Cindy Nichols

“The rise in treasury yields since Trump’s tariffs were announced leads to an increase in US debt interest payments that is larger than all the DOGE savings.”
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DOGE “cost cutting” goals chart by @steverattner.bsky.social:

Exclusive: Most Americans now see Trump as "a dangerous dictator," poll says It's the latest sign of the president losing support for his immigration and economic policies — issues that largely fueled his election.

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Trump news at a glance: children targeted in immigration crackdown The moves have prompted alarm about what one critic called ‘backdoor family separation’ – key US politics stories from Monday 28 April

Trump news at a glance: children targeted in immigration crackdown

Either way this is not great

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Yell this. Scream it. If link doesn’t work, see Melanie Stansbury’s recent address on T.

Dennis Kucinich: War Dust and Collateral Inhalation — Israel Breathes in Gaza’s Death A Forensic Study of the Self-Inflicted Consequences of Modern Warfare.

“The most sustained bombing, per capita, of anywhere on earth, ever.”
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YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture Important voices are calling for a "Comprehensive National Civic Uprising"... What does that mean?

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Every word of this is what I’ve been screaming obnoxiously for months.

It’s commentary on David Brooks’ recent piece. He’s conservative—conservative-centrist—so this piece is extra powerful and very surprising.

PLEASE SHARE!

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YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture Important voices are calling for a "Comprehensive National Civic Uprising"... What does that mean?

youtu.be/iSU8wW80xTo?...

Every word of this is what I’ve been screaming obnoxiously for months.

It’s commentary on David Brooks’ recent piece. He’s conservative—conservative-centrist—so this piece is extra powerful and very surprising.

PLEASE SHARE!

youtube.com/watch?v=iSU8...

“For the mind and the imagination, bookstores aren't enough, college courses aren't enough, the Internet isn't enough. Those resources are all governed by the tastes and needs of the moment. Only libraries take the long view, quietly shelving the unused with the used, knowing that 1/

Helen Vendler left us one year ago today but her genius is there for anyone to engage with & be changed by in any library you should decide to enter.
🙏🙏🔥

People sometimes ask "what are the crimes" and let me tell y'all, as a lawyer, that intentionally copying, altering, destroying, or disrupting government computer systems is super-duper illegal if you don't have a spotless paper trail authorizing it, which none of these DOGE people do.

An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Simply Disappeared’ The Venezuelan man did not appear on a list of people sent to a prison in El Salvador, and his family and friends had no idea of his whereabouts.

An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Simply Disappeared’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...

Minnesota Man Aditya Harsono Whose Student Visa Was Revoked Talks About Detainment An Indonesian man with a student visa and an American wife thought he would soon get a green card. Now, he could get deported over a 2022 arrest.

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what the absolute hell?!

Guy’s a trip.

Pakistani-American artist Huma Bhabha

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YouTube video by TED This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

I think this is a must-see. Very moving.

She’s always good. And taking a perspective on the coup I don’t hear many talking about.

She’s also funny. “It’s not really an oligarchy. It’s a broligarchy.”

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Oh, a friend posted it recently, but I did myself a few years ago. I don’t know the source; I was lazy I guess because it was so loopy lol. . I think I’ll search it now!

Spoiler: It is absolutely market manipulation

She’s way too centrist for my liking, and her silence on Gaza is appalling. But this piece from 2016 is so sane, how could a MAGA even object.

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Rage is: hearing seemingly nonstop ads for HIMS, talking about how “it’s never been easier” for men to get treatment for their sexual dysfunction.

You know what, guys? Now is probably not a good time to be bragging about easy and affordable gendered care.

Marks Says He Was Forced Out of FDA for Trying to Protect Vaccine Safety Data Top vaccine regulator denied RFK Jr. full access to and editing of safety database

Oh, no.

Marks Says He Was Forced Out of FDA for Trying to Protect Vaccine Safety Data 🧪

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The pettiness on top of the horror…

President Trump imposes tariffs on indulgences from the Holy See (RNS) — The 'pope penalty' will also include tariffs on rosaries and medals blessed at the Vatican.

OPINION: Trump, who has been in an ongoing fight with Pope Francis over migration, Gaza, Ukraine and global warming, has imposed tariffs on indulgences and other products imported from the Holy See.

oh my fucking god

"It's an incredible piece of important real estate."

"... controlling and OWNING the Gaza Strip"

Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’

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oh my effing God

So-called “errors” like this — and like the one involving Abrego Garcia — are likely to become endemic as Trump wields his power with abandon and without even a semblance of due process