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ICYMI, DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.

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Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

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Peace only comes through freedom. (Paraphrased) @pontifexes.bsky.social

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As long as producing weapons is a big business, there will be war.

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The Trump regime's assault on universities is about many things: anti-intellectualism, suppression of free speech, racism (a fair characterization of attacking the very ideas of diversity & inclusion). But in wiping out federal funding of research, it's also part of a larger privatization campaign.

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Vice President JD Vance meets with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangling sharply over migration

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A draft Trump order would drastically restructure the State Department, cutting offices that address climate change, refugees, democracy and human rights while eliminating almost all Africa operations and shutting down embassies on the continent. @ewong.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

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Hitler used tariffs to “liberate” Germany from a globalized world order—careening the economy backwards, Timothy W. Ryback writes.

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"Party of the working class."

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Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science—and in turn jeopardizing the AI boom he purports to champion, writes Matteo Wong:

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Just weeks after creating a $50 million tax credit for private schools, Idaho has shut down a program that helped public school students pay for laptops, school supplies, tutoring and other expenses. By @audreydutton.bsky.social

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“Yes, in professional wrestling, the outcome of matches and the storylines are typically scripted, making the matches themselves staged.” Google AI Some Americans love fake wrestling, but let’s not be confused. The outcomes of government decisions, actions, and reactions are very real.

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Scammers are using artificial intelligence to alter their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote job postings, research shows. cbsn.ws/4lzEFeV

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Shoppers in the U.S. are continuing their boycotts against retailers like Target and Walmart. Here's why they are boycotting.

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As debates swirl over cuts to USAID, David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, offers a rare insider’s perspective.

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Trump's acting DC prosecutor interrogates medical journals about their publishing policies and whether they accept dissent, implying that he may deem it a crime to prosecute if he doesn't like their answers. @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social @rebeccarobbins.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/h...

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It is impossible to actually erase history. Karma cannot be deleted from websites, museums, courses, or textbooks.

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President Trump targets museums he said push divisive ideology. Activists and historians say he's trying to erase the nation's tarnished history.

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The U.S. already imposed tariffs on some Chinese products of up to 100%. Add that to the 145% in new tariffs and some products face 245% tariffs.

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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." —Louis Brandeis

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In a competitive global economy, we need the best educated workforce in the world - doctors, nurses, dentists, plumbers, welders, electricians, etc. Young people should not have to go deeply into debt to get the education they and our nation need. We must make public colleges tuition free.

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The IRS launched its own tax filing program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free. Tax prep companies like Intuit lobbied for years to stop the IRS from doing this. Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Now Trump is gutting the program. Hello?

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Someone who always blames others, never taking any responsibility for their actions and reactions, is stuck between the ages of 5 and 8 and should not be running a country.

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When Mary Charlebois and Kevin Scanlon retired, they traded California’s high cost and hustle for the peace and affordability of Malta. As Jennifer Stevens, Executive Editor of @inliving, explains, the island is becoming a quiet favorite among American retirees. cbsn.ws/3E8XDrY

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“In recent days, Mr. Trump, who is himself a convicted felon, has gone so far as to say that he is contemplating sending violent criminals who are American citizens to be locked up in El Salvador, where prisons are not governed by minimal U.S. standards.” @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com

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Just the thought of AI hallucinating someone as a gang member and sending them to a prison in El Salvador, isn’t that what we’re really dealing with? It wasn’t a human error. It was a computer error.

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Under the Trump administration, America is retreating from hard power, surrendering soft power, and yielding economic power, David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic Daily. Is this what greatness looks like?

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Trump administration cutting nearly 90% of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Breaking News: Trump officials blame a mistake for setting off the tectonic confrontation with Harvard.

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It is time for Trump to put up or shut up in Court. A FEDERAL JUDGE said “no evidence before the court connects Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or any criminal organization.” No one is vouching for one man. We are standing up for EVERYONE’s right to due process under the Constitution.

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FDA inspectors found serious problems at a Glenmark factory in India that manufactured the recalled drugs. Another medication made there has been tied to deaths of U.S. patients. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

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New from @makenakelly.bsky.social + me: DOGE is building a database at DHS that could track and surveil immigrants. They are cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida @wired.com www.wired.com/story/doge-c...

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia told a visiting Maryland senator he had been moved from a notorious Salvadoran prison to a different facility. Follow for live updates.

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How come “conservatives” don’t believe in conservation?

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"Tariffs on countries that the United States relies heavily on for imported seafood will be a lose-lose. American consumers will be less healthy, and the U.S. seafood industry will be less profitable," writes Martin D. Smith for @thinkglobalhealth.org.

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Volvo to cut up to 800 US jobs as Trump's tariffs bite reut.rs/42ioA5F

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On BBC crime dramas, the detective will drink a cup of tea at anybody’s house, even if they’re suspected of murder.

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Our number one problem: We cannot have wisdom without truth.

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The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.

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Since mid-January, the dollar has fallen 9% against a basket of currencies, a rare and steep decline, to its lowest level in three years — a drop that raises concerns investors may be losing confidence in the U.S.

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NCR Editorial: President Trump's modern Golgotha for Kilmar Abrego Garcia. “This moment calls for more than concern for Catholics — it demands prophetic clarity.” #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Catholic #immigrants www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

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Wait, ANOTHER one of Elon Musk's companies getting a massive government contract?? The Trump admin is firing workers & gutting Social Security but somehow there’s always money for Trump’s billionaire friends. This is the most corrupt administration in the history of America.

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Trump administration orders Gaza-linked social media vetting for visa applicants reut.rs/3Y3rKrr

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Deleting the word “trauma” does not get rid of trauma www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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The Trump administration is eyeing about $40 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services’s budget next year, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.

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Trump's IRS targeting Harvard? In honor of Tax Day, we found these old receipts

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The Trump administration has threatened to block Harvard University from enrolling international students unless the school hands over detailed information about the student body, in yet another escalation of the government’s fight against higher education. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...

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