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“If You Don’t Understand Me, You Have Four Months To Learn”

District Court Judge Karin Immergut – a Trump appointee – issued an opinion that shows courage in judging, without rhetoric or defiance—only the quiet insistence that facts still matter.

Today’s general strike in Italy paralyzed transport and brought two million people into the streets. Even after years of setbacks for organized labor, it staged a historic protest in solidarity with Palestine.

Vietnam’s Slippery Slope (1950), History-Changing Hurricane (1780), Saying ‘No’ to Real Un-Americans (1960), Live, from New York! (1975), The Army Against Civilians Isn’t New (1925), Deer Island or Devil’s Island? (1675), She Sure Had Rhythm! (1930)

Trump's NSPM-7 is a pivotal policy endangering free expression in the United States.

The Trump administration is decrying diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The move is hurting communities and undermining its own goals for agriculture.

The anticipated regulation could reduce eligibility for new applicants to the SSDI program by as much as 20 percent overall, and up to 30 percent among older workers, 10% reduction could result in 500,000 people losing access over 10 years.

What happens to your brain when you use AI? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore current research into how large language models affect our cognition, memory, and learning with Nataliya Kosmyna.

While problematic for many reasons, Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza appears to spell the end of the Israeli government’s expulsion fantasies.

In recent memory, the prospect of a president preventing congressional elections from taking effect has been unimaginable. But today, it is not at all hard to imagine that this could happen.