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NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

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In April, the Trump administration vowed to sign trade deals with as many as 90 countries in 90 days — a tenth of the time it usually takes to reach a trade deal, according to a New York Times analysis. About 60 days later, one has been announced.

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Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” would increase federal deficits by $2.4 trillion during the next decade, according to a new analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/04/r...

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The NYT fact-checks administration lies - including the deficit and Medicaid.

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This is horrifying. This will make the U.S. useless as a contributor to science. What's next - re-education camps for everyone? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...

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Bolsonaro insists he can pull off a Trump-like comeback and avoid prison. But his focus on saving himself is paralyzing Brazil's right-wing and blocking potential challengers to Lula

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BREAKING: At least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting in Little River, a South Carolina beach town, Horry County Police said.

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Grift on a scale never before seen, enabled by silent Republicans. Expect another taxpayer-funded phony investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...

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A California man could face life in prison after he was found guilty of starting the Line Fire, which forced thousands of people to evacuate in Southern California last September, San Bernardino County officials said.

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The impact of the GOP budget bill per @hcrichardson.bsky.social : Take from the poor, give to the ultra rich, and remove as many non-white people from the country as possible. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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What happens when government stops supporting research? open.substack.com/pub/welivedi...

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Depressing, and a now a common story. In this case the seller is an org founded to protect journalism. Instead, they may have paved the way for news deserts and shell newsrooms. www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/nati...

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All of this is preventable. I just don’t get it.

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The government promised his team a $6.7 million grant to help save babies. But it has pulled it back amid a mix of new executive orders limiting what government money can support and the sweeping grant cancellations ordered by DOGE.

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When trusted local media disappear - the consequences can be truly scary. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/t...

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Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

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Her story and that of her colleagues won't be celebrated by the current regime because she's not a white man. The work of these codebreakers was critical to U.S. efforts to win WWII. RIP Julia Parsons. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/w...

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RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM. They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

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SCOOP: A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government. @davidgilbert.bsky.social @wired.com www.wired.com/story/doge-c...

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It’s almost as if they didn’t want the public to know they are paying for those tariffs after all. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...

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Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

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Now they can start an investigation into FEMA under the new regime punishing all Americans who are disaster victims.

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“The nascent Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) is being spearheaded by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota and funded by philanthropist Christy Walton” www.science.org/content/arti...

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BREAKING: Here is the ACLU statement that #Maddow just reported about 3 US citizen children having been illegally deported. One of the children has cancer and was sent away without their medication. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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* CHINA, U.S. NOT HAVING ANY TALKS ON TARIFFS --CHINESE EMBASSY * U.S. SHOULD STOP CREATING CONFUSION -- CHINESE EMBASSY @reuters.com

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According to the report Hegseth's number was discoverable until March. Oops. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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New: We analyzed Trump's meme coin - At least 27 crypto wallets have picked up $100 million worth of $TRUMP coins since his team said the top holders would join him for an "intimate private dinner." Huge profit for Trump; "the most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done" wapo.st/4iAatO1

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Donald Trump has issued a full and unconditional pardon for ex-Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore — widely known as “Lady Trump.” Fiore, also a one-time gubernatorial candidate, was convicted of wire fraud charges last year. “Lady Trump” stole $70,000 from a charity — funds…

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ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

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BREAKING: The federal Department of Transportation is now threatening to cut funding from states who refuse to comply with Trump's wishes around issues like DEI and immigration. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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I’m surprised it’s that high.

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💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”

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With Lent now over, and Christians able to resume their vices, churches throughout the country are now pivoting from a Target fast into a full-on boycott of the retailer. “Forty days is not the end, it’s the benchmark."

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What - and I cannot stress this enough - the ACTUAL FUCK??? www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Laying it out: Sheri Redstone wants to sell CBS and needs government approval. To ensure her $$$ on top of the $$$ she already has, she's been pressuring "60 Minutes" EP Bill Owens to apologize for running an interview DJT didn't like. Owens quit instead. Good for @cbsnews.com for transparency.

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NEW: A SECOND story was released today of a Venezuelan man disappeared by the Trump admin. Neiyerver Leon is a barber who entered legally seeking asylum in June 2023. ICE arrested him on March 13 and accused him of being in TdA. Days later, he vanished off the face of the earth.

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