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Great @zcolman.bsky.social feature on how misinformation and politicization is affecting even something that should be as apolitical as disaster relief. Rebuilding after a disaster becomes a quagmire if residents think the agency that's supposed to help them is stealing babies:

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BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education and ordered the administration to reinstate employees fired in a mass termination. This can't happen without cnogressional approval, she ruled. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Politico's PEN Guild union was one of the first to include AI provisions in its contract. Now it's gearing up for potentially another potential first: A legal battle against management for violating those provisions. www.wired.com/story/politi...

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@npr.org EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status, according to emails shared with NPR.

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American Pope to avoid the tariffs, smart.

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Chicago pope to issue encyclical denouncing ketchup on hot dogs

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First one to start up a chain of "Pope Leo XIV Italian Beef" stand wins.

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Looking forward to the quick canonization of Dick Butkus.

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Trade negotiations between Japan and the United States are headed for an impasse with the two sides unable even to settle on a starting point for an agreement after two rounds of high-level discussions.

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Trump has tasked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with leading on trade with China. It's not going to be easy.Inside the challenge ahead as Bessent heads to Switzerland tomorrow --> w/ @meganmesserly.bsky.social @arihawkins.bsky.social @ddesrochers.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Maybe the boiler just isn't working right?

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Man if I owned a cathedral in Avignon I'd light up some white smoke from it today just to scare people.

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1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️

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On a private Zoom last week, anti-abortion groups previewed an effort they're calling "Rolling Thunder." Here's how they plan to pressure the FDA, Congress and courts to crack down on abortion pills. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Neighbors report two upscale DC restaurants on New Mexico Ave. just raided by DHS/ICE: Chef Geoff's (owned by the husband of CBS News' Norah O'Donnell) and Al Dente.

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NEW from @joshgerstein.bsky.social: You’ve heard of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Now meet the second man erroneously deported to El Salvador in violation of a legal settlement: Daniel Lozano-Camargo. Until now, he’d only been identified by a pseudonym in court. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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Rice was always going to be a tough sell but why would the LDP risk anything when its negotiating partner refuses to act in good faith. asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trad...

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"A majority of new vehicles sold in China are either fully electric or plug-in hybrids, and a look around the recent auto show in Shanghai showed that local makers have mostly stopped introducing new gasoline-powered models." www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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Trump is seeking massive funding cuts across the government. He's asking Congress to slash spending on non-defense programs by more than $163 billion.

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Uncertainty looms over U.S. LNG, despite buyer interest The month of April saw several modest commercial deals for U.S. LNG. But that is more than overshadowed by formidable obstacles facing new LNG projects. gasoutlook.com/analysis/unc...

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Congress critters are getting a big lesson in "one district's 'waste' is another district's lifeblood": www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Japan looking at long-term deal for LNG...with Qatar: www.reuters.com/business/ene...

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The EU is working on rules to limit methane pollution from imported fossil fuels. Some EU leaders want to exempt US fossil fuels in hopes of avoiding a trade war with Trump. Silly. a) Making Europeans' electricity and heat dependent on the US is insane. b) Bending the knee to Trump won't work.

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PHOTOS: Lincoln Square road closure offers glimpse of car-free streets: ‘A nice little breather’, read more here: chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...

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BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge has barred the administation from removing migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, saying Trump's invocation of that law in the context of Tren de Aragua was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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WSJ - Tesla's board has opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk. www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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SCOOP: A young man with no government experience who hasn’t even finished his undergrad degree is working for Elon Musk’s DOGE at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and has been tasked with using AI to rewrite the agency’s rules and regulations.

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This guy, Dom Lucre, shared child sexual abuse material on Twitter, got banned for it, and then Musk reinstated him. Absolutely wild to see him being treated like a real journalist.

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wow

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WTI testing $58. Might have to start talking about "energy impotence" pretty soon.

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Interior Secretary Burgum, who killed a major offshore wind project, is floating the idea of forcing the government to pay energyproject developers for any fossil fuel project the feds kill (I.e. KXL).

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Today we honor jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington on his birthday!

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At a mic check for this Export-Import Bank conference, the person on stage reads out - "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the country."

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TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights: * Abercrombie jeans: up 33% * Amazon Echo: up 38.5% * Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%

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Bessent in two weeks, finding out about just in time ordering:

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Southwest Airlines' CEO isn’t waiting for economists to declare a technical downturn in the US economy: As far as he’s concerned, a recession already has started. “I don’t care if you call it a recession or not, in this industry that’s a recession.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Long-term problem - Japan has contracted for way more LNG than it needs (consumption is declining) as a way of becoming a huge trader. But it will increasingly need to stoke demand in SE Asia so that it can offload its LNG.

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We have great potential for more cooperation on energy, with the North Sea serving as our shared energy vault, dear Keir Starmer. In defence and security, with a dedicated partnership. And on illegal migration, a common challenge which requires joint answers Full statement → europa.eu/!rtnQfW

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TRUMP AND BESSENT: We’re negotiating with China, this trade war will be resolved soon. CHINA: WTF are you talking about. www.ft.com/content/3e07...

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Diego and I, by Frida Khalo, 1949

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The White House is debating whether to lift sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and potentially other Russian assets in Europe as part of discussions on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, five people familiar with the discussions told POLITICO.

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