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Innocent children drowned to death in the Texas Hill Country.

The federal and state government failed them.

What are Donald Trump, Governor Abbott and House Republicans doing about it?

They are focused on gerrymandering the Texas congressional map and rigging the election.

It would really be great if, when journalists are interviewing Stephen Miller, who goes off a tirade on courts curbing executive power, could ask, What article of the Constitituon grants the power to:

1. Control immigration
2. Regulate international commerce
3. Suspend habeas

Big hypocrisy for such a little man.

The Wisconsin Judge indicted by DOJ has filed a motion to dismiss her indictment. "The indictment is an ugly innovation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

@timmiller.bsky.social: “If you're using so much ketamine that you have bladder control issues, it might be time for a lifestyle change.”

Damn. This is dramatic. I had heard a couple days ago that a Nadler staffer had been arrested but was waiting for confirmation. So now we know what happened; ICE officers barged into the district office trying to arrest other people, handcuffed a staffer who pushed back, then let her go, no arrest.

Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

A big win! A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just blocked the Trump administration’s push to move forward with massive layoffs. The court denied the government’s request to overturn a lower court ruling, meaning the layoffs can’t happen, for now.

Dismal Midland Texas headlines! Rig count drops for a fifth consecutive week! Lowest number since the height of covid. Is this what MAGA voted for? 👇

The implications of DOGE’s actions for Americans are huge. DOGE operatives are now embedded in the U.S. government, where they are mining Americans’ data to create a master database that can sort and find individuals. Former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper called it “a full-scale redirection of the government’s digital nervous system into the hands of an unelected billionaire.”

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US judge prevents Trump from invalidating 5,000 Venezuelans' legal documents A federal judge prevented the Trump administration from invalidating work permits and other documents granting lawful status to about 5,000 Venezuelans, a subset of the nearly 350,000 whose temporary legal protections the U.S. Supreme Court last week allowed to be terminated.

US judge prevents Trump from invalidating 5,000 Venezuelans' legal documents reut.rs/3HiOWwk

Stephen Miller sure seems to be speaking for the White House a lot.

There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk's foray into politics accomplished.

Elon Musk is responsible for at least 300,000 deaths, a number that's steadily increasing, it doesn't include Ukrainian civilians murdered as a result of his attempt to protect the Russian navy when he disabled Starlink to sabotage a Ukrainian defence operation.

Here's what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been tasked with overhauling the federal agency that manages vast tracts of public lands.

Trump hands Dept of Interior to Russia-linked oil exec:

"... given sweeping powers to overhaul the department that manages public lands

"...hasn’t divested his investments or filed an ethics commitment to break ties with companies that pose a conflict of interest"

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Guy Wears Nazi Shirt To Punk Rock Festival In Vegas—And It Goes Immediately South For Him He found out quickly...

Disgusting shirt.

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers Sickens 45 People

A salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers has sickened at least 45 people across 18 states, health officials said Friday and they warned that the number of people infected was likely higher.

Harvard President Gets Standing Ovation After Subtle Jab At Trump During Graduation Speech Let's hope other universities are watching.

I hope other universities are watching.

Trump’s safety research cuts heighten workplace risks, federal workers warn Layoffs at US occupational safety and health agency leave people vulnerable to illness and injury, ex-workers caution

Trump Republicanism targets firefighters, first responders, miners, people who work in manufacturing:

"We’re really losing 40 years worth of work. Even if they restart them, we’re going to have lost so many people to follow up...”

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When impartiality becomes inconvenient, just call it bias and cut the mic.

Former Mace Staffers Claim She Had Them Create Fake Social Media Accounts To Praise Her Pathetic.

Desperate and pathetic.

GOP legislatures in Alaska, Nebraska, and Missouri are trying overturn voter-approved referenda requiring paid sick leave.

And in 9 other red states, Republican lawmakers are trying to restrict citizen-led ballot measures altogether.

The GOP can't stand the will of the people.

Apparently states’ rights stop the moment women board a plane with autonomy in their carry-on.

250 Million Honeybees Escape After a Truck Rolls Over in Washington State

“250 million bees are now loose.” A tractor-trailer carrying 70,000 pounds of pollinator hives rolled over on a country road in Washington State on Friday, releasing an eye-popping number of honeybees, the authorities said.

Skulls of 19 Black Americans Return to New Orleans After 150 Years in Germany

In the 19th century, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black Americans to a doctor in Germany, where they were used as part of now discredited racial science. The remains were recently returned to the city, where they will be laid to rest on Saturday.

Businessman Accused of Orchestrating Attacks on Journalists

A federal grand jury indicted a former New Hampshire businessman this week on charges that he orchestrated attacks on the homes of journalists who had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.

CDC recommends parents talk to a doctor about getting COVID-19 shots for kids RFK Jr. announced this week that the federal government is removing the recommendation that kids and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. But CDC advice is more nuanced.

RFK Jr. announced this week that the federal government is removing the recommendation that kids and pregnant women get routine COVID-19 vaccines. But CDC advice is more nuanced.

C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots

Breaking News: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they would be taken off.