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Trump is tightening the screws on corporate America — and CEOs are staying mum Critics warn that Trump's demands for business leaders to step down, and for the government to take a cut of sales, threaten American-style capitalism.

Critics warn that Trump's demands for business leaders to step down, and for the government to take a cut of sales, threaten American-style capitalism.

Trump Administration Said to Discuss Taking Stake in Intel The Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government potentially take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, helping support the company’s effort to expand domestic manufactu...

What the hell is happening! The Trump regime is in talks with taking a stake in Intel. In other words, they’ll be able to give favorable rules to a company in which they will economically benefit! This is a straight up shake down.
I gifted this so you can read it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Dozens detained as opponents and supporters of Serbian government clash during protests Serbian police say nearly 50 protesters have been detained and dozens of people injured during clashes at anti-government protests in Serbia against the populist rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.

Nearly 50 protesters have been detained across Serbia and dozens of people were injured as violence erupted this week between opponents and supporters of the government, police said on Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/4lx1Rcz

YouTube video by Master Zholtan You're tacky and I hate you - School of Rock

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I’ve said it about him and his family many times over the years, especially the last few weeks, and now this week, “You’re tacky, and I hate you.”

Depictions of extreme wealth are everywhere on television lately—and it’s all quite boring, @sophiegilbert.bsky.social argues. https://theatln.tc/pR6AjcRa

Last month, we reported that the IRS was preparing a system that would share millions of taxpayers' data with ICE.

Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️

The fight is on. How redistricting could unfold in 8 entangled states State leaders in both parties say they're ready to redraw political lines ahead of 2026, but state laws and constitutions make mid-decade redistricting virtually impossible in many places.

State leaders in both parties say they're ready to redraw political lines ahead of 2026, but state laws and constitutions make mid-decade redistricting virtually impossible in many places.

YouTube video by Associated Press LIVE: Gavin Newsom speaks on California’s plan to redraw congressional maps

AP did.
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Trump Is Dismantling the VA to Privatize Veterans' Health Care Trump’s administration wants a bigger budget for the Department of Veteran Affairs, while he continues to dismantle its workforce.

COMMENTARY: Trump wants a bigger budget for the Department of Veteran Affairs, while he continues to dismantle its workforce.

All signs point to a massive money funnel from the VA to private health care interests.

Colorado jumps onto lawsuit against USDA over demand for personal information of SNAP recipients The federal agency has indicated it would withhold food assistance dollars from states that do not comply with its request for personal information

Colorado jumps onto lawsuit against USDA over demand for personal information of SNAP recipients

Wyoming Is Now Requiring Would-be Voters to Document Their Citizenship The rules were pushed by Wyoming’s ultraconservative secretary of state despite no pattern of noncitizen voting. A lawsuit warns it risks tripping up eligible citizens who wish to register.

Beyond mandating proof of citizenship, a new Wyoming law also establishes a ‘durational residency’ requirement, which says voters must have lived in the state for at least 30 days.

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Anonymous Donor Gives $52,500 to Help Clear Colorado's Rape Kit Backlog The donation quintupled the total money raised to address the state's 570-day turnaround time for processing rape kits.

Anonymous Donor Gives $52,500 to Help Clear Colorado Rape Kit Backlog

Having my PBS Passport account made it possible to finish grad school and deal with a lot of the mess with lockdown without having a major mental breakdown. It’s a FANTASTIC service for local and regional PBS station programs as well.

Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees.

The federal government is giving ICE direct access to all of our Medicaid data with incredibly thin protections — all to facilitate their cruel anti-immigrant agenda.

We cannot let President Trump's mass deportation campaign take precedent over our privacy and health care.

ICE arrests in Colorado, Wyoming nearly quintupled under Trump administration A lawsuit by the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy reveals data on the number of people who may have been held at the Aurora holding facility.

New numbers show what ICE agents have been doing in Colorado since President Trump took office.

NEW: 9NEWS has learned that Gov Polis' proposed $29M pedestrian bridge project is complicating fundraising for the state commission organizing statewide celebrations of Colorado's 150th. Commissioners privately say they're competing with the Gov for the same dollars. #copolitics

"We were kidnapped" On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.

