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RFK Jr's "MAHA" report is filled with references to studies that literally do not exist, or that completely misinterpret the studies' findings. “We did not publish a paper.. on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title,” says one cited researcher. www.notus.org/health-scien...

Judge says she will issue a preliminary injunction to block Trump administration from making changes to Harvard's student visa program indefinitely

Reuters: US JUDGE SAYS SHE PLANS TO ISSUE INJUNCTION BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM IMMEDIATELY REVOKING HARVARD'S ABILITY TO ENROLL FOREIGN STUDENTS

"As Musk slinks away, spending went up, not down, during his tenure, and DOGE made the government less efficient, not more..." "A legacy of shattered institutions, weakened public services, and fired civil servants who did nothing but serve their country well..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Happening in Tallahassee, Florida right now. Immigration raid against people who are literally working to build our housing by ICE agents wearing military gear and looking like they are in a war-zone.

Germany has announced plans to develop the ‘strongest’ conventional army in Europe.

Federal judges appointed by Trump, Reagan, and Obama ruled that Trump violated the Constitution. And we all can see the economic chaos this incompetence has on our nation. apnews.com/article/trum...

A federal court on Wednesday found President Donald Trump does not have the authority to impose his sweeping tariff strategy.

A court ruled that President Trump lacked the legal authority to impose his "liberation day" tariffs. www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses. In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...

While some law firms are cowering to Trump’s bullying and coercion, others are fighting back — and they’re winning.
 I salute the firms and institutions that refuse to bend the knee to Trump’s lawlessness. And shame on those who cave in to political blackmail.

NEW: Interactive map from CBPP A quarter of seniors live more than an hourlong trip from their closest Social Security office. The Trump Admin is placing new travel burdens on beneficiaries that will lead to over 1 million hours wasted on unnecessary travel each year. www.cbpp.org/research/soc...

• The Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company — To develop, test and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics — Including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus •

Tune into the 💯 hour Weather & Climate Livestream, brought to you by US meteorologists and climate scientists whose research is at risk due to proposed budget cuts. Learn about the federally funded science that makes weather forecasts and climate predictions possible! www.youtube.com/live/CcWR6Cd...

• Migrants and Pastor arrested inside Manhattan immigration courthouse • Dozens of masked agents in plainclothes searched for targets — “This is an extremely scary time — This is unprecedented” • The government is picking people up and disappearing them into a detention vacuum •

New: The Texas House on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would restrict protesting on college campuses. Critics say the proposal would walk back free speech protections that conservatives advocated for in previous legislative sessions.

She is an American citizen, the daughter of a U.S. Navy service member from Illinois, who was stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam War. This is fascism, plain and simple.

“I feel helpless. I feel like so much is out of my control,” one former employee says as the Trump administration targets USAID, AmeriCorps, and beyond. capitalbnews.org/trump-federa...

Republican propaganda I won't fall for: – The wealthy need more tax breaks – We “can’t afford” universal school meals – Trickle-down economics works – Medicaid expansion is “socialism” – The Pentagon needs a $1 trillion budget – Student debt relief is unfair

A federal judge has ordered that Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School scientist from Russia who was detained for bringing biological specimens into the country, be released from immigration custody.

Yes, the Department of Education still exists — but it's under attack by President Trump. On this episode of At Liberty, our host @wkamaubell.bsky.social is joined by ReNika Moore, director of our Racial Justice Program, to discuss what’s at stake for our nation's schools.

I have been meaning to write about this for quite some time and maybe I'll get to it next year, but between this and Peterson's meltdown on Jubilee, I hope folks can see that it's not all that difficult to humiliate these people in forums like this. Maybe there's political value in doing so.

PROTEST OLIGARCHY! Join us in Palm Beach Gardens, June 14 from 10 am = noon Corner of PGA Blvd and Campus Dr. (park at courthouse, DMV, or Sears parking lot at east side of mall). Click on picture to rigister. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

JUST IN; Judge Paula Xinis benchslaps DOJ for waiting until today to ask for usually routine extension of deadline to answer complaint in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation lawsuits. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump calls it a “gift to America.” I call it what it is: a $400 million bribe disguised as a jet, that he keeps. Paid for by Qatar and US taxpayers, owned by Trump. Corruption at 35,000 feet: youtu.be/hcqUvvy01UM

🚨BREAKING: U.S Department of Justice files voter suppression lawsuit targeting North Carolina voter registration. The weaponization of DOJ for political gain is here. Subscribe to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

• “They don't only shut down intellectual freedom and change the content of learning to reinforce their ideological agendas — But also seek to remake higher education institutions into places that reward intolerance, conformism, and other values and behaviors authoritarians require.” •