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CBO is out with its final cost estimate of the tax-and-spending bill passed by the House. - Revenue ⬇️ by $3.7 trillion over 10 years - Spending ⬇️ by $1.3 trillion - Debt ⬆️ by $2.4 trillion over 10 years - Uninsured pop. ⬆️ by 10.9 million in 2034 Full analysis: www.cbo.gov/publication/...

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“I would like to cure brain cancer. I think that's not particularly controversial.” Be that as it may, the NIH terminated that scientist's grant. Here's a huge survey of the 2,500 grants that NIH has killed or delayed...so far. Gift link: nyti.ms/43Jz1yJ

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The woman who shouted "people will die" at Joni Ernst, India May, is a nurse and a librarian who first got involved in politics by going to a town hall about bills aiming to defund libraries. Now she's running for state house. eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

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Autonomy News is a new worker-owned reproductive justice news outlet cofounded by the extremely knowledgeable and fierce @garnethenderson.com & @susanrinkunas.com It's free to read. They'd love you to subscribe. Or drop a birthday gift in their tip jar to wish them well. Follow: @autonomynews.co

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TAKANO: Does refusing to hire a Holocaust denier as a member of Harvard's history department count as an ideological litmus test? McMAHON: I believe there should be diversity of viewpoints relative to teachings and opinions on campuses

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This is pretty devastating. Lutnick admits that tariffs were never about reciprocity, eliminating foreign trade barriers, or negotiating better deals. They just don't like international trade. Period. He even says about imports: "we don't want other people making them."

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Prasad says he has never met RFK Jr. when asked why Secretary doesn't want research published in certain journals. he says one of Kennedy's issue is he wants govt papers publicly available - someone in audience yells out this has been policy for 20 years.

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Putin portrays himself as a geopolitical grand master, shrewdly moving pieces on the world’s chess board. Yet the Russian leader is not executing a master plan but improvising in pursuit of a single goal: staying in power, writes Anastasia Edel.

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Do you run or work at a nonprofit or know someone who does? We published a guide for organizations to prepare for potential politicized attacks from the White House. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Read and share widely: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/what-to-do...

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“Musk destroyed his reputation and the reputation of his companies, losing a lot of money and prestige. Now that he's backed off, the White House is back-stabbing him ruthlessly,” @digby56.bsky.social writes. www.salon.com/2025/06/04/e...

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Only four of the 10 politicians vying to replace New Jersey's term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy oppose the $11-billion plan to widen the Turnpike, a "boondoggle" proposal that would pour more cars into the dense cities on both side of the Hudson River.

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"Silicon Valley's scale-at-all-costs approach to AI development … is causing a lot of social, labor and environmental harms," says technology reporter @karenhao.bsky.social, whose new book is "Empire of AI."

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: "What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing of civilians...knowingly, evilly, maliciously, irresponsibly dictated. Yes, Israel is committing war crimes." www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

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EXCLUSIVE: An alleged Albanian mob boss recently arrested in Abu Dhabi appeared to be using the UAE as a money laundering hub, according to Ecuadorian prosecution documents obtained by OCCRP. w/ Plan V www.occrp.org/en/news/excl...

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thread icymi last night

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"And the opportunity here is like never before—to End Citizens United." - Senator Jon Tester Trump has a price tag and the corrupt relationships between him and the billionaire donors he rewarded with positions of power are proof.

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The art in Ukraine’s theory of victory — and what we can all learn from it after the June 1 drone strikes New today: www.greatpower.us/p/operationa...

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New: White House confirms Trump fired all 13 Biden-appointed members of a key federal education research board that was launched under the George W. Bush administration. The White House is citing "partisan influence" for the firings time.com/7291039/trum...

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From Purple Heart Lane to Hell’s Corner: 101st Airborne soldiers ride WWII convoy through Normandy

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🚨NEW: The Republicans who run one of Texas’ biggest counties have recruited the national GOP’s top map-drawer, as well as a leading Washington, D.C.-based anti-voting group, to ram through a new gerrymander that aims to expand their majority. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/top...

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New Shareholder Primacy podcast! @activistinvestor.bsky.social talks with @bhighsmith.bsky.social about his article in company towns - like Elon Musk's Starbase. Here at Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4UvN...

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Some Western states have long pushed to reduce federal land ownership. Read more: stateline.org/2025/06/04/l...

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👀 🚨 Trump’s big brutal bill will “kill more than 51,000 Americans annually.” @ddayen.bsky.social prospect.org/politics/202...

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Happy Pride if you’re trying to hurt trans kids you will have to come through us www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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The Israeli military said suspects had deviated "from the designated access routes" outside an aid center in Gaza so they had to open fire into a crowd of civilians and kill Palestinians for the third day in a row www.bbc.com/news/article...

