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washingtonpost.com
The federal government has paused a plan to issue a $47 million contract for an expanded immigrant detention center in Georgia amid a review of the contract by the U.S. DOGE Service, according to a local official briefed on the matter and documents obtained by The Post.
Plans for nation’s largest ICE detention center halted amid DOGE review
A planned $47 million contract would have expanded a southeast Georgia facility to house immigrants arrested in the region.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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politico.com
Cuban rapper Eliéxer Márquez Duany — aka El Funky — has less than 30 days to leave the U.S. or face deportation and likely imprisonment.

But like a vast majority of Cubans living in the U.S., he fully supports Trump.
He’s a Pro-Trump Rapper and a Cuban Dissident. The Trump Administration Is Deporting Him Anyway.
The predicament of the rapper known as ‘El Funky’ reveals the deeply conflicted anti-Castro and pro-Trump politics of South Florida.
www.politico.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
(Reuters) - Food rations that could supply 3.5 million people for a month are mouldering in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.

www.reuters.com/world/us-aid...
Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
The food stocks have been stuck inside four U.S. government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs.
www.reuters.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. Trump during his four-day tour embraced strongmen in ways new even for him. It’s a stark contrast to the derision and scorn with which he treats democratic US allies, such as Canada and those in Europe. He sees Arab rulers as natural partners ..”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
May 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Dereliction of duty.
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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dandrezner.bsky.social
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atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 14
Hawley dismisses Trump lining his pockets with his memecoin: "Listen, I think nobody believes that Donald Trump can be bought. I mean, what does Donald Trump need more money for?"
May 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism.

Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.
Charl Kleinhaus @charlkleinhaus Jews are untrustworthy and a dangerous group they are not Gods chosen like to believe they are . Where is the Temple that must be their concern leave us alone we all believe in the God of Abraham , Moses and Jacob ! I almost said something ugly … 🤐
May 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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lincolnproject.us
It's almost as if granting a criminal blanket immunity was a bad idea.
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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cardonebrian.bsky.social
Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs has finally been seated and sworn in. It’s only been six months and eight days since she beat her Republican opponent Jefferson Griffin. It has been one hell of a ride but Democracy eventually prevailed. Congratulations Justice Riggs!!
May 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
So many layers of corruption.
May 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Art of the deal.
mattmfm.bsky.social Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · May 12
For those confused by the China tariff news:

• Trump caved and got zero in return
• No manufacturing moved back to the USA
• 30% tariff is still a huge tax on Americans
• 90 day pause still causes uncertainty
• Trump lost all negotiating leverage
May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
The Afrikaner stunt is the kind of thing that has backfired so far -- it creates legal arguments for other refugees about animus.

But holy hell he's not hiding the white sheets.
May 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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williamadler78.bsky.social
Viktor Orban seems to be advising the Trump administration
maxkozlov.bsky.social Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · May 5
Harvard will no longer receive ANY federal research money, per letter to the school:

"Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the federal government, since none will be provided. Harvard will cease to be a publicly funded institution, and can instead operate as a privately-funded institution."
Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants
A letter from Linda McMahon, the education secretary, said the college leaders must demonstrate more responsible management of the university before receiving additional federal grants.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
🚨🚨 Deranged letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard’s president, cutting off federal funding for any new grants.

