The Young Republicans’ Leaked Chat Is a Sign of Where We Could Be Headed - POLITICO

US Capitol police investigating flag with swastika in Republican representative’s office – report - The Guardian

“No Kings” organizers project a massive turnout for this weekend’s protests - NPR

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

“No Kings” anti-Trump protests to hit Tampa Bay streets - Axios Tampa Bay

Republicans are undermining the Government Accountability Office, the century-old agency that roots out waste, fraud and abuse.

Opinion | A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king - The Guardian

Heidelberg Germany does not hide from its past. Embedded in sidewalks in its neighborhoods are plaques that identify where victims of Nazi persecution lived before either being deported to death camps or fleeing to other countries.

Researchers left at US climate agency say drastic cuts could leave air ‘not breathable’ and water ‘not drinkable’

Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism - NPR

6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025 More than $120 million from a few ultra-wealthy families who have spent years working to promote climate change denial has powered the Heritage Foundation and other groups that created the plan to rem...

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U.S. sidelines DOJ lawyer involved in deportation case, which judge calls “wholly lawless” - Reuters

NWS Forecast Staffing Vacancy Rate 20%; In Flood-Pounded States Of AR, KY, Vacancy Rate Is 35% - Democratic Underground Forums

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Retirement feels good.

Sure does

DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems - NPR

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The US embassy sent a letter to a number of French companies demanding that they comply with the Trump administration's 'anti-DEI' policy if they want any contr…

Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage

Opinion | The spirit of the Confederacy is alive and well in Trump’s America - The Guardian

Lawmaker Quits DOGE Caucus Live On TV With ‘Dynamite’ Slam Of Elon Musk - HuffPost

Looks like Elon Musk:

Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump - POLITICO

Trump Just Committed One Of His Favorite Misspellings And Readers Can't Even - HuffPost

Opinion | Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed - The Guardian

Nice!

Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the pe…