Interview:
Sunday, August 31, 2025
April Ajoy: Red-Letter Christian (Seth Andrews; The Thinking Atheist podcast)
April Ajoy is a Christian. She's also a humanist activist on the front lines against harmful fundamentalism and Christian nationalism.
Court blocks Trump bid to end protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Appellate panel upholds lower court's ruling as homeland security spokesperson attacks 'activist' judges…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/29/court-blocks-trump-venezuela
The Cracker Barrel mess exposes the cynicism of the rightwing culture war
The restaurant means little to activists – it's simply a tool to bludgeon perceived enemies and flex conservative power…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/29/cracker-barrel-rightwing-culture-war
Most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal, federal court rules
Trump found to have overstepped authority with tariff policies as president accuses court of political bias…
Star-Spangled Jesus (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)
We are not retreating from our lawsuit challenging the Ten Commandments in Texas public schools, in spite of the Texas attorney general’s warning that he won’t back down from posting them.
After covering state/church news in Texas, Arkansas, Minnesota and Colorado, we hear Rachel Maddow’s warning about authoritarianism.
Then, we speak with April Ajoy, author of the book Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith.
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“No Human Is Illegal, Pt.2” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It’s in the Code ep 159
Allie Beth Stuckey advances a typically xenophobic, right-wing immigration agenda, focused on using misinformation and scare-mongering to justify keeping (primarily) non-White immigrants out of the US.
And she says that she does so for “biblical” reasons. But what are these reasons? What biblical rationale does she offer? And how does she deal with the numerous Bible passages that command care for the “foreigner,” the “sojourner,” the “stranger among you”?
Listen to this week’s episode as Dan tackles these issues, uncovering a pattern of selective appeals to the Bible that is typical of high-control conservative Christianity.
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James Dobson Is Finally Dead (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #598)
— James Dobson, an architect of evangelical Christian cruelty, is finally dead at 89. (1:50)
— The Jehovah’s Witnesses now say college is OK… after decades of saying the opposite. (31:10)
— Republican congressional candidate torches Qur’an in hate-fueled campaign ad. (49:00)
— Federal judge strikes down Minnesota’s sensible “faith statement” ban for PSEO schools. (1:00:49)
— Federal judge dismantles Ryan Walters’ frivolous lawsuit against atheist group. (1:17:35)
Interview:
— The Jehovah’s Witnesses now say college is OK… after decades of saying the opposite. (31:10)
— Republican congressional candidate torches Qur’an in hate-fueled campaign ad. (49:00)
— Federal judge strikes down Minnesota’s sensible “faith statement” ban for PSEO schools. (1:00:49)
— Federal judge dismantles Ryan Walters’ frivolous lawsuit against atheist group. (1:17:35)
Interview:
Saturday, August 30, 2025
The News Roundup – Domestic and International (The 1A) 2025-08-29
Domestic
A shooter opened fire in a Minneapolis church on Wednesday, injuring 17 people and killing two children. Parishioners and students were gathered at a Mass marking the first week of schoolA federal grand jury in the nation’s capital this week declined to indict a man who threw a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington DC.
Emails between top Florida officials show that they expect the state’s newest immigration detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” to be emptied in the coming weeks. The White House is fighting a judge’s order to shut it down.
Interview:
International
Israeli and U.S. officials met this week in Washington to discuss plans for post-war Gaza. This comes as the Israeli military expands the offensive in Gaza City and they come under fire for a “double-tap” bombing of a hospital.In the war in Ukraine, both sides are attacking energy resources. In Europe, leaders sit down to try and negotiate peace in the region.
Steep U.S. tariffs on Indian goods took effect this week. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to find the “best deal” for his economy and people.
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Fmr. Social Security boss: Trump & DOGE created ‘greatest theft of personal data in history
Fmr. Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD) joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss DOGE employees unprecedented “pirating away” of Americans’ Social Security data and how it could lead to the “largest class action in American history.
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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists have warned previously that Amoc collapse must be avoided "at all costs". It would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50cm to already rising sea levels...
