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Big Beautiful Cloak and dagger provision in Finance bill
share.newsbreak.com/d5du1i16 Nix the judiciary and hide the tracks in a bill that will be hurried through on purely partisan lines
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Trump’s sanctions on ICC’s chief prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work, officials and lawyers say | PBS News
Staffers and allies of the ICC said the sanctions have made it increasingly difficult for the tribunal to conduct basic tasks, let alone seek justice for victims of war crimes or genocide. — Read on www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trumps-sanctions-on-iccs-chief-prosecutor-have-halted-tribunals-work-officials-and-lawyers-say
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Liz Cheney’s advice to the Democratic Party
Central Message: The Democratic Party needs to stop relying on donations and decorum and start bold, coordinated action to fight the authoritarian regime currently consolidating power in the U.S. Main Criticisms: Dems are acting like this is politics as usual, while fascism is consolidating control. Constant fundraising emails feel tone-deaf amid constitutional collapse. The party…
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Prof of American History, Heather Cox Richardson analysis of US news, second week of April 2025
Core takeaway The Trump administration is centralizing power, politicizing security, weaponizing data, and eroding legal safeguards, especially against immigrants—but potentially against all citizens. These moves mark a shift toward authoritarian governance under the pretense of efficiency, security, and patriotism. Main Argument 1: Politicization of National Security Trump fired General Timothy Haugh, head of CYBERCOM and…
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The MAGA playbook
In 3 minutes you will be in a position to understand the past 4 months of the USA and what to expect in the next 4 years. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AJ4JTRExj/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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Prof Heather Cox Richardson’s post today, ChatGPT created bulletproof points
Key Issues Raised Stock Market Decline & Economic Concerns • Major stock market losses: S&P 500 (-2%), Dow Jones (-715 points, -1.7%), Nasdaq (-2.7%). • Consumer confidence hit its lowest since January 2021 due to government policies. • Rising inflation rates exceeded expectations, impacting market stability. • Tariff policies raising concerns about prolonged inflation. •…
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Reversing progress in alternate energy sources to limit climate change
Excerpt beg the question of why it is necessary to boost production at all if demand is indeed so much weaker than before. The answer was recently provided by none other than the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol. At CERAWeek, Birol said that the world needs upstream investments in existing oil and…
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A second PhD in psychology for Professor Heather Cox Richardson, Boston College
As a PhD in Chemistry I would second the analysis she published yesterday as it is a critical and missing piece of the puzzle to explain the outlandish actions by MAGA that the world is being drowned in Reality is created not studied
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