John Michael Norvell

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

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Backlash in Colorado as National Park Signs Urge Visitors to Report 'Negative' Views About America The signage went up at National Parks sites nationwide per executive order, but Amache and Sand Creek descendants in Colorado want history to be preserved .

Colorado Residents Push Back on Park Signs Urging Reporting of Negative Views share.google/eEuhDZcclDZV...

How the LAPD’s protest response once again triggered outrage, injuries and lawsuits Despite years of costly lawsuits, oversight measures and promises by leaders to rein in indiscriminate use of force during protests, the LAPD faces sharp criticism, fresh litigation and questions abou...

"Despite years of costly lawsuits, oversight measures and promises by leaders to rein in indiscriminate use of force during protests, the LAPD once again faces sharp criticism and litigation over tactics used during the past two weeks."

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(PDF) The Cognitive and Emotional Sources of Trump Support: The Case of Low-Information Voters PDF | This article provides empirical evidence for the hypothesis that Donald Trump distinctively attracted unprecedented levels of support from... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

The Idiocracy in numbers. No wonder Trump went after education first. Low-information voters took a Trump-shaped dump on America.

‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of development in natural surrounding has won out.

‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes

“The president is openly violating the law and Constitution on a daily basis,” said Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist at Dartmouth College.

Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman (Gift Article) The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.

Is there anything this man is not going to take a dump on?

Hit-and-run death of UC Berkeley professor emeritus Michael Burawoy an ‘unimaginable loss’ UC Berkeley’s sociology department established an endowment in Michael Burawoy’s honor.

www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/05/h...

Perfectly captured.

Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality (Gift Article) Us and them is all the rage.

How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...

I loved the show "Succession," partly from the deliciousness of loving to hate every single character. I'm now watching "Shrinking" and loving it for the opposite reason: I love every one of these characters so much.

Opinion | I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. I Know Why Trump Pardoned Them. Trump’s pardons will encourage more violence.

I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. They Have Never Been More Dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...

According to the Harper's Index in the January 2025 issue, the most recent prime number discovery, using cloud-sourced "spare" CPU and GPU cycles, used enough energy to power 287,000 households for an entire year. Here's why these folks think it's worth it. Hmm.

www.mersenne.org/why_join/

Cloud Seeding Pilot Program in the Santa Ana River Watershed - SAWPA - Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Santa Ana River Watershed Cloud Seeding Pilot Program 2023-2024 Seeding Events About Cloud Seeding Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification used to increase the amount of precipitation, includi...

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She's an idiot, but there is actually a cloud seeding program underway in Southern California.

Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.

This is bullshit. Who would ever risk anything to help the US abroad now?

Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

I just had a dream in which I catalogued (accurately, I believe) every single person I have ever leant a book to and who has not returned it. Expect my phone call! 😆