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Billie Eilish, Cillian Murphy among dozens of celebrities calling for Gaza ceasefire ahead of benefit concert in London | CNN The Oscar-winning star of “Oppenheimer” Cillian Murphy, Grammy-winning artist Billie Eilish, and award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix are among the dozens of celebrities who have called for a ceasefire...

The Oscar-winning star of “Oppenheimer” Cillian Murphy, Grammy-winning artist Billie Eilish, and award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix are among the dozens of celebrities who have called for a ceasefire in Gaza in a new video released ahead of a benefit concert in London.

Let’s be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn’t like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/fryLLE

White House plans to take action targeting left-wing groups as early as this month The response to Charlie Kirk's assassination is expected to include investigations into certain liberal organizations' tax-exempt status. Prosecutors haven't indicated the suspect was part of a group.

The administration is putting together plans to take action against left-wing groups that Trump and his allies accuse of fomenting political violence, according to three people familiar with discussions.

Amaya Palestino, 6, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at one of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center mobile health clinics in Los Angeles on March 16, 2022. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters Hed: California releases its own vaccine recommendations as RFK shifts federal policy

State health officials issued their own vaccination guidelines on Wednesday, recommending that all Californians 6 months and older who want protection from the COVID-19 virus get this season’s updated vaccine. https://cal.news/46ajB91

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Opinion | What Is Trump Hiding in His Secret Budget?

The skinny budget is…deficient. It itemizes only annually appropriated fund, less than 1/3 of federal spending, & for just 1 year. This leaves out 2/3 of the budget, inc Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid benefits, as well as deficit and debt projections. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...

Is the American Media Caving to Trump? | KQED We talk with columnist Margaret Sullivan about how major media outlets are responding to Trump’s intensifying attacks and how it could hasten a march to autocracy.

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We're talking to @us.theguardian.com columnist @sulliview.bsky.social about how major media outlets are responding to Trump’s intensifying attacks.

❓ Have you noticed a change in the way that the media is handling Trump during his second administration?

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Inside the U.S. plan to detain immigrants in Latin America as bargaining chips in WWII During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.

During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and deported them to the U.S. where they lived in camps.

NASA just won an Emmy for our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse last year. We produced a documentary film about the James Webb Space Telescope that's out in theaters and on Netflix. We have podcasts, we write feature stories. People wear the agency logo on t-shirts. We're still getting cut.

Here’s a Tip to Companies: Beware of Promoting AI in Products Consumers have less trust in offerings labeled as being powered by artificial intelligence, which reduces their interest in buying them, researchers say.

Companies that promote the use of AI in their products and services could actually be hurting their sales, research finds.

G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.

Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.

Senate Megabill Stuns the Clean Energy Industry With a New Excise Tax Elon Musk calls the Senate’s latest version of the spending bill ‘utterly insane and destructive.’

Senate Republicans stunned the power industry over the weekend with a proposed new tax on wind and solar projects, part of a broader push to unravel incentives for renewable energy.

Senate Version of Trump’s Policy Bill Would Slash Medicaid Spending Even More Analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts and lead to more people becoming uninsured than previous proposals.

Republicans’ domestic policy bill that is making its way through the Senate would result in deeper cuts and more Americans losing health insurance coverage than the original measure that passed the House last month, according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.

BBB both grows the deficit and cuts food for poor kids

YouTube video by Mimin83 Cheers-Best Norm Greeting

RIP George Wendt
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Favorite Norm-ism: "It's a dog eat dog world, and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear." Cheers, George Wendt.

Republicans not so hot on capitalism anymore

Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage The food stocks have been stuck inside four U.S. government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs.

www.reuters.com/world/us-aid...

"Waste" is when people get Medicaid.

"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.

Leading Nutrition Scientist Departs N.I.H., Citing Censorship

A top scientist quit RFK's NIH after it demanded his science be reviewed, not by top peers, but by "political appointees," and forbade him from telling a reporter the truth that ultra-processed foods are less addictive than drugs...because that is not an RFK belief. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...

More Americans couponing out of necessity than as a hobby, survey shows A new survey from The Krazy Coupon Lady highlights a new shift: while couponing used to be a hobby, for many, it is now becoming a household necessity.

A nationwide survey of more than 3,000 couponers found that 40% are now using coupons to afford essential items they otherwise couldn't buy, and a combined 71% of Americans now coupon out of necessity rather than choice. www.abc15.com/news/smart-s...

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Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation

"The Trump administration has sharply expanded its campaign against experts who track misinformation and other harmful content online, abruptly canceling scores of scientific research grants at universities across the country." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...

Judge pleads not guilty, seeks to throw out charges she blocked immigration arrest Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan entered her not guilty plea two days after a federal grand jury returned an indictment.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that she interfered with an immigration arrest as she argued that federal officials had no power to prosecute her.

Trump’s Rush to Cut AI Deals in Saudi Arabia and UAE Opens Rift With China Hawks President Donald Trump’s flurry of artificial intelligence deals during his tour of the Middle East is opening a rift within his own administration as China hawks grow increasingly concerned the proje...

Exclusive: Trump’s flurry of AI deals during his Middle East tour is opening a rift within his administration as China hawks grow increasingly concerned the projects are putting US national security and economic interests at risk

Walmart warns it will raise prices within weeks because of tariffs Walmart’s sales rose 2.5 percent, narrowly missing analyst expectations. Experts say the retail giant may be better situated than some competitors to endure a trade war.

Walmart warned that price increases look certain — possibly within weeks — reinforcing that even the world’s biggest retailer is not immune from President Donald Trump’s trade war.

What do you really know about Medicaid? Take our quiz and find out. As Congress begins to weigh potential cuts to Medicaid, test your knowledge with our quiz on the public insurance program.

What do you really know about Medicaid? This quiz is worth taking - it's vital to understand the reverberations of what's happening, as Republicans consider how to cut a program that is the primary source of health insurance coverage for low-income populations. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

I can’t tell what’s news and what’s Andor anymore

Trump Targets Billions in Energy Grants for New Round of Audits President Donald Trump’s administration is deepening its review of more than $15 billion in grants and other support awarded by its predecessor for upgrading power grids and manufacturing energy techn...

Exclusive: President Donald Trump’s administration is deepening its review of more than $15 billion in grants and other support awarded by its predecessor for upgrading power grids and manufacturing energy technology

Today's Reliable Sources lead: The idea that Trump might take a state-of-the-art jet from Qatar, use it as his own personal Air Force One, and keep it after leaving office continues to garner criticism, even from some MAGA media stars who rarely ever break with the president. cnn.it/43fWpUh

The chair of Tesla’s board, Robyn Denholm, sold company stock in recent months while Elon Musk, the chief executive she oversees, worked for President Trump and alienated many car buyers. By doing so, she’s earned $198 million. nyti.ms/43pBrn3