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Trump administration acknowledges another error in a high-profile deportation
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Published: May 17, 2025 14:41
In a late Friday court filing, immigration officials said a claim by a Guatemalan man — a key plank of the government’s response in a class action lawsuit — was based on erroneous information. When a Guatemalan man sued the Trump administration in March…
Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat
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Published: May 17, 2025 14:40
First, Trump officials cut off refugee resettlement from all over the world. Then they got those white Afrikaners here in three months. Funny how …
Amid global competition for production business, Hollywood is hurting
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Published: May 17, 2025 14:40
On a Hollywood backlot in Los Angeles, you can find a replica New York City street — complete with a diner, a newsstand, brownstones, a bodega and a subway entrance. It's part of the Radford Studio Center, a sprawling production hub in Studio City. In…
How DOGE has tried to embed beyond the executive branch
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/17/nx-s1-5401392/doge-federal-agency-nonprofits-cpb-usip-vera-institute?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/npr
Published: May 17, 2025 14:39
When the Department of Government Efficiency comes calling, it typically starts with an email. That often includes a request to embed DOGE staffers to learn more about what the agency does and review its inner workings. In response to a DOGE staffer's May…
Trump's attack dog just killed her career
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Published: May 17, 2025 14:39
The Attorney General of the United States is considered the nation's top lawyer. As head of the Department of Justice, Pam Bondi leads the nation's …
Trump’s SCOTUS loss: Ari on 7-2 rejection of plot to game the courts, and autocrat backlash
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Published: May 17, 2025 01:53
The Supreme Court dealt Pres. Trump a new legal loss Friday, blocking attempted deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber reports the breaking news ruling, reading from the Court’s reasoning and breaking down how…
Trump’s plan to deport Afghan refugees is a national disgrace
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-ends-afghan-protections-afrikaners-rcna207127?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/msnbc
Published: May 17, 2025 01:52
There’s no group more deserving of TPS than the Afghans who are now on the fast track to deportation. Earlier this month, the United Nations published …
The New MAGA World Order
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/05/trump-immoral-world-order/682826/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=flipboard&utm_campaign=all
Published: May 17, 2025 01:49
This week’s Gulf tour revealed that Trump’s transactional foreign policy doesn’t lack values. It just has really bad ones. Earlier this week in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump delivered what the White House billed as a “major address,” which is a…
US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is 'inadequate,' judge says
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Published: May 17, 2025 01:49
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as…
Measles cases reach 1,024 in the US as infections confirmed in 30 states: CDC
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Published: May 17, 2025 01:49
The majority of cases are among those unvaccinated or with unknown status. The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to 1,024, according to …
Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from deportations under Alien Enemies Act for now
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-supreme-court-alien-enemies-act/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/civilrights
Published: May 17, 2025 01:48
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will continue to block the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men detained in northern …
Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to resume Venezuelans' deportations
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Published: May 17, 2025 01:46
The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming…
Why Canada Will NEVER Be The 51st State
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Published: May 16, 2025 21:26
Just announced more dates on The Flowers Tour! Check out https://joshjohnsoncomedy.com/tour for dates and to sign up for the waitlist to be notified when I'm performing in your city. Hi Friends, This week I wanted to share my thoughts on the idea that…
BREAKING: GROK REVOLTS AGAINST ELON! TRUMP FEUDS WITH TAYLOR SWIFT; PRICES SKYROCKET
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Published: May 16, 2025 21:25
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Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting
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Published: May 16, 2025 18:41
The inspector general for the National Labor Relations Board is investigating the ad hoc Department of Government Efficiency's interaction with the NLRB following NPR's exclusive reporting about sensitive data leaving the agency. The investigation was…
After Bruce Springsteen calls Trump "treasonous," the president responds by criticizing the rock star's skin
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-springsteen-land-of-hopes-and-dreams-tour-trump-truth-social-post/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/politics
Published: May 16, 2025 18:40
Bruce Springsteen gave his latest stinging criticism of President Trump and his administration, calling them "treasonous" and "incompetent" to kick …
