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CNN Politics: Supreme Court, DOJ, all things legal, etc. Forever waiting for the Padres and Tottenham dynasties. Former pitcher and 3B, Allied Gardens Little League.
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Have they fired Ange yet? (kidding. I'M KIDDING)

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The ICC’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at the court have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. NGOs have stopped working with the ICC, the leader of one won’t even reply to ICC emails.

OK, time to park the bus for 179 minutes!

www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...

A deeper look into opinion on Trump's immigration policies, from our new poll: "52% now say that Trump’s immigration policies have not made the US safer...57% [don't] believe the federal government is being careful in following the law while carrying out deportations." www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/p...

Yes, the umpire is expanding the strike zone tonight.

In 100 days in office, US President Donald Trump has destabilized eight decades of government support for science. This has included terminating more than 1,000 grants in areas such as climate change, cancer, and HIV prevention. Will US science survive Trump 2.0? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Nationals know what goes great together: dogs and fireworks. defector.com/the-national...

It's not just Columbia, it's not just DEI, and it's not just biomedical research: Trump's war on universities has frozen crucial science at institutions like Princeton, Cornell, Northwestern, and more. Our @nature.com team spoke to some of the affected scientists: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

SCOOP: Labor Department Says Staff Could Face Criminal Charges for Leaks to Media, Leaked Memo Shows

Judge Xinis is very very very unhappy with DOJ www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/p...

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(Bloomberg) - Insiders including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Corp.’s Safra Catz and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie Dimon cashed out shares worth billions of dollars before President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements roiled markets. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is a tricky one, but I would suggest writing to a national newspaper, and including enough specific information that your friend finds out how much you dislike their spouse without you having to tell them directly.

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Hey, US scientists: break the outrage addiction, says this Brazilian researcher. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NEW from @johnphudson.bsky.social: No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

BREAKING: Days before she was detained by ICE, the State Department had determined Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk did NOT engage in antisemitic or terrorist activities. Rubio revoked her visa anyhow. Gift article: wapo.st/4j8d5Uh

NEW: I confirmed w/ CBP that the email @nicolemicheroni.bsky.social receive telling her to self-deport is real, not a scam. It's also is very weird and likely causing fear and chaos. I spoke w/ Micheroni—a US citizen and immigration attorney—about her experience. www.wired.com/story/homela...

NYT page one: @nytimes.com

All the details: “Jury orders Soulja Boy to pay $4 million in blunt roller's sexual battery lawsuit”

REPORTER: Can you explain more of the decision making on what feels like a reversal here? BESSENT: No

(Columbus Dispatch) - Microsoft has abandoned its $1 billion data center project in Licking County, Ohio, citing a strategic investment review. @dispatch.com $MSFT www.dispatch.com/story/busine...

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Padres are now 1-0 this season when balking in two runs

As Trump tanks the stock market and hikes consumer prices with a tariff war, his MAGA media allies are in overdrive trying to spin the disaster and rewrite reality in Orwellian fashion. My column for @status.news www.status.news/p/maga-media...

Majestic long cat keeping me in my place

BREAKING: MAJOR TRUMP VICTORY AT SCOTUS www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/p...

Naval Academy removes 400 books after defense leaders’ DEI orders Defense Department leaders ordered the academy to remove books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in response to Trump orders, a U.S. official said. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

It's somehow possible 2 undefeated teams will meet in June.

Watching The Distinguished Gentleman and forgot how much congressional minutiae there is. Room lottery, plum committee assignments, K Street, trade groups, the Fisheries Committee....

JUST IN: Judge James Donato, handling an antisemitism suit against Berkeley, says he doesn't want to decide if Zionism is a 'central tenet' of Judaism. The Obama appointee sees 'serious constitutional problem' in doing so. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

PRRI: "63% say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, which makes 2024 the fifth consecutive year in which at least 60% of Americans favor abortion legality." Only states where support is < 50%: AR, ID, TN, OK, UT, LA, WV (all in the 41-49% range) www.prri.org/research/abo...