@ajm1776.bsky.social
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Even a Trump loyalist has voiced his displeasure with some of Hegseth’s decisions, particularly his rollout of Trump’s “America First, Peace Through Strength” National Defense Strategy.
The initial draft for the strategy was met with widespread disapproval, which is rare. trib.al/1EtcZr3
The initial draft for the strategy was met with widespread disapproval, which is rare. trib.al/1EtcZr3
Military Leaders Seriously Alarmed by Hegseth’s New Defense Strategy
It’s not just about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech to military leaders—there’s a bigger problem with the Pentagon’s new direction.
trib.al
October 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Even a Trump loyalist has voiced his displeasure with some of Hegseth’s decisions, particularly his rollout of Trump’s “America First, Peace Through Strength” National Defense Strategy.
The initial draft for the strategy was met with widespread disapproval, which is rare. trib.al/1EtcZr3
The initial draft for the strategy was met with widespread disapproval, which is rare. trib.al/1EtcZr3
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NEW: Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation.
His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations.
By @taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations.
By @taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
Elon Musk Has Criticized Environmental Regulations. Here’s How His Companies Have Been Accused of Sidestepping Them.
Musk considers environmental regulation a barrier to innovation. As he eyes a new project in Houston, here’s what to know about some of his companies’ past projects that have faced scrutiny from regul...
www.propublica.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation.
His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations.
By @taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations.
By @taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
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Vance urges people to go hard against anyone ‘justifying or celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s killing – live
Vance urges people to go hard against anyone ‘justifying or celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s killing – live
JD Vance says the Trump administration would work to dismantle those who celebrate Kirk’s death and political violence against their opponents
Secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Qatar on Tuesday, the Washington Post is reporting, after holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu today in Israel.
As my colleague Julian Borger writes: “Part of [Rubio’s] mission on this two-day visit is to convey Donald Trump’s irritation at the Israeli missile strike on Doha that was aimed at Hamas leadership but killed their aides and a Qatari security officer.
Common sense dictates that drone technology should be harnessed to scan every elevated structure with a line of sight to a target.
If drones can enable the early detection and prevention of assassination attempts, why not use them? Better to have vigilant eyes in the sky than to remain blind to would-be assassins. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Vance urges people to go hard against anyone ‘justifying or celebrating’ Charlie Kirk’s killing – live
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A wonderful piece of writing in which Richard Warnica spoke to a senior ex-NASA engineer about the grief surrounding Trump's cuts to the agency and what it means for our capacity to wonder and look beyond ourselves. "Like witnessing a death of an ideal.”
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination
As NASA grapples with major proposed budget cuts and losing some of its most brilliant minds, America’s willingness to look outward is also at risk.
www.wired.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A wonderful piece of writing in which Richard Warnica spoke to a senior ex-NASA engineer about the grief surrounding Trump's cuts to the agency and what it means for our capacity to wonder and look beyond ourselves. "Like witnessing a death of an ideal.”
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
www.wired.com/story/the-de...
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I remember when Jill Stein told me there was no difference between the GOP and the Dems on climate change. 🤷🏽♂️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I remember when Jill Stein told me there was no difference between the GOP and the Dems on climate change. 🤷🏽♂️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
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New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
The worst chief justice of all time
Move over, Roger Taney and Melville Fuller.
www.publicnotice.co
July 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New in PN: The worst chief justice of all time
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
"American history has no shortage of legendarily bad chief justices and disgraceful decisions. But John Roberts has overseen the wholesale corruption and capture of the Supreme Court, and history should look back on his tenure with revulsion."
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And you can’t say “climate change.” Meanwhile, the Trumpsters whine all the time about being “cancelled.”
Roughly 140 EPA staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter are put on leave
Trump officials have placed 139 employees who signed a letter of dissent protesting the Environmental Protection Agency’s current direction and policies on leave Thursday.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
And you can’t say “climate change.” Meanwhile, the Trumpsters whine all the time about being “cancelled.”