Stanford Creativity Expert: This Simple Shift will 10x Your AI CreativityㅣJeremy Utley
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Published: May 16, 2025 00:05
Stanford's Jeremy Utley reveals that "most people are not fully utilizing AI's potential." Why is that? He explains that it lies in how we approach AI. He said a simple mindset shift could be what you've been missing in the AI revolution. How are you…
Leica Lux Camera App Adds "Artist Look" Built by Greg Williams
https://petapixel.com/2025/05/15/leica-lux-camera-app-adds-artist-look-built-by-greg-williams/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/camera
Published: May 15, 2025 23:57
Leica Camera has updated the Leica Lux iPhone camera app to version 1.7, adding “Artist Looks” to the app. The debut Artist Look was developed with …
'Caught by the Tides' turns discarded documentary scraps into a remarkable drama
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Published: May 15, 2025 23:56
During the pandemic, the Chinese director Jia Zhangke, like many of us, had a lot of time on his hands. He began sifting through a personal archive consisting of footage that he had shot since 2001. He ended up weaving much of this footage — some of which…
Fed chief Jerome Powell warns that U.S. could face "supply shocks"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-powell-trump-tariffs-supply-shocks-2025/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/politics
Published: May 15, 2025 23:56
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is cautioning that the U.S. could face an increase in supply shocks. The comes a week after the central bank …
Thread by @RobWust on Thread Reader App
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Published: May 15, 2025 23:54
More from @RobWust Mar 20 🚨 New preprint with @KasperJanssen alert! 🚨 1/ Patients with Long COVID often struggle with fatigue, autonomic dysfunction, …
Why Everybody Stopped Reading
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Published: May 15, 2025 14:53
Get one month of BrainFM free with my link: https://go.brain.fm/idgaf Could you crush 100 books a year in fifth grade but now are lucky to finish a chapter before the dopamine drip of your phone pulls you back into the void? Me too. In this video I explore…
What the China–US Trade Agreement Means for Trump’s Tariff Tactics Worldwide
https://thechinaacademy.org/no-pain-no-deal-how-china-forced-trump-to-the-negotiating-table/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LaurieAllee%2Fmagazine%2FMEANWHILE%2C+IN+CHINA
Published: May 15, 2025 14:49
Click Register Try Premium Member for Free with a 7-Day Trial Q: Would you say that China has won this round of the tariff battle? Shen Yi: Of course. …
‘Death sentence’: Sen. Sanders on GOP Medicaid cuts
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Published: May 15, 2025 14:47
“When you throw 13 million people off health insurance, when you raise co-payments for poor people, it is a death sentence,” says Senator Bernie Sanders on the Republican plan to cut Medicaid. “Thousands and thousands of low-income and working people will…
Walmart says it will raise prices due to tariff costs after posting solid first quarter sales
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Published: May 15, 2025 13:19
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart’s first-quarter profit slipped, and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump. The nation’s largest retailers posted strong quarterly sales Thursday and said it expects sales…
Trump’s Team Just Said Pollution Costs Nothing
https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/trumps-team-just-said-pollution-costs-nothing/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/environment
Published: May 15, 2025 13:18
In a move that’s sparked outrage among scientists and environmental advocates, the Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to stop …
Trump Appointees Are Hijacking the Patent System
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-05-15-trump-appointees-hijacking-patent-system/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/AmProspect
Published: May 15, 2025 13:18
Cronyism is threatening American innovation. The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. …
'No cuts to Medicaid!' Disabled protesters shut down GOP House hearing
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Published: May 15, 2025 13:18
Protesters opposing Republican cuts to Medicaid spending briefly shut down a House hearing on Tuesday. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett …
AOC Rips GOP for Pushing Medicaid Cuts 'When Everyone Is Asleep'
https://www.laprogressive.com/healthcare/aoc-and-co-criticize-gop?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/LAProgressive
Published: May 15, 2025 13:15
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez castigated House Republicans for pursuing massive cuts to Medicaid "in the dead of night" as a committee …
Trump Makes Stunning Deal With Mexican Cartel Leader
https://newrepublic.com/maz/post/195267/trump-afrikaner-refugee-south-africa-antisemite?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/liberal
Published: May 15, 2025 13:14
Trump said he would tolerate no antisemitism for people entering the U.S. But Charles Kleinhaus has a history of complaining about Jews online. The …
Today Fascism Wears a Red Cap
https://www.laprogressive.com/democracy/today-fascism-wears-a-red-cap?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/LAProgressive
Published: May 15, 2025 13:14
I am one of several hundred professors accused of poisoning young minds with the toxin of thought—of daring to question, to challenge, to teach. My …
Trump is making his first term grifting seem quaint
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Published: May 15, 2025 13:13
A billboard in Hong Kong last month. (May Jones/LightRocket via Getty)💰🤑💰 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent …
DHS Secretary Noem dodges questions on due process
https://www.msnbc.com/11th-hour/watch/dhs-secretary-noem-dodges-questions-on-due-process-239602757950?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/msnbc
Published: May 15, 2025 13:12
Lawmakers grilled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the rule of law and her agency's role in Trump's aggressive deportation agenda. …
Produce the Body: Why Habeas Corpus Is the Mother of All Our Rights
https://whowhatwhy.org/justice/rights-liberties/produce-the-body-why-habeas-corpus-is-the-mother-of-all-our-rights/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/civilrights
Published: May 15, 2025 13:12
Donald Trump and his entourage flood the zone with cascading outrages precisely because it overwhelms us — we’re helpless passengers on a hijacked …
Elon Musk Was Donald Trump’s Useful Idiot
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/14/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-russell-vought/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/world
Published: May 15, 2025 13:11
It’s looking increasingly likely that the world’s richest man got played. What did Elon Musk actually hope to achieve at the Department of Government …
'Headwinds' against Trump in crucial SCOTUS case: ACLU legal director
https://www.alternet.org/trump-birthright-aclu-scotus/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/AlterNetMedia
Published: May 15, 2025 13:10
After returning to the White House on January 20, President Donald Trump wasted no time issuing an executive order banning birthright citizenship. …
Trump’s "no tax on tips" VANISHES as Trump bails on biggest promise
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Published: May 15, 2025 01:44
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Published: May 14, 2025 23:45
“Khan Suri's release is ‘in the public interest to disrupt the chilling effect on protected speech,’ Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said at a hearing …
Visibly Confused Trump Falls Asleep On Camera | The Kyle Kulinski Show
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Published: May 14, 2025 23:24
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Trump admin drops limits on several 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-trump-admin-weakens-limits-chemicals.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/environment
Published: May 14, 2025 22:55
US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced plans to scrap limits on several "forever chemicals" in drinking water, reversing …
The Trump Administration Is Lining Up More Countries to Take Its Deportees
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/world/trump-administration-deportees.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/deportation
Published: May 14, 2025 22:55
Besides El Salvador, where the United States has already sent detainees, Rwanda and Libya have records of mistreating migrant detainees. It takes at least two countries to make a deportation happen: one to send deportees and one to receive them. Typically,…
Trump’s executive orders are a direct attack on free speech
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5296179-trumps-executive-orders-are-a-direct-attack-on-free-speech/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/civilrights
Published: May 14, 2025 22:47
Free speech is under direct, frontal attack in the U.S. Among the many constitutional transgressions by the Trump administration, this is the one that …
Trump's 'Deal' With China Leaves American Consumers and Exporters Facing Higher Tariffs Than Before
https://reason.com/2025/05/14/trumps-deal-with-china-leaves-american-consumers-and-exporters-facing-higher-tariffs-than-before/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=Reasoncom/magazine/Reason
Published: May 14, 2025 22:47
The White House calls it "the art of the deal," but a 30 percent tariff on imports from China is economically damaging and constitutionally …
'Rip the plane apart': Trump's hopes of flying in Qatar's royal jet just hit a major snag
https://www.alternet.org/trump-royal-jet/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=AlterNetMedia/magazine/TOP+STORIES
Published: May 14, 2025 22:46
President Donald Trump was hoping to use a jet from Qatar's royal family as a replacement for Air Force One until its upgrades are finished. But a …
2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-deportations-trump-maikelys-maduro-migrants-89caaeed43cfb92369626435bfa6483e?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/politics
Published: May 14, 2025 22:46
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A 2-year-old girl arrived Wednesday in Caracas to reunite with her mother after she was separated from her parents when they were deported from the U.S. in what Venezuela denounced as a kidnapping. Maikelys Espinoza arrived at an…
Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/14/did-the-us-flinch-first-in-tariff-war-with-china?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/world
Published: May 14, 2025 22:45
A high stakes game of chicken has come to an end for 90 days, as both China and the US claim the upper hand. On Monday, the United States and China reached an agreement to slash sky-high tariffs for 90 days. Though both sides claimed they could withstand a…
Global Freedom Rankings Released—And The U.S. Isn’t Even In The Top 20
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Published: May 14, 2025 22:45
How Free? America likes to call itself the land of the free and the home of the brave. And while we don't have any global bravery rankings to look …
