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The Guardian

  • Vivek Ramaswamy quits ‘Doge’ cost-cutting program leaving Musk in charge

    Tech entrepreneur, who may run for governor of Ohio, reportedly clashed with billionaire SpaceX CEOUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s much-vaunted but ill-defined new “department of government efficiency” (Doge) program lost one of its leaders hours after the new president took office on Monday, as Vivek Ramaswamy bowed out of the government cost-cutting taskforce, leaving Elon Musk in sole charge.Ramaswamy’s exit came as he reportedly plans to run for Ohio governor. Trump chose Ramaswamy to lead Doge, a non-governmental organization, alongside Musk in November. Continue reading...

  • Into the ‘golden age’ we go with Donald Trump’s coalition of cronies and creeps | Marina Hyde

    He started as he means to go on, knee-deep in chaos. And to all the leaders pledging to work with him: well, good luck with thatFull American democracy is barely 60 years old, yet seems to be in an advanced state of cognitive decline. At his inauguration yesterday, Trump seated the tech bosses, his nerd broligarchy, in front of his supposed cabinet. Needless to say, it was all a hopelessly overstimulating day for Elon Musk, whose double salute on stage later was a pure Dr Strangelove spasm, incredibly even described by the German far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party in a statement as “an awkward gesture”. Listen, if your friends won’t tell you, then who will?As for the staging of the inauguration, which was moved […]

  • Trump border czar says raids targeting undocumented immigrants to begin today – live

    Immigration agents across US to begin arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants on Tuesday, Tom Homan said late yesterday What executive orders did Trump sign on day one?Donald Trump supporters who attacked the US Capitol four years ago will begin to leave prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon that signalled he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power, Reuters reports.The Republican president’s pardon of 1,500 defendants on Monday drew outrage from lawmakers who were endangered in the 6 January, 2021, attack, when thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent Congress from certifying his 2020 loss to Joe Biden. Continue reading...

  • The second coming of Donald Trump – podcast

    Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and has vowed to ‘put America first’ in his inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol rotunda.The chief Washington correspondent, David Smith, tells Reged Ahmad what it was like inside Trump’s inauguration ceremony and what the new president’s executive orders reveal about his populist priorities for his second term Continue reading...

  • The TikTok ban and online migration

    Online communities are nomadic – one digital place will never hold them foreverThe United States of America deleted TikTok late in the evening of 18 January. I was on the train home from The Brutalist. By morning, the app came back! Wow!For fear of China’s propaganda and data collection, the US government took the unprecedented step of barring 170m of its residents from using an app they loved and which provided a livelihood to some.Online communities are nomadic; one digital place will never hold them forever.‘Deeply alarmed’: Washington Post staff request meeting with Jeff Bezos‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: the dark side of family vloggingSpaceX’s Starship test flight ends in failure after spacecraft is destroyedApple […]

Ensia

  • Journalists, meet climate change

    The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]

The Marshall Project

Fair Observer

  • An Educationist’s Take on Early Childhood Development Policy in India: What’s Missing?

    Childhood is magical.  In a few short years, a microscopic blob of cells, clinging to the walls of the mother’s womb, transforms into a thinking, feeling, understanding, questioning, acting individual. It will become capable of courage, care, compassion, commitment and conviction; curiosity, creativity and connection; meaning-making, self-regulation, problem-solving, imagination, integrity and leadership; joy, sorrow, hope… Continue reading An Educationist’s Take on Early Childhood Development Policy in India: What’s Missing? The post An Educationist’s Take on Early Childhood Development Policy in India: What’s Missing? appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • In France, Politics is an Extreme Sport

    Few would deny that we are living through a period of political and geopolitical transition. Transitions always bring with them an element of turmoil. Today, power relationships across the globe are shifting, often in surprising ways. We sometimes fail to realize that even the descriptive vocabulary we use to define politics has shifted, adding to… Continue reading In France, Politics is an Extreme Sport The post In France, Politics is an Extreme Sport appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • An Open Letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bangladesh

    [This piece is an open letter from Hindus Advancing Human Rights (HAHRI). We have decided not to alter the text to which its nearly 70 signatories have agreed. We do, however, believe that it is useful to share this piece with our audience. Thus, what follows is the unedited text as HAHRI Executive Director Rahul… Continue reading An Open Letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bangladesh The post An Open Letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bangladesh appeared first on Fair Observer.

