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‘People Will Die’: Trump’s Ban on Humanitarian Aid

Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester ProPublica
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.

States Can Still Tax the Rich

Eli Taylor Goss and Treasure Mackley OtherWords.org
We won progressive taxes in our state by showing people just how unjust our tax code was. Other states can follow.

Friday Nite Videos | January 31, 2025

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Senator Warnock Responds to Trump’s Blame Deflection. The Insurrectionist Rejecting Trump’s Pardon. RFK Jr.'s Weird Confirmation Hearing. The Hidden Horrors of Whole Foods. Founding Fathers Cold Open - SNL.

Tidbits – Jan.30- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Stop the Deportations, Stop the Layoffs, Stop the Administrative Coup!; 10 Things You Can Do To Resist; Longtime Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction; 16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024

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Reader Comments: Stop the Deportations, Stop the Layoffs, Stop the Administrative Coup!; Here Are 10 Things You Can Do To Resist; Longtime ‘Loyal’ Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction; "Innocent Gesture"; 16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024;

States Don’t Have a Right To Exist. People Do.

Peter Beinart The New York Times
If America’s leaders prioritized the lives of all those who live between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, it would become clear that asking if Israel has a right to exist is the wrong question.

Probationary Federal Employees Targeted for Mass Purge

David Dayen The American Prospect
As many as 200,000 federal employees with weaker civil service protections could be let go. But they are supposed to only be fired for poor performance. FAA director Mike Whitaker resigned, effective January 20.