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@stephenproducer.bsky.social
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Former public radio journalist. I don't make things up.
On the other shore of the Strait of Hormuz, Oman is not interested in collecting tolls. Could put "a brake on Iran's actions."
www.chosun.com/english/worl...
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Oman Rejects Iran's Hormuz Strait Toll Proposal
Oman Rejects Irans Hormuz Strait Toll Proposal Oman upholds international law, rejecting Irans Hormuz Strait toll proposal as unlawful
https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/04/11/MYWSLJ2X4JC6ROCDGJLHKTSP3E/
about 1 month ago
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The only KING is Elvis
youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?...
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I'm a G Man
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?si=MR72v-f-RQ-5J8-Q
about 2 months ago
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I made this video to track the arc of Trump's wealth, imagining if Pink Floyd had known about The Donald. 4 minutes of fast-moving images and snark. Please share. And remember to be seen on No King's Day! s
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BIG
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/O1SpfTOf0lg?si=fId8MjaRmIoRTQeH
about 2 months ago
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#Yemenis
may pay price for
#Houthi
alignment with
#Tehran
v.aa.com.tr/3874401
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Houthis may join Iran in US-Israeli war Monday: Israeli report
Regional security officials say pressure on group mounting from Iran, Hezbollah - Anadolu Ajansı
http://v.aa.com.tr/3874401
about 2 months ago
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You gotta laugh...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026...
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Why War?
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https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-03-20-why-war/?dm_source=blocks-grid-square&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform&utm_campaign=Post-1371&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cartoons
2 months ago
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www.crisisgroup.org/qna/middle-e...
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Amid War, Yemenâs New Government Faces Challenges at Home and Abroad | International Crisis Group
Yemen has a new government, formed after elements of the old one clashed on the battlefield. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Ahmed Nagi looks at its makeup and its prospects against the backdrop of M...
https://www.crisisgroup.org/qna/middle-east-north-africa/yemen/amid-war-yemens-new-government-faces-challenges-home-and-abroad
2 months ago
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Let's not underestimate the
#Houthis
. A US fighter pilot describes an extremely close encounter with a surface-to-air missile during a US attack near Sana'a in March last year - the 10th anniversary of the first Saudi air strikes on
#Yemen
www.airandspaceforces.com/life-death-y...
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Life or Death Over Yemen: How F-16 Pilots Survived Houthi Ambush
About 15 seconds separated F-16 pilots Lt. Col. William âSkateâ Parks and Maj. Michael âDangerâ Blea from life or death over Yemen.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/life-death-yemen-f-16-pilots-sambush/
3 months ago
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Something to watch as the US
#armada
raises concerns of regional warfare Houthi mobilize troops in
##Yemen
with unclear target, as possible strike on Iran looms
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
via @@YahooNews
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Houthi mobilize troops in Yemen with unclear target, as possible strike on Iran looms in
According to the report, the Houthis have mobilized on various fronts within Yemen, in what may be an attempt to âignite a new round of war. â The Houthis may be mobilizing forces for an offensive, a ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/houthi-mobilize-troops-yemen-unclear-211920020.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
3 months ago
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#Yemen's
large island,
#Socotra
, was an ecotourism destination. Now its peaceful reputation is marred by infighting fueled by Saudi and Emirati influencers. This detailed report brings things up to date.
www.polgeonow.com/2026/02/who-...
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Yemen Supplement: Who controls Socotra after UAE Pullout?
Yemen's far-flung island province has been spared the violence of the last few months, but that doesn't mean nothing has changed there.
https://www.polgeonow.com/2026/02/who-controls-socotra-now-current-situation-uae-separatism.html
3 months ago
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Huh? US ends temporary protected status for
#Yemeni
refugees, asylum seekers
aje.news/s0x8qk
via @AJEnglish (The State Department currently advises against travel to
#Yemen
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US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni refugees, asylum seekers
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has determined it is safe for Yemenis to return to their war-torn country.
https://aje.news/s0x8qk
3 months ago
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Heâs got no shame, heâs got no soul Heâs got no poetry inside to make him whole
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Broken Truth- live in San Antonio
YouTube video by Tim Grimm
https://youtu.be/Rizh2W1a4EI?si=Q-SmVumlK1j24GNh
3 months ago
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Memo to Europe: Remember Neville Chamberlain
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Memo to Europe: Remember Neville Chamberlain
You cannot appease a tyrant. You must hit back hard.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
4 months ago
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Displaced northerners 'feel safer' in south Yemen after STC withdrawal
www.middleeasteye.net/news/displac...
