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Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding
Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say
Ted Cruz has had quite a week. On Tuesday, the Texas senator ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding, a disaster critics say was worsened by cuts to forecasting.
Cruz, who infamously fled Texas for Cancun when a crippling winter storm ravaged his state in 2021, was seen visiting the Parthenon in Athens with his wife, Heidi, on Saturday, a day after a flash flood along the Guadalupe River in central Texas killed more than 100 people, including dozens of children and counselors at a camp. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding
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Iran has learned its lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
June 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Iran has learned its lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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“In just 71 days, the president has inflicted so much harm on Americans’ safety; financial stability; the core foundations of our democracy. These are not normal times in America. And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.” - Sen Corey Booker states in a marathon speech.
April 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“In just 71 days, the president has inflicted so much harm on Americans’ safety; financial stability; the core foundations of our democracy. These are not normal times in America. And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.” - Sen Corey Booker states in a marathon speech.
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Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, said he was mistakenly added to a group chat with U.S. national security leaders about imminent military strikes on Yemen.
The inside story of how a journalist was sent White House war plans
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, said he was mistakenly added to a group chat with U.S. national security leaders about imminent military strikes on Yemen.
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, said he was mistakenly added to a group chat with U.S. national security leaders about imminent military strikes on Yemen.
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Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Senate Democrats flocked to the floor for an all-night talkathon to protest the confirmation of Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to lead the White House budget office and an architect of Project 2025.
Senate Democrats Hold the Floor in Overnight Protest of Trump Nominee
Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled an all-nighter to show their opposition.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Senate Democrats flocked to the floor for an all-night talkathon to protest the confirmation of Russell Vought, President Trump’s nominee to lead the White House budget office and an architect of Project 2025.
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A massive stealth strike against higher education and research universities. This is going to be a massive hit for some schools.
They…turned off…National Institutes of Health grants? That’s nearly $50 billion of scientific research.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
January 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A massive stealth strike against higher education and research universities. This is going to be a massive hit for some schools.
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For those saying it wasn't a Nazi salute.
Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.
Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.
January 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
How can Spotify Wrapped become a more inclusive experience for parents whose top songs are all music they play for their kids? Literally asking for a friend.
December 5, 2024 at 6:02 AM
How can Spotify Wrapped become a more inclusive experience for parents whose top songs are all music they play for their kids? Literally asking for a friend.
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Did anyone else first see this on Clarissa Explains It All and pined over it the rest of their childhood
December 2, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Did anyone else first see this on Clarissa Explains It All and pined over it the rest of their childhood
Thank you to the Auburn Mall in Auburn, Maine for one of the coolest 90s mall-signage I’ve seen recently. #the90sarealiveinportland
December 2, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Thank you to the Auburn Mall in Auburn, Maine for one of the coolest 90s mall-signage I’ve seen recently. #the90sarealiveinportland
The best antidote to the cluster fuckery of the last week is to stop what you’re doing and binge watch English Teacher on Hulu immediately.
November 13, 2024 at 10:08 PM
The best antidote to the cluster fuckery of the last week is to stop what you’re doing and binge watch English Teacher on Hulu immediately.