Democrats seek ‘immediate answers’ after reported arrests of firefighters by US border agents
"Here in the Pacific north-west, wildfires can [burn] and have burned entire towns to the ground. We count on our brave firefighters, who put their lives on the line, to keep our communities safe – this new Republican policy to detain firefighters on the job is as immoral as it is dangerous," said Murray, who has represented Washington in the US Senate since 1993.
"What's next? Will Trump start detaining immigrant service members? Or will he just maintain his current policy of deporting Purple Heart veterans?"…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/washington-firefighters-arrests-detention-border
"What's next? Will Trump start detaining immigrant service members? Or will he just maintain his current policy of deporting Purple Heart veterans?"…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/washington-firefighters-arrests-detention-border
US air force to grant military honors to Capitol rioter fatally shot on January 6
Move to provide Ashli Babbitt with funeral honors marks another step in Trump's aggressive reframing of the attack…
Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over his ‘illegal attempt’ to fire her
US president spent months waging campaign against Fed's leaders, which has raised questions over its independence…
OMG: Trump pulls DISGUSTING stunt
Legal Breakdown episode 588: @GlennKirschner2 discusses Trump restoring military honors for January 6 insurrectionist.
Interview:
Newsom Pulls Up Louisiana & St. Louis's Murder Rate in response to Johnson and Hawley
During a press conference on Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) spoke about murder rates in House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) state and St. Louis, Missouri, which is represented by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).
Interview:
Missouri governor calls special session to redraw maps to aid Republicans | Missouri | The Guardian
State follows Texas's lead in Trump's push to gain more House seats for Republicans in 2026 midterms…
In Minneapolis shooting, an increasingly familiar pattern of violent extremism : NPR
But there are also numerous references to extremist movements on the right. Among the scrawls on the weaponry are mentions of Waco, a standoff in Texas between the federal government and a religious group that ended in the deaths of dozens of people, including children. Also referenced in the materials are the Weavers, the family at the center of the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho. Both of those events have long animated far-right antigovernment and militia sentiments.
The materials are filled with callbacks to neo-Nazi and violent white supremacist killers. Particularly influential, it seems, is a 2019 mass shooting in New Zealand, where a violent white supremacist and Islamophobe killed 51 people at two mosques. But also, in the notebook, the names of several 9/11 hijackers are listed along with other mass killers whom Westman apparently emulated...
The materials are filled with callbacks to neo-Nazi and violent white supremacist killers. Particularly influential, it seems, is a 2019 mass shooting in New Zealand, where a violent white supremacist and Islamophobe killed 51 people at two mosques. But also, in the notebook, the names of several 9/11 hijackers are listed along with other mass killers whom Westman apparently emulated...
Friday, August 29, 2025
Grand jury declines to indict alleged Washington DC sandwich thrower
It is the second time in recent days that a grand jury had declined to vote to indict a person accused of assaulting a federal officer and signaled strong public objection to Trump's decision to send national guard troops and federal agents onto the streets of the US capital, purportedly to crack down on violent crime…
Trump BUSTED As Disastrous Federal Worker Truth Exposed By Cabinet Meeting fact check
Donald Trump and his Labor Secretary's insane lies about him being supportive of American workers get blown apart by fact-check and reports exposing his attacks on unions, mass federal worker layoffs, unemployment crisis and more. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report.
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Trump told his ‘big, beautiful face’ now hangs on a banner from the Department of Labor - https://www.the-independent.com/tv/news/trump-banner-labor-department-b2814493.html
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Trump told his ‘big, beautiful face’ now hangs on a banner from the Department of Labor - https://www.the-independent.com/tv/news/trump-banner-labor-department-b2814493.html
"Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary lavished praise on her boss as she announced a banner featuring his ‘big, beautiful face’ now hangs from her departmental headquarters.
During a cabinet meeting which ran for more than two hours and featured department heads lavishing praise on the President, Lori Chavez-DeRemer encouraged Trump to stop by her offices and see his portrait displayed outside the building.
"Mr President, I invite you see your big beautiful face on a banner in front of the Department of Labor because you are really the transformational president of the American worker,” Chavez-DeRemer said.
