May 14, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
Fox News reports: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is opening an investigation into threats facing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, Fox News Digital was told. It comes as fallout continues over three House Democrats accused of “storming” a detention center in New Jersey. Fox News Digital was told that Jordan is expected to schedule a hearing for next …
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May 14, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Corruption
ProPublica reports: Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares of Trump Media the same day that President Donald Trump unveiled bruising new tariffs that caused the stock market to plummet, according to records obtained Wednesday by ProPublica. Trump Media, which runs the social media platform Truth Social, fell 13% in the following days, …
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May 14, 2025 Fox News, State Television
“I brought it up on this radio show yesterday, and the amount of protection that is provided to Qatar and Saudi Arabia and UAE is incalculable, because not only do we sell them — and you’d say, ‘Well, we’re just selling them military equipment. It’s not that we’re selling them the military equipment. And I watched, you know, I think …
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May 14, 2025 Democrats, New York City
New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: An event to endorse mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was held at Coop City on Wednesday. “If you want a new vision, you want a path forward, you will vote for Zohran Mamdani,” former Congressman Jamal Bowman said. Mamdani represents Astoria for the State Assembly. He’s a progressive, a democratic socialist, and is focused on …
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May 14, 2025 Trump Administration, Weather
The Washington Post reports: Some National Weather Service forecasting teams are so critically understaffed that the agency is offering to pay moving expenses for any staff willing to transfer to those offices, according to notices recently sent to employees and obtained by The Washington Post. The 155 vacancies the agency is seeking to fill by May 27 include key weather …
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May 14, 2025 Activism, Trump Administration
Mediaite reports: Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen was one of several protesters who were dragged out of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing Wednesday. While Kennedy he was speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by someone shouting in the crowd. “RFK kills people with AIDS,” the protester repeatedly shouted. She was also holding up a sign in Kennedy’s direction. Seconds later, …
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May 14, 2025 Elon Musk, Social Media
NBC News reports: Grok, the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk’s X.AI and integrated into the X social media platform, has in recent days begun responding to users with information about violence against white people in South Africa, doing so without any related prompts about that topic. On Wednesday, one X user asked, “@grok where is this?” responding to a …
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May 14, 2025 Crackpots, Trump Administration
The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy and in a newsletter suggested her use of mushrooms helped her find a romantic partner. Dr. Casey Means’ recommendation to consider guided psilocybin-assisted therapy is notable because psilocybin is illegal under federal law. …
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May 14, 2025 News, Trump Administration
NewsNation reports: A system used to verify passport document data for agencies that issue driver’s licenses and identification cards was unavailable Wednesday amid an outage, according to a transportation group. The U.S. Passport Verification Service provides a means for driver license agencies to verify that data against DHS back-end systems. The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators told NewsNation the …
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May 14, 2025 Immigration, Trump Administration
The Hill reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday lent support to calls to suspend habeas corpus as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown after aide Stephen Miller said the White House was considering the idea. During an appearance before lawmakers, Noem was asked about whether a suspension would meet those conditions.“I’m not a constitutional lawyer, but I believe …
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