Notices by Ned Hamson (nedhamson1@mastodon.social)

Ex-Costa Rica president says US visa revoked after criticism of Trump | US news | The Guardian

Óscar Arias, 84, who won Nobel peace prize in 1987, said US president was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’ Former Costa Rican president and Nobel winner Óscar Arias said on Tuesday that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like “a Roman emperor”. Arias, 84, was president between 1986 and…

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/04/01/ex-costa-rica-president-says-us-visa-revoked-after-criticism-of-trump-us-news-the-guardian/

DOGE Goons Tried to Fire Emergency ICU Doctors at NIH Hospital

National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists warn the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is playing “Russian roulette” with patients’ lives after the agency tried to fire ICU doctors at its hospital. The New York Times reported Monday that DOGE planned to fire medical personnel in the intensive care unit at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, which doubles as an active hospital and…

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/30/doge-goons-tried-to-fire-emergency-icu-doctors-at-nih-hospital/

No Warm Welcome For Ol’ J.D.!

Ol’ JD Vance and his wife Usha traveled to Greenland this week … and nobody wanted them. Gee, I wonder why? If you threaten your neighbor on a … No Warm Welcome For Ol’ J.D.!

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/30/no-warm-welcome-for-ol-j-d/

Kyoto Protocol: The Play

You wouldn’t think the United Nations climate negotiation would make great theater. But guess again. It’s a hot ticket in London right now. Produced … Kyoto Protocol: The Play

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/30/kyoto-protocol-the-play/

DOGE cuts reduce weather balloon launches, diminishing ability to forecast extreme conditions – UPI.com (Me: Idiots wants to run that down so SpaceX can run it for Musk profit, while we suffer from surprise extreme weather!)

Source: DOGE cuts reduce weather balloon launches, diminishing ability to forecast extreme conditions - UPI.com

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/27/doge-cuts-reduce-weather-balloon-launches-diminishing-ability-to-forecast-extreme-conditions-upi-com-me-idiots-wants-to-run-that-down-so-spacex-can-run-it-for-musk-profit-while-we-suffer-from-su/

Hiltzik: A Trump appointee's dangerous assault on Social Security - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-03-25/social-security-needs-protection-from-trump-as-disastrous-acting-commissioner-shows

Sharpshot Nature .Com 01389-tod-017611 Monarch

 353  0 2020-03-23 01389-tod-017611 Monarch NIKON D7100 – ƒ/3.3 1/500 105mm ISO100 – Mission, MN Source: Sharpshot Nature .Com 01389-tod-017611 Monarch

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/23/sharpshot-nature-com-01389-tod-017611-monarch-2/

Da Lunacy In ‘Toons! | Filosofa’s Word

Source: Da Lunacy In ‘Toons! | Filosofa's Word

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/21/da-lunacy-in-toons-filosofas-word/

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped | US immigration | The Guardian

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky — Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/20/im-the-canadian-who-was-detained-by-ice-for-two-weeks-it-felt-like-i-had-been-kidnapped-us-immigration-the-guardian/

Joyce Vance: DOGE Is Gutting the National Weather Service, Which Serves All of Us

Joyce Vance is a former federal prosecutor in Alabama who writes a blog called “Civil Discourse.” In this post, she explains the damage that Elon … Joyce Vance: DOGE Is Gutting the National Weather Service, Which Serves All of Us

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/19/joyce-vance-doge-is-gutting-the-national-weather-service-which-serves-all-of-us/

Gallup poll: U.S. support for Ukraine climbs to 46% among public – UPI.com

Public support for American aid in Ukraine appears to be rising, according to new polling. — Read on www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/18/Ukraine-gallup-poll-public-support-Trump-Putin/8971742322049/

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/18/gallup-poll-u-s-support-for-ukraine-climbs-to-46-among-public-upi-com/

Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution – Los Angeles Times

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID. — Read on www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-18/judge-rules-doges-usaid-dismantling-likely-violates-the-constitution

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/18/judge-rules-doges-usaid-dismantling-likely-violates-the-constitution-los-angeles-times/

There Is No Method to Trump’s Madness. He’s Simply Insane. | The New Republic

His defenders try to apply reason to his erratic, nonsensical decisions. That’s a fool’s errand—but fools abound in this administration. — Read on newrepublic.com/article/192786/trump-tariffs-insane-method-madness

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/18/there-is-no-method-to-trumps-madness-hes-simply-insane-the-new-republic/

Spotify takes down Andrew Tate ‘pimping’ podcast after complaints | Andrew Tate | The Guardian

Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000 — Read on www.theguardian.com/news/2025/mar/13/spotify-takes-down-andrew-tate-pimping-podcast-after-complaints

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/13/spotify-takes-down-andrew-tate-pimping-podcast-after-complaints-andrew-tate-the-guardian/

Elon Musk’s assault on wildfire protection is part of a bigger plan – Los Angeles Times

Last month, Brooke Rollins, the newly minted secretary of the Agriculture Department, which includes the U.S. Forest Service, released a statement thanking the agency’s firefighters for their service. “I am committed,” she said, “to ensuring that you have the tools and resources you need to safely and effectively carry out your mission.” The same day, the Forest Service fired around…

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/12/elon-musks-assault-on-wildfire-protection-is-part-of-a-bigger-plan-los-angeles-times/

The U.S. agency that monitors weather will cut 1,000 more jobs – Los Angeles Times (Me: Trnaslation… Musk wants to buy and  “sell” hurricane and tsunami warnings!)

While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts, the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis, manages the country’s fisheries, runs marine sanctuaries, provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans. The agency…

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/12/the-u-s-agency-that-monitors-weather-will-cut-1000-more-jobs-los-angeles-times-me-trnaslation-musk-wants-to-buy-and-sell-hurricane-and-tsunami-warnings/

Trump threatens to raise Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% | Trump tariffs | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/trump-double-canada-tariffs But tensions were tempered when Ontario premier made a deal with US commerce secretary to roll back 25% levy on electricity exports (Me: What deal? 25% levy just held up for talks... no 'deal' was made!)

Freedom To Speak???

I think everyone who reads this blog agrees that Donald Trump in the Oval Office is the biggest threat to this nation that we have seen in our … Freedom To Speak???

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/11/freedom-to-speak/

US plans to close European consulates and cut state department workforce | US foreign policy | The Guardian (Me: Rubio, now a Putin puppy too)

Source: US plans to close European consulates and cut state department workforce | US foreign policy | The Guardian

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/06/us-plans-to-close-european-consulates-and-cut-state-department-workforce-us-foreign-policy-the-guardian-me-rubio-now-a-putin-puppy-too/

Hundreds rally in Long Beach to protest Trump and Musk – Los Angeles Times

Protesters gathered in front of Long Beach City Hall for the nationwide “Not My President” protest on Monday. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) Source: Hundreds rally in Long Beach to protest Trump and Musk - Los Angeles Times

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/03/03/hundreds-rally-in-long-beach-to-protest-trump-and-musk-los-angeles-times/