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Can we Americans still spell C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N? And why did this story break today in the Financial Times, a London newspaper?

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Basic research often pays huge dividends—but that’s not why we do it.

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If they could get Noem there for a photo op, they can go rescue the innocent guy they shipped there.

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A federal judge has ordered the White House to reinstate The Associated Press’s access to smaller events—such as those held in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One—after Trump barred the news organization.

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“One month since Mahmoud Khalil was arrested.” www.dropsitenews.com/p/mahmoud-kh...

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Here’s the real reason why DOGE is gutting the IRS. (Hint: it has nothing to do with “efficiency.”)

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As President Donald Trump’s tariffs set in, it may well be time to say goodbye to the under-$30,000 car. @aarianmarshall.bsky.social has more. Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/trump-...

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Surprise, surprise. readsludge.com/2025/04/07/m...

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Dozens of federal employees tell WIRED that Trump's federal return to office order has resulted in chaos (including bad Wi-Fi and no toilet paper), with productivity plummeting and public services suffering.

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Reckless cruelty isn’t strength. Capitulation isn’t courage. Cultish allegiance isn’t patriotism. We used to know the difference.

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They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.

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According to The Economist, annexing Palestinian land and ethnic cleansing goes against Israel's founding values. To which you can only answer: what the fuck?

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As states legislate against products containing PFAS, the chemical and consumer products industries are deploying lawyers and lobbyists to protect their investments.

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Obviously deliberate policy, but one thing that's horrifying about CECOT is how much sadistic physical abuse is done purely and proudly to torture them, without even the pretense of any practical purpose. Not to get too rosy about US prisons, but this would be recognized as wildly illegal abuse.

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The problem is that, even if he were not inclined to pathological narcissism, nothing that has happened since 2016, not impeachment, not COVID, not attempting insurrection, will have signaled to Trump that he should ever correct course in the face of an obvious mistake.

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Cabinet member worth $500 million speaks. 🇺🇸 @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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🧵 We're extremely concerned DOGE has gained access to data that would help them target farmworkers & organizations serving them. Please help us spread the word in your communities. 🚨 Here's what we know.

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I taught a US citizenship class to South Sudanese refugees in Nebraska, 2006-2007. Fleeing civil war, they worked arduous jobs at a meat packing plant. Many had no literacy in any language. But they studied hard for a citizenship exam which many native-born Americans would not be able to pass.

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We’re getting criticism for saying that “reading only the Times and the Journal” leaves people uninformed about US politics. But it’s true. Here’s Jeff Jarvis with receipts on the #BrokenTimes, and how Kahn’s choice of what news to highlight—his “poor news judgement”—leaves NYT readers uninformed.

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An interesting coda to this story is that a house registered to Homan was put on the market two days before the raid.

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NOT HAPPENING YET: Trump administration's proposed 5 p.m. ET target for action from the 4th Circuit on Abrego Garcia deportation case has come and gone without a ruling, the administrative stay DOJ asked for or even a schedule. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”

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If they're nabbing tourists out of Peace Arch Park for being on the wrong side of the line in what is generally regarded as an international area then we should close Peace Arch Park

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Protest just getting started here in Chicago.

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WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)

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People continue to ask why I very publicly left Substack more than a year ago. From now on I’m just going to point them to this >

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If you're protesting this weekend, know your rights when interacting with law enforcement, including immigration agents.

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“Forgive me, mother. This is the path I chose — to help people.” Among the last words of the Palestinian paramedic who was found in a mass grave, shot in the head. If these are not war crimes, I don’t know what is. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...

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Riggs is the Democratic incumbent in the race for a state Supreme Court seat. After she narrowly won the race, her Republican opponent, Judge Jefferson Griffin, challenged tens of thousands of votes. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/all...

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Mahmoud Khalil: Columbia’s “singular concern has always been the vitality of its financial profile, not the safety of Jewish students. This is why Columbia was all too happy to embrace a superficial progressive agenda while still disregarding Palestine, & this is why it will soon turn on you, too.”