NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests NIH appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies

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The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

We Cannot Ignore the War on Free & Fair Internet Ajit Pai is back, and with him a wave of corruption that could undermine free speech for all of us—yet corporate media continues to ignore it

Trump's former FCC chair is back to finish his job of waging war on a free and fair Internet — and corporate media is cowardly silent on it.

Here's what you need to know, because it is too dangerous to remain ignorant to this massive assault on our free speech
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@aoc.bsky.social: "They're saying cut $880 billion from the Energy & Commerce Committee. I sit on that committee. Almost the entire budget that Energy & Commerce explores is Medicaid and Medicare. There is no way they can make their math square without enormous and devastating cuts to Medicaid."

xTx Trail creator intends to reveal a hidden Texas to the adventurous Trail creator Charlie Gandy says the X-Tx will reveal parts of the Lone Star State that most Texans have never seen.

Trail creator Charlie Gandy says the X-Tx will reveal parts of the Lone Star State that most Texans have never seen. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social

Wearing pink as "protest" is evil as fuck to me because they are modeling to us what they think "the right to protest" is "supposed to" look like. Inactive, soft, silent, empty ultimately useless. They don't want anything to change, and they want us to want that too.

Everything in this administration is based on letting Elon musk and other oligarchs steal from you

Trump administration to drop lawsuit against Louisiana petrochemical plant, AP sources say The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources fami...

This was literally announced today.

"Make American Healthy Again." apnews.com/article/trum...

Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

Pete Hegseth just reportedly ordered the US military’s Cyber Command to “stand down” from all planning against Russia. Analysts have been ordered not to follow or report on Russian threats.

One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”

We’re witnessing a Brexit-level instance of completely unnecessary economic destruction. A country that’s not hit by any shock, but simply chooses policy self-harm.

We are in trouble.

On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.

NIST Purge Puts US Semiconductors, AI Safety At Risk Mass firings at NIST threaten the CHIPS Act, AI safety, and cybersecurity programs, raising concerns over U.S. tech and national security.

Chips Act on the Chopping Block? Mass Firings at NIST Raise Concerns Over AI Safety Risks in the US Semiconductor Industry.

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Colony Ridge residents on edge after armed agents make immigration arrests Residents were shocked by Gov. Greg Abbott's social media post saying Colony Ridge would be "targeted" by state troopers and immigration officials.

Residents were shocked by Gov. Greg Abbott's social media post saying Colony Ridge would be "targeted" by state troopers and immigration officials Monday, and some didn't hear the news before federal agents began making arrests across the community.

Message from Meidas Founder…MAGA IS TERRIFIED By Ben Meiselas

Republicans are getting rude awakenings in town halls across the United States. Here is our message:

Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off

Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.

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DOGE Has Started Gutting a Key US Technology Agency At least dozens of workers at the Technology Transformation Service were fired on Wednesday, a day after similar sudden cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

SCOOP: DOGE has started gutting a key US technology agency. At least dozens of workers at the Technology Transformation Service were fired on Wednesday, a day after similar sudden cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

WEIMAR+STATEMENT FRANCE, GERMANY, POLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine. We commit to its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's war of aggression. We share the goal to keep supporting Ukraine until a just, comprehensive and lasting peace is reached. A peace that guarantees the interest of Ukraine and our own. We are looking forward to discussing the way ahead together with our American allies. Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations. Ukraine should be provided with strong security guarantees. A just and lasting peace in Ukraine is a necessary condition for a strong transatlantic security. We recall that the security of the European continent is our common responsibility. We are therefore working together to strengthen our collective defense capabilities.

BREAKING: France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain & UK sign a joint statement vowing to protect Ukraine’s sovereignty & demanding a role in the peace talks.

This is leadership.

It’s also unprecedented.

A western alliance is having to form against a new, twin & united threat: Trump & Putin.

Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling amid President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.

When Trump took office, the NLRB had 24 separate investigations into Musk’s corporations for violating workers’ rights.

But presto...Trump fired three officials at that agency, effectively stalling the board's ability to rule on cases.

See how this works?

Like it or not, the rules-based order is no more In Trump’s world, it does little good to use the language of treaties or rules or laws. For Denmark and others to get their way, they’ll have to speak the language of power.

COMMENTARY: "The only language Trump understands is that of power. It does little good to use the language of rules or laws," writes columnist Ivo Daalder.

"For Denmark or others to get their way, they’ll have to speak the language of power."

Elon says 90% of US aid never reaches communities.

He confuses USAID's 90% reliance on intermediaries -- US companies delivering HIV drugs, WFP delivering food aid -- with waste. Comical if not so dangerous.

@rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & I break down where aid goes: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...

Just called the ICE hotline where people can call to report undocumented immigrants and reported Elon Musk.

The mainstream media is already normalizing Donald Trump.

I won't, and neither should you.

This is why legacy media is dying.

It's weird how the party that was obsessed with the idea that George Soros was supposedly an evil, media-controlling billionaire pulling the strings of the Democrats has now embraced a billionaire President who's invited a bevy of high profile billionaire media moguls to attend his inauguration.

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

The Fear Is the Point The administration won’t have time, money or resources to enact mass deportations right away. But they can scare the hell out of everybody.

"When it comes to Trump world, the projection of fear is not a bug: It is a feature of their revitalized deportation machine." Or, you might say, the fear is the point.

The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-fear-i...

History Will Judge the Complicit Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?

In 2020, I asked why so many Republicans had abandoned the values they had previously held. Still relevant.

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