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Welcome to the Era of Abusive Federalism | Opinion https://twp.ai/4ioO5p
www.newsweek.com
Welcome to the Era of Abusive Federalism | Opinion
twp.ai
June 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Welcome to the Era of Abusive Federalism | Opinion https://twp.ai/4ioO5p
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"Caught in this culling were projects to curb stillbirths, child suicides and infant brain damage."
-->the damage is unfathomable. Such important work by @anniewaldman.bsky.social @asiafields.bsky.social @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social @zisiga.bsky.social and photographer Bethany Mollenkof
-->the damage is unfathomable. Such important work by @anniewaldman.bsky.social @asiafields.bsky.social @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social @zisiga.bsky.social and photographer Bethany Mollenkof
NEW: The Trump administration said their research did not "enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness."
Thousands of scientists disagreed.
We heard from +150 researchers impacted by the NIH grant terminations on what is being lost in the cuts. 🧵👇
projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...
Thousands of scientists disagreed.
We heard from +150 researchers impacted by the NIH grant terminations on what is being lost in the cuts. 🧵👇
projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPu...
projects.propublica.org
June 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Caught in this culling were projects to curb stillbirths, child suicides and infant brain damage."
-->the damage is unfathomable. Such important work by @anniewaldman.bsky.social @asiafields.bsky.social @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social @zisiga.bsky.social and photographer Bethany Mollenkof
-->the damage is unfathomable. Such important work by @anniewaldman.bsky.social @asiafields.bsky.social @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social @zisiga.bsky.social and photographer Bethany Mollenkof
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The Republican magic math used to justify their megabill is so insane that they've blackpilled themselves into thinking that it will reduce the deficit by $8.5 trillion, a calculation that's only off by about $13 trillion.
@ryanlcooper.com brings receipts: prospect.org/politics/202...
@ryanlcooper.com brings receipts: prospect.org/politics/202...
Republicans Have a Solution for Their Deficit Problem: Flagrant Lies
Rejecting reality, they substitute their own.
prospect.org
June 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Republican magic math used to justify their megabill is so insane that they've blackpilled themselves into thinking that it will reduce the deficit by $8.5 trillion, a calculation that's only off by about $13 trillion.
@ryanlcooper.com brings receipts: prospect.org/politics/202...
@ryanlcooper.com brings receipts: prospect.org/politics/202...
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There’s no way he won 7 swing states…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/so-kamala-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/so-kamala-...
So, Kamala Harris May Have Won, Huh?
For a brief moment, watching Donald Trump and Elon Musk in a petty, posturing social media catfight was amusing; a welcome bit of schadenfreude seeing the unholy marriage of two of the most reprehensi...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There’s no way he won 7 swing states…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/so-kamala-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/so-kamala-...
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These sick, corrupt psychopaths needed to be voted out of government and investigated for corruption.
June 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
These sick, corrupt psychopaths needed to be voted out of government and investigated for corruption.
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I am holding you responsible:
for every way he perverts our systems,
every human being whose life he makes a living hell,
every violent I.C.E. raid
every legislative assault on the rights of women and LGBTQ people, the poor, and the elderly,
You did this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
for every way he perverts our systems,
every human being whose life he makes a living hell,
every violent I.C.E. raid
every legislative assault on the rights of women and LGBTQ people, the poor, and the elderly,
You did this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
To the people I know who voted for him,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I am holding you responsible:
for every way he perverts our systems,
every human being whose life he makes a living hell,
every violent I.C.E. raid
every legislative assault on the rights of women and LGBTQ people, the poor, and the elderly,
You did this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
for every way he perverts our systems,
every human being whose life he makes a living hell,
every violent I.C.E. raid
every legislative assault on the rights of women and LGBTQ people, the poor, and the elderly,
You did this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
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So I open up the NYtimes and there is my pal @ardemp.bskyverified.social saying that despite funding cuts he is staying in this country that he loves. Keep the faith you all!.... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
The U.S. Lit a Beacon for Science. Under Trump, Scientists Fear It’s Dimming
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So I open up the NYtimes and there is my pal @ardemp.bskyverified.social saying that despite funding cuts he is staying in this country that he loves. Keep the faith you all!.... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
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This guy is an aryan POS. He would have been perfect running a Nazi death camp. BTW He's Jewish, has been denounced by his family & former Rabbi.