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Displaced northerners 'feel safer' in south Yemen after STC withdrawal
Families who fled the north say separatists treated them 'as invaders of the south'
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/displaced-northerners-feel-safer-south-yemen-after-stc-withdrawal
4 months ago
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#Yemenis
, as always, are caught in the middle of a conversation that was never really about them.
www.stimson.org/2026/saudi-a...
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Saudi Arabia Takes Full Control of Yemen's South âą Stimson Center
The internationally recognized government of Yemen remains in place, but the locus of decision-making has shifted to Riyadh.
https://www.stimson.org/2026/saudi-arabia-takes-full-control-of-yemens-south/
4 months ago
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One tool in the anti-ICE toolbox: mockery. Please share. 2-minutes of fun.
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I'm a G Man (wide screen)
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?si=x2pU7JbvRdT9pOcS
4 months ago
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Thinking Boston Massacre, 1770.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-tur...
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A Turning Point for Trumpâs Marauding Secret Police
People who donât like Donald Trump are kinda gun-shy talking about turning...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-turning-point-for-trumps-marauding-secret-police
4 months ago
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apnews.com/article/yeme...
separatists announce a constitution for an independent south
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Yemenâs separatists announce a constitution for an independent south
Yemenâs separatist movement has announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move.
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-saudi-arabia-uae-aden-hadramout-stc-47430060997b893492a4770841a6eab1?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Yemenâs
5 months ago
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How unresolved Saudi-Emirati differences are ripping
#Yemen
apart, inadvertently helping the Houthis and Al-Qaeda. Not what anyone wants.
amwaj.media/en/article/u...
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Allies become liabilities as Saudi-UAE tension spirals in Yemen
The spiraling tension between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over Yemen is not merely another episode in a protracted confrontation. The spike in contention comes as Riyadh and the An...
https://amwaj.media/en/article/uae-saudi-tensions-in-yemen-when-allies-become-liabilities
5 months ago
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This does not look like the cooperation the US requested of the Saudis and Emiratis.
aje.io/uzbaif
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Saudi coalition will counter Yemen separatists undermining de-escalation
Saudi defence minister urges Yemen's STC to withdraw "peacefully" from seized provinces, Hadramout and al-Mahra.
https://aje.io/uzbaif
5 months ago
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Danish owned cargo carrier braves the Bab al-Mandeb. No interference by
#Yemen's
#Houthi
forces.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Maersk completes first Red Sea voyage in nearly two years
Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two years, as shipping companies consider...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-completes-first-red-sea-voyage-nearly-two-years-2025-12-19/
5 months ago
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Two minutes of fun, dressed up as a 1960's holiday song
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The 12 Days of Donald
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/F0FL2JO5vo0?si=ROedCkdQMAALee23
5 months ago
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US condemns Houthis for detaining local staff of US mission to Yemen
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Condemning the Houthisâ Unlawful Detention of Current and Former Local Staff of the U.S. Mission to Yemen - United States Department of State
The United States condemns the Houthisâ ongoing unlawful detention of current and former local staff of the U.S. Mission to Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthis, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization,...
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/condemning-the-houthis-unlawful-detention-of-current-and-former-local-staff-of-the-u-s-mission-to-yemen/
5 months ago
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Providence neighbors could have been alerted about the active shooter by Rhode Island's emergency WEAS system. Lesson learned? This article from
@thepvdeye.bsky.social
is an eye opener.
pvdeye.org/brown-u-shoo...
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Brown University Shootings Expose Providenceâs Emergency Communications System Shortcomings - The Providence Eye
On Saturday afternoon, minutes after a masked gunman entered a classroom and sprayed gunfire on students studying for an economics exam, Brown students, faculty, and staff were notified of an active s...
https://pvdeye.org/brown-u-shooting-expose/
5 months ago
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Excellent backgrounder on
#Yemen
by Nabeel Khoury
arabcenterdc.org/resource/yem...