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“Shut up and code” is the new management mantra for many in Silicon Valley as they embrace AI, writes Luca Belli. Their “(un)spoken goal is to have as few workers as possible who are as obedient as possible.”

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‘A broader effort to weaken anti-corruption forces.’ Crisis Group expert Alexandra Starr on the Guatemalan attorney general’s effort to go after officials from a former UN anti-corruption body. www.crisisgroup.org/latin-americ...

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Companies have the ability to analyze personal data to identify the lowest possible wages that individuals may be willing to accept for their work. Like surveillance pricing, this practice can be particularly harmful for people with disabilities, Ariana Aboulafia and Nina DiSalvo write.

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Hazel purring at herself in the mirror #goals

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I’m all for eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. But that’s not what the Trump administration is doing. They are cutting critical diplomatic missions that will make America less safe.

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Trump and McMahon are willing to halt school funding, humiliate elected officials, and demonize people who won’t mock Native Americans at sporting events. It boggles the mind that this is how they are choosing to exercise the most powerful levers of federal power bit.ly/4koldAF

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Not counting resolutions disapproving individual federal regulations, the 119th Congress has passed a grand total of three laws in its first five months. THREE!! Granted, we might be better off with this Congress sitting on its hands, but that's still a remarkably low (and telling) total.

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Billy Long's former scheduler went with him to OPM where she's earning a salary of $175,000. I got her internal calendar. Everything on it in March and April was identified as either “tentative” or “free." May was completely empty. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/billy-l...

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🚨 BREAKING: The Trump Administration just rescinded federal guidance that affirms hospitals must provide abortion as part of emergency care. This move will create confusion and endanger the lives of pregnant people. nwlc.org/press-releas...

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The “Big Beautiful Bill,” a name that is a cruel contradiction, will have devastating impacts on Black communities. From healthcare and housing to environmental justice and civil rights, it strips away critical resources while rewarding the ultra-wealthy. www.forbes.com/sites/lenwoo...

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HAWLEY: Let's see the Trump chart. You don't think it's a little bit anomalous that Trump has so many more nationwide injunctions against him? KATE SHAW: A very plausible explanation you have to consider is that he's engaged in much more lawless activity than other presidents

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“I am here to ensure that DEI never returns to the University of Florida,” Ono said Tuesday. This dude really said “segregation forever” but it still wasn’t enough for Rufo and his band of merry racists bent on destroying higher education.

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South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung has vowed to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan. Can Lee push to remove U.S. troops from Korea — a policy that costs Koreans more than $800 million a year?

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As she attempts to lock down the GOP nomination — despite a recent poll analysis that suggests a moderate would have a better chance against Hochul — Rep. Elise Stefanik launches a PAC to support Republicans across the state. Brendan Lyons reports. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

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The president of the Rhode Island Senate, Val Lawson, has the power to pass a ban on assault weapons—a measure that 64% of Rhode Islanders support. Assault weapons make mass shootings more lethal. We’re urging Rhode Island lawmakers to vote ‘yes’ on this life-saving bill.

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Some retailers appear to be cancelling preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of the console's launch June 5. Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser spoke to us about how an ongoing trade war is impacting the Switch 2's release.

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The XPeng P7 Is a Premium EV That Costs Less Than a Model 3

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Leading the Black Mama’s Bail Out campaign, ‪@essie4justice.bsky.social‬ has bailed out 21 Black mothers & caregivers from CA jails. Every year, we experience intentional, onerous, & negligent tactics inside CA's jail system, writes Tanasia Newman in an op-ed. prismreports.org/2025/06/02/b...

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🚨 Trump’s Bedminster golf club flagged for 18 health violations in latest inspection—earned lowest grade in county (32/100) Among the violations: 🤢 Expired milk 🤢 Raw meat stored above cheese 🤢 A hand-washing station without soap me, for @forbes.com

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The stupidity just never ends. www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...

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While MTG threatens to recast her future vote, the admission underscores both a competence issue on her end—and the greater lack of Republican cohesion on the details of this One Big Beautiful Bill Act. https://trib.al/S9iZNcV

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Some delightful news! “Trans Is Natural,” a coalition of LGBTQ+ & ally climbers, incl drag queen Pattie Gonia, hung a large trans pride flag on El Capitan a couple weeks ago! Pattie wrote on the flag, “Let this flag fly higher than hate.” Happy Pride! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩵🤍🩷 tinyurl.com/4jtrcpr

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Academic Library Professionals, take the next step to create response strategies in part two of the webinar series. In this webinar, we'll provide practical suggestions for librarians including response strategies and best practices. Register today:

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