AOC: Being taken is wrong, it is illegal, it is a violation of his First Amendment rights, it is an affront to every American, and we will not allow—and will continue to resist—the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.
Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
“Without widespread theft, my industry can’t survive” is an argument against your industry surviving, and is not an argument for allowing widespread theft
The Verge@theverge.com · last yr.Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
📡 Broadcasting a new signal On the eve of #WorldPressFreedomDay, R.E.M. is proud to announce Radio Free Europe 2025—a five-track benefit EP saluting 75 years of RFE/RL’s fearless journalism. Watch the full Dispatch video + learn more about Jacknife Lee and Mitch Easter RFE remixes ffm.to/remrfe2025
Despite seeing several people I totally trust say this was real I still felt I had to verify it with my own eyes. And having done so I still can't believe it's real.
I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
What's the Real Quid Pro Quo with Bukele?
Hint: It's not about fighting "terrorism," or stopping illegal immigration.
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makes sense. what the administration wants more than anything is to completely pollute the information environment with as much nonsense and propaganda as they and their allies, foreign and domestic, can pump out
Eileen Guo@eileenguo.bsky.social · last yr.SCOOP: sources tell me that the State Dept plans to eliminate its only office to counter foreign disinformation, as soon as today, delivering a win to foreign governments like Russia, Iran, and China—and the office's mostly conservative critics. www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/16/1...
One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
“Many people don’t realize how high the American quality of life is because of the competent & stable enforcement of regulations, &if that goes away a lot of lives are at risk,” said Steve Cicala… “This affects airplane safety, baby formula safety, the safety of meat, vegetables and packaged foods…”
Trump and DOGE Are Planning Deregulation at a Massive Scale
The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more.
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The union representing National Endowment for the Humanities workers said 65% received termination notices Thursday.
National Endowment for the Humanities terminates majority of staff, union says
The union representing National Endowment for the Humanities workers said 65% received termination notices Thursday.
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There are some new lobbyists in town and they are successfully altering legislation regulating PFAS. from @wired.com via @climatedesk.org
Some states are banning forever chemicals. Now industry is fighting back.
The chemical and consumer products sectors are sending lawyers and lobbyists to DC to protect their investments.
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Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
They are doing reparations for insurrectionists.
Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · last yr.NEW The Justice Department says the J6ers who paid restitution to Congress for the damage caused to the US Capitol should have their funds returned now that their convictions have been wiped out. Full Story: bit.ly/42mehfL
Tim Walz: "You you claim to love freedom but want to restrict certain groups, you don’t love freedom. You love privilege." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #MomSky
NEWSFLASH: At least 12 members of Congress are flying Appeal to Heaven flags outside their offices. Great reporting from @marabim.bsky.social tracking Congress & January 6th symbolism. The ATH flag is a symbol of Christian supremacy & political-spiritual warfare. baptistnews.com/article/a-vi...
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“McDonalds workers in Denmark make more than Honda workers in Alabama” is such a key point. It’s the institutions, stupid.
BREAKING: An 8-year-old girl with measles died Thursday morning, the second measles-related death in an ongoing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 Texans since January. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to visit Texas Sunday. bit.ly/3FVa8I1
A second Texas child has died from measles; RFK Jr. will reportedly visit state
About 500 Texans, mostly young unvaccinated children, have contracted the disease. The U.S. health secretary is expected to come to Texas.
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TAPPER: You're imposing a 10% on the Heard and MccDonald islands. They have zero human inhabitants. Why are you putting tariffs on islands entirely populated by penguins? ROLLINS: Whatever. Listen, the people leading this are serious, intentional, patriotic, the smartest I've ever worked with.
Katherine Clark: "What they are doing here is wrecking the infrastructure of Social Security so they can rob the benefit ... it is an outrageous ripoff of the American taxpayer that we are seeing from this administration."
Do you have a comfort show or movie? Perry Mason lowers my blood pressure every time.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his hand on his chin and looking at the camera .
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These are the same people that were willing to let their grandparents die so they could eat at Arby's again without a mask
