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Great explainer of the tariff mess: Will courts let TACO steal tariff power from Congress? from @lizdye.bsky.social for Aaron Rupar's @atrupar.com Public Notice >>> "Does he think we all remember the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act because it was such a rousing success?" www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-tari...

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Must Read: Musk Isn't “Gone” — and Tech Fascism Is Running Rampant >>> "While media has fixated on Musk, others in his network have been charging ahead" from @davetroy.com america2.news/musk-isnt-go...

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🎁Link: U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain h/t @amysiskind.com www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

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Make Japan Great Again: Japan Plans to Lure US Researchers amid Trump Crackdown www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/...

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Private Prisons and Local Jails are Ramping Up as ICE Detention Exceeds Capacity www.npr.org/2025/06/04/n...

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Hegseth to Skip Ukraine Meeting at NATO Headquarters >>> "a Wednesday meeting of 50 defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels ... first time in three years a Pentagon chief has skipped the event." www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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Trump Asks Congress to Wipe Out Funding for Public Broadcasting www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...

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USDA Says Demand for Sensitive Food Stamp Data from States is On Hold www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...

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What to Know about China’s Rare Earth Export Controls www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-ma...

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AM Must Read: ‘We're going to need some heroes’ (A who's who of current heroes from Senator Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social ) from Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/were-going...

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Isn't that part of the plan?: How DOGE's Push to Amass Data could Hurt the Reliability of Future U.S. Statistics www.npr.org/2025/06/04/n...

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Trump Official Who Shut Down Counter-Russia Agency has Links to Kremlin www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

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Nikola Tesla legacy ...

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Slava Ukraini! h/t @ianbremmer.com

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Welcome to the Democratic Party, @walshfreedom.bsky.social 'To everything there is a season ... to cast away stones, to embrace, to sew ... before it's too late'. #StrongerTogether

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And there you have it! 🎶You've got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative! 🎶 h/t @atrupar.com for listening to this batshittery every day and bringing us only the best!

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Must read: Excellent piece by Stephen Robinson @patrickplatypus.bsky.social for Public Notice from Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com >>> "There is, however, a direct line from Trump’s increasingly disordered rhetoric to his unpopular policies. ... Maybe the president actually is a madman."

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Must Read: Sleazebag Wars via @gregolear.bsky.social gregolear.substack.com/p/sleazebag-...

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How Trump Plans to Avoid a Potential Third Impeachment >>> "the president will try to prevent lawmakers from leaving their seats, either to retire or to run for another office." newrepublic.com/post/195750/...

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Justice Dept. Capitol Siege Section Head Greg Rosen Resigns, Says Trump Jan. 6 Pardons sent "Terrible Message" h/t @macfarlanenews.bsky.social www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

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DOGE Left United States Institute of Peace Office with Water Damage, Rats, and Roaches h/t @maddow.msnbc.com techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/d...

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How Trump Plans to Avoid a Potential Third Impeachment newrepublic.com/post/195750/... via @newrepublic.com

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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them. >>> "a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power to partisan legislatures." via @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/red-...

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Story on @maddow.msnbc.com show tonight: ICE Agents Who Detained Milford, Massachusetts Student were Looking for his Father, Feds Say >>> ICE Agent: "I didn't say he was dangerous, I said he's in this country illegally. We're not going to walk away from anybody." www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

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FEMA Chief Tells Staff He did not Know US has Hurricane Season >>> "A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA’s parent agency, said the comment was a joke ..." h/t @cwebbonline.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #notfunny

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Federal Judge Blocks Dissolution of Union at TSA >>> "challenges Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s March decision to outlaw unions at the airport security agency." h/t @joshtpm www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

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Listen to Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social now on the Meidas Touch Network @meidastouch.com to hear all about the president throwing Leonard Leo under the bus. #nohonoramongthieves

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Another great read from Public Notice: Tesla Takedown Takes Down Musk >>> "a crucial factor in Musk’s departure has been the grassroots protest" h/t Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com for putting together an awesome writing team; today with @nberlat.bsky.social

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🎁Link: Trump Sanctuary List Disappears From Homeland Security Website After Criticism h/t @amysiskind.com www.wsj.com/us-news/sanc...

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🎁Link: Trump Administration Updates: Trump to Withdraw Elon Musk’s Ally as Nominee for Top NASA Job h/t @ericlipton.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

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China Exposes Trump’s Lies About Floundering Tariff Talks newrepublic.com/post/195979/... via @newrepublic.com

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PM Read: Administration's Plan Seeks to Undo Biden's Federal Death Row Commutations via the Brennan Center @brennancenter.org

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Must Read: Elon Leaves with Reputation in Tatters >>> "he spent his time in the White House using his influence to destroy the lives of millions of people while raking in rewards for himself." via the great @briantylercohen.bsky.social plus.briantylercohen.com/p/elon-leave...

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LOL ... h/t @gtconway.bsky.social

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Russian Strategic Bombers Destroyed In Unprecedented Wide-Scale Drone Attack (Updated) >>> "the fact that Ukraine went after some of Russia’s most prized aerial capabilities, many of which are directly tied to its nuclear deterrent, greatly ups the ante." www.yahoo.com/news/russian...

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Trump and His Crew are Nuts via @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

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As U.S. retreats, the World moves on: BP Approves Major Solar and Electrification Projects in Azerbaijan anewz.tv/region/south...

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Who needs science?: Reeling from Trump Contract Cuts, the National Academies Prepares for ‘a fairly radical downsizing’ h/t @crampell.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/05/23/n... #stupidisasstupiddoes

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