With all the news & opinion maybe I should focus more on WHAT SHOULD BE DONE about this “fine mess” we’re in.
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The memo from the Searchlight Institute think tank, which was circulating among Senate Democrats, emphasizes reforming the agency
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The memo from the Searchlight Institute think tank, which was circulating among Senate Democrats, emphasizes reforming the agency
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NBG News
The judge ordered the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director appear in court and explain why ICE is violating a court order to give detainee a bond hearing or release him
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NBG News
The judge ordered the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director appear in court and explain why ICE is violating a court order to give detainee a bond hearing or release him
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The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions
by Adam Serwer
Atlantic Gift Article
If the Trump admin hoped a few rabble-rousers would get violent, but this is a real resistance, broad and organized and overwhelmingly nonviolent
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The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions
by Adam Serwer
Atlantic Gift Article
If the Trump admin hoped a few rabble-rousers would get violent, but this is a real resistance, broad and organized and overwhelmingly nonviolent
bit.ly/4bRObr9
Politico
Federal judges in Minnesota are overwhelmed with cases stemming from Operation Metro Surge
In all but a handful of cases judges have ruled the Trump admin violated the law sometimes flagrantly
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Politico
Federal judges in Minnesota are overwhelmed with cases stemming from Operation Metro Surge
In all but a handful of cases judges have ruled the Trump admin violated the law sometimes flagrantly
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NY Times Gift Article
Meeting is sign the president is concerned about fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti,shot by immigration agents
Trump did not suggest that Noem’s job was at risk
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NY Times Gift Article
Meeting is sign the president is concerned about fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti,shot by immigration agents
Trump did not suggest that Noem’s job was at risk
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The Conversation
A more complete Latin American history helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest
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The Conversation
A more complete Latin American history helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest
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The Atlantic Gift Article
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro
It's back to El Centro California on the border
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The Atlantic Gift Article
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro
It's back to El Centro California on the border
bit.ly/4qJoMVm
Talking Points Memo
Josh Marshall
Opposition to garrisoning soldiers in civilian towns was a cornerstone of the American Revolution
It’s anachronistic to think that ICE or CBP don’t count as soldiers
History
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Talking Points Memo
Josh Marshall
Opposition to garrisoning soldiers in civilian towns was a cornerstone of the American Revolution
It’s anachronistic to think that ICE or CBP don’t count as soldiers
History
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by Victor Tangermann
"No warning appeared. There was no undo option. Just a blank page."
This is a true story
I am not a big fan of AI. I write my own stuff and don't cotton to it being foisted on me. I like humans
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by Victor Tangermann
"No warning appeared. There was no undo option. Just a blank page."
This is a true story
I am not a big fan of AI. I write my own stuff and don't cotton to it being foisted on me. I like humans
bit.ly/3Z2Lk7j
Politico
Republican leaders have agreed to earmarks for thousands of pet projects in specific congressional districts
Still won't pass Senate as 60 votes needed
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Politico
Republican leaders have agreed to earmarks for thousands of pet projects in specific congressional districts
Still won't pass Senate as 60 votes needed
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Kyiv Post
Funds won't go to the Treasury and will be under Trump's personal control to spend even after he leaves office
Interesting
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Kyiv Post
Funds won't go to the Treasury and will be under Trump's personal control to spend even after he leaves office
Interesting
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NYT Gift Article
Affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic anxieties NYT/Siena poll found
But not all roses for Dems: 31% Trump responsible 35% blame Biden
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NYT Gift Article
Affordability of education, housing, health care, having a family and retirement are driving economic anxieties NYT/Siena poll found
But not all roses for Dems: 31% Trump responsible 35% blame Biden
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NYT Gift Article
Fox anchors were laser focused on promoting the Trump administration’s narrative that Alex Pretti had brought the violence upon himself
Just so you know what we're up against
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NYT Gift Article