Worth reading in full. It is NUTS.
THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION WASHINGTON, DC 20202 May 5, 2025 Dr. Alan Garber Office of the President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Dr. Garber, The Federal Government has a sacred responsibility to be a wise and important steward of American taxpayer dollars. Harvard University, despite amassing a largely tax-free $53.2 billion dollar endowment (larger than the GDP of 100 countries), receives billions of dollars of taxpayer largess each year. Receiving such taxpayer funds is a privilege, not a right. Yet instead of using these funds to advance the education of its students, Harvard is engaging in a systemic pattern of violating federal law. Where do many of these "students" come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country—and why is there so much HATE? These are questions that must be answered, among many more, but the biggest question of all is, why will Harvard not give straightforward answers to the American public? Harvard University has made a mockery of this country's higher education system. It has invited foreign students, who engage in violent behavior and show contempt for the United States of America, to its campus. In every way, Harvard has failed to abide by its legal obligations, its ethical and fiduciary duties, its transparency responsibilities, and any semblance of academic rigor. It had scrapped standardized testing requirements and a normalized grading system. This year Harvard was forced to adopt an embarrassing "remedial math" program for undergraduates. Why is it, we ask, that Harvard has to teach simple and basic mathematics, when it is supposedly so hard to get into this "acclaimed university"? Who is getting in under such a low standard when others, with fabulous grades and a great understanding of the highest levels of mathematics, are being rejected? Harvard has even been embroiled in humiliating plagiarism scandals, exposed clearly and plainly in the media, with respect to your then… running the institution in a totally chaotic way. Harvard alumnus and highly successful hedge fund manager Bill Ackman noted that, under her leadership, Harvard has become "a political advocacy organization for one party." Ackman has called for the resignation of Pritzker, concluding that the "[t)he mismanagement here is Penny Pritzker" and noting that any serious corporation would have removed her after a litany of recent failings and the fact that, incredibly, "Harvard is not in a good financial position." According to Ackman, one of the world's foremost finance experts, Harvard's so-called S53 billion endowment is "massively overstated as far as what it's really worth," and Harvard has irresponsibly taken out $8 billion in debt. If this is true, it is concerning evidence of Harvard's disastrous mismanagement, indicating an urgent need for massive reform-not continued taxpayer investment. If Harvard prefers not to change, then Harvard should have no problem using its overflowing endowment to fund its bloated bureaucracy. At its best, a university should fulfill the highest ideals of our Nation, and enlighten the thousands of hopeful students who walk through its magnificent gates. But Harvard has betrayed this ideal. Perhaps most alarmingly, Harvard has failed to abide by the United States Supreme Court's ruling demanding that it end its racial preferencing, and continues to engage in ugly racism in its undergraduate and graduate schools, and even within the Harvard Law Review itself. Our universities should be bastions of merit that reward and celebrate excellence and achievement. They should not be incubators of discrimination that encourage resentment and instill grievance and racism into our wonderful young Americans. The above concerns are only a fraction of the long list of Harvard's consistent violations of its own legal duties. Given these and other concerning allegations, this letter is to inform you that Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the fede… Federal Agencies. The Administration's priorities have not changed and today's letter marks the end of new grants for the University. These requests will advance the best interests of Harvard University, so it can reclaim its status as a respected educational institution for the future leaders of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Sincerely, Linda E. McMahon Secretary of Education
May 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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tomscocca.bsky.social
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."

www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry
The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.
www.seattletimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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washingtonpost.com
Breaking news: The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday.
Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline
Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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schooley.bsky.social
Feels like this isn’t hitting like the bombshell it should be. Has the Times or the Post even covered it yet? abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
Hegseth used Signal app connected to 'dirty line' on personal computer in Pentagon office: Sources
It was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line, sources said.
abcnews.go.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
“Vladimir, STOP!” wrote President Donald Trump on his social media site this morning.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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drharmony.net
April 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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vincedmonroy.bsky.social
Posting this for absolutely no reason whatsoever —

Pete Hegseth in March: “Under the previous administration, we looked like fools. Not anymore”

#SignalGate #SignalChat
April 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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dearsarah.bsky.social
US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol held for nearly 10 days

Official claimed Jose Hermosillo, a 19 year old American visiting Arizona from New Mexico, was ‘without the proper immigration documents’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... these “agents” should be prosecuted.
US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days
Official claimed Jose Hermosillo, who was visiting Arizona, was ‘without the proper immigration documents’
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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youranonjd.bsky.social
Reports say Trump turned down a $50B offer from Ukraine to buy U.S. military gear. That’s a huge deal to just walk away from by someone who is evidently so consumed by making money for the U.S.

Makes you wonder - what could be driving that decision?
Image of Trump and Putin
April 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror
April 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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djrothkopf.bsky.social
“Should have,” “if only” and “I told you so” are absolutely useless to addressing the crisis we face. Focus on now, on what we can do, on positive action.
April 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM