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Northern Lights 11/11
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Northern Lights 11/11
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Under the Trump administration, the Treasury Department and IRS are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to big companies and the ultrarich. Here's how.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Under the Trump administration, the Treasury Department and IRS are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts to big companies and the ultrarich. Here's how.
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Trump team is secretly handing out tax breaks to wealthy corporations: report
Trump team is secretly handing out tax breaks to wealthy corporations: report
Trump team is secretly handing out tax breaks to wealthy corporations: report
www.independent.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump team is secretly handing out tax breaks to wealthy corporations: report
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Murderous attacks on Christians and Muslims alike are a real problem in Nigeria. Cutting humanitarian assistance there is even more lethal.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
“If Trump cares about Christians or anyone else in Nigeria, all he needs to do is restore aid and let babies live,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
Final Harvest of 2025, expecting first snow Sunday
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Final Harvest of 2025, expecting first snow Sunday
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Breaking News: YouTube will pay a $24.5 million settlement to President Trump and others who were banned from the site in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
YouTube Settles Trump Lawsuit for $24.5 Million
Mr. Trump sued Alphabet, the parent company of YouTube and Google, and other social media companies after the platforms suspended his accounts in 2021.
nyti.ms
September 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Breaking News: YouTube will pay a $24.5 million settlement to President Trump and others who were banned from the site in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
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EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
Peonies and columbine.
June 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Peonies and columbine.
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Do you double check your receipt when you buy groceries? Maybe you should.
Kroger stores in multiple states show a pattern of listing expired sale prices on the shelves and then ringing up regular prices at checkout, an investigation by the Guardian US, @thefern.org and @consumerreports.org found.
Kroger stores in multiple states show a pattern of listing expired sale prices on the shelves and then ringing up regular prices at checkout, an investigation by the Guardian US, @thefern.org and @consumerreports.org found.
‘Customers are being duped’: how murky grocery sales tactics are squeezing some Kroger shoppers
Kroger stores in multiple states have overcharged customers by listing expired sale tags and then ringing up regular prices – a practice that adds extra burdens on struggling US families
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Do you double check your receipt when you buy groceries? Maybe you should.
Kroger stores in multiple states show a pattern of listing expired sale prices on the shelves and then ringing up regular prices at checkout, an investigation by the Guardian US, @thefern.org and @consumerreports.org found.
Kroger stores in multiple states show a pattern of listing expired sale prices on the shelves and then ringing up regular prices at checkout, an investigation by the Guardian US, @thefern.org and @consumerreports.org found.
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Glad to be here! Help share the word 😁
May 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Glad to be here! Help share the word 😁
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May 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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What?!?! The EPA has drafted a plan to eliminate all pollution controls from coal and gas-fired power plants. The agency claims these plants “do not contribute significantly” to dangerous pollution or climate change, arguing their emissions are a small and declining share of global totals.
May 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
What?!?! The EPA has drafted a plan to eliminate all pollution controls from coal and gas-fired power plants. The agency claims these plants “do not contribute significantly” to dangerous pollution or climate change, arguing their emissions are a small and declining share of global totals.
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No lies Told....💯🔥💯
May 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
No lies Told....💯🔥💯
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The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.
By @edeggans.bsky.social
By @edeggans.bsky.social
Too many great sci-fi shows go unnoticed. I hope 'Murderbot' won't be the next
The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.
By @edeggans.bsky.social
By @edeggans.bsky.social
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Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.
Should you toss your plastic kitchen tools for health reasons? Here's the scoop
Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.
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A growing number of the nation’s top tech firms have hired remote IT workers, only to discover that the employees were actually North Korean cyber operatives.
According to experts, the plot tends to follow a similar playbook 👇
According to experts, the plot tends to follow a similar playbook 👇
Tech companies have a big remote worker problem: North Korean operatives
Cybersecurity firms say that the intricate scam to amass funding for North Korea’s weapons program is happening “on a scale we haven’t seen before.”
www.politico.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A growing number of the nation’s top tech firms have hired remote IT workers, only to discover that the employees were actually North Korean cyber operatives.
According to experts, the plot tends to follow a similar playbook 👇
According to experts, the plot tends to follow a similar playbook 👇
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Tx HB3225 may go to the Senate soon. Your city council probably doesn’t even know about the $10,000 fine to the library. Or that the library will have to I.D. Everyone under 18. What can you do? Inform your city council members ASAP!
May 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Tx HB3225 may go to the Senate soon. Your city council probably doesn’t even know about the $10,000 fine to the library. Or that the library will have to I.D. Everyone under 18. What can you do? Inform your city council members ASAP!
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Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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$90 million.
Trump fired thousands of Veterans to "save money," but wants taxpayers to pay $90 million for a military parade on his birthday. What a disgrace.
Trump fired thousands of Veterans to "save money," but wants taxpayers to pay $90 million for a military parade on his birthday. What a disgrace.
Trump defends the high price tag for his military parade: 'Peanuts compared to the value'
In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also outlined a White House renovation he hopes to carry out — which he said he will pay for himself.
www.nbcnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
$90 million.
Trump fired thousands of Veterans to "save money," but wants taxpayers to pay $90 million for a military parade on his birthday. What a disgrace.
Trump fired thousands of Veterans to "save money," but wants taxpayers to pay $90 million for a military parade on his birthday. What a disgrace.
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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
scim.ag
May 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
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Five former National Weather Service directors have taken the unusual step of signing onto an open letter warning that cuts to the organization by the Trump administration may soon endanger lives.
Former Weather Service Leaders Warn Staffing Cuts Could Lead to ‘Loss of Life’
The former agency directors say current employees will face an “impossible task” to maintain service just as hurricane season begins.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Five former National Weather Service directors have taken the unusual step of signing onto an open letter warning that cuts to the organization by the Trump administration may soon endanger lives.
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BREAKING: @aclu.org says Trump deported a child (U.S. citizen) with metastatic cancer without medication or consultation with physicians. This is the second child with cancer he's deported. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... @rollingstone.com
Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer
Two families who had lived in the United States for years, including a child with cancer and a pregnant mother, were deported by ICE on Friday.
www.rollingstone.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
BREAKING: @aclu.org says Trump deported a child (U.S. citizen) with metastatic cancer without medication or consultation with physicians. This is the second child with cancer he's deported. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... @rollingstone.com
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If you're going to watch Murderbot on Apple TV, consider adding it to your watchlist. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the streaming service that you're there for our show.
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)
Watch Murderbot - Apple TV+
In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission prote…
tv.apple.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If you're going to watch Murderbot on Apple TV, consider adding it to your watchlist. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the streaming service that you're there for our show.
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)