The effusive praise from cabinet members and the Trump banner have drawn comparisons to North Korea from online critics."
Interview:
Pope demands ‘collective punishment’ end in Gaza as 10 more die of hunger
"I beg for a permanent ceasefire to be reached, the safe entry of humanitarian aid to be facilitated and humanitarian law to be fully respected," Leo said. He referred to international law and its "prohibition of collective punishment, indiscriminate use of force and the forced displacement of the population".
Democrat flips Iowa state senate seat and breaks Republican supermajority
A Democratic candidate has defeated an extremist Republican in a state senate election in Iowa, claiming that voters are "waking up" to realise Donald Trump's party "sold the working class a bill of goods"…
CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
"First it was independent advisory committees and career experts. Then it was the dismissal of seasoned scientists. Now, Secretary Kennedy and HHS have set their sights on weaponizing public health for political gain and putting millions of American lives at risk," her lawyers, Mark Zaid and Abbe David Lowell, said in a statement. "When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts, she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda. For that, she has been targeted."…
Utah to proceed with redrawing map that could help Dems, despite pressure from Trump - The Washington Post
Republican leaders of the Utah Legislature said Thursday they would follow a court order to redraw the state's congressional map — which could help Democrats — even as President Donald Trump pressures them to shut the opposition party out...
Democrats push to reverse Trump cuts in government shutdown fight
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the progressive ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, signaled her support for the leaders' strategy in a post on X.
"If Republicans want Democrats to provide votes to fund the Trump administration, they can start by restoring the health care that they ripped away to finance more tax handouts for billionaires," she wrote.
"This fight is about saving health care and lowering costs for millions of Americans."…
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/28/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-medicaid-obbb
"If Republicans want Democrats to provide votes to fund the Trump administration, they can start by restoring the health care that they ripped away to finance more tax handouts for billionaires," she wrote.
"This fight is about saving health care and lowering costs for millions of Americans."…
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/28/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-medicaid-obbb
Trump floats an unusual Republican National Convention before the midterms - The Washington Post
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the Republican Party host a national convention before next year's midterm elections to highlight its talent, an unusual move that Democrats are also considering…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/28/trump-republican-convention-midterm-elections/
Shutdown risk: Congress faces funding deadline soon
Buckle up! A perfect storm is approaching Washington. All the ingredients are there to bring about a government shutdown at midnight on Sept. 30…
FTC chair warns Google not to discriminate against GOP email
The other side: "Gmail's spam filters look at a variety of objective signals – like whether people mark a particular email as spam, or if a particular ad agency is sending a high volume of emails that are often marked by people as spam," said Jenn Crider, a Google spokesperson.
"This applies equally to all senders, regardless of political ideology," Crider said…
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/28/ftc-google-gop-email-andrew-ferguson-alphabet-sundar-pichai
Trump administration threatens to sanction Denver schools over gender-neutral school bathrooms - POLITICO
The federal government is now demanding that Denver agree to convert all its gender-neutral school bathrooms into "sex-designated multi-stall restrooms" — and enact a series of related policies within 10 days or risk penalties, according to a proposed department agreement to resolve a civil rights investigation the agency launched early this year...
Nick Fuentes, America’s Next Top Racist - The Atlantic
In the eyes of Nick Fuentes, Vice President J. D. Vance can't possibly be the future of the Republican Party. "Vance is not going to be a racist," Fuentes said during a livestream last week. "You can't make me go and vote for some fatass with some mixed-race family." Fuentes, a 27-year-old influencer with more than 730,000 followers on X, showed his audience a photo of Vance with his Indian American wife and biracial kids in front of the Taj Mahal. "How would he possibly ever say that there is an ethnic basis for American identity?" Fuentes asked, referring to a far-right dream of turning America into a white ethno-state. "There's not even an ethnic basis for his family."…
COVID is spiking again, especially in these states
The spike is particularly pronounced in one region of the country, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, where about 15% of COVID tests reported to the CDC are turning up positive…
Vet EXPOSES How to STOP Christian Nationalist SNEAK ATTACK on medical care
The VA has proposed ending abortion counseling and care for veterans, and the public-comment period closes September 3—we need your voice now. Ken Harbaugh speaks with Army veteran and researcher Kris Goldsmith, who explains what’s at stake and how to submit a comment today.
