Dan Berman
@dhberman.bsky.social
CNN Politics: Supreme Court, DOJ, all things legal, etc. Forever waiting for the Padres dynasty. Former pitcher and 3B, Allied Gardens Little League.
And signed by the Dodgers www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/s...
Newly discovered oddball amphibian fossils could reveal clues about the prehistoric LA climate | CNN
Scientists have discovered an extinct amphibian from the ice age at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits. The fossils shed light on a prehistoric climate.
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So far AJ Preller hasn't done anything. Curious to know if he's trying and failing or decided that none of what's out there (non-Skubal divition) is actually worthwhile
P U R C E L L www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...
Trump’s mail voting appeal tests Supreme Court’s anti-chaos election rule | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s emergency appeal aimed at limiting the use of mail ballots is poised to test a controversial, 20-year-old Supreme Court principle that was intended to avoid chaos before elect...
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Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/31/u...
Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.
thecityreporter.nyc
"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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Approximately 1 out of 3 women will experience sexual and/or physical abuse in their lifetime and you still have men claiming that allegations must be false because there are too many of them. It’s actually the opposite. The vast majority allegations will never become public
Trump has vented to RFK Jr. that the Department of HHS is not doing enough on autism. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood Vaccines
The president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.
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NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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There was no "cover-up" of intelligence on Chinese influence on the 2020 election. I pored over the selectively declassified docs & interviewed ex-intel officials. Even some who agreed w/ minority opinion on Chinese influence say this was a messy process, but no cover-up www.cnn.com/2026/07/24/p...
Trump’s document ‘cherry-pick’ doesn’t show a cover-up of Chinese election intelligence, ex-officials say | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump and his allies touted spy reports and emails that he declassified this month as showing a “cover-up” of intelligence about China’s efforts to harm Trump’s re-election prospects ...
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The Trump administration’s cuts to the largest global HIV program last year resulted in sharp drops in both prevention efforts and treatment for the people most at risk from the disease. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/h...
1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds (Gift Article)
New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.
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Any bets on what will happen? www.cnn.com/2026/07/22/p...
Supreme Court faces scrutiny over potential ‘loopholes’ in prediction markets policy | CNN Politics
Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a fast answer when she was asked during a recent Senate hearing if the Supreme Court had done anything to address the meteoric rise of prediction markets — and the ethica...
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PLAN founder (Google it) Peter Navarro loses another court case www.cnn.com/2026/07/21/p...
Appeals court rejects Peter Navarro’s push to overturn his conviction over January 6 subpoena | CNN Politics
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s attempt to overturn his contempt of Congress felony conviction.
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Fox should be airing an alternative In Living Color halftime show
A father in Idaho, speaking to police after his child died by suicide: “There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids. The whole fucking country. The whole fucking administration, every single fucking day.” Please read this important story by @joyurcaba.bsky.social
Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.
The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.
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To be fair, England will end the tournament as one of the only two teams to win their final match
Best football game in Miami since Kellen Winslow was playing
Rather than a third place match, how about one between the most fun from the tournament? Cabo Verde v Norway would be awesome
Mullin just parroted an Iranian disinformation operation from 2020.
NEW: A 5-year-old girl spent months in federal immigration custody here in Connecticut while her family waited for her release. Her case isn’t unique, experts and court records show. My latest w/ @jrabethomas.bsky.social at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
5-year-old spent 118 days on her own in federal immigration custody in CT
On any given day there are more than two dozen immigrant children detained without a parent or guardian in programs run by Connecticut nonprofits.
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Every NFL fan: I don’t know anything about soccer, but I know through a thousand awful experiences that the prevent D is the worst way to lose a close game
We were wondering what FIFA would do for Argentina, and now we know!