NEW TONIGHT: "What we all did was cry with emotion knowing that my brother is going to return.” Trump deported scores of Venezuelan men to a notorious prison in El Salvador. More than 200 just returned to Venezuela. We spoke to their families.
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On July 2nd, Paramount agreed to settle a baseless lawsuit brought against 60 Minutes and CBS News by President Trump for $16 million. On July 15, during a regular show of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert went on-air and called the settlement a “big fat bribe” in exchange for a favorable decision on the proposed merger between Paramount and Skydance, a charge currently under investigation in California. Less than 48 hours later, on July 17, Paramount canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a show currently performing first in its timeslot, giving vague references to the program’s “financial performance” as the only explanation. For ten years, the show has been one of the most successful, beloved and profitable programs on CBS, entertaining an audience of millions on late night television, on streaming services and across social media.

Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval. Cancelations are part of the business, but a corporation terminating a show in bad faith due to explicit or implicit political pressure is dangerous and unacceptable in a democratic society. Paramount’s decision comes against a backdrop of relentless attacks on a free press by President Trump, through lawsuits against CBS and ABC, threatened litigation of media organizations with critical coverage and the unconscionable defunding of PBS and NPR.

The Writers Guild of America calls on New York State Attorney General Letitia James, no stranger to prosecuting Trump for illegal business practices, to join California and launch an investigation into potential wrongdoing at Paramount. We call on our elected leaders to hold those responsible to account, to demand answers about why this beloved program was canceled and to assure the public that Colbert and his writers were not censored due to their views or the whims of the President. In the meantime, the Writers Guild of America will support our members at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and across the late-night industry as they speak truth to power and we will explore all potential legal and political avenues to fight for our members in the aftermath of this decision.

The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.

One thing I believe is that it’s a super good look for a TV network to cancel a show in a what seems like an effort to get in the good graces of a guy who that very day was revealed to have signed a birthday card to a famous sex criminal: “Shhh I’ll never tell xoxo gossip pedophile.”

Here’s hoping he does any of the suggestions people gave today: show up as Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report to mindfuck folks who still don’t get it, run for office (my fav option is for senate to get rid of either Graham or Scott), go scorched earth Conan style, or whatever the hell he wants.

Just spit out water everywhere. Damn it, Sal!

Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.

This is the most lib take I've ever had, but there's no real downside if, with a lot of money and free time next year, native South Carolinian Stephen Colbert ran against Lindsey Graham.

sorry but as someone who remembers the excretable bipartisan wank fantasy of the 'Rally to Restore Sanity' I can't get on board with the "omg Stephen Colbert should run for office!" stuff

Stop DOGE from Invading Our Privacy DOGE is feeding our data to unvetted AI to surveil us – a massive violation of our privacy. Join me in demanding oversight now.

DOGE has a plan to catalogue the private data of everyone in America, including our bank accounts, health records, Social Security numbers, and more. This could allow the government to spy on us like never before.

Tell Congress: Keep DOGE's hands off our data.

He Became the Face of Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement. Now He’s Fed Up With It. A 54-year-old mechanic called Pathways to Coverage a “great program” at the governor’s press conference. But after getting kicked off the health insurance program for low-income Georgians twice,…

Even Luke Seaborn, the face of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement, got kicked off the program — twice — due to technical glitches and red tape.

By @savmargaret.bsky.social
(Published May)

a woman sits at a desk with her hands folded Alt: A gif of Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope sitting at a desk with her hands folded.

Taking care of animals today into next week, so what’s more patriotic than Parks and Rec marathons to drown out the lights and sounds of fireworks???

Man Found Hanging in Aurora Park Identified Known as "Tommy" by friends, Mom Krouch had been homeless for a few years before he was spotted at Del Mar Park in Aurora.

After Aurora Police Department's quick announcement that the incident was being investigated as a suicide, several social media users wondered if APD reached its conclusion too quickly without looking at the death as a potential lynching.