To submit a public comment in opposition to the VA’s proposed ban on abortion care, click here and follow the instructions: https://onoffense.substack.com/p/trumps-va-rule-would-ban-abortion .
Interview:
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Why Democrats Keep Blowing It (Find Out podcast)
Time sensitive -- Deadline: September 3, 2025: the looming threat of abortion rights being stripped from female veterans through the VA -- How to leave a public comment opposing the VA’s anti-choice rule. (Jump to 34:30 in the video if you want to get to this part of the discussion quickly.)
Plus: Luke’s “Get Fucked” segment on Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters—who wants teachers to take loyalty tests while his state ranks near the bottom in education.
Interview:
- Comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/VA-2025-VHA-0073-0002
- Speak from your own experience, your own values, your own understanding of what this country owes its veterans.
- The most effective comments include your personal or professional perspective, identify how this rule would affect you or your community, and offer a specific recommendation or concern.
- If you're a veteran, spouse, caregiver, or healthcare provider, your real-life experience is especially important for regulators to hear. Do not copy and paste someone else’s words. Anti-choice extremists are already doing that. We’re better than that. The government weighs unique, substantive comments more heavily. Speak in your own voice.
Plus: Luke’s “Get Fucked” segment on Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters—who wants teachers to take loyalty tests while his state ranks near the bottom in education.
Interview:
Elon Musk’s Doge put sensitive social security data at risk, whistleblower says
The complaint from Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the SSA, alleges that Doge staffers effectively created a live copy of the entire country's social security data from its numerical identification system database. The information is a goldmine for bad actors, the complaint alleges, and was placed on a server without independent oversight that only Doge officials could access.
"These actions constitute violations of laws, rules, and regulations, abuse of authority, gross mismanagement, and creation of a substantial and specific threat to public health and safety," the complaint states...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/26/doge-social-security-elon-musk
Trump Cabinet COLLAPSES Into gushing fawning praise for the President
Donald Trump's cabinet collapses into complete madness with embarrassing rants to kiss up to Trump as video of the most pathetic moments, by Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem and more, goes viral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yufQhxfo45g
Utah finds domestic violence is leading cause of homicide as Trump focuses on street crime | Utah | The Guardian
US president cuts funding for victims as state faces more than a third of killings from partner or familial violence…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/utah-domestic-violence-homicide
Republicans scratch their heads over Trump’s ‘comprehensive’ crime bill - POLITICO
But just how ambitious the crime bill ends up being remains an open question. Even the D.C.-focused legislation stands to be a significant undertaking on Capitol Hill next month — with GOP leaders already scrambling to hammer out plans to fund the government, pass a defense authorization bill and a litany of other items this fall…
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/27/trump-comprehensive-crime-bill-dc-00531202
Gov. JB Pritzker had the perfect response to Trump’s National Guard threat
Pritzker put it succinctly: "Trump is defunding the police."
Is Trump’s military in DC a good thing as he claims?
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s attacks on Washington DC backfiring as people in DC feel less safe and are rising up and Meiselas speaks with DC Shadow Senator Ankit Jain and DC Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau about what’s really happening in Washington DC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk5tN6NaI-8
Stephen Miller Announces Plan to DESIGNATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY A TERRORIST organization
Jesse talks about the dangerous new idea being floated by Donald Trump through Stephen Miller to designate the Democratic Party as an official domestic extremist organization, which would give Donald Trump the authority under law to freeze assets and make party membership illegal under law. Jesse goes through Executive Order #13224, signed by George W. Bush on September 23, 2001, which allows for criminal penalties for those giving material support to such groups.
