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The exodus from mainstream media

In my view, the Trump administration is moving this country very aggressively into an oligarchic form of society where extraordinary power rests in the hands of a small number of unelected multi-billionaires.

One tiny company has the bloated Facebook empire scrambling to respond.

China is shrugging off Trump's tariffs and economic threats.

The email sent to federal employees urging them to resign in exchange for uncertain benefits is clearly aimed at purging critical government employees and replacing them with loyalists and ideologues.

DEI is not a conspiracy to make white people feel bad about themselves; it’s a society-wide effort to combat past discrimination against everyone who is not a white, straight, able-bodied male. For Trump, that is the problem.

"People need hope and the best place to find it is in your coworkers"

The Cold Case Unit of the DoJ has issued a report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. The report contains new information that "shows that the massacre was the result not of uncontrolled mob violence, but of a coordinated, military-style attack."

Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis. Philly Garment Workers Shut It Down. From Bad to Worse for Unions. Hollywood Gives Racism a Big Boost. “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been . . .” Petition Denied, But Not for Long.

Officials are discussing executive order as part of efforts by Musk’s Doge team to seize control of federal spending