AK-Lute
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Early music (lute, theorbo, baroque guitar, early 19th century guitar). Science Fiction. Thomas Pynchon. David Deutsch (theoretical physicist). David Crosby. Room 103 at Land's End Resort on the Homer Spit (Homer, Alaska).
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four votes for “the president is a king and the framers created a monarchy”
BREAKING: On a 5-4 order, SCOTUS denies DOJ’s motion to vacate Judge Ali’s State/USAID order, but notes that his prior deadline passed, so Ali is going to have to go back to the drawing board and “clarify” what the gov’t needs to do, “with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines.”
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 24A831
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ET AL. U. AIDS VACCINE ADVOCACY COALITION, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION TO VACATE THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(March 5, 2025]
On February 13, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a temporary restraining order enjoining the Government from enforcing directives pausing disbursements of foreign development assistance funds.
The present application does not challenge the Government's obligation to follow that order. On February 25, the District Court ordered the Government to issue payments for a portion of the paused disbursements-those owed for work already completed before the issuance of the District Court's temporary restraining order-by 11:59 p.m. on February 26. Several hours before that deadline, the Government filed this application to vacate the District Court's February 25 order and requested an immediate administrative stay. THE CHIEF JUSTICE entered an administrative stay shortly before the 11:59 p.m. deadline and subsequently referred the application to the Court. The application is denied. Given that the deadline in the challenged order has now passed, and in light of the ongoing preliminary injunction proceedings, the District Court should clarify what obligations the Government must fulfill to ensure compliance with the temporary restraining order, with due regard for the feasibility of any compliance timelines. The order heretofore entered by THE CHIEF JUSTICE is vacated.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiancyolrpahy5eevk7jckhjxanf3xodqpitrzmowz5o6ke7ukg7sq@jpeg)
March 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
four votes for “the president is a king and the framers created a monarchy”
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I'm looking forward to catching up LIVE with Stephen Colbert tonight. Feels like there will be plenty to discuss!
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
March 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm looking forward to catching up LIVE with Stephen Colbert tonight. Feels like there will be plenty to discuss!
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
Tune in to the Late Show at 11:35 pm ET.
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Yes, absolutely. Loss of upper air observations degrades every weather and climate analysis model. With the end of Kotzebue upper air obs, there's now just one weather balloon observation site in Alaska north of the Arctic Circle, even though more than a quarter of Alaska land is that far north.
March 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Yes, absolutely. Loss of upper air observations degrades every weather and climate analysis model. With the end of Kotzebue upper air obs, there's now just one weather balloon observation site in Alaska north of the Arctic Circle, even though more than a quarter of Alaska land is that far north.
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The lawsuit, filed by Elias Law Group on behalf of the three national Democratic committees, challenges an expansive executive order Trump issued earlier this month that would give him unprecedented power over key regulatory agencies that were designed to operate without direct White House control.
Democrats Sue Trump Over Attempt to Control Independent Election Agency
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The lawsuit, filed by Elias Law Group on behalf of the three national Democratic committees, challenges an expansive executive order Trump issued earlier this month that would give him unprecedented power over key regulatory agencies that were designed to operate without direct White House control.
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🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
February 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
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Trump and Musk are literally looking to ram through a budget that would give billionaires like them a MASSIVE tax cut -- while eliminating healthcare for the poorest Americans, and jacking up YOUR taxes
They're going to take a TRILLION of your dollars and give it to themselves
They're going to take a TRILLION of your dollars and give it to themselves
February 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Trump and Musk are literally looking to ram through a budget that would give billionaires like them a MASSIVE tax cut -- while eliminating healthcare for the poorest Americans, and jacking up YOUR taxes
They're going to take a TRILLION of your dollars and give it to themselves
They're going to take a TRILLION of your dollars and give it to themselves
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“I’m in West Virginia — My insulin went from $6 to $80”
February 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“I’m in West Virginia — My insulin went from $6 to $80”
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35% of the way there in 32 days, so that tracks www.project2025.observer
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
35% of the way there in 32 days, so that tracks www.project2025.observer
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A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.
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Ex-NFL player Chris Kluwe was arrested during a Huntington Beach City Council meeting after protesting a proposed 'MAGA plaque' outside the city library.
Kluwe approached the dais to "engage in the … tradition of peaceful civil disobedience." He was then arrested. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Kluwe approached the dais to "engage in the … tradition of peaceful civil disobedience." He was then arrested. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
Kluwe, a Huntington Beach resident, made comments against a MAGA plaque proposed for installation at the Central Library, then approached the dais and was arrested.
www.latimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ex-NFL player Chris Kluwe was arrested during a Huntington Beach City Council meeting after protesting a proposed 'MAGA plaque' outside the city library.
Kluwe approached the dais to "engage in the … tradition of peaceful civil disobedience." He was then arrested. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Kluwe approached the dais to "engage in the … tradition of peaceful civil disobedience." He was then arrested. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
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For eight decades, America’s alliances with other democracies were the bedrock of American foreign policy, trade policy, and cultural influence.
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
www.theatlantic.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For eight decades, America’s alliances with other democracies were the bedrock of American foreign policy, trade policy, and cultural influence.
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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"Illuminating...Stewart’s fine-grained and eye-opening investigation meticulously outlines the loose organizational structure...This offers urgently needed background on the 2024 election results." Grateful for this starred review in Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/9781635578546
Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy by Katherine Stewart
The “antidemocratic” movement behind Donald Trump’s political ascendancy comprises “people and ideas that in ordinary circumstan...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:04 PM
"Illuminating...Stewart’s fine-grained and eye-opening investigation meticulously outlines the loose organizational structure...This offers urgently needed background on the 2024 election results." Grateful for this starred review in Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/9781635578546
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If a woman had 13 kids by four different men, used ketamine and spent all her time running a shadow presidency, I’m not sure our society would celebrate her.
February 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If a woman had 13 kids by four different men, used ketamine and spent all her time running a shadow presidency, I’m not sure our society would celebrate her.
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what would you do differently if you were actively trying to cause more plane crashes? www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
what would you do differently if you were actively trying to cause more plane crashes? www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
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This is probably the most accurate take.
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is probably the most accurate take.
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I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
February 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
CDC source:
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.
They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”
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Sen. Whitehouse: Mark my words. This Patel guy will come back to haunt you. Every piece of evidence shows that.
February 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sen. Whitehouse: Mark my words. This Patel guy will come back to haunt you. Every piece of evidence shows that.
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Looming behind this is the persistent question of Trump/Russia. There was always Trump/Russia; there is still Trump/Russia. The question is, what is it now.
February 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Looming behind this is the persistent question of Trump/Russia. There was always Trump/Russia; there is still Trump/Russia. The question is, what is it now.
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The patriarchy and their water-carriers just killed Alaska if things continue as they are.
Pretty sure that's their plan.
Kill Alaska, get rid of the populace.......
GIVE/SELL IT BACK TO RUSSIA.
Pretty sure that's their plan.
Kill Alaska, get rid of the populace.......
GIVE/SELL IT BACK TO RUSSIA.
Slow clap, Trump voters. Alaska MAGA FTW on biggest collective self-own.
February 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The patriarchy and their water-carriers just killed Alaska if things continue as they are.
Pretty sure that's their plan.
Kill Alaska, get rid of the populace.......
GIVE/SELL IT BACK TO RUSSIA.
Pretty sure that's their plan.
Kill Alaska, get rid of the populace.......
GIVE/SELL IT BACK TO RUSSIA.