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When the “first hundred days” coverage starts, keep this in mind. FDR’s hundred days was a special session of Congress that passed legislation to enact his agenda. The story here is *not* how active the Trump administration’s been—it’s the unprecedented and unconstitutional consolidation of power.

submitted 3 hours ago • 24 comments

This from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 4 hours ago • 321 comments

Since the Trump admin continues to claim Mr. Abrego Garcia is a gang member, I thought I'd take the time to put together a timeline, based on all the documents filed in court, which lays out all the "evidence" the government has ever offered. As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!

submitted 17 hours ago • 112 comments

Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic. Wake up America.

submitted 22 hours ago • 352 comments

Bookmarking this valuable tracker on student visa revocations, from @insidehighered.com As of right now, IHE database shows that more than 1,000 international students & recent graduates have had their legal status changed by State Dept. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

submitted 22 hours ago • 15 comments

During Donald Trump’s 84 days in office, he has visited his own properties 57 times. (That’s an average of nearly five days a week!) 26 of those visits were to his golf courses alone…

submitted 23 hours ago • 6 comments

He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. He’s defying the Supreme Court. Don’t you see what’s happening here?

submitted 23 hours ago • 1873 comments

Normally if someone tries to kill a governor, the president is briefed, calls the governor, and issues a statement committing resources to bringing perps to justice. It’s not just that we don’t expect Trump to be kind—we have to wonder if he’ll allow a real investigation at all.

submitted 1 day ago • 48 comments

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs less to house people.

submitted 2 days ago • 38 comments

This is bad. And it’s where universities should band together and take action.

submitted 3 days ago • 14 comments

This part

submitted 3 days ago • 649 comments

A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:

submitted 3 days ago • 220 comments

This is, in addition to very obviously denying people benefits and clearly excluding the vast majority of seniors, a violation of federal law on accessibility, especially since X requires users to log in and agree to the terms of service to see published content.

submitted 3 days ago • 106 comments

Fascinating look at cost of manufacturing in Asia, price of product, and effects of tariffs

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3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

submitted 3 days ago • 875 comments

This is not a surprise. But it is still horrifying.

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I'm expecting Trump to shutter NOAA research, especially in weather/climate. I don't even know if it's worth commenting on, I think we all understand. He's going to do it. The damage will be immense. Crops will fail. People will die, directly and indirectly. It's just going to happen. Expect it.

submitted 4 days ago • 25 comments

BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency. Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.

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