Aeon

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Truthout

ProPublica

Unicorn Riot

  • Community Demands Justice for Allison Lussier Amid Ongoing Investigation

    Minneapolis, MN — The death of Allison Lussier, a 47-year-old Indigenous woman from Minneapolis, has intensified community frustration with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and broader systemic failures. Lussier, who suffered years of domestic violence, died in February 2024 from a subdural hematoma — a… The post Community Demands Justice for Allison Lussier Amid Ongoing Investigation appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

Sludge

  • Trump Rewards Fossil Fuel Donors on Day One

    With an executive order, Trump lifted the moratorium on new liquid natural gas exports, a top priority for the executives whom he asked to raise $1 billion for his campaign.

Democracy Now!

Latino USA

  • LA on Fire and in Solidarity

    In the past two weeks, the Eaton and Palisades fires became two of the worst natural disasters in California history.... The post LA on Fire and in Solidarity appeared first on Latino USA.

  • Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez

    As a Zapotec and Maya Ch’orti’ environmental scientist, Dr. Jessica Hernandez has never felt entirely comfortable in academia. When she... The post Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez appeared first on Latino USA.

  • Hombre: Understanding Latino Men ft. Chuck Rocha

    Much of the media’s focus after the 2024 presidential election centered on one particular group of voters: Latinos. Actually, more... The post Hombre: Understanding Latino Men ft. Chuck Rocha appeared first on Latino USA.

Yale Environment 360

  • As Oceans Warm, Predators Are Falling Out of Sync with Their Prey

    In the sea as on land, climate change is driving shifts in the abundance and distribution of species. Scientists are just beginning to focus on why some fish predators and prey — like striped bass and menhaden on the U.S. East Coast — are changing their behavior as waters warm. Read more on E360 →

The Appeal

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WhoWhatWhy

  • The Circus Is Back in Town: Trump Delivers One Huge Surprise

    How can anybody be surprised by anything Donald Trump does at this point? Bookended by indefensible pardons from two presidents, he took a lot of questionable actions on the day of his second inauguration. The Circus Is Back in Town: Trump Delivers One Huge Surprise originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy

Inside Climate News

Grist

The Conversation

The Trace

  • What Happened When Trump Sent Scores of Federal Agents to Fight Crime in the Midwest in 2020?

    Four-year-old LeGend Taliferro was asleep in the early hours of June 29, 2020, when a bullet tore through his room. It was meant for his mother, Charron Powell, and had been fired by a man who had been accused of assaulting her just days earlier. The shooter, Ryson Ellis, shared a child with Powell. After The post What Happened When Trump Sent Scores of Federal Agents to Fight Crime in the Midwest in 2020? appeared first on The Trace.

  • Why Gun Violence Dropped in Philadelphia Last Year — And What Happens Next

    Just before 9:30 p.m. on December 30, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jim Harrity was home watching TV when he heard a series of rapid bangs. As a longtime resident of the city’s Kensington neighborhood, which is notorious for street-corner drug dealing and its accompanying violence, he suspected it was gunfire. Harrity looked out the window and The post Why Gun Violence Dropped in Philadelphia Last Year — And What Happens Next appeared first on The Trace.

  • The Secret Plan to Strike Down U.S. Gun Laws

    For decades, McLean Bible Church has served as the place of worship for many of Washington, D.C.’s Republican elite. The sprawling evangelical megachurch in Vienna, Virginia, boasts a roster of former parishioners that includes everyone from Ken Starr to Mike Pence. Donald Trump once dropped in after a round of golf. McLean Bible is also The post The Secret Plan to Strike Down U.S. Gun Laws appeared first on The Trace.

Quanta Magazine

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