Heather Grob

On paying himself $230m “it’s awfully strange to make a decision where I’m paying myself. In other words, did you ever have one of those cases where you have to decide how much you’re paying yourself in damages?” No sir, it is clear: poor children having food or health care matters nothing to you.

Russia, China and Iran Use Kirk’s Murder to Stoke Conspiracy Theories and Division

The scarier part of all of this.

Russia, China and Iran Use Kirk’s Murder to Stoke Conspiracy Theories and Division www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...

What passes for inspiring words for college graduates these days: “They all hated me in my first term,” he said, “and now they’re kissing my ass.”

U.S. economy shrinks in first Trump-era GDP report The data covers the period before the bulk of Trump's tariffs took effect.

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RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...

RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.

They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.

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YouTube video by MSNBC ‘Chilling’: Hayes on why the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia matters to us all

Chris Hayes on what the Trump administration is banking on when it comes to the public reaction to the detainment of Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos Amid Return to Office President Trump has described his new in-office requirement as a way to ensure workers are doing their jobs. He sees potentially leading more employees to quit as an added benefit.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u... “Despite the name of the group Mr. Musk leads, the Department of Government Efficiency, federal employees say there is hardly anything efficient about how the Trump administration is going about the cuts.”

Social Security Is Breaking Down— Millions Will Feel It First Trump and DOGE have not cut or delayed Social Security checks—yet. The Social Security Administration does not miss checks. In 80 years, it never missed payment

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Fact

USPS is a good deal. What problem does privatization solve?

Any of it new or un-redacted?

Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.

The less you know

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Incredible history that has been part of MMT scholarship from the very beginning (esp with Randy Wray). Also present in the MMT documentary Finding the Money. MMT scholars learned a lot from Michael Hudson in the early years. The rich history of debt also showcased in David Graeber's master work.

im sorry this is funny this is tv

Ask people in the UK how privatizing mail and rail is going.

What they said: Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance's heated argument in the Oval Office President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had a heated exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office over the war in Ukraine, accusing him of not showing gratitude ...

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YouTube video by Olympia Symphony Orchestra Olympia Symphony performs Ukrainian National Anthem | March 20, 2022

Remember when musicians across the free world played Ukrainian national anthem in sympathy and solidarity against Russia’s invasion. The Olympia Symphony Orchestra did, to standing applause. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh-N...

And now Zelensky, previously applauded and assisted by all members of Congress when Russians invaded Ukraine is being treated like a cockroach. Very sad for the people of Ukraine and for Ukrainian Americans. This is not normal.

Disgusting

It’s a frightening day when dedicated federal workers and people needing federal program assistance are labeled members of a “parasite class”. What’s next?

The USPS is a pretty good deal.

Surging egg prices are straining America’s bakeries | CNN Business Egg prices are surging after the ongoing bird flu outbreak and as a staple ingredient for bakeries, those businesses are being hit hard by skyrocketing costs.

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“Mr. Trump has now fired four four-star officers in the past month. Within 24 hours of his second inauguration, the president fired Adm. Linda L. Fagan, the first female officer to serve as the commandant of the Coast Guard.” NYTimes

Things US voters should be asking themselves before they vote: What of business acumen translates to good governance for the people? And vice versa?

The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs billions of people around the world every day with factual, nonpartisan journalism. Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office. This afternoon AP’s reporter was blocked from attending an executive order signing. It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism. Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP’s speech not only severely impedes the public’s access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment.

"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

New: the AP says it was blocked from an Oval Office event after being informed that it would be barred if it didn’t follow President Trump’s guidance on renaming the Gulf of Mexico

Reporter: You said an example of fraud that you have cited was $50 million of condoms was sent to Gaza but after a fact-check apparently it was Gaza in Mozambique meant to protect them against HIV. 

Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect