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As Paul Krugman has noted, the president is not playing for political points in his militarization. It's increasingly unpopular and even he is not that stupid. He's stifling and seeking to fully quell any dissent.

Entire Fulbright board quits, citing Trump administration interference In an open letter, the board said that the administration denied awards to a "substantial" number of selected individuals.

It continues unabated, the march to dictatorship.
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Thank you Greyhound!

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Hey, media companies, universities, and big law: remember your lessons of history. Appeasement NEVER ENDS well because it NEVER ENDS.

YouTube video by PBS Voices Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | PBS Digital Studios

Some positive and pleasant minutes for your day.

Here's one of my very favorite songs, remixed by PBS from the Mr. Rogers Neighborhood show. I love it.

Enjoy!

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YouTube video by Road Less Marveled May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications

PBS and NPR are valuable. They deserve public funding. Here is Mr Fred Rogers testifying to Congress to "save public broadcasting" in 1969. I believe he did. And I believe it was the right result.

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Here's a link to the entire document as filed in the Federal Register.

www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-04865

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Facebook post today

The VP of the US responding to a journalist. What a great role model for our kids.

Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs.

Maybe he dumbest and most dangerous of all the dumb and dangerous moves by the president's handler was the firing of all the people who manage our nuclear weapons. What could go wrong?

Now they're trying to reverse course (certainly not a good study in efficiency).

😬

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Elon Musk is failing to cut American spending DOGE has so far disrupted everything in government bar the deficit

Elon Musk is failing to cut American spending
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From The Economist

If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.

The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes.

The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds.

This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen

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The ABA supports the rule of law It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

I am an attorney and a member of the American Bar Association. I am proud to stand with the ABA in its stated commitment to the American system based on the rule of law.

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It's not from a lack of understanding, I think, but from a total lack of concern that what he says is wrong but it's fine if it's in service of whatever he's trying to sell at the moment. Like a haywire Willy Loman.

I'll enjoy the Super Bowl today because it's my home team and there will be good/bad food. Go Eagles !
After that though, it's back to the same nonsense.

Some terrifying news out. Yes this is a real post.

The most stylish Eagles fans.

In honor of the Eagles and their Super Bowl contest, the family owners of Way-Har farms in Berks County have outfitted 12 of their calves in team jackets.

- Rita Giordano, Philadelphia Inquirer 2/6/25