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Supreme Court Rules That it no Longer Exists The conservative majority unwittingly downsized themselves, legal experts said.

Supreme Court Rules That it no Longer Exists
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Pope Leo XIV to address youth by video at June 14 Chicago event url:https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/264385/pope-leo-xiv-to-address-youth-by-video-at-june-14-chicago-event

A Ken-Ton mother wants 27 books pulled from school libraries over explicit sexual content Ken-Ton now will let parents challenge the content of library books. Officials said school-level staff will assess each book and could, based on that review, remove the title from circulation.

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'Dried out prune'? 'Corrupt' and 'incompetent'? It's getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump aren't new foes. But it's getting nasty between them. The veteran rocker took to the stage in England to denounce Trump's administration.

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Judge: US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful.

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Judge Orders Elections Board to Certify Democrat’s Victory in Contested N.C. Race (Gift Article) The federal ruling on Monday was the most significant legal victory yet for Justice Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent in a State Supreme Court race.

A federal judge (trump appointed) on Monday ordered the North Carolina Board of Elections to certify the Democratic incumbent’s victory in a State Supreme Court race, rejecting a monthslong effort from Republican challenger to throw out tens of thousands of votes. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

George Washington would have thrown up We don’t have kings in America

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Companies Are Raising Prices as Tariffs Hit (Gift Article) President Trump’s trade policies are already starting to frustrate American consumers who have noticed higher prices in their shopping carts.

It's worth repeating - Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from Biden but as tariffs kick in look out for the 2nd and 3rd quarters. REMEMBER everything he touches dies. Unless something is done soon the consumer is going to have major problems. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles (Gift Article) In a rare appearance on Thursday to receive an award from the Cato Institute, Mr. Koch made oblique references to President Trump and his tariffs, without mentioning his name.

“you can see why we’re in the mess we’re in today.”
Mr. Koch still speaks volubly and moves well. When his speech was interrupted by protesters, Mr. Koch was not fazed. “When you have those kind of enemies, you know you’re doing the right thing,” he said. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...

No Warrant, No Constitution: Trump’s Shock Troops Seize Our Judiciary America is slipping into the authoritarian nightmare Putin dreamed of for us…

Fear by Rule of Greed and Hate. "No Warrant, No Constitution: Trump’s Shock Troops Seize Our Judiciary" open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...

Man Who Fell Asleep at Pope’s Funeral was Already Going to Hell, Says God Although snoozing during the pontiff’s funeral was “beyond rude,” the Almighty said that the man clinched his place in the netherworld “decades ago.”

Man Who Fell Asleep at Pope’s Funeral was Already Going to Hell, Says God. “I mean, deporting a two-year-old? Come on.” God noted, “Interestingly, Sleepy Joe Biden managed to stay awake.” open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

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Pope Francis, Who Sought a More Pastoral Church, Laid to Rest in a Majestic Ceremony The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the Basilica.

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Roberts Owns It All: From Citizens United to Trump’s Coup Every stolen vote, every purged roll, every billionaire’s whisper in the ear of power — this is the legacy of John Roberts’ court…

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Pope Francis Dies at 88: Latest News (Gift Article) His groundbreaking pontificate worked to make the Catholic Church more inclusive. Cardinals will now decide whether to continue his approach or restore more doctrinaire leadership.

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Trump Live Updates: Judge Threatens Contempt Inquiry Over El Salvador Deportation Flights (Gift Article)

so in breaking the law... he is arrested - yes? A convicted felon three times... wow. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen Heads to El Salvador to Check on Deported Immigrant (Gift Article) Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, said he had not yet been allowed to see Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration and imprisone...

MAKES A NECESSARY NOISE! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge finds A Louisiana immigration judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport Mahmoud Khalil based on the federal government’s argument that he poses a national security risk. His lawyers are expected to appeal, a...

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Clarence Thomas Fears Volatile Stock Market Could Force Billionaire Hosts to Sell Their Yachts “There’s a human cost here that the public needs to know about.”

Clarence Thomas Fears Volatile Stock Market Could Force Billionaire Hosts to Sell Their Yachts
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Johnson Delays Budget Vote As G.O.P. Defectors Balk (Gift Article) After more than an hour of labored negotiations with conservative holdouts, House G.O.P. leaders yanked their blueprint for the president’s tax and spending package, lacking the votes to pass it.

Keep your eye on this one... How to give 5-6 trillion dollars to billionaires
A pause in the action until tomorrow?
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YouTube video by MeidasTouch Obama BREAKS HIS SILENCE and TORCHES Trump

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Trump's tariffs list is missing one big country: Russia The White House told Axios the reason is linked to existing sanctions.

The intrigue: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Axios that Russia was left off because U.S. sanctions already "preclude any meaningful trade." However, U.S. still trades more with Russia than with nations Mauritius or Brunei that did make Trump's tariffs list. www.axios.com/2025/04/02/t...

Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters Booker didn’t “accomplish” anything. He was a voice of one crying in the wilderness. And that’s how you build a dissident movement: with simple acts of witness.

Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
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The Gen X Career Meltdown (Gift Article) Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.

They thought they had it made... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar (Gift Article) While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.

China, Russia and India have dispatched emergency teams and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Myanmar. So have Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.The United States, the richest country in the world and once its most generous provider of foreign aid, has sent nothing. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/w...