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'According to interviews and presentations viewed by WIRED, the goal of these cities would be to have places where anti-aging clinical trials, nuclear reactor startups, and building construction can proceed without having to get prior approval from agencies like the FDA, NRC and EPA.'

"Nineteen Republican attorneys general had issued 'civil investigative demands' to those banks in 2022, demanding that they turn over information about their ESG practices. They argued that the alliance was beholden to 'the woke climate agenda' and that it violated antitrust laws."

And Bauman died a year ago.

We shld view Tesla as the equivalent of a company that held down babies and poured radioactive waste down their throats or probably something worse. I don't support violence. But normal Americans are right to stand agst this company which threatens their liberty. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/b...

Shame on the Army Corps.

"It's the only story that matters right now." Absolutely correct, and newsrooms should adjust accordingly. It's the biggest story of their lives, and possibly the biggest story in American history. Change, however, will not be forthcoming from legacy media. Others will do the heroic work.

matt taibbi went to russia to rape children and proudly wrote a book about it. its foreword was written by a neonazi. the left treated him as a hero for two decades.

...and Sean fucking Spicer??!?!?!

Meta offered to build a censored Facebook, hand over user data and shut down dissidents to woo the Chinese government www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... Then Zuckerberg said they were an American free speech champion and TikTok was a Chinese superthreat www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Bernie Sanders draws 10,000 supporters to Warren for a ‘Fight Oligarchy’ rally michiganadvance.com/2025/03/08/b...

‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

“Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...

Around half of the €200 million funds for the Tallinn Mechanism — a key effort by the U.S., EU and NATO to provide cyber support to Ukraine — have evaporated after the US pulled its funding, Estonia’s cyber ambassador told me today. More in NatSecDaily: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

"Roughly one-third of US auto parts suppliers said they would move production outside of the US if 25% tariffs on Canada & Mexico stay in place for six months.... Nearly a quarter...said they would cut or delay investments if tariffs lasted just a month" buff.ly/KX7Od5W

“Rabbi Ari Jun is a well-known Zionist, and while this event is intended to oppose Nazis and white supremacy, allowing Zionists to participate undermines the original goal of the demonstration.”

I'm old enough to remember when Musk said they'd be working for free.

“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action. www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...

'Knowing who owns a company isn’t just a matter of corporate admin. It's vital tool against dictatorships, which build power on global networks of financial secrecy. It’s key to tackling money-laundering and fraud. Trump’s actions pull the rug out from intl efforts to reveal this hidden world.'

FRIGGIN' WILD: In email obtained by TPM, White House claims that the Appointments Clause of the US constitution conflicts with Trump's "inherent authority" ... EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate  talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

Nobody who voted for Trump or refused to vote for Harris wants to hear this but it’s true: we outperformed the entire globe economically in the wake of COVID and inflation was a small price to pay for that. www.brookings.edu/articles/a-m...

If Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, he will have the power to deploy the US military within US borders against the people. Now is the time, military members, to learn your rights and to gather information on legal counsel in case you're given an unlawful order.

"Another day you do not act is another day you lose your rights." @mariaressa.bsky.social on #DeadlineWhiteHouse today speaking on how quickly Dutarte took control of the Philippine government (6 months). It took Hitler 53 days. We're on day 42 of this regime.

Got any plans for next Friday? Cancel them and do this instead, we need you. ❤️🇺🇸

The presidents cited here who ultimately abided by court decisions they abhorred did so because they believed in democracy, of which rule of law is central. Trump & Co. do not believe in democracy. That's why this time is different.

Washington Nationals offer current, former federal workers free tickets www.dcnewsnow.com/sports/profe...

Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong drop by to explain.

Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States

I sure hope national and local Dems are compiling lists of fired federal workers, contacting them and organizing. Better yet, a coalition that isn't the Dems but a real Resistance.

The Trump administration has directed nonprofits involved in a $20 billion Biden-era climate initiative to turn over records to the FBI and appear in federal court later this month.

From a colleague: The unstaffed USGS booth at the world’s largest mining and exploration conference, the 2025 PDAC in Toronto. ⚒️🧪

DOD Will No Longer Prohibit Contractors from Running Segregated Facilities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dod-w...

Trump Golf Weekends’ Cost To Taxpayers Hits $18.2 million www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

Supreme Court rules against veterans receiving ‘benefit of the doubt’ for disability claims that are close call www.stripes.com/veterans/202...

Tesla is under investigation in Canada for processing 8,600 vehicle sales in just three days before a federal EV credit expired. The company claimed $43 million in credits over those three days. It was a big jump from usual sales volumes.

SCOOP: The new DOGE official seeking private taxpayer information at the IRS has ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch considered part of Putin's inner circle. Sam Corcos is married to a woman who partnered w/ a VC firm handling Suleyman Kerimov's money. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated. The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west). My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...

Follow the money.

It's both.

Send volcano monitoring back to the states.

Sending a forceful message.

Unfortunately, the moon will lose its funding before then.

Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says House Republicans can't meet their budget targets to pass Trump's agenda without making significant cuts to Medicare or Medicaid.