“Today, as the government calls on tens of thousands of reservists to participate in the cruel reoccupation of Gaza City, I implore my fellow soldiers: Refuse to report. Thousands have already stopped showing up. . . . This is the time to speak. It is your duty.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Republican governors have sent National Guard troops to Democratic-led Washington, D.C., even though cities in their states all have higher rates of violent crime than the nation’s capital. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...

Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster, is among the new media figures who enjoy rare access to the Trump administration in exchange for their promotion of the White House’s agenda to millions of online followers. He stands out for his record of plagiarism and promoting false claims. nyti.ms/4gb5yn1

ICE Has Fined Immigrants $6 Billion. Now It’s Coming to Collect.

Katrina inspired a $3B wetlands rebuilding project. Louisiana just killed it.

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The Transportation Department on Friday said it was terminating or withdrawing $679 million in federal funding for 12 projects around the country intended to support the development of offshore wind power.

US Homeland Security chief reports breach at FEMA, fires 23 employees reut.rs/3I0jnYP

Breaking news: A federal judge in Washington blocked the Trump administration from firing Michael Abramowitz as Voice of America’s director, weeks after Kari Lake first attempted to remove him from the post.

Again: Faith leaders *themselves* have long also criticized "thoughts and prayers" rhetoric — including leader's Leavitt's own Catholic tradition. Here are some examples from the past 24 hours, including a statement from Sisters of Mercy of the Americas (Catholic nuns) on the shooting.

NEW YORK (AP) — Europeans angry at Elon Musk still aren’t buying his cars months after the billionaire predicted a “major rebound” in Tesla sales, data released Thursday shows.

Frey: "We need an assault weapons ban nationwide. We need to have a high capacity magazine ban. And if the federal govt and states aren't gonna act, give us the ability to protect our constituents. Give mayors & council members the ability to protect in Mpls 435,000 residents that call Mpls home."

To give you a sense of how nuts this is, Paxton claims a court of only Republican appointed Republicans is “Beto loving” because they asked for a response to one of his filings.

NEW: My latest for ProPublica, in collaboration with the Chronicle of Higher Ed's great @KatherineMangan, profiling Leo Terrell, the improbable head of Trump's "Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism," waging war on America's colleges and universities. www.propublica.org/article/leo-...

Here's a deep dive into the man Trump chose to lead his antisemitism task force that's targeting universities. It's quite a read! @propublica.org @chronicle.com @peterelkind.bsky.social @katiemangan.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/leo-...

NEW: Trump describes Leo Terrell, head of the antisemitism task force, as a “highly respected” and “incredibly successful” attorney. Documents reveal a distinctly mixed legal track record, marred by malpractice suits and client disputes. By @peterelkind.bsky.social‬ & Katherine Mangan

The man leading Trump's campus antisemitism campaign is or has been a Democrat, Christian, OJ pal, frequent Fox guest, bankruptcy-filer amid unpaid taxes, and 1-900 lawyer charging $2/minute. Terrific profile via @peterelkind.bsky.social, @katiemangan.bsky.social www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

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“This case presents a straightforward First Amendment violation…It should alarm all Americans when the government retaliates against individuals or organizations for engaging in constitutionally protected public debate.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...

So proud to be a part of this powerful film by Dan Krauss. deadline.com/2025/08/body...

(NBC News) - President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news. @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641. As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570. With @texastribune.org

The irony is not lost on many in Washington that Trump says spitting on a DC cop is justification for hitting/punching back "hard" when he pardoned hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted those same cops — and said attacks on them that day were "minor."

President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states. https://to.pbs.org/4oNyiGu

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates expressed concern about growing vaccine skepticism in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/08/04/b...

Israelis are starting to acknowledge that the hunger in Gaza is real—yet it remains unclear whether the recognition of the crisis marks a real tipping point or merely an occasion for momentary concessions.

Ghislaine Maxwell — Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sexually exploiting and abusing teenage girls — asked a judge on Tuesday to deny the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from its investigation of the two.

Data collected by some weather balloons halted. Statistics for HIV among transgender people scrubbed from the CDC website. President Trump has been wielding influence over data used by researchers and scientists — drawing more attention after he fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

On Aug. 1, New York became the sixth state to offer free phone calls to people incarcerated in its state prisons. ✍️: Stateline

Prices rose in June on items heavily exposed to tariffs, such as home furnishings, toys and appliances, government data show.

Exclusive: Air Marshals diverted from protecting commercial passenger flights act as "highly paid guards" on deportation flights. cnn.it/46UooMP

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was among Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known sex trafficking accusers, said that it was shocking to hear President Trump say the disgraced financier “stole” Giuffre from him and urged that Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell stay in prison.

“Europe is well on its way to independence, thanks to the rapid growth of renewables. It doesn’t need more high-price, high-risk L.N.G.” Trump’s E.U. Trade Deal Comes With Impossible Energy Promises www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...

Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

It’s not surprising that reporting on climate change takes a mental health toll on journalists. In a @reutersinstitute.bsky.social webinar, experts discussed the latest research on the subject, and shared practical tips. https://twp.ai/9PUi2m

José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

In a joint statement, leading organisations including Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International and Oxfam said that famine is widespread across Gaza.

Days after UVA's president was forced to resign, another Virginia president found himself in Trump's crosshairs. He suspects an orchestrated campaign to oust him and told us why. Cross published with ProPublica. chroni.cl/4f0KWxk

Ignore the insults. Powell has nailed the tariff response. (via Bloomberg Opinion)

There’s growing concern for another significant rain and flooding event this week, this time along the Gulf Coast, from what could become the Atlantic basin’s next tropical system.

A recent investigation in Wyoming’s largest county found zero evidence of noncitizen voting in 2024, undercutting the main argument behind the state’s new controversial proof of citizenship law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"Prosecuting journalists for declining to censor themselves is alarming and blatantly unconstitutional, as is ordering the press to unpublish news reports," @seth-stern.bsky.social told @reason.com.

Important reading. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

“The president is a late and very reluctant convert to the approach of trying to confront and isolate Mr. Putin.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

The state of economic debate in 2025: “While some open-market Republicans and business owners privately oppose tariffs, they have been reluctant to speak out publicly against a president who often seeks retribution for his critics.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

🧵 Since the start of this administration, our reporters Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social have been closely tracking the fallout of USAID's destruction. In March, we wrote about how Trump's halting of a massive Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam puts hundreds of thousands at risk. (1/3)

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

“The New York Times identified at least three occasions between 2017 and 2024 when local officials sought funding for a flood warning system but were rebuffed by the state.” Before Tragedy, Texas Repeatedly Rejected Pleas for Flood Alarm Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...