May 22, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
The Associated Press reports: Five organizations that had grants terminated by the Justice Department in April are suing the department and Attorney General Pam Bondi, arguing that the cancellations are unconstitutional and asking that the money be reinstated. The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday by the Vera Institute of Justice, the Center for Children & Youth Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, …
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May 22, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Wall Street Journal reports: Crypto billionaire Justin Sun for years wouldn’t set foot in the U.S. for fear of arrest. The Chinese-born tycoon, facing scrutiny from U.S. authorities, even missed a chance to fly on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket despite paying $28 million for the opportunity. Now, Sun isn’t just back in America. He is about to attend …
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May 22, 2025 Extremists, Republicans
“The only end of the conflict is complete and total surrender by those who support Muslim terror. In World War II, we did not negotiate a surrender with the Nazis, we didn’t negotiate a surrender with Japanese. We nuked the Japanese twice in order to get unconditional surrender. That needs to be the same here. There is something deeply, deeply …
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May 22, 2025 Immigration, Trump Administration
Courthouse News reports: A federal judge on Thursday expanded a previous ruling against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, instituting a nationwide bar on arresting or deporting any international students nationwide whose immigration records were suddenly deleted by the agency in April. “The actions that give rise to plaintiffs’ claims reflect an instinct that has become prevalent in our society to …
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May 22, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
NBC NEWS: “Karoline, you guys are very proud of your record on transparency. On the president’s dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who’s paying for that kind of access to the president?” KAROLINE LEAVITT: “Well, as you know, Garrett, this question has been raised with the president. …
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May 22, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
“We actually had 217 votes this morning. Andrew Garbarino [photo] did not make it in time. He fell asleep in the back. No kidding. I know, I’m gonna just strangle him. But then — but he’s my dear friend. And then David Schweiger was gonna vote and slipped his card in right at the last minute. So it looks like …
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May 22, 2025 Covidiots, Crackpots
USA Today reports: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blames ultra-processed foods, environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity, chronic stress and “overmedicalization” for driving chronic diseases in U.S. children, according to his Make America Healthy Again commission report published May 22. The 69-page report, titled “Making Our Children Healthy Again,” also says these drivers are partly propelled by corporate influence …
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May 22, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump has changed his opinion on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stance on Ukraine — again. Trump admitted the Russian leader is not ready to end his war in Ukraine because he believes he is winning during a call with European leaders on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported. It is the first time Trump …
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May 22, 2025 Trump Administration, Weather
Just in via press release: NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. The agency is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 total named storms (winds of 39 …
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May 22, 2025 News, Trump Administration
CBS News reports: The Treasury Department said it plans to stop manufacturing the penny, calling time on one of the first coins minted by the U.S. government. The federal agency placed its final order for penny blanks this month, with the United States Mint slated to end manufacturing of the penny when that runs out, a Treasury official told CBS …
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