Police officers caught on camera shooting a protester at close range in Nairobi CBD.

A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington

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All dank memes, no power up

A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington

Good riddance. Musk and his Musk-rats probably caused more waste than they cleaned out.

Now the job falls to the insidious fossil-fuel-funded creep Russell Vought, their henchman at OMB.

Trump Admin Misleads the Supreme Court About Its South Sudan Deportations The Justice Department argued that a federal judge forced the Trump admin to detain migrants in Djibouti, but the timeline tells a different story.

NEW: The Justice Department’s brief at the Supreme Court is undermined by the judicial record and our real time flight-tracking data.

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The only acceptable answer here should have been "absolutely not"

Trump administration says that only they can censor Americans

Got it. Harvard should add a HVAC program

RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.

reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

All successful authors go on Piers Morgan

That actually kind of raises more concerns, in my book.

What happened to ”shut up and play”? Or does that only apply to brown people?

SpaceX Loses Control of Starship, Adding to Spacecraft’s Mixed Record

Said it before, I’ll say it again. We shouldn’t privatize NASA. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/s...

‘Corrupt’ medical journals have to change, RFK Jr. says, or the NIH will publish in-house The criticism of The Lancet, NEJM and JAMA is not new, but the health secretary may use his position to influence research that journals publish.

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Or maybe a new policy that they must go on Joe Rogan and share? Is that where this is headed?

Doctors urged to treat pain for IUD insertion and other procedures A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.

A major medical group now recommends pain-blocking treatments for IUD insertion and other procedures amid a growing recognition that women's pain should be treated.

Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road in Branchland, West Virginia. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke.

Taxpayers — through federal infrastructure programs — have paid billions of dollars to internet companies to hook up rural Americans. Some communities have nothing to show for it, leaving medically vulnerable rural patients disconnected and without access to telehealth.

Voters want Dems to stand up to Trump, not self-flagellate Sorry, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson.

"Tapper and Thompson want to be the center of the conversation because it will help them sell books. But with daily assaults on our constitution by the current inhabitant of the White House, the rest of us have, or should have, more important things to focus on."

As temperatures rise, the US Corn Belt could see insurance claims soar Crop insurance is a lifeline for farmers. But research shows it's not ready for climate change.

As temperatures rise, the US Corn Belt could see insurance claims soar.

Crop insurance is a lifeline for farmers. But research shows it's not ready for climate change.

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#Corn #Climate #Insurance #Farms #Farmers #Agriculture

“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump.”

- Scott Bessent, “Meet the Press” (05/18/25) 🤡

Having risked my life in war zones for the BBC, I know this: cuts to the World Service will be disastrous | Martin Bell In an age of disinformation, our broadcaster is trusted to find and tell the truth. Now more than ever we need it, says former reporter, MP and Unicef ambassador, Martin Bell

"I find it paradoxical, having risked my life for the BBC in so many war zones, that its World Service’s funding is apparently at risk of being confiscated, among other sources, to pay for an increase in defence spending.” - Martin Bell www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One, and Post-Presidency Travel

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“Gift”

Terry Gross remembers her late husband, jazz writer Francis Davis Fresh Air host Terry Gross lost her husband on April 14. They were together for 47 years. Today, she shares some of Francis with the audience, including the story of how they met and became a couple.

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Revealed: Autopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad execution — Guardian US Records obtained by the Guardian indicate shooters missed the target on Mikal Mahdi, which lawyers say caused prolonged suffering

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Filmmakers released after night arrest were quizzed on BBC ‘Blood Parliament’ story, says lawyer The creatives are accused of publishing false information and cyberbullying.

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Journalism is not a crime

Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid | Think Global Health Losing U.S. support will jeopardize access to essential services in Kenya that combat gender-based violence and femicide

Gender-based violence experts predict incidents to surge in Kenya as the United States cuts foreign aid. Frank Burkybile details how the funding drop threatens programs that provide shelter, medical care, legal aid, and education to women and girls.

FRONTLINE Receives New Grant from Knight Foundation for Local Journalism Initiative | FRONTLINE The $1.5 million will allow the acclaimed PBS investigative series to continue supporting regional newsrooms’ investigative storytelling.

FRONTLINE has received a new grant from the Knight Foundation aimed at continuing the series' Local Journalism Initiative, a project that has supported more than a dozen local newsrooms around the country since 2019. Local reporters can submit proposals to join the next LJI cohort by June 2, 2025.

Senate overturns EPA rule on seven highly toxic air pollutants If also passed by the House as expected, the action will be the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.

The Senate voted Thursday to overturn an EPA rule limiting the seven most hazardous air pollutants emitted by chemical plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities, reversing one of President Joe Biden’s major environmental regulations.

California Sent Investigators to ICE Facilities. They Found More Detainees, and Health Care Gaps | KQED A California law empowers state investigators to check on conditions at ICE detention centers. A new report raises concerns about health care inside them.

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Sad but not shocking

Microplastics may confuse bees and other insects, hurting pollination Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses.

Experiments show that when bees are exposed to microplastic pollution, their memory gets so muddled they may forget the scents associated with sugary rewards.

As a result, pollination may fail — which is bad news for flowers and crops.

Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea State media releases pictures of five coastguard officials stood on the strategic reef with a Chinese flag.

Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea