June 5, 2025 Christianists, Republicans
The Huffington Post reports: Women who miscarry in West Virginia should be prepared to face potential criminal charges, a county prosecutor warned a local news outlet last week, saying other law enforcers have raised the possibility with him. Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman told WVNS 59News that while he would not take any such action, a number of other …
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June 5, 2025 Covidiots, Crackpots
“Concerning data continues to emerge regarding mRNA vaccines and their unforeseen health impacts. They did not deliver what was promised by government + health officials. I have friends who suffered – heart and menstruation issues & more. It’s time to pull them off the market NOW. Thrilled to partner with The Wellness Company! If you regret taking the shot, there’s …
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June 5, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening sought to restrict international students and scholars from entering the country to attend, conduct research or teach at Harvard University, further escalating the administration’s strong-armed attempts to force change in higher education. The proclamation, “Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University,” comes days after a federal judge blocked …
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June 5, 2025 Democrats, Politics
The Associated Press reports: A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida, and that he’s running as a Democrat. David Jolly formally announced his bid Thursday, becoming the latest party convert hoping to wrest back control of what had been the country’s premier swing …
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June 5, 2025 Business, Trump cultists
Axios reports: Coign, a self-described credit card “built for conservatives,” claims to have launched the first fully AI-generated national television commercial, at least in the financial services industry. Hyper-realistic AI videos flooded the internet after the release of Google’s Veo 3 tool last month. Now, signs are emerging of a potentially massive disruption to the $250 billion TV advertising industry. …
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June 5, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
ABC News reports: President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s administration sought to conspire to cover up his mental state while in office, prompting a response from Biden. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden said in a statement. “I made the decisions about the pardons, executive …
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June 5, 2025 Democrats, New York City
The New York Times reports: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City’s most prominent progressive leader, endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for mayor on Thursday, throwing her clout behind an upstart socialist who has galvanized young voters. The endorsement, shared in an interview with The New York Times, represented perhaps the most significant attempt yet to push fractured progressives toward a single …
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June 5, 2025 Immigration, Trump Administration
Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing Serbia and other Balkan nations to take in migrants deported from the US, according to people familiar with the matter. The requests to countries in the region are ongoing and part of a broader strategy to find foreign governments willing to receive migrants sent from the US, including some who originally …
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June 5, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The New York Times reports: President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, reviving an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States. The ban, which goes into effect on Monday, bars travel to the United States by citizens of …
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June 4, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
Variety reports: ABBA‘s Björn Ulvaeus is proving that curiosity doesn’t diminish with age. At 80, the Swedish songwriter behind some of pop music’s most enduring hits is pioneering a new frontier in musical theater: creating a musical with the assistance of artificial intelligence. “Right now I’m writing a musical, assisted by AI,” Ulvaeus revealed during a talk at SXSW London …
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