Fox anchors were laser focused on promoting the Trump administration’s narrative that Alex Pretti had brought the violence upon himself
Just so you know what we're up against
bit.ly/4t7UwoP
This May Be the Only Path to Accountability for the Minneapolis Shootings
By law profs Barry Friedman and Stephen I. Vladeck
NYT Gift Article
People are wondering what can be done. The answer is right in front of us
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This May Be the Only Path to Accountability for the Minneapolis Shootings
By law profs Barry Friedman and Stephen I. Vladeck
NYT Gift Article
People are wondering what can be done. The answer is right in front of us
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Wall Street Journal
GOP candidate Chris Madel is dropping out of the Minnesota’s governor’s race, saying national Republicans "have made it nearly impossible"
“I can’t look my daughters in the eye"
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Wall Street Journal
GOP candidate Chris Madel is dropping out of the Minnesota’s governor’s race, saying national Republicans "have made it nearly impossible"
“I can’t look my daughters in the eye"
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In frozen streets of Minneapolis something profound is happening
by Robert F. Worth
Atlantic Gift Article
Thousands of Minnesotans have been trained over the past year as legal observers, say they are not protesters but protectors of their communities
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In frozen streets of Minneapolis something profound is happening
by Robert F. Worth
Atlantic Gift Article
Thousands of Minnesotans have been trained over the past year as legal observers, say they are not protesters but protectors of their communities
bit.ly/3NGcNZZ
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis
by Charlie Warzel
Atlantic
We know about this violence, can see it ourselves from numerous angles—largely because of video and photographic evidence taken by everyday citizens
We're all journalists
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People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis
by Charlie Warzel
Atlantic
We know about this violence, can see it ourselves from numerous angles—largely because of video and photographic evidence taken by everyday citizens
We're all journalists
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by E.J. Dionne
NYT Gift Article
E.J. summarizes all that has gone on to conclude:
"Letting these early abuses of power slip by opened the way for the routinization of step-by-step regime change."
Here, not Venezuela
Read it
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by E.J. Dionne
NYT Gift Article
E.J. summarizes all that has gone on to conclude:
"Letting these early abuses of power slip by opened the way for the routinization of step-by-step regime change."
Here, not Venezuela
Read it
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NYT gift article
How Trump
Has Pocketed
$1,408,500,000
Lays out the documentation
Dwarfs EVERYTHING we have seen before, Teapot Dome & Watergate
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NYT gift article
How Trump
Has Pocketed
$1,408,500,000
Lays out the documentation
Dwarfs EVERYTHING we have seen before, Teapot Dome & Watergate
bit.ly/4pWCq64
Distorting the reality of Alex Pretti’s killing
by Jonathan Chait
Atlantic Gift Article
It was 10 years ago: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters”
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Distorting the reality of Alex Pretti’s killing
by Jonathan Chait
Atlantic Gift Article
It was 10 years ago: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters”
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NYT Editorial Board gift article
The administration owes Americans a thorough investigation and a truthful accounting of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis instead of engaging in a perversion of justice
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NYT Editorial Board gift article
The administration owes Americans a thorough investigation and a truthful accounting of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis instead of engaging in a perversion of justice
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SF Chron Gift Article
Disappointed when she found new 2026 pass to 63 national parks features Trump instead of usual majestic vista
Interior Dep't. forbade covering face but removable shield works
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SF Chron Gift Article
Disappointed when she found new 2026 pass to 63 national parks features Trump instead of usual majestic vista
Interior Dep't. forbade covering face but removable shield works
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SF Chron Gift Article
Criticizing game’s entertainment lineup — including Bad Bunny and Green Day — while insisting his absence is largely about travel
“I’m anti-them"
Thin skinned and knows he would be booed
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SF Chron Gift Article
Criticizing game’s entertainment lineup — including Bad Bunny and Green Day — while insisting his absence is largely about travel
“I’m anti-them"
Thin skinned and knows he would be booed
bit.ly/3Zx9Ayw
NYT Gift Article
The Times found evidence of change in all 50 states, no place left untouched
And Trump says that he is far from finished
Read about your state and others
He doesn't respect boundaries and we are no exception
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NYT Gift Article
The Times found evidence of change in all 50 states, no place left untouched
And Trump says that he is far from finished
Read about your state and others
He doesn't respect boundaries and we are no exception
bit.ly/3Ly8lfl