Raney Linck, RN

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

His father’s reply changed his perspective. “I was an Indian in Uganda. I was a Muslim in India. And I was all of these things in New York City,” Mahmood Mamdani explained to his son. And “to be a minority is also to see the truth of the place amidst the promise of it.”

Prepare for the Great Republican Sticker-Shock For some, health insurance premiums will jump by “100 percent, 200 percent, 300 percent or more” by January, according to Charles Gaba.

1. The coming explosion in health insurance premiums is finally getting some mainstream attention. That’s thanks to the Democrats. They are demanding that Obamacare subsidies expanded during the pandemic be renewed in exchange for support in keeping the government open.

Why are stocks setting records when the economy feels down in the dumps? | CNN Business Hiring is at a standstill. Inflation is on the rise again. Consumer sentiment is slipping near historic lows. Americans are increasingly fed up with the economy.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/b...

Native languages need radio, which is at risk of being lost - High Country News As public media is threatened after cuts from Trump administration, Indigenous radio also face threats to how they preserve and grow language.

Tribal radio is important to the preservation and growth of tribal language. Trump’s public radio cuts threaten that.

US hits highest layoffs since COVID Layoffs in the U.S. have hit their highest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by government cuts, restructuring and AI.

www.newsweek.com/us-hits-high...

Funny how the same people that couldn't breathe in a covid mask have no problem breathing through a mask to conceal their identity while they abuse immigrants and citizens alike.

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway - WIRED

If this were a repeated line from congressional Democrats, there would be countless think pieces about why such rhetoric is alienating young men from the party.

The fact that our military was perfectly happy to use weapons abroad in violation of the War Powers Act doesn't bode well for us when they are asked to use weapons at home in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

Here we go, we have Skrmetti. SCOTUS, 6-3, UPHOLDS Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care.

Roberts with the majority opinion, all three liberals dissent.

We Better Pray That No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is President It’s a world exploding with crises waiting to happen. Donald Trump has made us less prepared for every one of them.

If you live in the US, you are in greater jeopardy today than you were 6 months ago. So is your family. So are your friends & neighbors. Virtually all the important parts of the U.S. gov't created to protect us are being shut down, gutted, or marginalized. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/1968...

Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

This is the kind of sweeping, truth-telling journalism we need more of. Good job, AP.

Not America First.
But America Last.

A 23-Year-Old Crypto Bro Is Now Vetoing NSF Grants While Staring At His Water Bottle

Picture this: You're a researcher who has spent years developing a grant proposal, gone through layers of expert review, and received National Science Foundation (NSF) approval. Then some kid barely out of college…

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.

Nazis also enjoyed toying with their victims.

Dr. Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress in a purple suit and Lynda Carter in a gray and black dress stand with their hands on hips in Wonder Woman Stance - Library of Awesome on screen behind. 2017.

With Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden during the Library of Awesome exhibit in 2017. She is a Wonder Woman who broke ground for all of us. We will keep her spark of curiosity & intellect alive. Our history - and our progress - will not be erased. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWyN...

15 facts about our 15 First Semi-Finalists of 2025 Wanna know more about your Eurovision Song Contest 2025 artists? Before the show goes live, here’s some extra insight into the artists performing in the First Semi-Final.

15 artists will represent their countries at the First Semi-Final tonight.

Your fellow Eurovision party-goers will be wanting facts; get these memorised:

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#TheCostOfTrump is a cost that will be shouldered by all of us. Former Montana Senator Jon Tester breaks down how working families and farmers will pay the price of Donald Trump’s chaos and corruption.

Trump's firing spree has hit the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that disperses federal funds to public TV and radio stations across the country. There's only one problem: Under the 1967 law that created the private corporation, Trump does not have the authority to fire them.

U.S. economy shrank in early 2025, as tariffs sapped growth GDP shrank in the first quarter, a new report shows, offering a look at how tariffs are reshaping spending patterns and changing the economy.

Breaking news: The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent, a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.

Live updates: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win election Canadians are voting in federal elections that follow a tumultuous several months defined by U.S. President Donald Trump’s often unpredictable global tariff policies and his calls for Canada to become...

apnews.com/live/canada-... Carney’s Liberals win election, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projects

Live updates: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win election Canadians are voting in federal elections that follow a tumultuous several months defined by U.S. President Donald Trump’s often unpredictable global tariff policies and his calls for Canada to become...

apnews.com/live/canada-... provides nearly a quarter of the oil consumed by the US each day

WSJ: How Silicon Valley executives' routine drug use moved from an after-hours activity squarely into corporate culture, causing issues for boards and tech leaders 

Meanwhile, on Axios: FDA creates path for psychedelic drug trials

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Two NYT headlines stating the WH wants to promote more childbearing and the EPA is ending testing for chemicals that hurt children.

Two headlines in the New York Times today.