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David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.

Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.

Corruption on display.

This "President" is a terrible example.

Robert Reich Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism

People are constantly asking me — what can I do?

Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=cPTuY2zOryMd4pQ5

The President Who Cried ‘Hoax’ Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.

The Epstein files were the most important issue in the world for Republicans—until they weren’t, Adam Serwer argues.

This Is How The World Works Epstein, and the violence we all live with

Wrote about Epstein, the misogynistic culture that protected him, and the banality of evil when it comes to harming women and children. He was not a unique man.

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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...

"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."

Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:

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Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

A WNBA Star Goes Scorched-Earth With the league more popular than ever, players know their worth—and they aren’t afraid to let leadership know it.

The WNBA has a commissioner problem. My latest piece for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Stephen Miller Lays Out the Plan in Public The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:

No one is safe from Trump’s racist agenda | Bakari T Sellers Trump’s attacks on civil rights don’t just affect people of color, they reach other citizens as well

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It’s wild that this administration is worried about “fat generals and admirals” but not about rapists and child molesters.

Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals Defense secretary’s speech touching on physical fitness and doctrine of lethality was seen as ‘egotistical’ and ‘dangerous’ Naveed Shah, a veteran and activist who served as an enlisted public affairs specialist – an army journalist – uncharacteristically found himself searching for words to describe the address of the newly styled secretary of war to flag officers on Tuesday. “A lot of the words that are coming to me aren’t fit to print,” said Shah, policy director for Common Defense, a veterans advocacy organization. “The people in that room who have served for 20, 30-plus years in uniform do not need Pete Hegseth to tell them about warrior ethos.” Continue reading...

Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals

If you ever had any doubt that rightwing media is just official state propaganda at this point, consider that Charlie Kirk was replaced on his show by the sitting Republican vice president who ‘interviewed’ White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

Independent media!

JD Vance hosts 'The Charlie Kirk Show,' paying tribute with top White House officials The broadcast was a striking reminder of Kirk's influence, both as a leader in the young conservative space and a behind-the-scenes political player who helped shape President Trump's agenda.

The broadcast was a striking reminder of Kirk's influence, both as a leader in the young conservative space and a behind-the-scenes political player who helped shape President Trump's agenda.

#OTD in 1963, a dynamite blast planted by the Ku Klux Klan killed four young girls in the church: Denise McNair, age 11, and Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins, all 14 years old. Twenty other people were injured. No one was arrested for the bombings for 14 years.

Is The 'Peace President' Taking Us To War? Everything in Trump 2.0 has been about war, not peace—and open conflicts in the Caribbean and at home may be next

For Trump, peace is just a brand. War is increasingly becoming his true policy.

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SNL has no Black women cast members (again) Since the show premiered in 1975, only a handful of the show’s 172 cast members have been Black women."

It’s the first time in more than a decade that the show has had no Black women as part of the cast. https://bit.ly/4gmh2nM

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ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...

New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...

Grateful to have been honored as one of the Freedom Fighter winners from the Randallstown NAACP Branch Unit #7032-B. Congratulations to all the individual, organization and youth winners. 🎉🎉👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾💪🏾💪🏾

When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped.

In 1965, William F. Buckley Jr. and James Baldwin squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped, Sam Tanenhaus writes.

Keep it up! 💪🏾💪🏾✊🏾✊🏾 #TargetBoycott

Target suffers 10th consecutive week of foot traffic declines, sinking stock prices since caving on DEI Costco, which resisted pressure to ditch DEI, extends foot-traffic gains streak to 15.

Anyway, I’m delighted. www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...

Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in three months, smashing her own record It’s a massive haul for the progressive lawmaker who has been barnstorming the country with Bernie Sanders.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled in a massive fundraising haul amid progressive calls for her to launch a 2028 primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer

Mein Kampf
1. Take over the education of the ppl
2. Control the media
3. Get rid of those who can hinder your plans
4. Control courts or render them useless
5. Put your sycophants in positions of power
6. Take over the military
7. Propaganda
8. Lie all day everyday

A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

YouTube video by Jemele Hill Why the LA Dodgers’ Visit to the White House Sparked Backlash | Spolitics

Today is Jackie Robinson Day in MLB, but what likely won’t be mentioned is how the Dodgers and MLB didn’t stand up for Robinson when the Trump administration tried to blatantly erase his history youtu.be/GGjn8ERT_Ew?...

Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.

That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.

So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.