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Trump is targeting millions of Americans living in states that didn’t support him by canceling over 600 grants that would create job growth and cleaner energy. He is actively choosing to hurt Americans and our economy to placate his fragile ego.
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.www.nytimes.com
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AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies RemainAI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.futurism.com
NEW: ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of Justice Department lawyers. We found judges nominated by both parties who are frustrated that they can no longer take the government at its word.
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” ConductProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.www.propublica.org
Trump wants to take your sensitive voter data, lie about what's in it and restrict mail voting to subvert the midterms in his favor. "If people don't wake up and realize that that is how Trump thinks he is going to win 2026," @marcelias.bsky.social says, "then they are missing the real story."
Following GOP-backed legislation which opened 22,000 acres of state parks and wildlife areas to oil and gas companies since 2024, Trump announces a fracking lease sale scheduled for Sept. 15 of 41 parcels of land in the Wayne National Forest totaling 2,840 acres. apnews.com/article/ohio...
Feds advance plan to open 2,800 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest to frackingThe U.S.apnews.com
NEW: A bipartisan coalition of former FCC officials, represented by Protect Democracy, filed an opposition urging the FCC to terminate its early renewal review of ABC's licenses — a proceeding they call "an assault on free speech disguised as regulatory process." https://protdem.org/3Rjacrj
In this 250 for 250 from @hcrichardson.bsky.social & team, distinguished Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, whose career 6 administrations, recounts the 1945 San Francisco Conference, where 50 nations founded the United Nations in hope of building a lasting postwar peace. youtu.be/SKGpEgRXF0o?...
United Nations, Narrated by Linda Thomas-GreenfieldYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardsonyoutu.be
there's a new round of efforts by the GOP and Trump administration to cut Medicaid. a reminder of one of the least discussed effects of Medicaid: health-care coverage lowers crime and promotes safety. (and yet the GOP cuts Medicaid, but doesn't get labeled as endangering safety.)
“We Need to See the Bigger Picture”: How Cuts to Medicaid Hurt Public Safety - BoltsWhen a state made cuts to Medicaid, depriving people of access to health insurance, the crime rate increased: That’s the finding of a new academic study, supported by the National... Read Moreboltsmag.org
GOP Gov. DeWine on ICE operations in Ohio: "It's a mistake. It's not good for the United States, and it's not good for the state of Ohio…These are people who have opened restaurants, they've opened other businesses, they've rehabbed houses, they've created jobs, as well as filled [essential] jobs."
BREAKING: In a loss for voters, the D.C. Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling upholding parts of Trump's executive order targeting mail voting, including allowing: ✔️DHS to build a citizenship registry ✔️USPS to withhold mail ballots from states that don't share voter data with the government
When America's top health official is constantly pushing conspiracy theories, trust in public health takes a hit—and we're seeing the consequences in real time. There are record measles cases for a reason. RFK Jr. is a threat to public health & should RESIGN.
Aaron RuparRFK Jr: "Americans no longer public health, and they shouldn't"
Here's another example of the noxious trend we identify below: Stephen Miller claiming "all asylum claims" are "fake." What he really means is no asylum seeker is *worth caring about.* It's the same trick Musk uses with "zero" died from USAID cuts. (h/t @lastpositivist.bsky.social @mattortega.com)
Greg SargentThe pattern is unmistakable: *Nobody died from USAID cuts. *Nobody killed by ICE is innocent. *No Muslim in the UK can escape the charge of being a rapist or a murderer. *No Somali in Minnesota is there legitimately by definition. And so on: newrepublic.com/article/2135...
While Americans struggle to afford the rising costs of gas, groceries and healthcare, Donald Trump gets richer by the day. He’s made billions in office while driving up YOUR costs. Trump does not care about working people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Trump Is Getting Richer in Office (Gift Article)See how President Trump and his family’s business empire has transformed from his first term.www.nytimes.com