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Inside the Bloodbath at the NIH

Gregg Gonsalves The Nation
Sources say that a climate of fear has spread throughout the agency as the Trump administration takes a hatchet to its core functions.

Trump To Welcome White South Africans

Katya Schwenk The Lever
Amid a near-total asylum ban, government sources say Trump officials are planning to use funds for at-risk refugees to facilitate imminent Afrikaner resettlement.

The Crypto Racket

Candice Bernd The American Prospect
Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.

Friday Nite Videos | May 9, 2025

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Transgender Soldiers: Why Trump’s Ban Is Bogus | Daily Show. Gov. Pritzker Blasts Republicans and ‘Do-nothing Democrats.' Why This Red State Made Preschool Free. 'Is Elmo a Communist?' Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability.

What Direction for Leo XIV and for the Catholic Church?

Joanne M. Pierce, Maureen K. Day The Conversation
Will Leo XIV follow in Francis' footsteps or strike out in a new direction? How will the new papacy affect how the U.S. Catholic Church will navigate the storms that have buffeted it for the past decades? Two experts provide insights.

Why Is Congress Silent on the Nightmare in Gaza?

Bernie Sanders Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders says: History will not forgive our complicity. The time is long overdue for us to end our support for Netanyahu’s destruction of the Palestinian people.
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