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Yemen Caught Between Domestic Fragmentation and Regional Tensions
More than a decade into Yemenâs civil war, no end to the conflict is in sight. The lines of control between the two main belligerents have barely changed, and conditions for the Yemeni people continue...
https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/yemen-caught-between-domestic-fragmentation-and-regional-tensions/
6 months ago
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Just in time for Veterans' Day.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
on how Trump declaring war in US cities can destroy respect and support for our troops.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/the-next-terrorist-attack?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
7 months ago
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The least I can do is share Reich's clear message. This is not a time to look the other way. Trump Just Announced His Police State
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Trump Just Announced His Police State
In yesterdayâs address to U.S. troops
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trump-just-announced-his-police-state?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
7 months ago
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A cautionary tale for the US Raila Odinga and the politics of power:
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
(
@newhumanitarian.bsky.social
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Raila Odinga and the politics of power
Kenyan elites do not seek to build institutions to restrain power but rather movements to capture it.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025/10/23/raila-odinga-politics-power-kenya
7 months ago
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Dance against autocracy with Elvis
#NoKings
youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?...
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I'm a G Man (wide screen)
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?si=2L3FZjnQzl0cWYvn
7 months ago
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Organizational chart
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The Power Map of the Trump Regime
Who really works for whom?
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-power-map-of-the-trump-regime?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
7 months ago
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Called him home.
youtu.be/7qsMSUU0XU4?...
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Bob Franke - A Still, Small Voice
YouTube video by thefetusboy
https://youtu.be/7qsMSUU0XU4?si=oGM3kGSGwD9NyC9-
7 months ago
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No Kings rally, Boston. Saturday at noon.
mobilize.us/s/pGKqZv
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NO KINGS Boston · No Kings
# BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS! ### âWeâre wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united.â ## Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common! Weâre standing together against th...
https://mobilize.us/s/pGKqZv
7 months ago
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@heritagefdn.bsky.social
is outdoing itself in redlining universities. My alma mater, Bryant University, has always been center-right, pro-business, much to my dismay. I am so PROUD that it's been given a failing grade by the radical right.
7 months ago
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âTerrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes... Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated.â - The Diary of Anne Frank, cited by Judith February in
@dailymaverick.co.za
7 months ago
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"I may be Elvis, but he's The King." Music video to share 2-minutes to laugh at the state of things
youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?...
via @YouTube
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I'm a G Man (wide screen)
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/-qWFURn0YUk?si=9c5wB7_l5iFCsjRo
8 months ago
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What if Elvis were to visit the White House today? My 2-minute musical speculation.
youtube.com/shorts/5l-_j...
8 months ago
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#Yemen
has fallen off the US news agenda. I can't imagine that families of the dead in Sana'a and al-Jawf think Washington has nothing to do with Israeli strikes
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Israeli strikes in Yemen kill 35 people, Houthis say
The Israeli military says it hit military targets, but the Houthis say only civilian sites were targeted.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c179e5v552ko
8 months ago
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A spokesperson for UNICEF told CNN that there was an âongoing situation in Sanaa,â but was unable to provide further details
#Yemen
www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/m...
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Houthis storm UN building in Yemenâs Sanaa, officials say, as Netanyahu vows to continue striking the rebel group | CNN
Iran-backed Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of a United Nations agency in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, a spokesperson told CNN, as Israelâs Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to con...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/middleeast/houthis-un-building-yemen-israel-intl
9 months ago
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What if the Beatles could have looked 60 years into the future? I imagined that in this song. 2:35 listen
youtu.be/KTMb8PdZD08
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The Say
YouTube video by stephenproducer
https://youtu.be/KTMb8PdZD08
9 months ago
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Important history, and why it matters now.
theconversation.com/the-case-tha...
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The case that saved the press â and why Trump wants it gone
A landmark 1964 Supreme Court ruling protects the press in lawsuits by public officials angry about how theyâve been covered. Itâs being targeted by President Donald Trump.
https://theconversation.com/the-case-that-saved-the-press-and-why-trump-wants-it-gone-261821?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
10 months ago
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Why current events cloud
#Yemen's
future.
dawnmena.org/yemens-futur...
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Yemenâs Future Held Hostage: Why the Red Sea Crisis is Far from Over
The Yemen-based Houthi Movement, known locally as Ansar Allah, recently restarted their Red Sea operations, striking and sinking two commercial ships in twin attacks that left at least four sailors de...
https://dawnmena.org/yemens-future-held-hostage-why-the-red-sea-crisis-is-far-from-over/
10 months ago
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GPS distortions in Persian Gulf affecting nearly 1,000 ships. Jamming thought to be cause of ship collisions. Who's responsible?
www.marinelink.com/news/sat-sig...
