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It was funny when Trump did this with the Reflecting Pool. Now he's doing it with the lives of children.
Small Texas law firm set to receive $150M to represent unaccompanied migrant children
The firm, Houston-based Burke Law Group has only two attorneys who specialize in immigration and asylum cases. Two of its founders have ties to the Trump administration.
npr.org
Can he be any more explicit in his attempt to manipulate markets? Who's pulling his strings?
Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with 'freedom of movement'
"We are in talks with the Iranians," the Treasury secretary told CNBC's "Squawk Box."
cnbc.com
Fucker screamed in his hearing that his job is to protect Trump. Seeing as he doesn't understand what the job is, that should be the end of it. And it would be, if there weren't fifty-odd senators who also think their job is to protect Trump.
The most important takeaway from Blanche’s latest move to boost his attorney general bid
The episode with Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis underscores the risk of Blanche getting the attorney general job full time.
ms.now
Trump's umpteenth "peace deal": "Israeli warplanes have struck multiple targets,...operating at low altitude without issuing prior warnings to residents... Most of the targets were residential buildings, apartments and gatherings of civilians..."
Israel kills 19 in Gaza as attacks escalate despite latest Trump plan
Strikes target critical Gaza infrastructure and residential buildings as Israeli officials cite scepticism over deal.
aljazeera.com
The simplest explanation is that Trump has no idea what's happening, no strategy, no goals. He just lashes out depending on his mood. If the GOP had ANY courage, they'd have removed him from office a long time ago. Instead, we keep sinking deeper into this insane quagmire, weakening us.
Trump frequently announces he's halting strikes in Iran. But they keep happening
The abrupt shifts have been a defining feature of the five-month conflict that has sent prices of oil and basic goods soaring — and the announcements to date have been upended by renewed attacks days ...
pbs.org
Parts of the 2nd largest city in Washington State being evacuated.
'When the sun rises, we are going to be in shock': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
Walls of flames destroyed dozens of homes and other structures in the Indian Trail neighborhood and more areas of Spokane on Saturday amid one of the worst natural disasters in the city’s history.
spokesman.com
A hundred years from now, people will think of us the same way we think of Germans in the 1930's. Our great great grandchildren will be ashamed of us.
Green Hombre@greenhombre.bsky.social · 4d agoHistory will not be kind to Americans who allowed this to happen on our watch.
There are so many aspects of the horror that is unfolding before us, so many heads to the hydra, that it is easy to lose focus, and get distracted. Right now, this is my focus. This cruelty.
More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends
Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.
npr.org
"The worst of the worst?" A Fulbright scholar, with an asylum case pending and work authorization.
Johns Hopkins researcher detained by ICE at Maryland airport, university says it's 'deeply concerned'
A Johns Hopkins University researcher, originally from Cameroon, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers earlier this week.
abcnews.com
Since Trump couldn't kill Head Start, he's making it unrecognizable.
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
nytimes.com
The threat is imminent: “The Trump administration is working to strip unaccompanied children of legal representation so they can be deported faster and with less scrutiny."
Thousands of immigrant children risk losing lawyers after Trump aid cuts
More than 20,000 unaccompanied children risk going to US immigration court alone after federal funding cuts
theguardian.com
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray speaks out against ICE arrest in West Seattle: 'Just plain sick'
That sign went up a few days ago north of Morgan Junction (that's the West Seattle Church of the Nazarene at 42nd/Juneau in the background). A reader told us an ICE arrest had been reported at 41st/Ju...
westseattleblog.com
Hopefully the SCOTUS will give this request the attention it deserves -- none -- since the legal reasoning seems to be "Trump wants it."
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Order Restricting Mail Voting
The Trump administration asks justices to intervene after an appeals court blocked key parts of a mail-in voting executive order.
nytimes.com
It was never about crime, or law and order, or safety. It was always about exerting pressure and violence on non-white communities.
In Memphis, an 'anti-crime' task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown
The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.
npr.org
H/t Jeff Dillenbeck at Facebook. "In one case, an agent reportedly left instructions intended for future versions of itself that explained how to bypass OpenAI's internal restrictions."
OpenAI agent goes rogue and hacks popular AI community — left escape plans for future models inside the company's infrastructure
What a covert AI agent!
tomshardware.com
Just finished reading about the horrific crash caused by a drunk and belligerent driver in Colorado. And the Trump adminiatration's flippant dismissal of cycling as "DEI." Do you ride a bike?
Suspect arrested 1 year after cyclist died in Okanagan Granfondo | CBC News
A man has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, as well as two charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.
cbc.ca
"Grieving?" Press still operating under the incorrect assumption they are dealing with a normal person. Trump is incapable of grieving. Except, of course, for himself, for the denial of his (perceived) due.
How a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham’s Sister for Senate
The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.
nytimes.com
I have no hooe that this will move the needle even one bit.
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
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.
nytimes.com
When people stay in the labor force because it's the only way they can afford health insurance...what do we call that?
New US tariffs linked to claims of foreign forced labor dismay and anger trading partners
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariffs has provoked heated objections from America’s trading partners.
apnews.com
The SAVE Act has passed the House, buried in the Defense Appropriations bill. It is one procedural move away from passing the Senate. If it does, it puts us back 150 years in terms of voting rights. The implications are sobering.
Trump’s patience with Thune ‘is running out’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that Senate Majority Leader John Thune is on thin ice when it comes to advancing the president’s marquee voting overhaul.
politico.com