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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country.

Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.

Opinion | Troops Could Help Portland if They Rented Office Space Trump’s dispatch of National Guard troops to Portland is another dangerous step toward politicizing America’s military forces.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Cycling in the buff is a Portland specialty, and one organization has announced a naked ride ‘in response to the militarization of our city,’” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Such is the war zone here.”

Wow.

Not at all surprising, but wow.

Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.

More than that. "The FBI ***recorded*** Tom Homan taking the money "after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration."

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"When he was taken into custody Friday, immigration agents tied his dog to a tree and then unclipped his collar, allowing the animal to run loose on Sepulveda Boulevard"

This is the worst of humanity.

It just hit Cat 5.

I can't believe I'm only hearing about this now and it's already been 10 days??

Looming Epstein vote has Republicans eager to leave Washington A discharge effort from Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna could put members on the spot as soon as next week.

House Republican leaders are under fierce internal pressure to send members home for the summer amid deepening anxiety over being cornered by an expected “discharge petition” that would force a House vote on publicizing Jeffrey Epstein-related records.

A text graphic titled "How to Advocate for Yourself During a C-Section" followed by five bullet points. - You need a birth plan not just to avoid a
C-section, but to anticipate one. One in three women who give birth in the U.S. this year will do so by cesarean. - Ask questions. Something like, “I’ve heard that blocks can fail. If that happens, what are my choices?” is a reasonable question. General anesthesia should be discussed as an option. - Don’t be pressured into saying you’re ready for the surgery to start. If you’re not sure if your anesthesia is working, it probably isn’t. - Speak up about pain during the surgery.
If you feel pain, it is very likely to get worse.
Do not hold on hoping the pain will pass. - Anticipate sensation, but not severe pain.
A doctor may tell you that you’ll feel “just pressure.” Pressure can be extremely painful. There are options to treat your pain.

100,000 U.S. patients a year feel significant pain during C-sections and hardly anyone knows about it. Here’s some information, not to freak you out, or to saddle you with the burden of addressing this problem, but to help you get the care you deserve. https://trib.al/wamJuju

This is a good way to think about this: Assume it's 1980 and instead of 4 hours of warning, Kerr County only had 2. Could the county with the 2 hours of warning and the tech avail at the time (which all exists today) have used that info, time and tools to prevent loss of life?

Yes. They could.

this shouldn't just prompt a resignation, it's almost like negligent homicide if any of those people died

Let’s hope we still have legal elections.

No One Is Illegal On Stolen Land—ICE Versus the Indigenous in MAGA's America Where would they send us?

Under Trump, ICE and border patrol are targeting and detaining Indigenous peoples. This piece doesn’t just tell a story. It challenges how we talk about borders, citizenship, and belonging.
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We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope.

Want to Claim the Solar Tax Credit? Get Installing Now For anyone in the US who can afford to go solar, “now would be the time,” because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable.

For anyone in the US who can afford to go solar, “now would be the time,” because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable. www.wired.com/story/if-you...

Colorado Air Traffic Control Facility Lost Contact With Some Pilots

Part of an air traffic control facility in Colorado that coordinates flights over a large swath of the West had a 90-second communications outage on Monday, the FAA said on Thursday.

DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE’s Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, ac...

A 25-year-old DOGE bro at the CFPB held $715,000 in stocks that ethics lawyers told him he wasn’t allowed to own while working there — then DOGE fired those ethics lawyers.

This is corruption.
Always call it out.

What is wrong with people?

Trump is firing 5% of the CIA and tasking others to a complete fucking waste of time and resources.

Who cares who in Greenland supports Trump?! That is not national security.

Meanwhile, there’s an evil prick in a compound somewhere planning our mass murders.

Thank you for telling their stories. I will incorporate them into my course work in women and reproduction.

1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.

These are their stories 🧵

Clear moment of panic from DHS as they realized that they were about to have TSA turn away over half a million people a day at airports.

Regardless, if that many people are getting extra screenings, get to the airport EARLY.

Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks The Trump administration has paused but not canceled contracts for the monitoring program, which collects data on harmful air pollutants at 63 national parks.

The Trump administration has temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country, according to an internal email obtained by The Post and two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Under Trump, they’re allowed to start resegregating schools in Louisiana. This must be stopped.

DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.

Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.

A "60 Minutes" source tells @jaketapper.bsky.social that Bill Owens "sacrificed himself hoping it might make our corporate overlords up and realize they risk destroying what makes 60 Minutes great." Here's the full quote >>>

The reason billionaires like McMahon are obsessed with student debt is that creating financial precarity makes people more stressed about losing their job. If you’re worried about your job you’re less likely to quit and find work elsewhere. You’re less likely to ask for a raise. It’s pure class war.