Montana judge tears apart Republicans while ruling in favor of trans kids in historic victory - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/montana-judge-tears-apart-republicans-while-ruling-in-favor-of-trans-kids-in-historic-victory/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/gaycommunity
Published: May 14, 2025 22:44
Judge Jason Marks tore apart the state's arguments for why the ban was necessary, saying that the state was motivated by "ideological" reasons. A …
Science Tells Us the U.S. Is Heading toward a Dictatorship
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-tells-us-the-u-s-is-heading-toward-a-dictatorship/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/bluedevil88
Published: May 14, 2025 22:44
As president, Donald Trump pretty much checks all the warning boxes for an autocrat. Last September Scientific American warned of Trump’s “nonsensical …
Under pressure, HHS reinstates hundreds of occupational health workers
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5398092/niosh-reinstates-occupational-health-workers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/npr
Published: May 14, 2025 22:44
After facing considerable pushback from labor organizations and congressional lawmakers, the Trump administration has reversed course on some of its planned layoffs at the federal health agency responsible for overseeing workplace safety. The National…
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5387299/trump-white-house-antisemitism?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/u.s.politics
Published: May 14, 2025 22:44
President Trump campaigned on a pledge to fight antisemitism. "Antisemitic bigotry has no place in a civilized society," Trump said at an event in 2024. Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged 'Nazi sympathizer' However, the…
Dem Tears Into ICE Barbie Kristi Noem for Deporting Children
https://newrepublic.com/post/195245/kristi-noem-torched-dress-up-deporting-citizens-children?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other
Published: May 14, 2025 22:43
Representative Seth Magaziner torched the homeland security secretary over how many U.S. citizens have been deported. Homeland Security Secretary …
Scientists Sequenced the DNA of the ‘Last Neanderthal’—and It Alters Human History
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64770020/dna-last-neanderthal/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/popularmechanics
Published: May 14, 2025 22:40
Discover new clues about how our ancient relatives disappeared from time. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. • Over the next…
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Published: May 14, 2025 22:06
California governor proposes pausing expansion of health care to low-income immigrants
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Published: May 14, 2025 15:07
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded health care program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a monthly premium the following…
Best Photography Apps for Android and iPhone
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Published: May 14, 2025 15:06
When asked what gear photographers might need to do their job, most people would probably answer cameras, lenses, tripods, and lights. Obviously, …
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Brutal New Reports Expose a Fresh Scam
https://newrepublic.com/article/195221/trump-tariff-fiasco-worsens-brutal-new-reports-expose-fresh-scam?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/thenewrepublic
Published: May 14, 2025 15:05
As media scrutiny of Trump’s trade wars intensifies, a lawyer who’s helping several businesses sue to overturn the tariffs explains that they aren’t …
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Published: May 14, 2025 15:05
Oklahoma education standards say students must identify 2020 election 'discrepancies'
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Published: May 14, 2025 15:04
TULSA, Okla. — New academic standards in Oklahoma call for the teaching of "discrepancies" in the 2020 election results, continuing the spread of a false narrative years after it was first pushed by President Trump and his allies. The standards were…
Trumpism's Ultimate Failure
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Published: May 14, 2025 15:03
Due Process Is a Right, Not a Privilege You Get for Being Good
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-abrego-garcia-smears/682773/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/politics
Published: May 14, 2025 05:06
If Kilmar Abrego Garcia is guilty of the crimes he is accused of, then the Trump administration could simply follow the law. Why won’t it? President Donald Trump says he could bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant his administration wrongly…
The new pope is latest sign that the world rejects Trumpism
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/pope-leo-xiv-trumpism-backlash?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other
Published: May 14, 2025 05:03
Pope Leo XIV visits Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel outside Rome on Saturday. (Vatican Media via Getty)🌊 With corporate outlets obeying in …
Black America Reacts to Trump Welcoming White People From South Africa, a Nation That Brutalized Black People
https://www.theroot.com/black-america-reacts-to-trump-welcoming-white-people-fr-1851780526?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/u.s.politics
Published: May 14, 2025 05:03
Many consider Afrikaners the worst colonizers in history, so Trump giving them refuge is rubbing Black folks the wrong way. Leave it to President …
I got detained by border patrol at the airport
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Published: May 14, 2025 04:23
I was detained by customs and border patrol...
