The underlying message of Kennedy’s campaign is that measles deaths are expected and admissible because the people who don’t survive the disease were flawed anyway.

Death is the policy. #RFKJr

Sen. Chris Murphy called the president's crypto scheming the "biggest corruption scandal in the history of the American presidency"

"A fund backed by Abu Dhabi . . . would be making a $2 billion business deal using the Trump firm’s digital coins." - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=149736

These cuts in science funding will result in a GDP decline similar in magnitude to the 2008 recession.

Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science | Science | AAAS
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-s-proposed-budget-would-mean-disastrous-cuts-science

@weirdestate I wonder if this was built for someone with a disability? For caretaking purposes?

Conservative school board candidates across Texas suffered an array of defeats in Saturday’s local elections, marking a clear setback for the Republican-aligned movement to shape how grade school curriculums and library books confront issues of race, sex and gender. | The Texas Tribune
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/05/texas-school-board-races/

How Kids Are Harmed by Trump’s Budget Cuts — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-trump-budget-cuts-harm-kids-child-care-education-abuse

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The decades-long outsourcing of domestic manufacturing to China was not an insidious Chinese conspiracy for dominance but the greedy strategy of the American ruling class to explode its profit margins by exploiting global inequality.

More than three years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, it is now clear that wartime necessity has transformed Ukraine into perhaps the most agile and experimental military ecosystem in the world.

Ukraine’s innovative army can help Europe defend itself against Russia - Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraines-innovative-army-can-help-europe-defend-itself-against-russia/

El Salvador's President Bukele is reportedly preparing to arrest the journalists who have reported on the secret deals Bukele struck with Salvadoran gangs that have enabled his consolidation of power.

#ElSalvador #Bukele

"Hackers have targeted GlobalX Air, one of the main airlines the Trump administration is using as part of its deportation efforts, and stolen what they say are flight records and passenger manifests of all of its flights, including those for deportation"
https://www.404media.co/globalx-airline-for-trumps-deportations-hacked/

On LinkedIn someone sent me a message about an open job. I asked what it would pay. The person responded asking what my "expectation" was, to which I replied:

My expectation is compliance with California Labor Code - LAB § 432.3, effective January 1, 2023, which requires employers of 15 or more to include reasonably-accurate pay ranges in their job postings.

The news is beginning to sink in that 80% of the toys sold in the U.S. come from China and 96% of U.S. toy manufacturers are small businesses, highly dependent on supply chains from other countries. Christmas orders should already be underway, but because of the tariffs, they are not. Good news is there are plenty of dolls available on Etsy.

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: https://www.propublica.org/series/life-of-the-mother

#News #Pulitzer #PulitzerPrize #Journalism

If you voted for this president because he says the things that you’re afraid to say, you’re a racist, and you voted for a louder racist.

@colinpurrington Plant people are good neighbors.

Israel was in touch with several countries about Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and relocate its population, under what Israel has termed “voluntary emigration." Trump doubles down on Gaza 'Riviera' and plans for the U.S. to redevelop the war-torn enclave as a “big real estate site.”

Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say | PBS News
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-plans-to-capture-all-of-gaza-under-new-plan-officials-say

Trump white-collar criminal pardons cost public $1bn, says ex-DoJ official | Trump administration | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/trump-pardons-cost-liz-oyer

One of US’s biggest airports, in New York area, experiences 210 delays and 88 cancellations amid aviation safety fears.

Major delays at Newark airport as FAA cites air traffic control staffing issues | US news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/newark-airport-flight-delays-air-traffic-control

Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in foreign lands’ | Donald Trump | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/trump-tariffs-foreign-movies

Modern authoritarianism is characterized by a shift away from open, direct repression towards more subtle tactics. This is why we need to pay close attention to the current political climate. Some things won't be that obvious. It's a subtle oppression and manipulation. Look to Hungary as an example.