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I used to write laws… then I invented Knee Defender. ex-HPSCI, ex-Senate tech, taxes, trade/FP, ethics, antitrust… crime & even reputed parliamentarian
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A) Trump wants control over who teaches what at US universities, claims he has that right because of federal funding. B) As federal money goes to charter schools and private schools, when will he be claiming the right to control who teaches what in those schools? And is the 501(c)(3) status of… 1/

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A) Trump wants control over who teaches what at US universities, claims he has that right because of federal funding. B) As federal money goes to charter schools and private schools, when will he be claiming the right to control who teaches what in those schools? And is the 501(c)(3) status of… 1/

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for me, the cancellation of lifesaving antiretroviral therapy -- much of which was delivered under PEPFAR, created by the GWB admin -- was the canary in the coal mine, so to speak those who can make peace with millions of preventable deaths will not hesitate to go further

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But what if… what if Judge Boasberg (or at some point, Judge Xinis) issued a sealed order for DOJ contemnors to be taken into custody (let's say) on a Mon as they're going to work, then secretly rushed off to a prison in Venezuela. Would that be fair? 🤷🏻‍♂️ But they'd learn a lot about how habeas works.

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Determined to finally win a trade war he started with China, Dr Trevil is set to raise his tariffs "like no one's ever seen before!" #Trump

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This is significant, about the powers of federal judges in general (esp dealing with Trump officials) and right now Boasberg in particular. And if (for whatever reason) you're not a Mark Stern fan, his Slate piece includes links to the relevant law – either directly or via another piece he links to.

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“Steven Levitsky, a Harvard political scientist who had been urging…a tougher stand, read Dr. Garber’s letter before a class about authoritarianism and democracy. “It looks like Harvard has decided it’s time to fight,” he said. The room of about 100 students, he said, erupted into applause.”

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Wading into the trade war, Hong Kong said that its postal service will no longer send packages to the U.S.

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BYU PhD student, father of 5, just had his student visa revoked and he and his family may have to return to Japan 1-year short of finishing his doctorate. 😡 kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...

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Anyone looking for a most timely gift: Leather-bound volumes of congressional hearings on the Tariff Act of 1929 ~ 🥳 ~ aka, Hawley-Smoot, aka Smoot-Hawley. Why the Yale Library gave these up, one can only guess. A little digging suggests this incomplete set is of hearings held by… 1/

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At the North Portico of the White House, President Trump engages El Salvador's President Bukele in some facilitation.

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An updated dataset of early SARS-CoV-2 diversity supports a wildlife market origin Epidemiological and genomic evidence has consistently pointed to Wuhan’s Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. New sequences reenforce this. www.biorxiv.org/cont... 1/8

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At the North Portico of the White House, President Trump engages El Salvador's President Bukele in some facilitation.

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Boris Epshteyn—indicted Trump election conspirator and not actually a member of the government—is personally negotiating Trump's Big Law shakedowns, per WSJ

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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained ‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says www.theguardian.com/...

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Can't say I've seen this before: A bill reported out of committee (here, Ways & Means) on the same day the committee refers it to one of its subcommittees. waysandmeans.house.gov/event/markup... FN: The W&M website sucks. Though tbf, the color scheme is nice. waysandmeans.house.gov #HRules

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BREAKING: D.C. Circuit panel allows Judge McFadden's injunction in the Associated Press access case to go into effect. McFadden's stay of his order ended at midnight, and the D.C. Circuit panel only scheduled arguments (for 4/17) on DOJ's requests for an admin stay and a stay pending appeal.

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