Oil prices rise, U.S. stock futures slide in response to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran.

The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran.

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White House calls Amazon ‘hostile’ for reportedly planning to list tariff costs White House accuses Amazon of ‘hostile and political act’ after report says company will display tariffs costs on site The White House accused Amazon of committing a “hostile and political act” after a report said the e-commerce company was planning to inform customers how much Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost them as they shopped. The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was responding to a report in Punchbowl News, which, citing a person familiar with the matter, reported that Amazon would begin displaying on its site how much the tariffs had increased the prices of individual products, breaking out the figure from the total listed price. Continue reading...

White House calls Amazon ‘hostile’ for reportedly planning to list tariff costs

Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president.

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Goodnight Fellow Blue Sky Warriors! I’m finally over the Covid hump, and since I’m isolating from my fam at the beach, I gathered my energy for a short sunset beach walk! Mother Nature put on quite a show this evening! Just what the doctor ordered! Sleep well and sweet dreams y’all!
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BREAKING: we won! A federal judge has enjoined the administration's shut down of Voice of America

Another success for the Constitution and for us @sddaction.bsky.social & our many wonderful partners & clients

More details to follow--stay tuned!

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.

AOC: We saw Majorie Taylor Greene buy that dip. How much did you make? How much did you make off of people’s despair? How much did you make off of that panic? How much did you make off of that suffering? No more. We can’t accept it

'Federal government will be damaged': Former IRS official on plan to share immigrant data with ICE The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without l...

The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status.

(via @wbur.org)

Ex-congressman Nickel launches bid to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026 Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina has announced himself as a candidate to try to unseat Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026.

apnews.com/article/nort... Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026

Ex-congressman Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026 Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina has announced himself as a candidate to try to unseat Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026.

apnews.com/article/nort... Nickel entering race to unseat North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026

YouTube video by MeidasTouch Cory Booker DROPS THE MIC with HISTORY-MAKING Speech

NEW: Cory Booker Sets Record with History-Making Speech

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Lewelyn Dixon has been a LEGAL US resident for **50 YEARS**

She works as a lab tech and union member at the University of Washington.

ICE abducted her at the Seattle airport and is ILLEGALLY detaining her.

We won't stand for ICE disappearing our neighbors and fellow union members! #4The1st

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"Medicaid is called by different names in different states! Stay awake America you lose everything you rely on!"
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Federal Officials Pursue Fraud Case Against Customs Official A longtime customs employee has been accused of a scheme to defraud FEMA involving aid from floods in Detroit. She has denied the charges, officials say.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection official in Detroit has been charged in a scheme to defraud FEMA and with making false statements to federal officials, the authorities announced on Wednesday.

Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker post-Reconstruction, honored at state capitol Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Robert Clark was elected to the Mississippi state house in 1968 and became the first Black lawmaker in the state legislature post-Reconstruction. He died March 4 and was honored in the state capitol over the weekend.

Judge temporarily blocks deportation of arrested Palestinian Columbia student The Trump administration has not said Khalil is accused of or charged with a crime, but Trump wrote that his presence in the U.S. was "contrary to national and foreign policy interests."

A US judge ordered that Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil not be deported for now as part of US President Donald Trump's crackdown on some anti-Israel protesters, and set a court hearing in the case for Wednesday reut.rs/43HIJD4

Exclusive: Trump seeks minerals refining on Pentagon bases to boost US output, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump aims to build metals refining facilities on Pentagon military bases as part of his plan to boost domestic production of critical minerals and offset China's control of the sector, two senior administration officials told Reuters.

Exclusive: US President Donald Trump aims to build metals refining facilities on Pentagon military bases as part of his plan to boost domestic production of critical minerals and offset China's control of the sector reut.rs/3QXKyEt

I thought I should let you all know what is going on over at Twitter ASAP

Spread the word: Elon Musk is indeed deportation-eligible

The measles virus spreads like wildfire, and case counts can quickly explode. One person, on average, infects 12 to 18 others who are susceptible to measles.

Therefore, if one patient infects 15 others, who each infects 15 more, 225 cases suddenly result. If each of those people infects 15…

Amen

If we don’t know where we came from and how we got here — then our present & future will get progressively more fucked.

Truth matters.

Lies kill.

Trump honored a cancer survivor. The boy's doctors now face his budget cuts. President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress amid proposing vast cuts to medical research.

"President Donald Trump honored a child cancer survivor during his joint address to Congress. Medical school faculty who helped treat him are facing potentially devastating federal funding cuts..."

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After Amy Gleason’s sudden rise to prominence, mystery surrounds DOGE acting administrator Gleason had been a relatively low-profile health care data cruncher, inspired by her daughter’s rare disease. Her working relationship with Elon Musk is unclear.

Amy Gleason was named the acting administrator for DOGE, elevating a relatively low-profile health care data cruncher with a passion for simplifying access to electronic medical records to a prominent position in the Trump administration.

'Not A Good Look': Fox News Host Spots Trouble For Trump After Stock Market Plunge John Roberts, co-anchor of Fox News' "America Reports," declared that it "wouldn't be a good thing" if there was a recession on the president's watch.

John Roberts, co-anchor of Fox News' "America Reports," declared that it "wouldn't be a good thing" if there was a recession on the president's watch.

Russia warns Australia deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine would lead to ‘grave consequences’ Russian embassy in Australia says western boots on the ground is ‘unacceptable’ and statement is not a threat but a ‘warning’

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Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election Indigenous identity is seeing a revival in Greenland ahead of a March 11 general election called after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted to acquire the strategically located Arctic island.

Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland has shaken the status quo and, combined with growing Inuit pride, has led some locals to view an upcoming election as a historic chance to free the territory from Danish influence reut.rs/3Fco1Bj