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With Sat Signal Jamming, Vessel Near Iran Appears to be in Rural Russia
The Front Tyne oil tanker was sailing through the Gulf between Iran and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday when just past 9:40 a.m.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/sat-signal-jamming-vessel-near-iran-527016
11 months ago
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Saturday! A great opportunity to see friends, hear speeches, stand up and be counted as a patriotic American.
youtu.be/llrU2tIDwnI?...
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On June 14th, Give Trump an Unhappy Birthday
YouTube video by Robert Reich
https://youtu.be/llrU2tIDwnI?feature=shared
11 months ago
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A different war Different hostages Same inhumanity
#Yemen
news.un.org/en/story/202...
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UN calls for âimmediate and unconditionalâ release of aid workers arbitrarily detained in Yemen
As June marks one year since the arbitrary detention of dozens of personnel from the UN, NGOs, civil society organizations and diplomatic missions by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, the UN S...
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1163956
12 months ago
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DOGE trumps FOIA?
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret
DOJ complains of âsweeping, intrusive discoveryâ after DOGE refused FOIA requests.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/trump-admin-tells-supreme-court-doge-needs-to-do-its-work-in-secret/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ars&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=Ars_Orbital_052825&utm_medium=email&bxid=662fad601861733e2e065d2b&cndid=77043730&hasha=06df31fbf393775deda97389f8361406&hashb=1f0b2855972fc19f690c2c2a19d25f510ae95714&hashc=7d0d5354f0938d7297b9517558838f5c538d1f1fbd8d798961dad14d50a56d82&esrc=bx_multi1st_dailyent&utm_content=Final&utm_term=ARS_OrbitalTransmission
12 months ago
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Here dear, let me help you down?
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
12 months ago
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Trump undermining the court follows plays by Berlusconi in Italy, ErdoÄan of TĂŒrkiye, Zimbabweâs Mugabe, Duterte in the Philippines and Brazil's Bolsonaro @HC_Richardson nails it
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-27-202...
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May 27, 2025
Political scientist Adam Bonica noted last Friday that Trump and the administration suffered a 96% loss rate in federal courts in the month of May.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-27-2025?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=2ll2jx&triedRedirect=true
12 months ago
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#Socotra's
Dragon's Blood trees under threat from more frequent and ferocious cyclones, and ravenous goats.
#Yemen
www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/m...
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These dragonâs blood trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now their survival is under threat | CNN
On a windswept plateau high above the Arabian Sea, Sena Keybani cradles a sapling that barely reaches her ankle. The young plant, protected by a makeshift fence of wood and wire, is a kind of dragonâs...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/middleeast/socotra-trees-yemen-climate-change-intl-hnk?utm_source=cnn_Evening+Newsletter+-+Tuesday%2C+May+20%2C+2025&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=IpYyCih8lGhrC9ULJXK%2FO8eLy00D8DgGfHQ2OTKjFdtxKpgDzibwzKj4atmxwJLS&bt_ts=1747775329146
12 months ago
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This has been the question all along: Are Houthi Attacks on Israel Driven by Yemeni Domestic Politics? Interesting take from Ann Arbor historian
@jricole.bsky.social
scheerpost.com/2025/05/05/a...
via @Scheer_Post
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Are Houthi Attacks on Israel Driven by Yemeni Domestic Politics?
Yemeni children play in the rubble of buildings destroyed in an air raid. In 2019, an estimated 24 million peopleâ80% of the populationâare in need of humanitarian assistance or protection. (by PetâŠ
https://scheerpost.com/2025/05/05/are-houthi-attacks-on-israel-driven-by-yemeni-domestic-politics/
about 1 year ago
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Trump's new automotive tariff exemption benefits one company: Tesla But it will not help the company if no one wants to buy their cars.
mashable.com/article/trum...
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Trump's new automotive tariff exemption benefits one company: Tesla
Is Elon Musk's coziness with the Trump administration paying off?
https://mashable.com/article/trump-automotive-tariff-exemption-tesla?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=topstories&zdee=gAAAAABmNUbSlFskvUH5FSbV3RDrJmnnxzvu6ETgEKhJeGbG9dBv2FPVSZ4jRdUUc7nYuoUbdPonWaim0U-kVt9gGZ6_dtE-KGcwb7HgzO-V1avlB4g-BDU%3D&lctg=45538867902
about 1 year ago
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The most important lesson of Trump's first hundred days, by @RBReich Not a surprise, but succinctly put.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The most important lesson of Trump's first hundred days
Friends,
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-most-important-lesson-of-trumps?r=2ll2jx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 1 year ago
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