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On Yom HaShoah, we remember the millions of tragic stories & those we lost, but also the miracles & those we were lucky to have known, so we could learn from them & hear their stories & pass them on to the next generation. May all of their memories be a blessing.

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Well, no surprise here: A new study from the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI) found that women are 2X as likely to die during pregnancy in states with abortion bans. Twice as likely. Meanwhile, maternal mortality in pro-choice states fell 21%. jessica.substack.com/p/women-are-...

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BREAKING: the district court just granted our request to block part of Trump's executive order on voting while our case proceeds! Trump ordered the Election Assistance Commission to require a passport or other similar document to register to vote using the federal form.

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New AMS Statement and Special Report: The Federal agencies in the public sector provide a foundational role in supporting the rest of the weather enterprise. A failure of these systems would be catastrophic. Read the AMS Statement: bit.ly/4lLTdbk

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White House claims China is negotiating with them. China says, no, that's not true. Trump is planning to unilaterally roll back most of his China tariffs in exchange for nothing. So, in other words, a complete and humiliating failure.

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At long last someone has identified RFK Jr.'s support base: the 9% of people who have a favorable opinion of the Black Plague

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When your brand erosion exceeds the benefits of a weaker dollar. Some decisions are non-economic. 💔 @financialtimes.com

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Poor guy. The strain of cruelly destroying dozens of important, life-saving agencies/programs that make our society healthier, smarter, and more resilient, with no clear legal authorization, no transparency, no attempt to understand what agencies do, and no justification must be a lot to bear.

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NEW: The Trump administration must attempt to return a second wrongly deported man from El Salvador, a judge — appointed by Trump — ruled late last night. The 20-year-old was deported as an “alien enemy” last month despite a pending asylum claim. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Trump’s attacks on the press have already begun, with the president filing a number of baseless lawsuits against organizations like ABC and CBS, including a $20 billion lawsuit against CBS over how the network edited an interview with Kamala Harris last year on 60 Minutes.

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Once again, the administration has never, in any public forum, in any format, in any way, laid out a specific statutory authority for these imprisonments

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I just wrote: "Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador" Astonishing. Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.

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If “justice delayed is justice denied,” the lower courts are playing a crucial role in responding to the near-daily injustices from the Trump administration. Dozens of judges across the country appointed by many different presidents have largely ruled against Trump’s unlawful actions. -Keith Thirion

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Edit: Watchdogs say Trump Dinner for Memecoin Investors is “Brazen Corruption” While the President has long taken emoluments in defiance of the Constitution, selling access to cryptocurrency buyers is Trump’s most overt abuse of entrusted power for personal gain yet. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...

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When the open letter from univ prez against Trump over-reach was released on Tues morning, it had 180 signers. By Tues evening, over 270. Through the day Wed (yesterday) it went into mid-300s. This morning, Thurs, starts at more than 400. This is significant. (Point of my post.)

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It’s no secret Beijing policymakers completely abandoned the bicycle decades ago, handing their streets over to the automobile in the name of prosperity. But in recent years, those policymakers have done a stunning reversal, reallocating significant amounts of that space in the name of liveability.🧵

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Elon promised $2 trillion in savings, and said he'd be working in government through July 2026. Instead, he saved no money whatsoever, the Trump Administration has spent more than the Biden Administration did, and Donald Trump is already speaking of Musk's service in the past tense...in April 2025.

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Pay to play: The list includes more than a dozen nominees to the administration www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

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Oh. So you mean all those DOGE funding cuts to fund Trump’s billionaire tax cuts have consequences. You don’t say. abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

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Donald Trump’s tariffs will act as a tax increase for nearly every income group, with minimal impact on the top 1% of earners. Surprise, surprise.

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where we are in 2025: major universities seeking a mutual-protection treaty against the U.S. president

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Trump's tactical retreat on key points like Fed chairman Powell and trade negotiations with China signal a change within the White House—potentially lining up a scapegoat [when] the White House's policies fall flat.

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Brain drain is picking up speed. Someone as good as Doepke gives you a sense of the kind of loss we can expect for US academia going forward…

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Donald Trump’s claim his administration is ‘actively’ talking to China on trade dismissed as ‘baseless’ by Beijing – US politics live

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Elon Musk's effort to slash government "led to purchasing bottlenecks and increased costs; paralysis in decision-making; longer public wait times; higher-paid civil servants filling in menial jobs, and a brain drain of scientific and technological talent." www.reuters.com/world/us/100...

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Three months into this administration and we’re shopping at pet stores for food

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Trump's cratering in the polls is encouraging major institutional players to defy him, which in turn makes him weaker. Public mobilization helps here by letting those taking on Trump know they have support. On the pod, @simonwdc.bsky.social is great on this dynamic: newrepublic.com/article/1943...

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For decades the War Remains Museum in Ho Chi Minh City has shown only exhibits on US imperialism and atrocities. A new exhibit would have showcased the US-Vietnamese reconciliation process. But Trump shut down USAID and the US Institute of Peace, which created it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/w...

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NEW: Fossil fuel firms like Chevron and Exxon owe the world trillions of dollars. Today in @nature.com, @jsmankin.bsky.social and I show economic losses from rising heat waves directly traceable to these firms, providing scientific support for climate accountability. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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"China appears to be attempting to position itself on the world stage as a stable and predictable superpower, a leader to developing countries, an economic partner and a counterweight to the unpredictability of Trump."

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Hegseth has been a proven failure as a secretary of defense. If the president still refuses to fire him, he should resign. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Interesting 🇳🇴 initiative, with actual additional funding so that this is a win for newcomers and those in the system. Article correction: “Netherlands has said it plans to launch a fund to attract researchers there.” ➡️ plans yes, but without extra funding !!! www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Trump’s meme coin soars after he asks top 220 holders to dinner

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the idea that it’s china and restrictions on rare earth minerals holding back the optimus robot — not, you know, the fact it’s just another elon con to pump the share price — is so funny

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This so directly out of the Nazi playbook. The very obvious plan is to get rid of the independent accreditors and put all universities under jurisdiction of the federal government. This is how Hitler took over German academia and made it a wing of his party.

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The federal government is making lists of Jews. At Barnard College. In 2025. theintercept.com/2025/04/23/t...

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