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Reed Price
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Former mainstream journalist MSNBC, AP, KIRO Seattle; current senior & community center director “We are never so poor that we cannot bless another human, are we?” ― Louise Erdrich, from The Round House
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When asked if the president had a comment on the protests, Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, gave a brief response. “Who cares?”
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
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Employ basic critical thinking: “When you search for information online, look for citations and click through to the original source material”
Wikipedia is seeing a significant decline in human traffic because more people are getting the information that’s on Wikipedia via generative AI chatbots that were trained on its articles and search engines that summarize them without actually clicking to the site

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Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
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Now Trump is sending $40 BILLION to bailout Argentina.

This would fund at LEAST a year of the ACA tax credits millions rely on to afford health care.

Meanwhile, Argentina has universal health care.
U.S. support for Argentina could hit $40 billion
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an additional $20 billion in private-sector loans for Argentina could effectively double the value of a U.S. rescue plan.
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Thanks for jumping in here
The crime family vibes are strong
“One inmate recalled seeing Maxwell return to the Madison dormitory unit that day with a smile on her face. When that inmate asked Maxwell about the meeting, she said it went really well, but didn’t share any other information.” www.wsj.com/us-news/ghis...
Lockdowns and a Mysterious Meeting: A Quiet Texas Prison Adapts to Life With Ghislaine Maxwell
The unexpected arrival of the Epstein associate upset the camp’s routines. Some inmates say she got favorable treatment.
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You’re not 21 anymore
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This is enough carbon-free energy to power maybe two thirds of Vegas btw
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
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UPDATE: DOJ filed a notice that it is appealing the 14-day TRO, an order that is not generally appealable. This will go to the Seventh Circuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
When you step back it is astoundingly baldfaced to declare antifa — anti-fascism — a threat. Antifa is not an organization… it’s democratic commitment.
True: no fascist would allow such loose commingling of foods. Deduction: anti-fascist
So I watched it twice
When I first heard about the Posse Comitatus Act it was from people who claimed they didn’t need drivers’ licenses. What a long strange trip it’s been.
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BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
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As you read how Judge Young characterizes ICE in terms of eschewing jury trials, remember that's how he ends the entire opinion: inviting his anonymous interlocutor to watch a jury trial.
So many ways we've been lied to.
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
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to me, the “column” is less a form than an opportunity (and a challenge). you’re telling me i have as much space as i’d like to make an argument about anything i’d like to an audience inclined to pay close attention? well let’s see if they’ll read 2000 words on democratic legitimacy. (gift link)
Opinion | This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook
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