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NPR@npr.org

Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance.

npr.orgThey say they want Americans to have more babies. What's beneath the surface?Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance.

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: Court records show Martin violated a judge’s order, ghostwrote online attacks on a judge and engaged in what experts called professional misconduct. Such a track record might have derailed another lawyer’s career. Not so for this Trump prosecutor.

propublica.orgThe Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump ProsecutorMartin’s career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried in court filings, overlooke...

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

I always look forward to funerals too. Good times.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com

Debunked, half-true, and deeply ableist. RFK Jr. knows shockingly little about autism.

motherjones.comRFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autismFor someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.

LiberoReporter News - Notizie@liberoreporter.it

Trump defends Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth despite scandal 🔊 Listen to the article - US president reiterates his confidence in Pentagon chief accused of revealing details of a military operation against the Houthis in a private...

liberoreporter.itTrump defends Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth despite scandal🔊 Listen to the article - US president reiterates his confidence in Pentagon chief accused of revealing details of a military operation against the Houthis in a private chat Donald Trump continues to ...

Reuters@reuters.com

Exclusive: The US consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to CDC staff cuts, according to an agency email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation reut.rs/4lvPWN4

reut.rsExclusive: US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cutsThe U.S. consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to staff cuts at the CDC, according to an agency email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded by the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, highlighting the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.

nytimes.comRussia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s OrganizationThe case highlighted the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.

NPR@npr.org

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele heads to the White House to discuss further cooperation with the U.S., including the continued use of El Salvador's supermax prison for deported migrants.

npr.orgThe 'world's coolest dictator' heads to the White HouseEl Salvador's President Nayib Bukele heads to the White House to discuss further cooperation with the U.S., including the continued use of El Salvador's supermax prison for deported migrants.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocks an order requiring the Trump administration to return thousands of federal employees to work.

bit.lySupreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workersThe Supreme Court has blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Val Kilmer, who got his big-budget start in “Top Gun” and went on to portray Jim Morrison and Batman, has died at 65.

nytimes.comVal Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, won a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat despite $25 million in spending by Elon Musk on her opponent.

nytimes.comSusan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s MillionsSusan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com

NEW: A North Carolina appeals court heard argument in Jefferson Griffin’s ongoing bid to overturn his state Supreme Court election loss by tossing out 65k ballots. “It's time for this election to come to an end," said a lawyer for Justice Allison Riggs.

democracydocket.com‘The Right to Vote Is Not Absolute’: GOP Bid to Steal North Carolina Supreme Court Election Heard by Court of AppealsRead more here.

CNN@cnn.com

President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move.

cnn.itTrump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, e...

ProPublica@propublica.org

That left exposed enormous pits of soil contaminated with deadly chemicals. Now, after losing several weeks of work, the contractors are scrambling — at their own expense — to secure the Bien Hoa air base before the rainy season starts.

propub.liTrump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic pa...

Axios@axios.com

Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order

axios.comNavajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump orderAlso vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.

NBC News@nbcnews.com

President Trump ordered federal employees to return to the office, repeatedly saying they couldn't be productive from home. But Trump has signed executive orders and a memorandum from his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, according to an NBC News tracker. In other words, he's worked from home.

nbcnews.toFederal workers cast Trump's many Mar-a-Lago trips as working from home“It’s about who’s making the rules,” one federal worker said of the president ordering employees back to the office even as he’s spent nearly every weekend in Florida.

Raw Story@rawstory.com

"Ya can’t make this stuff up."

rawstory.com'Bonkers': Hegseth ridiculed as Enola Gay photos swept up in DEI purge over word 'gay'Critics unloaded on new Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth after a new report Thursday night that references to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and even the Enola Gay — the plane that dropped an atom...

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The U.S. Capitol Police said the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested for drunken driving on Tuesday night after the top aide backed his car into a parked Capitol Police vehicle.

nytimes.comMike Johnson’s Chief of Staff Arrested for DUI After Trump Speech, Police SayThe Capitol Police said the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested for drunken driving after he backed his car into a police vehicle on Tuesday.

WIRED@wired.com

SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.

buff.lyPeople Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-LagoBusiness leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a…

God@thegodshow.com

That press conference was the most disgraceful act of betrayal I’ve ever seen.

Teri Goodson. 🚨🆘🇺🇲🆘🚨@terigoodson.bsky.social

Europe, please invite Ukraine to become part of NATO, or whatever other military alliance you are forming. For now, the US must be treated as an enemy for your own well being.

NPR@npr.org

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

npr.orgA movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to knowThe People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social account late Tuesday an apparently AI-generated video that offers a splashy vision of his plan to transform the Gaza Strip into an enclave of resorts and skyscrapers — including a Trump-branded hotel in what it calls “Trump Gaza.”

washingtonpost.comTrump posts video offering splashy vision of Gaza after his takeover planA Trump-branded hotel is included in the video, which depicts an enclave of resorts and skyscrapers.

The Hindu@thehindu.com

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for investors. www.thehindu.com/news/interna...

thehindu.comDonald Trump announces $5 million ‘gold cards’ to immigrants for path to citizenship, replacing investor visasUS President Donald Trump plans to offer a $5 million "gold card" visa with a path to citizenship for investors.

Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

Mike Galsworthy@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

👏👏👏 “After years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend”

cnn.comBaltic states to pull the plug on Russian grid | CNNAfter years of preparation, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will disconnect from their Russian-controlled electricity grid this weekend, erasing one of the last traces of their Soviet past. CNN’s Clare ...

RNS@rns.org

“The mountain has long been an honored ancestor, a source of physical, cultural and spiritual sustenance and a final resting place,” Paul Goldsmith, the lawmaker responsible for the settlements, told Parliament.

religionnews.comA New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for MāoriWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain’s theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized.