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Trump brags about backing down on European tariffs
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 1:00:12p PDT
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/27/2324542/-Trump-brags-about-backing-down-on-European-tariffs?detail=emaildkre

Politics
Karoline Leavitt Gives a Bizarre Defense of Trump’s Threat to Harvard
PLUMBING THE DEPTHS
Trump has targeted the university, and other Ivy League institutions, since re-taking the White House in January.
Leigh Kimmins
Leigh Kimmins

Reporter
Updated May 28 2025 5:51AM EDT
Published May 28 2025 5:32AM EDT

https://www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-leavitt-gives-a-bizarre-defense-of-trumps-threat-to-harvard/?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

US- and Israel-Backed Gaza Aid Scheme Reportedly 'Being Used to Detain Civilians'

"Humanitarian assistance must not be politicized or militarized," said one humanitarian worker.
Julia Conley
May 27, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/news/humanitarian-crisis-gaza

Reports: Regional homelessness increasing despite additional spending

Jim Redden May 25, 2025 Updated 19 hrs ago

https://www.swcommconnection.com/news/reports-regional-homelessness-increasing-despite-additional-spending/article_1266e715-01c3-4d46-95ca-60b4266c491b.html

How Many Dead Palestinian Children Are Enough?

This is ethnic cleansing, pure and simple. The goal is to eliminate Palestinians from both Gaza and the West Bank, as well as Jerusalem.
Gary Smith
May 20, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/dead-palestinian-children

'They're Not Just Cutting Medicaid': GOP Bill Would Trigger Over $500 Billion in Medicare Cuts

"This is what Republicans do—pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires by going after programs families rely on the most: Medicaid, food assistance, and now Medicare."
Jake Johnson
May 21, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/news/cuts-to-medicare

Trump's racist ambush of South African president gets even more bonkers
Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 9:00:06a PDT
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/22/2323760/-Trump-s-meeting-with-South-African-president-gets-even-more-bonkers?detail=trumpwatch

Politics
Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Updated 3:57 PM PDT, May 21, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/military-libraries-dei-book-purge-d6df4f5c82d92763f2060d7f4b99cd95?user_email=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Trump Is Building a Global Gulag for Immigrants Captured by ICE

The U.S. is in talks with 19 nations, including Libya, Kosovo, Rwanda, and Moldova, to accept deportees from other countries.
Nick Turse, Jonah Valdez
May 15 2025, 11:03 a.m.

https://theintercept.com/2025/05/15/trump-ice-immigrants-deport-prisons-cecot-libya/

Kristi Noem tells Congress she doesn't have to follow the Constitution
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 1:45:05p PDT
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/14/2322332/-Homeland-Security-chief-slammed-for-unconstitutional-rampage?detail=emaildkbow

Business
US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Updated 10:06 AM PDT, May 16, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/economy-inflation-consumer-confidence-f7d2635e665fa1be2695c5e830fc23ae?user_email=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety
It seems that consumers within the workforce and those recipients of Social Security, SSI, or SSDI will soon be requesting wage increases due to the Trump administration's tariff war raising prices for consumer goods.

Trump Administration
U.S. AG Pam Bondi Sold More than $1 Million in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Sweeping Tariffs
by Robert Faturechi and Brandon Roberts
May 14, 2025, 5:45 p.m. EDT

https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-trump-media-stock-tariffs

World News
South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees
By GERALD IMRAY and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Updated 5:00 PM PDT, May 14, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-ramaphosa-meeting-refugees-farmers-1e1973d0ec6e4f2f8ad6e4384f94183d?user_email=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Wall Street Gutted Steward Health Care. Patients Paid the Price.
One of America’s biggest for-profit hospital operators is bankrupt, broken, and responsible for countless mistreated patients—thanks to its private equity overlords.

Hannah Levintova, with data analysis by Melissa Lewis22 hours ago

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/05/steward-health-care-medical-properties-trust-hospitals-bankruptcy-ralph-de-la-torre/

Why conservatives hate college
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 4:00:08p PDT
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/10/2321466/-Why-conservatives-hate-college?detail=emaildkre

It seems that with the cuts to Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare, are a conflict of public interest. This is because they want to use taxpayer money which they plan to cut from public state and federal government programs to lower taxes for the rich that are already making record profits, GREED! This is taxation without representation!

Politics
House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care
By LISA MASCARO
Updated 6:11 AM PDT, May 12, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-cuts-trump-tax-cuts-bill-1e2b12a91a3d12ceb0420ce7053de58e?user_email=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Trump took an oath as president to protect the Constitution. If he does not know what the Constitution is, then he is not mentally or legally capable of being president and should be impeached immediately!

Trump proves that he has no idea what the Constitution is—again
Monday, May 05, 2025 at 3:00:03p PDT
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/5/2320694/-Trump-proves-that-he-has-no-idea-what-the-Constitution-is-again?detail=trumpwatch