Speak that TRUTH!

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

NPR sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying that a May 1 executive order violates the news organization’s First Amendment rights. “This is not about politics — it is about principle,” the member stations wrote in a joint statement.

washingtonpost.comNPR sues Trump over executive order targeting fundingThe president’s May 1 order sought to halt taxpayer dollars from flowing to both NPR and PBS.

Krassensteins@krassenstein.bsky.social

CBS reporter Scott Pelley: This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”. If you haven’t already shared this, please do.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

In times like this, integrity matters. Well done 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 Top lawyers walked out of Paul Weiss to start their own firm—right after the firm cut a shady deal with the White House to dodge an executive order that would’ve limited its business. Some folks still have a spine.

KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞@mary1kathy.bsky.social

Bazinga!

Jess Piper@piperformissouri.bsky.social

Abortion bans cause dead women to be intubated and forcibly kept alive against the family wishes. And the family pays for it.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.

Speak that TRUTH!@speakthattruth.bsky.social

Progress. More please!

Greg Morosoff@gregmorosoff.bsky.social

When the chain of command is broken, corrupt, or just apathetic, it becomes time to speak out. This person did; and, got arrested for it. The real story, though, is who the potential assets are. Boycott musk; and, get the fuck off of X. #TheAlliedForces kyivinsider.com/fbi-agent-go...

kyivinsider.comFBI Agent goes public with Russian intelligence operation that hooked Musk and ThielA former FBI special agent is currently out on $100,000 bond after being arrested for attempting to expose what he described as a covert Russian intelligence campaign to gain influence over leading Am...

Biggie@biggienotsmalls.bsky.social

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The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

“In a rare moment of defiance, some of the loudest cries of protest about the possible gift are coming from some of Trump’s staunchest allies,” @jonlemire.bsky.social and @russellberman.bsky.social write.

bit.lyThe MAGA-World Rift Over Trump’s Qatari JetSome of the president’s biggest allies are panning his plan to accept the luxury aircraft.

NBC News@nbcnews.com

Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, has in recent days begun responding to users with information about violence against white people in South Africa, doing so without any related prompts about that topic.

nbcnews.toElon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok brings up South African ‘white genocide’ claims in responses to unrelated questionsIn replies to posts unrelated to South Africa, Grok repeatedly responded with text discussing “white genocide” in the country.

WFLA News Channel 8@wfla.com

Republican tax bill would add $3.7 trillion to the national deficit: JCT

wfla.comRepublican tax bill would add $3.7 trillion to the national deficit: JCTThe tax portion of Republicans’ wide-ranging bill full of President Trump’s domestic priorities would cost $3.7 trillion over the next decade, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) foun…

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

TAKE THIS IN… 📌Six ICE cars 📌One dad 📌Two kids left behind crying in a truck Terrorizing families in broad daylight, in a farmworker town, like it’s a cartel raid isn’t law enforcement—it’s a trauma operation. We are a fascist state, and I don’t recognize our country.

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

“Abolish ICE” is the moderate position. Radical is “prosecute every ICE employee under RICO.”

The Associated Press@apnews.com

A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles to demonstrate against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants. Organizers of the march say their protest seeks to show solidarity with migrants and other groups that are being targeted by the administration.

Harlow’s Musings@harlowsmusings.bsky.social

Hundreds are gathered outside the DHS building in Newark chanting: “Free our Mayor!” Mayor Ras Baraka is being held after ICE arrested him for simply showing up to support a facility inspection. This is political retaliation, plain & simple. #ICE #NewarkProtest #AuthoritarianTactics #DHS #RasBaraka

Vincent Ni@nivincent.bsky.social

We now have a dedicated series page for everything U.S. vs China: www.npr.org/series/g-s1-... It helps our audience keep track of the twists and turns in one of the world's most consequential diplomatic relations.

npr.orgU.S. vs. China: Inside a great power rivalryAre the world's two largest economies headed toward decoupling?

