Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations

WaPo joins NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, Guardian and others, according to @ScottNover, in announcing it won't sign the Pentagon's controversial new press policy.

Opinion | America Is Blowing Up Boats and Asking Questions Later

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Political violence is surging as Trump kills prevention efforts, a top security expert warns Former DHS official William Braniff talks about building an innovative model for stopping terrorism—and how its loss may harm America.

Earlier this year, Trump dismantled a leading office at the Department of Homeland Security whose mission was averting terrorism and targeted violence.

As long as conservative media keeps up their harangue about democrats & the left being to blame for this shooting, there will be no moving forward. Fox & Newsmax keep the flame lit on hatred & lies.

Opinion | The Boy Who Cried Hoax

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Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza

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Trump is obsessed with Barack Obama because he’ll never be anything like him.

On the topic of presidential mental acuity, the current president was awake at 1:30am rage tweeting about his former opponents’ crowd sizes and calling Beyoncé, Bono, and Bruce Springsteen ‘unpatriotic entertainers.’ Where is the news cycle about his fitness for office?

The End of Rule of Law in America The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.

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Make it STOP!

What would it take for Republican leaders to admit to themselves that Trump’s loyalty cult is destroying the country they claim to love? @anneapplebaum asks.

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy

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Trump’s crypto conflicts are so serious that they implicate the Emoluments Clause—the ONLY conflicts rule in the Constitution

I discussed the major ethics issues @cnn.com

Warren Buffett Criticizes Trump’s Trade Policies “Trade should not be a weapon,” he said at Berkshire’s annual shareholders’ meeting. Investors had been awaiting his comments on trade, given the conglomerate’s status as an economic bellwether.

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Fired DOJ attorney says on TikTok that Trump pardons cost U.S. $1 billion

How Trump Plays Into Putin’s Hands, From Ukraine to Slashing U.S. Institutions Many of President Trump’s actions have been seen as benefiting Russia either directly or indirectly, so much so that Russian officials have celebrated some of his moves.

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PANTHEON MACRO:

“.. Manufacturing investment intentions are plummeting. .. signalling a big drag on the economy from weaker
investment over the next few quarters.”

I asked Grok if Donald Trump is a Christian based on the things he says and does.

The answer is utterly unsurprising.

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The President of the United States fears only those who do not fear him.

Ed Martin Has Completely Disqualified Himself Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney is a Russian-state-TV darling.

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Opinion | James Carville: How to Turn Trump’s Economic Chaos Against Him Tie the president to the people’s pain, and make the message local.

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Opinion | Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Less Than Meets the Eye The president extols tariffs as a miracle cure, but using them indiscriminately will only make the economic pain worse.

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Trump’s Big New Propaganda Push Nothing says “restoring truth and sanity to American history” quite like lying about it.

"History—the sort Trump is working to erase—teaches us that when a government becomes tyrannical, the people have rights, and courage, and the will to band together against the odds to overthrow tyrants, whether kings, Confederates, or tech oligarchs."

Ironic that the economy was good enough for Lutnick to become a billionaire.

Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.

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Signal Leak Is Latest Mistake in Pete Hegseth’s Rocky Time as Defense Secretary The disclosure of battle plans on a chat app created a new predicament for the defense secretary.

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NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.

🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.

When Donald Trump changed sides in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Republicans acted as if nothing had changed, George Packer writes. It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat: theatln.tc/xklVmUH6

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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Trump policies 'promise' an economic downturn, says prominent forecaster in first-ever 'recession watch' The UCLA Anderson Forecast, citing substantial changes to the economy from policies of the Trump administration, issued its first-ever "recession watch" on Tuesday.

“The UCLA Anderson Forecast, citing substantial changes to the economy from policies of the Trump administration, issued its first-ever “recession watch” on Tuesday.”

Can’t believe people fell for this con man again 😡

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