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Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/b...
Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/b...
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More than 1 in 4 workers without jobs have been unemployed for at least six months, new data shows.
That number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil.
That number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil.
Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy
The US economy is seeing a rise in long-term unemployment, with over 1.9 million Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more, sparking concerns about the labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
More than 1 in 4 workers without jobs have been unemployed for at least six months, new data shows.
That number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil.
That number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil.
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Trump and RFK Jr.’s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
Welcome to the new era of Covid vaccine tourism
Trump and RFK Jr.'s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump and RFK Jr.’s anti-vax crackdown is driving Americans across state lines—and making some pay out of pocket.
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Via Andrea Tinker: Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding will affect public broadcasting in Alabama.
Alabama public broadcasting will feel impact of congressional cuts | Alabama Reflector
Public media outlets in Alabama are preparing to experience budget cuts following the House's approval of House Resolution 4.
alabamareflector.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Via Andrea Tinker: Cuts to Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding will affect public broadcasting in Alabama.
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REPORT: The U.S. launched nearly 14% of its arsenal of high-altitude missile interceptors in recent conflict with Iran.
It could take 3-8 years for the U.S. to replenish its stockpile.
It could take 3-8 years for the U.S. to replenish its stockpile.
US used 14% of its THAAD stockpile against Iran, a report says. It could take years to replenish.
It could take three to eight years for the U.S. to replenish its stockpile of high-altitude missile interceptors after the military launched nearly 14% of its arsenal during last month’s conflict with...
www.stripes.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
REPORT: The U.S. launched nearly 14% of its arsenal of high-altitude missile interceptors in recent conflict with Iran.
It could take 3-8 years for the U.S. to replenish its stockpile.
It could take 3-8 years for the U.S. to replenish its stockpile.
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As Congress prepares to leave Washington, time to assess how it is -- or rather isn't -- meeting its constitutional responsibilities in foreign policy, national security, and international economic affairs.
From longtime former Hill and USAID staffer Michael Schiffer:
From longtime former Hill and USAID staffer Michael Schiffer:
Congress Shrinking from the World -- and Its Own Power
Congress has become an accomplice in the marginalization of its own constitutional role in foreign and national security policy.
www.justsecurity.org
July 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
As Congress prepares to leave Washington, time to assess how it is -- or rather isn't -- meeting its constitutional responsibilities in foreign policy, national security, and international economic affairs.
From longtime former Hill and USAID staffer Michael Schiffer:
From longtime former Hill and USAID staffer Michael Schiffer:
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Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children.
Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise
Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children.
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The neo-reactionary blogger Curtis Yarvin wants to destroy American democracy. With the Trumpian right embracing strongman rule, his ideas have found mainstream purchase.
Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
nyer.cm
July 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The neo-reactionary blogger Curtis Yarvin wants to destroy American democracy. With the Trumpian right embracing strongman rule, his ideas have found mainstream purchase.
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The cruelty is the point!
The laughter & joyous mood of the GOP after voting to take food from children, remove healthcare from Americans, many with disabilities that make work impossible - a big number of whom are veterans - to aid those with way more than enough is unconscionable. And they gloat.
The laughter & joyous mood of the GOP after voting to take food from children, remove healthcare from Americans, many with disabilities that make work impossible - a big number of whom are veterans - to aid those with way more than enough is unconscionable. And they gloat.
July 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The cruelty is the point!
The laughter & joyous mood of the GOP after voting to take food from children, remove healthcare from Americans, many with disabilities that make work impossible - a big number of whom are veterans - to aid those with way more than enough is unconscionable. And they gloat.
The laughter & joyous mood of the GOP after voting to take food from children, remove healthcare from Americans, many with disabilities that make work impossible - a big number of whom are veterans - to aid those with way more than enough is unconscionable. And they gloat.
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The photographer Buck Ellison goads us to contemplate not just the existence of an American ruling class but the invisible lineaments of wealth, power, and race that undergird its existence.
What Old Money Looks like in America, and Who Pays for It
Buck Ellison serves bluebloods up for public scrutiny as only one of their own could.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
July 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The photographer Buck Ellison goads us to contemplate not just the existence of an American ruling class but the invisible lineaments of wealth, power, and race that undergird its existence.
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Social security is a set of trust funds with a balance of about $2.7 trillion as of December 2024. We are the source of these funds. It belongs to us. These funds should be protected so we can protect each other. www.ssa.gov/oact/progdat...
March 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Social security is a set of trust funds with a balance of about $2.7 trillion as of December 2024. We are the source of these funds. It belongs to us. These funds should be protected so we can protect each other. www.ssa.gov/oact/progdat...