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Trump & Tariffs | John Oliver

April 25, 2025

John Oliver discusses the ongoing chaos surrounding Donald Trump and tariffs, why the past week could have lasting repercussions, and why your grandma might be looking to start an OnlyFans.

Amateurs Solve a Famous Computer Science Problem

April 25, 2025

A team of amateurs recently came together in an online collaboration called the Busy Beaver Challenge to pin down the value of BB(5), the fifth "busy beaver" number

Trump Administration Arrests Judge

April 25, 2025

Brian Tyler Cohen discusses the arrest of a judge in Wisconsin with Glenn Kirschner

April 25, 2025

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”

Mark Olalde ProPublica

photo of the front of the department of labor building

Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff issued the warning as department employees have spoken to the news media about harms they see resulting from the dismantling of their agency, which enforces laws guaranteeing workers’ rights.

April 25, 2025

Small Ode to Joy

Charlotte Muse At the Corner of Hope and Despair

Poet Charlotte Muse knows this life is fleeting, and yet it is the sweetest comfort in the face of political and social chaos.

April 24, 2025

Is America Pissed Off Enough at Trump and Musk for a General Strike?

Susan Milligan The New Republic

The United States hasn’t seen such a massive labor action in 78 years. But the oligarchic wreckage of this administration is fueling multiple movements toward that goal.

April 24, 2025

Freedom for Sale

Amy Dru Stanley Dissent Magazine

The government funds institutions that stretch across American society. The Trump administration is demanding the relinquishment of constitutional rights to keep the money flowing.

April 24, 2025

A Call for Constructive Engagement

American Association of Colleges and Universities American Association of Colleges and Universities

More than 440 college presidents and other officials signed a letter Tuesday protesting the “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” that higher education is facing under the Trump administration.

April 24, 2025

Pope Francis’s Legacy of Love and Peace

Kathy Kelly Eurasia Review

As the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Francis unified people of different generations. He encouraged genuine love for humans—”Todo, todo, todo.” He spoke out against war, militarism, and the ravages of climate change.

April 24, 2025

Tidbits – Apr.24 – Reader Comments: Pope Francis’Message for Peace and Gaza; Rise of End Times Fascism; Trump’s Thirst for One-Man Rule; New McCarthyism; Webinars; 50 Years Since End of Vietnam War; Labor Can’t Fight MAGA, Without Fighting Racism;

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Reader Comments: Pope Francis' Message for Peace and Gaza; Rise of End Times Fascism; Trump’s Thirst for One-Man Rule; New McCarthyism Started by Liberals; Webinars; 50 Years Since End of Vietnam War; Labor Can't Fight MAGA, Without Fighting Racism;