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Published: May 14, 2025 04:22
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‘There Is No Rational Basis Behind What the President Is Trying to Accomplish’
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/13/trump-tariffs-oregon-attorney-general-lawsuit-00342386?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/politico
Published: May 13, 2025 23:12
Oregon’s attorney general is suing to block Trump’s tariffs — and he might win. Dan Rayfield, Oregon’s rookie attorney general, says he didn’t want to spend his first months in office fighting presidential edicts in court. But along with the consumer…
The U.S.-China ‘deal’ is no deal. The U.S. just blinked.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/us-china-trade-tariffs-deal-trump-blinked-rcna206348?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/msnbc
Published: May 13, 2025 23:12
The American economy is far from out of the woods, and the negotiations have revealed the weakness of U.S. threats. Last month, U.S. tariffs on …
The Astonishing Threat to Suspend Habeas Corpus
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-astonishing-threat-to-suspend-habeas-corpus?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/NewYorker
Published: May 13, 2025 23:11
The Trump Administration is stepping up its war on the rule of law. Is this bluster aimed at intimidating judges, or the start of something worse? The White House driveway is an unlikely venue for announcing plans to upend the Constitution. But, strolling…
We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Says Surprising New Study
https://www.sciencealert.com/we-emit-a-visible-light-that-vanishes-when-we-die-says-surprising-new-study?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/science
Published: May 13, 2025 23:11
Life truly is radiant, according to an experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada. …
Why Only Republicans Have Free Speech
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/lawless-supreme-court-free-speech/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/TheNation
Published: May 13, 2025 23:10
The Supreme Court protects the rights of the rich and conservative—to heck with almost everyone else. The Republican justices seem to think that some …
Trump administration to end deportation protections for Afghans
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghans-deportation-protections-ending/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/u.s.politics
Published: May 13, 2025 23:10
The Trump administration is ending a program that offered deportation protections for thousands of people from Afghanistan. The Department of Homeland …
Pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/13/nx-s1-5395834/pharmacists-stockpile-generic-drugs-trump-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/npr
Published: May 13, 2025 23:10
In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man's defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley and his colleagues worry that tariffs aimed at bringing…
Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2025/05/13/g-s1-66112/why-arent-americans-filling-the-manufacturing-jobs-we-already-have?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/npr
Published: May 13, 2025 23:09
President Trump has been upending the global economy in the name of bringing manufacturing back. President Joe Biden signed into law massive investments aimed at doing something similar. The American manufacturing sector is reviving after decades of decay.…
L.A. fire survivors accuse State Farm of delaying claims. Should it get OK for a rate hike?
https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/05/state-farm-fire-survivors-complaints/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/losangelescounty
Published: May 13, 2025 23:09
Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still standing after Los Angeles County’s devastating January fires — but more than 100 days later, …
Amid Trump’s battle against DEI, nonprofits filling critical labor gaps are caught in the crossfire
https://apnews.com/video/amid-trumps-battle-against-dei-nonprofits-filling-critical-labor-gaps-are-caught-in-the-crossfire-14d1e1f1ff8e4e85aa6f472907698b59?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/AssociatedPress
Published: May 13, 2025 23:09
Recruiting women into construction and manufacturing has been a years long effort. President Donald Trump’s efforts targeting diversity and inclusion programs threaten community-based organizations critical to that goal.
Pope takes swipe at those who attack journalists — as Trump rages about 'fake news'
https://www.rawstory.com/pope-leo-xiv/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/civilrights
Published: May 13, 2025 23:09
Pope Leo XIV dropped a political statement in his first conversation with the media on Monday. Among his comments was praise for, and solidarity with, …
How Trump's Lying Is Making The Whole World Stupid
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Published: May 13, 2025 02:38
Yes, yes, we all know Trump lies - so what? Well, the point is that since the US is now bullying the entire world on trade, as well as using its leverage over various countries in other ways - this has changed the entire dynamic. World leaders are starting…
‘This is not normal’: U.S., China agree to 90-day tariff pause but 30% is ‘still a big deal’
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Published: May 13, 2025 02:35
Stocks are rallying after the U.S. and China struck a deal that pauses most tariffs between the two countries for 90 days as President Trump signs an executive order to cut prescription drug prices. NBC News’ Christine Romans explains more. New York Times…
Trump’s tariffs have already failed at their main job
https://www.vox.com/politics/412751/trump-us-china-trade-war-tariff-pause-90-days?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/Vox
Published: May 13, 2025 02:33
Trump’s team had grand ambitions for reordering global trade. They’re backing down. Markets rejoiced as the US and China reached a temporary truce of sorts in their trade war Monday, sharply reducing tariffs in a “90-day pause.” For Trump, this was a…
Ever heard of 'Generation Jones'? These not-quite-Gen-X-baby-boomers are a unique bunch.
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Published: May 13, 2025 02:32
This "microgeneration" grew up in a narrow window of time that gave them specific qualities. We hear a lot about the major generation …
Trump Kills 'Digital Equity Act' Which Has Nothing To Do With DEI
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/05/trump-kills-digital-equity-act-which-has?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/liberal
Published: May 13, 2025 02:28
Cutting this program will affect MAGA voters deeply. The racist, homophobic, misogynistic and anti-trans Trump administration hates the words "equity" …
Trump’s Trade War COLLAPSES: China & BRICS Just BROKE Bessent w/ Dr. Warwick Powell & Carl Zha
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Published: May 13, 2025 02:27
The real reason why Trump is tapping out of the trade war with China is shocking yet not one is talking about it. Geopolitical analysts Warwick Powell, Carl Zha and KJ Noh expose the brutal impact of China's retaliation to Trump's trade war currently…
'Toxic Optimism': How Americans Ended Up With Trump Term 2
https://zeteo.com/p/toxic-optimism-trump-second-term?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LaurieAllee%2Fmagazine%2FGREAT+LEAP+BACKWARD
Published: May 13, 2025 02:26
Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, mark the first 100 days of President …
NutritionFacts.org | The Latest in Nutrition Related Research
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Published: May 13, 2025 01:55
Latest Video Is the link between flavonoid consumption and longevity cause-and-effect, and are all sources of flavonoids equally healthy? Latest Live …
China Has Already Remade the International System
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/redeem/wB1lNJ54VAs?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=flipboard&utm_campaign=2025_f_tfd
Published: May 13, 2025 01:31
How the world adopted Beijing’s economic playbook.
Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World should be read in tandem to understand today’s troubled times
https://theconversation.com/nineteen-eighty-four-and-brave-new-world-should-be-read-in-tandem-to-understand-todays-troubled-times-253872?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=clasqm/magazine/The+Haiku+Operating+System
Published: May 13, 2025 01:31
Is there any past work of fiction that can help us make sense of today’s troubling trends? Taking into account the proliferation of references to …
Southern Whites Are Erasing Black History, Again
https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/southern-whites-erasing-black-history?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/LAProgressive
Published: May 13, 2025 01:30
As America has a reckoning over its legacy of racism and enslavement and the telling of history, along comes a story that should outrage us all, and …
Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants, carrying on a long tradition
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-05-11/quakers-march-against-trumps-crackdown-on-immigrants-carrying-on-their-long-faith-tradition?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LaurieAllee%2Fmagazine%2FGREAT+LEAP+BACKWARD
Published: May 12, 2025 23:30
PRINCETON, N.J. — A group of Quakers is marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. The march extends a long tradition of Quaker activism. Historically, Quakers…
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Published: May 12, 2025 22:57
Is the Internet Dying? | AI Slop, Dead Internet Theory, Google's Broken, Social Media, and ChatBots
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Published: May 12, 2025 22:55
something has changed about the internet and i KNOW i can't be the only one who feels it. remember when it felt human and real? lately, it feels like we’re stuck in an endless scroll of AI-generated content, spammy SEO blogs, and chatbot summaries. there…
Tufts student released from ICE custody: "Very difficult time"
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tufts-student-released-from-ice-custody-very-difficult-time/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/news
Published: May 12, 2025 22:43
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained last month. A judge …
Austerity is for emergencies. What Trump is doing is economic gaslighting.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-gaslighting-economy-austerity-taxes-tariffs-rcna206280?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/msnbc
Published: May 12, 2025 22:43
This isn’t a natural downturn. It’s not a war economy. It’s the fallout from one man’s economic choices and his refusal to change course. This is an …
Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic
https://www.sciencealert.com/spikes-of-bird-flu-in-cats-could-be-a-warning-of-a-future-pandemic?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/pandemic
Published: May 12, 2025 22:42
Cats infected with bird flu are falling under the radar when it comes to tracking and managing the virus, and this must change rapidly, scientists …
RFK Jr. Swam with Grandchildren in DC Creek With 'High Bacteria Levels'
https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-swam-grandchildren-mothers-day-contaminated-dc-creek-2071101?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=LaurieAllee%2Fmagazine%2FGREAT+LEAP+BACKWARD
Published: May 12, 2025 22:35
On Mother's Day, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared photos of himself swimming alongside his grandchildren in …
Did Trump just get caught in another ‘massive’ lie? It appears so
https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/05/did-trump-just-get-caught-in-another-massive-lie-appears-so.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=NJcom/magazine/NJ+Politics
Published: May 12, 2025 20:19
You don’t have to look far for a list of Donald Trump’s lies — they have their own Wikipedia page. Thousands upon thousands of lies. Big and small. …
China Called Trump’s Bluff
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/china-tariffs-trump/682776/?utm_medium=offsite&utm_source=flipboard&utm_campaign=politics
Published: May 12, 2025 20:19
There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens. When President Donald Trump launched his trade war on the world, he issued a stern warning: “Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded.” China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway. This morning,…
Florida Woman Details Horror of Being Detained Despite Being US Citizen
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-woman-detained-cbp-miami-tiktoker-2070846?utm_source=Flipboard&utm_medium=App&utm_campaign=Partnerships
Published: May 12, 2025 20:17
A Florida woman and TikToker says she was detained by federal authorities at a Miami airport despite being a U.S. citizen. Savanna Pinder shared a …
Is AI the future of America's foreign policy? Some experts think so
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5375140/ai-foreign-policy-diplomacy-war-ceasefire-ukraine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/npr
Published: May 12, 2025 20:12
At the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, the Futures Lab is working on projects to use artificial intelligence to transform the practice of diplomacy. With funding from the Pentagon's Chief Digital and…
What is the Emoluments Clause? And how might it apply to Qatar giving Trump a plane?
https://apnews.com/article/emoluments-clause-trump-jet-qatar-56f995acb57eb741b0214aba5e7e8220?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/AssociatedPress
Published: May 12, 2025 20:12
President Donald Trump ‘s readiness to accept a luxury jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar for conversion into a presidential aircraft has revived the conversations around emoluments and the notion of a president otherwise allegedly profiting off…
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Published: May 12, 2025 20:12
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