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

I knew it! The White House is considering SUSPENDING HABEAS CORPUS. And here I thought I was being paranoid.

theredSCAREaph@theredseraph.bsky.social

Literally an aesthetic that would have only served me in high school and college, and even then only if I had joined a sports team, for example. I wasn't exactly popular but being generally kind and interested in people has really opened more interaction than macho personas ever could to me.

Leah Litman@leahlitman.bsky.social

Incredible reporting by the Washington Post on the Trump administration's hurried, lawless effort to carry out illegal renditions to El Salvador - to terrorize people. (Including how they violated court directives.) Take a moment to read the entire thing: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

washingtonpost.comTrump’s 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prisonThe administration rounded up some of the Venezuelans two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.

Kris / Khuruuk@khuruuk.bsky.social

I’ve gotten a sneak peak at this, though it’s not released yet. It’s great, hits some truly terrible nightmares for me (I feared ending up in debtor’s prison due to my student loans), unfolds like a fever dream, and hugely relevant to our times, by @kashana.bsky.social : bsky.app/profile/kash...

S.V. Dáte@svdate.bsky.social

NEW -- Corruption experts warned that Trump's crypto coin scheme would lead to people buying them specifically to get favors. And now it's happening. How do we know? BECAUSE A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY STRAIGHT-UP TOLD THE SEC THAT'S WHAT IT IS DOING! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

huffpost.comCompany Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy InfluenceThe freight company puts money in Trump’s pocket hoping for the opportunity to change policy.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Senate Republicans voted to kill an EPA rule limiting the seven most hazardous air pollutants emitted by chemical plants and other industrial facilities. Inhaling even small amounts of these pollutants can cause brain damage and cancer. How is this Making America Healthy Again?

Democracy Now!@democracynow.org

Badar Khan Suri Is a Peace Scholar at Georgetown. Now He's Being Held as a High-Risk Threat in ICE Jail

democracynow.orgBadar Khan Suri Is a Peace Scholar at Georgetown. Now He’s Being Held as a High-Risk Threat in ICE JailAs the cases of international students and activists facing deportation begin to play out in the courts, Georgetown professor Nader Hashemi visited an ICE jail in Texas to speak with his colleague Badar...

Tea Pain@teapainusa.bsky.social

Tea Pain has noticed more off-shore retailers simply refusing to ship items to the United States. For example, Anderton's, a huge music retailer in the UK, will no longer ship to the US due to Trump's tariffs.

Rhuta Bhayga@rhutabhayga.bsky.social

Children can't learn about slavery, but can about 2020 election conspiracies. The last minute change was made by - and forced through - by Ryan Walters with the guidance of #KevinRoberts. Also: replace Biden accomplishments with Bible studies. Are we great or what! popular.info/p/new-oklaho...

popular.infoNew Oklahoma curriculum includes pro-Trump conspiracy theoriesBeginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about President Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

Kohl's terminated Ashley Buchanan after an investigation determined that he directed the retailer to engage in vendor transactions that involved undisclosed conflicts of interest.

bit.lyKohl's ousts CEO Buchanan after investigation into some vendor transactionsKohl’s terminated Ashley Buchanan after an investigation determined that he directed the retailer to engage in vendor transactions that involved undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

Trump: bitch ass toddler was living too high on the hog with dolls anyway

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

In this episode, Alan Bernstein, the director of global health at the University of Oxford, discusses with David Frum how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fueling a deadly resurgence of preventable diseases in the U.S.

bit.lyAmerica’s Pro-Disease MovementHow the Trump administration is worsening a public-health crisis

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.

Newsweek@newsweek.com

A new poll has revealed that 46 percent of respondents chose "F" when asked to grade President Donald Trump's performance so far.

newsweek.comDonald Trump given "F" rating by Americans after 100 days

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

President Trump fired three Democratic appointees to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting yesterday, and now they're suing to invalidate the terminations. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...