Is Stephen Miller ever not in a screeching fit of rage?
www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-mill...
Is Stephen Miller ever not in a screeching fit of rage?
www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-mill...
Stephen Miller Totally Lost it and Yelled at Immigration Officials for Not Making Enough Arrests
Trump’s deputy chief of staff and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem played good cop / bad cop in a tense summit last week.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This guy is an aryan POS. He would have been perfect running a Nazi death camp. BTW He's Jewish, has been denounced by his family & former Rabbi.
Is Stephen Miller ever not in a screeching fit of rage?
www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-mill...
Is Stephen Miller ever not in a screeching fit of rage?
www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-mill...
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"The Supreme Court has long recognized that the contempt power is integral to the authority of the federal courts," he wrote. "Without the ability to enforce judicial orders, they are rendered mere advisory opinions which parties are free to disregard."
www.newsweek.com/hidden-provi...
www.newsweek.com/hidden-provi...
'Hidden' provision in Trump's big bill could disarm US Supreme Court
The provision would bar courts from enforcing contempt citations for violations of injunctions or temporary restraining orders unless a bond has been paid.
www.newsweek.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"The Supreme Court has long recognized that the contempt power is integral to the authority of the federal courts," he wrote. "Without the ability to enforce judicial orders, they are rendered mere advisory opinions which parties are free to disregard."
www.newsweek.com/hidden-provi...
www.newsweek.com/hidden-provi...
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Trump is using immigration law to 'criminalize political opposition': legal expert
Trump is using immigration law to 'criminalize political opposition': legal expert
President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is about more than just immigrants, legal analyst Leah Litman told MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Friday evening — it's about laying the groundwork to create a police state that can be mobilized against Trump's political opponents.This follows the incident in N...
bit.ly
May 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Trump is using immigration law to 'criminalize political opposition': legal expert
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Federal data is an invaluable national asset and economy driver. But for Trump & Co., it's "woke" and must disappear, or it's personal, private, and perfect for weaponization against people and groups they don't like. My latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump’s Information Warfare Against America
Federal data used to be economic jet fuel. Now much of it is either gone or weaponized.
www.thebulwark.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Federal data is an invaluable national asset and economy driver. But for Trump & Co., it's "woke" and must disappear, or it's personal, private, and perfect for weaponization against people and groups they don't like. My latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
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Cc @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @BruceMirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @britshmit.bsky.social
New post! On personal and professional toll to researchers of #NIH budget cuts and risks to our future. Thx to @britshmit.bsky.social for sharing her story and #lawsuit against RFK Jr!
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst... #DEI #LGBTQ
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst... #DEI #LGBTQ
The Future Of Researchers In The U.S. Is In Jeopardy
Funding cuts are having a devastating toll on researchers' careers and threatening future innovation in the U.S. Their request: bring science-based decisions back.
www.forbes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
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America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
America Chose the Monster
We all make mistakes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
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Raskin: "There's an absolute attack on the Constitution taking place by an administration which views the Constitution as just inconvenient furniture that's gotta be kicked out of the way."
March 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Raskin: "There's an absolute attack on the Constitution taking place by an administration which views the Constitution as just inconvenient furniture that's gotta be kicked out of the way."
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Daily briefing: Nature denounces Trump’s attack on US research
Daily briefing: Nature denounces Trump’s attack on US research
Nature calls for the global community to stand united in defence of science in the United States. Plus, how AI might help researchers remedy poverty.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Daily briefing: Nature denounces Trump’s attack on US research
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“This is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for.”
- Henry Rollins
- Henry Rollins
February 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“This is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for.”
- Henry Rollins
- Henry Rollins