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"Murrow dies again,"

The broadcast lineup for tonight’s edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report “Inside CECOT” will air in a future broadcast.

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"Murrow dies again,"

From the GOP's "Moral Majority" to Project 2025...

"Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of any religion established by law." -Thomas Paine

the same administration screaming at universities about “merit” is also elevating unqualified hacks to critical positions, which makes you wonder about what they mean by “merit”

The vicious cycle of monopolization:

1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.

Education Freedom Account Program Hits Its Enrollment Cap If the average grant is the same as the past school year, the program will cost the state about $52 million this fiscal year.

“That means higher property tax for all or us while giving millions of dollars to wealthy families to pay for just about anything."

Education Freedom Account Program Hits Its Enrollment Cap indepthnh.org/2025/08/05/e...

I wonder which Angelenos feel SAFER now?

To understand today’s New Hampshire Legislature, consider the paint can bill • New Hampshire Bulletin If nothing else, modern American politics has taught us that ideologues are often good at wooing the people but they always stink at serving them.

To understand today’s New Hampshire Legislature, consider the paint can bill newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/05/08/t...

MINUTE ORDER: As discussed in today's hearing, the Court ORDERS that by 12:00 p.m. on March 18, 2025, the Government shall file a Notice, which may, if necessary, be sealed in part, setting forth: 1) A sworn declaration that no one on any flight departing the United States after 7:25 p.m. on March 15, 2025, was removed solely on the basis of the Proclamation at issue; 2) A sworn declaration setting forth when the Proclamation at issue was signed, when it was made public, and when it went into effect; 3) The Government's best estimate of the number of individuals subject to the Proclamation currently remaining in the United States and how many are currently in U.S. custody; and 4) The Government's position on whether, and in what form, it will provide answers to the Court's questions regarding the particulars of the flights. Such form could include in camera review or in a classified setting. If the Government takes the position that it will not provide that information to the Court under any circumstances, it must support such position, including with classified authorities if necessary. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/17/2025. (lcjeb1)

MINUTE ORDER from Judge Boasberg being extremely explicit about what he's asking from the government by noon tomorrow

A Suspicious Pattern Alarming the Ukrainian Military A Ukrainian military source believes that Russia’s long-range strikes are aimed using satellite imagery provided by U.S. companies.

"Russia’s long-range strikes, by cruise missiles that are among the most costly weapons in its nonnuclear arsenal, are aimed using satellite imagery provided by U.S. companies"
From Graeme Wood

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The US department of education new snitch line... To report Nazis

enddei.ed.gov

NH GOP leaders hate kids and they hate educating kids even more.

The state paid for 42% of career and technical education, according to data from NH school districts. It’s legally supposed to cover 75% of the cost, per state law.
#nhgop #nhdems #NHpolitics

www.concordmonitor.com/Career-and-t...

looking back everything went to shit when Schoolhouse Rock stopped airing

New Hampshire is a state of bitter ol folks.

High cost of child care puts multimillion dollar drag on NH economy.

www.wmur.com/article/clos...

WHITE FRIGHT We cannot back down to the America-attacking bigot, who only seeks to divide us ...

📌I was gobsmacked Monday when one of my white “friends” on Facebook started an openly racist thread complaining about the Super Bowl’s halftime show.

📌At one point she raged, “THERE WERE NO WHITE PEOPLE IN THE SHOW!”

📌To which I responded: “So inclusion really does matter to you.”

-My latest ...

Remember the state of New Hampshire itself actively advertises, markets and sells this powerful addictive drug that causes cancer and to American citizens.....

www.wmur.com/article/nh-l...

Is there anyone out there that is mapping any delayed or cancelled federal payments ? Would be really interesting to see which towns and cities are going to be hit

Baylor, MD Anderson could lose tens of millions under NIH grant policy The NIH on Friday announced a new policy that limits so-called “indirect costs,” which Houston institutions depend on to support medical research.

The NIH on Friday announced a new policy that limits so-called “indirect costs,” which Houston institutions depend on to support medical research.
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US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Services supporting victims of online child exploitation and trafficking around the world have faced USAID and State Department cuts—and children are suffering as a result, sources tell WIRED.

As Elons (DOGE) has ravaged its way though the US Agency for International Development, cutting its workforce from 10,000 to just 300. Multiple children’s safety groups fighting online child sexual abuse and exploitation—say their efforts have been suddenly destroyed.

www.wired.com/story/doge-u...

Did Elon Just Create a Secret IT Contracting Vehicle at OPM? Why is no one talking about this?

NEW: Did Elon just create a secret IT contracting vehicle at OPM to avoid Congressional and public oversight? We need to get more eyes on this so please share my latest (always free): www.muellershewrote.com/p/did-elon-j...

How could the world’s richest man’s passion project be to stop providing aid to poor, desperate people.

Think about it.

What comes up?

When Musk talks about destroying the "deep state," what he really means is he wants to scoop in billions in federal contracts and remain deeply intertwined w/national security bureaucracy without facing oversight constraints. This is untenable. 8/

newrepublic.com/article/1913...

Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe into Elon Musk? The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?

It's time to ask: What's going on with those reviews into Musk/SpaceX's failure to meet basic reporting protocol linked to their billions in Pentagon contracts?

Dems tell me they fear these investigations might get killed under Trump. 2/

(link)
newrepublic.com/article/1913...

Kash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, documents show Patel, Trump’s nominee to be FBI director, was paid $25,000 last year by a film company that has promoted anti-Western views advanced by the Kremlin, documents show.

Kash got some cash from the KGB.
This rat traitor is coming for you America........

wapo.st/4gw0VT9

Opinion | Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes? There can be no appeasement. None.

Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...

I wrote about Elon Musk’s seizure of the federal bureaucracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...