California Republicans propose ‘two-state solution’ to counter redistricting push | California | The Guardian
James Gallagher put forth resolution to split state after Democratic bid to redraw in response to Texas gerrymander…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/27/california-democrats-republicans-redraw-maps
Report says Americans undertook influence operations in Greenland
Denmark’s foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen following a news report that claims Americans connected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration planned covert influence operations in Greenland.
'IN THE TOILET': New polls show why Trump is desperate to rig midterm elections
Jen Psaki reports on the devastating poll results that have Donald Trump rightly concerned about Republican control of Congress after 2026, and which are likely why he is appointing wild election conspiracy theorist Heather Honey to be deputy assistant secretary for election integrity, and is begging states with Republican-controlled legislatures to help him rig voting districts.
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role - POLITICO
The political appointment, first reported by Democracy Docket, shows how self-styled election investigators who have thrown themselves into election conspiracy theories since 2020 are now being celebrated by a presidential administration that indulges their false claims...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/dhs-election-security-2020-election-conspiracy-00527453
RFK Jr. may soon ban Covid vaccines. Doctors and public health experts are fighting back. | Vox
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics said that the group would continue to recommend Covid vaccines for kids under the age of 2 — openly defying Kennedy's move this May to end the recommendation for both healthy children and pregnant people.
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology followed suit, saying on Friday that it would also continue to advise pregnant people to get a Covid shot…
https://www.vox.com/health/459226/rfk-jr-trump-covid-vaccine-ban
'The most illegal search': Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges : NPR
A federal judge dismissed a weapons case against a man held in the D.C. jail for a week — concluding he was subject to an unlawful search.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/26/g-s1-85119/crime-washington-dc-judges-arrests
Kristi Noem's Office Admits They've Been Breaking The Law For A LONG Time
In response to a complaint by an independent watchdog group, Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security has admitted that they've actually been breaking federal law for months. In fact, they were very clear on the date that they started breaking the law - April 9th of this year. The agency says that they have stopped keeping any records from their electronic devices, which is blatantly illegal, but they haven't indicated that they are going to stop breaking the law any time soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2PxpSna1o8
Trump admin threatens funding over 'gender ideology' in sex education programs
The Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) said Tuesday it is putting 46 states, U.S. territories and Washington, D.C., "on notice" to remove within 60 days "all references to gender ideology" from their Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), a teen pregnancy prevention and sexual health initiative created by the Affordable Care Act.
Together, the states and territories stand to lose more than $81 million in federal grant funding, according to the ACF…
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5470974-states-face-cuts-prep-funding/
Democrats’ divisions over Israel-Gaza war flare up at DNC meeting - The Washington Post
"We're seeing this shift happening because, one, there's political pressure, but two, it's also the right thing to do," Minnerly said in an interview. "Our party leadership might not have caught up with that."
The debate was orderly, without the protesters or interruptions some had feared, but still emotional. Resolutions committee members said they had been bombarded with calls and emails. Martin huddled with Minnerly for several minutes on the sidelines of the meeting after her resolution failed...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/26/democrats-israel-gaza-divisions/
🚨Maryland’s Governor interviewed about trump’s actions
Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore just blindsided Donald Trump with a devastating retaliation!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3t4o0lsNsY
Trump called out several Smithsonian artworks. Here they are. - The Washington Post
Artists defended their creations, saying they represent a United States capable of containing multiple narratives...
The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame
The parents of Adam Raine, who died by suicide in April, claim in a new lawsuit against OpenAI that the teenager used ChatGPT as his "suicide coach."…
Trump says the U.S. would accept 600,000 Chinese students, sparking uproar from some Republicans
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and conservative influencer Laura Loomer blasted the idea...
Trump-appointed judge rebukes White House for ‘smear’ of judiciary - POLITICO
"Whatever the merits of its grievance with the judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the Executive must find a proper way to raise those concerns," Cullen wrote. "All of this isn't to say that the Executive is without any recourse; far from it. If the Executive truly believes that Defendants' standing orders violate the law, it should avail itself of the tried-and-true recourse available to all federal litigants: It should appeal."
