defend these allegations. Consulting w/ the Chinese Communist Party? Unreal. Trump administration revokes Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students - www.pennlive.com/nation-world...
I wonder if it was the same protestor.
Google settles Black employees' racial bias lawsuit for $50 million - www.reuters.com/legal/google...
The Big Beautiful Bill is yet another example that beauty is in the eye of the beholder // Distributional Effects of Selected Provisions of the House Reconciliation Bill (Preliminary) - budgetlab.yale.edu/research/dis...
🙂 ‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix - www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
I only need 5 minutes to complete my financial disclosures every year cause I own zero stocks. The same should be true for all members of Congress. We must ban Congressional stock trading.
Musk’s Grok AI chatbot says it ‘appears that I was instructed’ to talk about ‘white genocide’ - www.cnbc.com/2025/05/15/g...
With the context of this administration, I’m guessing either UHG’s donation to the “inauguration fund” wasn’t big enough or they are really, really, really guilty. // UnitedHealth under criminal probe for possible Medicare fraud, WSJ reports - finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedh...
You're probably being gaslighted if you think the primary goal of this plane was to serve as Air Force One and not a personal gift to 45/47. // Experts: Qatar-gifted Air Force One may be security, upgrade disaster - www.defensenews.com/air/2025/05/...
Definitely not a bribe. 😉 // Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources - abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
