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We need a new Congress. And we need more young people under the age of 35 from working class backgrounds. There appear to be no consequences for Congress NOT doing their job. They do not lose their healthcare or government benefits when they do not do their jobs!

Elon Musk Warns China’s Rare Earth Restrictions May Delay Tesla Robots China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture Optimus robots.

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Yesterday, we sent a historically big message to Trump, Musk, and the GOP — and we also sent a signal to all those who agree with us but have spent the last few months feeling shaken, hopeless, and afraid. #handsoff

Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn’t be intimidated. But he also offered a critique of campus culture, saying it had too often shut out ...

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Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs Administration officials reversed a decision made during the Biden presidency that would have given millions of people access to weight-loss drugs paid for Medicare and Medicaid.

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Beehold the U.S. Native Bees Hiding in Plain Sight This Spring Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more important than honeybees

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Susan Crawford and her unparalleled Wisconsin Supreme Court victory not only prove that Musk's money cannot corrupt the souls of true Americans, but also that an intelligent, strong woman can defeat a weak man who fights against human rights. In this chaotic time, her win is a beacon of hope.

Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure

NASA Signs Contract for Elon Musk's Starship, Even Though It's Never Launched Without Exploding NASA has officially added SpaceX's Starship to its launch vehicle roster despite the vehicle never having completed a successful test flight.

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Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.

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Trump task force to review Harvard's funding after Columbia bows to federal demands Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism.

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Doug Emhoff’s Law Firm Is Said to Be Trump’s Next Target The firm, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, also employs a top investigator for the congressional committee that documented President Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Sue or hold back? The University of California does both as it faces Trump’s wrath The University of California has been selective about which Trump policies it challenges in court. Some students want the UC to be more vocal about defending student diversity and protest rights.

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10 spots bursting with wildflowers in the East Bay and beyond It’s time to lace up your boots and head out to enjoy wildflower trails. Here are 10 favorite spots in Berkeley and the nearby East Bay.

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Trump Takes Aim at California Six Times in 24 Hours The Trump administration seemed to hold back immediately after the January wildfires. But its multipronged assault on California has now begun in earnest.

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The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations - Truthdig The move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

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After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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Unfortunately, unlike France the US is no longer a functioning democracy with a convicted felon in office and now floating the idea of a third term which is not constitutional.

The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

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As a the daughter of blue collar union members, and as a sociologist who teaches C. Wright Mills in some of my undergraduate classes, I really appreciated your trenchant analysis.