Cullen also used his ruling to underscore that the judiciary is a co-equal branch of government that is not subservient to the presidency...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/trump-judge-rebukes-white-house-smear-00525450
Judge orders new congressional map in Utah, which could help Democrats - The Washington Post
A judge ruled that Republican lawmakers in Utah illegally drew a congressional map that gave their party all of the state's congressional seats...
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FURIOUS Judge Gives CEASE AND DESIST to Trump
A federal judge on Monday said the Trump regime is “absolutely forbidden” from removing mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S., for now. Judge Paula Xinis blocked Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Uganda until she can hold a hearing to determine whether the administration will let him contest his removal to the third country. The bid to deport him comes just 3 days after he was freed from custody in a criminal case filed against him in federal court in Tennessee. He filed suit after he was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody Monday when he reported for a check-in at ICE’s Baltimore field office.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCAoTD_QfuE
‘You had to fend for yourself’: Hurricane Katrina haunts New Orleans as Trump guts disaster aid
As survivors and experts reflect on the storm 20 years on, fear is growing that the US is just as unprepared to take on extreme weather amid cuts to Fema…
Trump moves to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook in escalating attack on bank’s independence
Rohit Chopra, the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Joe Biden, accused the White House of seeking to "transform the financial regulators from independent watchdogs into obedient lapdogs that do as they're told".
"Wrecking institutions with unlawful behavior and pathetic power grabs come with costs to Americans," said Skanda Amarnath, the executive director of Employ America and a former Fed economist. "The dollar continues to weaken as American governance continues to erode. That means higher prices for all commodities. Chair Powell must ensure that Lisa Cook is not removed as a result of these arbitrary and capricious actions from the president."…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/25/trump-fires-federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook
Opinion | DHS fights a holy war on social media - The Washington Post
The videos conjure a veritable holy war, in which God's soldiers prepare to battle evil, a.k.a. undocumented immigrants. These adversaries are largely implied, rendered as shadows visible only through night vision goggles — a stunning bit of dehumanization. As in a lot of propaganda, facts get twisted to fit the message. The quote from Isaiah is wildly out of context. Read the chapters from which it is drawn, and you'll learn that God was asking Isaiah not to spearhead a masked army, but to warn against profligacy and corruption. "Learn to do good; seek justice, rebuke the oppressor," reads a verse in Chapter 1, "defend the fatherless, plead for the widow." In other words, nothing to do with a helicopter full of people armed to the teeth...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art : NPR
A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/24/nx-s1-5511241/smithsonian-white-house-art
RFK, Jr., Demanded Study on Vaccines and Aluminum Be Retracted—The Journal Said No | Scientific American
In a rare move for a U.S. public official, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., called for a paper that found no link between aluminum in vaccines and disease to be retracted. The journal rejected the request…
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02682-9
Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that pediatricians recommend vaccines for money | PBS News
Is your pediatrician making profits off childhood vaccines?
It costs money to stock, store and administer a vaccine.
Pediatricians sometimes store thousands of dollars worth of vaccines in specialized medical-grade refrigeration units, which can be expensive. They pay to insure vaccines in case anything happens to them. Some practices buy thermostats that monitor vaccines' temperature and backup generators to run the refrigerators in the event of a power outage. They also pay nursing staff to administer vaccines.
"Vaccines are hugely expensive," said Dr. Jesse Hackell, a retired general pediatrician and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on pediatric workforce. "We lay out a lot of money up front."…
Trump’s Military Occupation of DC Crashes Into Reality—Literally – Mother Jones
Residents of varied ages and races, contrary to administration claims, have expressed their displeasure about having federal agents patrolling DC streets, most of them seemingly in areas heavy on tourists and nightlife, as opposed to violent crime. Confrontations between the residents and the agents can be tense.
"You come to our city and this is what you do?" a woman yelled at National Guard troops in a video that showed the aftermath of the Capitol Hill armored car crash. "Seriously?"
On Thursday in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, where federal agents appear to have left a dildo in the place of an anti-ICE banner they purloined a week before, residents confronted and pursued three apparently off-duty federal agents, cursing at them and taunting them about the sex toy. "Did you forget your dildo?" the woman shooting the video repeatedly asked...
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