Mike’s Blog Roundup … from Crooks & Liars Steve in Manhattan
First Draft – irked on May Day; Joe.My.God. – Devin Nunes moooves Trump Media to Florida, the Magic Kingdom of Graft! Mock Paper Scissors –…
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Trump’s Racist Order Takes On Truckers … from Crooks & Liars Emily Singer
The Trump team has cooked up yet another racist executive order for Dear Leader to sign, this time requiring U.S. truck drivers to speak English….
El Cheeto Signed Order Targeting NPR And PBS Funding Last Night … from Crooks & Liars Susie Madrak
Yambo signed an executive order last night seeking to prohibit federal funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service. The order, which as usual will…
DoJ Goes After Major Insurers Accused Of Medicare Advantage Fraud … from Crooks & Liars Susie Madrak
The Department of Justice accused three of the nation’s largest health insurers of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks to brokers in exchange…
Trump Wants to Erase Black History. These Digital Archivists Are Racing to Save It from Wired Jason Parham
Donald Trump’s executive orders are attacking everything from the Smithsonian to Black sports history, but grassroots organizers are launching a resistance.Donald Trump’s executive orders are…
How to Get a Real ID License for Traveling on Airplanes from Wired Reece Rogers
For Americans without a passport, a new type of driver’s license is required to board flights in the United States. Here’s how to update your…
Trump’s Rookie Moves Have Created Loads of Uncertainty—Even for Big Oil … from Mother Jones Molly Taft
This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration Last week, the US Department of the Interior announced that it would speed up…
A Massive Power Grab Could Help North Carolina Republicans Steal an Election … from Mother Jones Ari Berman
Two weeks after the November 2024 election, the Republican-controlled legislature in North Carolina convened a lame-duck session for the ostensible purpose of passing a hurricane…
Dozens of YouTube Channels Are Showing AI-Generated Cartoon Gore and Fetish Content from Wired Laura Holliday
A WIRED investigation found that dozens of YouTube channels are using generative AI to depict cartoon cats and minions being beaten, starved, and sexualized—sparking fears…
The Best Lightweight Blazers To Upgrade Your Warm Weather Style … from Maxim Beau Hayhoe
The art of dressing well in the high heat of spring and summer is a difficult one to perfect: The wool blazer you relied on…
The Climate Crisis Threatens Supply Chains. Manufacturers Hope AI Can Help from Wired Chris Baraniuk
The Covid-19 pandemic showed just how vulnerable global supply chains are. Climate shocks could pose an even greater risk.The Covid-19 pandemic showed just how vulnerable…
5 Superb Additive-Free Tequilas To Celebrate Cinco de Mayo … from Maxim Nicolas Stecher
As we prep to celebrate another Cinco de Mayo, we gather some of our favorite new and established bottles of tequila to make the somewhat…
The Slowdown at Ports Is a Warning of Rough Economic Seas Ahead from Wired Aarian Marshall
The maritime shipping industry is seeing a rise in “blank sailings,” a shift that one expert calls a “canary in the coal mine.”The maritime shipping…
The ‘Donald Gives e’Trump’The ” Back To Biden When Tariffs Tank It’nullnullnullnull … from Crooks & Liars John Amato
Earlier Wednesday on Truth Social, Demented Donald Trump blamed today’s stock market crash on President Biden, ignoring the chaos his insane tariffs have caused. While…