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“The Salvadoran president offered to turn the CECOT into an extension of the U.S. prison system in exchange for a payment of $20,000 per individual per year.” The two presidents are basically slave traders in drag. english.elpais.com/internationa...

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After causing an uproar with a graphic saying they’re cracking down on illegal “ideas,” ICE deleted the tweet and reposted it with the word changed to “intellectual property.”

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holy shit this is real

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Don't miss this story from my colleague Dino Grandoni, looking at how a company's claims of dire wolf "de-extinction" (which scientists question) are being interpreted as a reason to scale back legal protections for endangered species: wapo.st/3R88Yvc

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Trump tells Columbia he is freezing $700 million in research grants unless the university agrees to eight demands. The Columbia trustees agree to all eight demands. Trumps says it doesn't matter, he is not releasing the funds. Which is a lesson: folding to extortion never pays.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...

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Through new policies and aggressive cuts, the Trump administration is taking steps that will encourage more pollution while muffling the science that shows its harms. The very air that Americans breathe will likely become less safe, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:

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Hands Off protest on Fifth Avenue, NYC April 5, 2025 #handsoff #protest #nyc #protestmarch #resistance

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Mystery solved — why did Trump list sparse or unpopulated islands and territories as tariff targets? Because it came from a list of top level DOMAINS. A Trump staffer clearly used AI to make the list — and no one corrected it before it was unveiled to destroy global markets.

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Jeff Bezos achieves his dream of becoming the world's leading promoter and distributor of Trump merch. Cuz grifters gotta grift.

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Gessen: People lose the ability to plan for the future, they feel that they have no control over their lives, they make themselves invisible... But while we are still capable of looking, we have to say what we see: The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before.

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Cory Booker set the new Senate filibuster record to protect America from Trump's billionaire autocracy Strom Thurmond held the old record to protect segregation and stop anyone like Booker from ever being in the Senate But sure, go ahead and tell me how both sides are the same

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The short answer is David Greenwald. At the core of the notion of universitas litterarum, the ideal behind the modern university, is a self-governing community of scholars—students and faculty. What we see today is a grotesque corruption: rule by hedge fund managers focused on their own profits.

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On a day of nature therapy in Central Park, I saw this beautiful Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa). 4 inches/10.2 cm long, these tiny birds are perpetual motion machines and hard to photograph. #birds #birding #birdwatching #kinglets #springmigratiom

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If you’re upset about the chaos and corruption Trump is inflicting on your country—whether your focus is the nihilistic dismantling of government, the economy, our foreign relations, or his threats to the rule of law—please join the nationwide marches on April 5. Learn more here 👉 handsoff2025.com

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NEW: The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

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BREAKING: Elon Musk announces he is completely taking control of the SSA's computers—and shutting them down—so they can be replaced with Musk proprietary and Musk controlled technology. Don't expect any payments from SSA over the next year. www.wired.com/story/doge-r...

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It gets worse. This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.

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I asked an international human rights lawyer recently what red lines to watch for - he said, “when people start to disappear.” Well…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/ice-tufts-student-detained-rumeysa-ozturk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Very Well Said and Accurate….

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained, activists say

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Elon Musk is informed that the birth dates reflect annuities to the children of deceased parents. He doesn't care. He shuts them off and then makes this knowingly fraudulent post. This man is a dangerous charlatan with no interest in cost cutting or reform.

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Our colossally expensive healthcare system, most due to the predatory health insurance industry

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Bird therapy in stressful times, photographing a beautiful American Woodcock in Bryant Park, Manhattan. #birds #birdphotography #americanwoodcock #springmigration

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The amount of water stored in more than half of the largest lakes and reservoirs worldwide is declining, a 2023 Science study found. The results underscore the importance of better water management to protect essential ecosystem services. scim.ag/41GM96M #WorldWaterDay

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“This is a consistent pattern when people and institutions seek accommodation from this president in order to protect themselves. There’s no such thing as an armistice with Trump; there’s only ever a temporary truce,” @dgraham.bsky.social writes: theatln.tc/BorLeDIB

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