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www.westernjournal.com Outrage Erupts as Texas House Passes Bill That 'Criminalizes Political Memes'Texas legislators say they are fighting the potential impact of AI on elections; critics say they are stifling free speech.
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www.bbc.com National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to leave White House role, media reportsWaltz was under pressure after a journalist was mistakenly added to a group chat in which senior officials were discussing military strikes.
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US News @lemmygrad.ml ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmygrad.ml www.businesstimes.com.sg US consumer confidence slumps to an almost five-year low[WASHINGTON] US consumer confidence fell in April to an almost five-year low on growing pessimism about prospects for the economy and labour market due to tariffs. Read more at The Business Times.
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US News @lemmygrad.ml commiespammer @lemmygrad.ml US fighter jet rolls off the ship and falls into Red Sea
www.nytimes.com U.S. Navy Jet Sinks Into Red Sea After Falling Off Aircraft CarrierOne sailor sustained minor injuries, according to the Navy, which is investigating the incident.
Can't make this shit up
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US News @lemmygrad.ml EmDash @lemmygrad.ml $80 Billion for anti-immigration
US Republicans have proposed $80 billion in spending to deport and imprison immigrants. Including $45 billion for detention centers. $45 billion can build a lot of concentration camps.
The bill is here: https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/judiciary_recon_xml.pdf
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www.cbsnews.com U.S. economy went into reverse in the first quarter, new GDP data showsThe economy shrank 0.3% in the first three months of the year, a steep downturn from the pace of growth in 2024.
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US News @lemmygrad.ml ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmygrad.ml Billionaire oligarchs are establishing private communication networks to coordinate messaging and influence public opinion.
www.semafor.com The group chats that changed AmericaA loose private network on Signal and WhatsApp helped usher in the new alliance between Silicon Valley and Donald Trump’s new right.
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www.nbcnews.com More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late, survey saysA Lending Tree survey found 25% of buy now, pay later users are funding grocery purchases with the loans, up from 14% in 2024.
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US News @lemmygrad.ml BumpingFuglies @lemmy.zip Does Trump's latest executive order effectively enact martial law?
www.whitehouse.gov Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent CitizensBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose and
This section is particularly concerning:
Sec. 4. Using National Security Assets for Law and Order. (a) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of agencies as appropriate, shall increase the provision of excess military and national security assets in local jurisdictions to assist State and local law enforcement. (b) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall determine how military and national security assets, training, non-lethal capabilities, and personnel can most effectively be utilized to prevent crime.
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www.nbcnews.com Product shortages and empty store shelves loom with falling shipments from ChinaBusinesses have been canceling orders for products from China after Trump imposed a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, risking product shortages for American consumers.
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US News @lemmygrad.ml ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmygrad.ml Healthcare Companies Screwed Over So Many People That It's Hard To Find Luigi Mangione A Neutral Jury
abovethelaw.com Healthcare Companies Screwed Over So Many People That It's Hard To Find Luigi Mangione A Neutral Jury - Above the LawMaybe they can find a couple of cryogenically frozen folks to thaw and make a fair jury.
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US News @lemmygrad.ml Anarcho-Bolshevik @lemmygrad.ml Los Angeles schools superintendent says that he’ll protect undocumented students ‘to the very end’
NPR interviews Alberto Carvhalo, Superintendent of the second-largest school district in the nation, about two recent incidents where ICE agents showed up at elementary schools in L.A. to perform “wellness checks” on undocumented students. Carvhalo reports that there is no precedent for such an action by ICE agents, and reports that ICE agents lied to the principals of the schools in order to try to obtain access to the students. The schools’ principals, following district guidance, refused the agents entry or access to the students.
Asked directly “how far” he was willing to go to protect undocumented students in the face of repercussions from the Trump administration, Carvhalo says, “To the very end,” adding that he is perfectly willing “to incur and sustain personal consequence in my efforts to advocate and support hundreds of thousands of kids.”
(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action.)
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US News @lemmygrad.ml Anarcho-Bolshevik @lemmygrad.ml More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia’s behalf
apnews.com More Democratic lawmakers are visiting El Salvador on Abrego Garcia's behalfFour House Democrats are visiting El Salvador in a bid to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man whom the Trump administration deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison.
After Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland visited El Salvador last week, a group of four Democratic House representatives organized another visit there this week to continue raising awareness of Kilmar Ábrego García’s case and demand his safe return to the United States.
Ábrego García’s case has garnered national attention after the Trump administration admitted his deportation was due to an “administrative error” (a U.S. immigration judge prohibited his deportation back in 2019, at which point DHS awarded him legal status). Democratic lawmakers are focusing on Ábrego García’s case to call attention to the Trump administration’s disregard for due process, U.S. law, and judicial oversight, stating concern for the fate of American democracy.
It is crucial to remember that Ábrego García is not the only person the government has illegally deported to the Salvadoran facility. There are over 200 other refugees and immigrants accused of gang activity without due proces