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War hero schools a chickenhawk.

Wow! E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program Employees were told that the popular energy efficiency certification program would be “de-prioritized and eliminated,” according to documents and a recording.

The Trump administration has shut down the CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, which crafted national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow. via @nbcnews

1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans. These are their stories 🧵

STUNNING story: 25-year-old DOGE aide was warned about his conflicts of interest at CFPB but participated in mass layoffs at the agency anyway, including the firings of the ethics lawyers who had warned him.

Experts said that the DOGE aide’s actions constitute a conflict of interest that could violate federal criminal ethics laws. Such measures are designed to ensure that federal employees don’t use their government power to enrich themselves.

A Navy fighter jet failed to land on an aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea on Tuesday, marking the fourth major mishap involving the vessel and the third loss of a fighter jet deployed with it since the warship left home last year.

NEW: Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Pregnant Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis @kavsurana.bsky.social @asuozzo.bsky.social and Lizzie Presser

Under Trump, Voice of America stopped running stories from The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse Now VOA plans to carry stories from the far-right One America News Network www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

Congressional leaders urged the White House to restore a website tracking federal spending, escalating a battle over spending powers.

This paragraph is gonna be my nightmare fuel for the next three years and eight months (2/2). www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

WaPo: “Many of the immigrants sent to El Salvador had entered the U.S. legally and were actively complying with immigration rules.” “At least two had been approved by the State Department to resettle as refugees after extensive vetting by law enforcement authorities.” gift: wapo.st/4jHQfDn

They took a refugee who’d just been vetted. They took two roommates after they couldn’t find the other one they were looking for. They took people who had asylum cases. Then they ignored a judge’s orders. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

NEW INVESTIGATION from me and @vernalcoleman.bsky.social: Internal emails show doctors and others at VA hospitals around the country begging for help as cuts hurt veterans' care, including "live-saving cancer trials." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Oh, so the admin has canceled nearly 600 VA contracts. Which contracts, you ask? The VA Secretary won't say. @senangusking.bsky.social asked for the list long ago. "I want to know what those contracts are," he just said. "I don’t know why you can’t supply them to this committee."

Listening to VA Sec. Doug Collins testify to Senate He said stories on VA cuts have "not been backed up, even articles from today." We just published story on VA cuts W/ internal emails “Enrollment in clinical trials is stopping" "life-saving cancer trials” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The CIA fired its top doctor after a far-activist accused her of "genocide and mass mutilation” to supporting vaccine mandate. The guy calls himself the "secretary of retribution.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

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“It was heartbreaking.” A federal program offering Utah farmers free therapy was so successful that it ran out of money in four months. But lawmakers have chosen not to continue funding it. @jessicamiller.bsky.social @sltrib.com

NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...

Workers have been fainting for years in Cambodia’s garment factories, where more than 57,000 people now produce Nike goods. A former medical worker at one of the company’s suppliers blamed overtime hours, among other factors. @robwdavis.bsky.social

This is impact!! Following ProPublica’s reporting, Republicans acknowledged women were denied care because medical providers were unsure what Texas’ abortion ban allowed. The state Senate has approved a bill to clarify exceptions. “I believe this bill will save lives.”

Wow.

Public media is a source of information and community connection. We should defend it, not defund it. Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

NEW: The Trump administration is subverting the traditional priorities of the Education Department’s decimated civil rights office by making discrimination investigations practically impossible — instead enforcing its own anti-diversity campaign. @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social

BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

With more than half of the Education Department’s civil rights offices closed and the division reduced to a fraction of its former staff, families’ pleas for updates and action have gone unheard. @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social

As of last week, New Jersey had the lowest compliance rate in the nation — just 17% of its state-issued IDs are Real IDs. Real ID deadline is weeks away and most states aren't fully compliant yet

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.

Oh, wow. Border agents posted at Tucson maternity ward to quickly deport migrant mom

Jaw dropping. United Airlines Cancels Newark Flights After FAA Staff Walks Out

The destruction of our democracy is the result of years of planning by its enemies. Milestones include the KGB/SVR covert acquisition of Trump and the GOP, Murdoch's formation of Fox "news," the Citizens United and Shelby County decisions, and Trump's outsourcing of everything to Putin and Musk.

Every day/every hour makes clearer what was evident two weeks into this Trump admin & GOP congress: that short of all out nuclear Armageddon no foreign enemy could ever destroy this republic, its institutions & its power faster or more sweepingly with nobody to defend it all than what we’re seeing.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting weighs in on President Trump's EO: "CPB is not a federal executive agency subject to the President’s authority."

NEW: These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. My latest with @nedmparker1.bsky.social @bypetereisler.bsky.social @lindasoreports.bsky.social @nateraymond.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...

It’s no coincidence that the university that has most publicly pushed back against Trump is the one facing his greatest wrath. For Trump, this isn’t really about Harvard. It’s a warning shot to anyone who dares challenge his edicts.

He’s working his way up to Deputy Führer

The conman who was forced to shut down his fake "university" because its operation was consumer fraud, is trying to undermine America's oldest, most prestigious, legitimate university through an abuse of presidential power.

Just deranged. This was a *solved* problem.

At the rate Trump is saving lives from fentanyl, death will cease to exist by August!

This is Goose. He formed a special bond with his next-door neighbor whose own dog passed away. Loves when he gets to run over for another play date together. 14/10 for both

AOC: They want to talk about why America is great or making America great. Our civil liberties and our civil protections are part of what makes America great. When you want to shred up our constitution and eliminate due process, it is attacking what it is to be an American.

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NOTE: The size of his tiny hand has been exaggerated for effect.

Developing: The White House has confirmed they are planning a military parade for the world’s most famous draft dodger.