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Trump loves to pretend that he is Big Tech’s mortal enemy, but in reality he does their bidding at every turn. Trump’s newest AI policy, which Congress rejected 99-1, proves this. From @ddayen: trib.al/fW7ng61
Despite Trump and Johnson’s best efforts to tamp down the Epstein scandal—going so far as to shut down Congress until September—the issue will not go away so easily. From @ddayen: trib.al/QuQ01Fr
Jill Hunkler’s home in the Ohio River Valley was once surrounded by pristine lands, but now it's surrounded by fracking wells. With the help of truckers, she is fighting back. From @EmmaRJanssen and Whitney Wimbish: trib.al/9xQN1vv
FEMA is diverting funds from programs once used to fight homelessness to construct migrant concentration camps From @NaomiBethune: trib.al/3LPp9Km
Nearly 100,000 women and children in Gaza are facing “severe acute malnutrition.” This is a feature of Israel’s war, not a bug. From Ryan Cooper: trib.al/h1L23O0
The Cruelty of Medicaid Work Requirements trib.al/IiUD89W
While Trump claims to be Big Tech’s adversary, his administration continues to do its bidding at every turn. With enemies like these, who needs friends? From @ddayen: trib.al/15qEDvO
With a House subpoena for the Epstein Files, a pending floor vote for their release, and news organizations racing to uncover more material, the Epstein issue will not go away. Trump is in for a “long, hot summer.” From @ddayen: trib.al/gNJ5VRf
In the Ohio River Valley, environmentalists and truckers are building power to fight the construction of fracking wells, which are proliferating in the previously pristine area. From @EmmaRJanssen and Whitney Wimbish: trib.al/x9SuSR9
The Trump administration is giving FEMA the U.S.A.I.D. treatment, withholding grants to vital programs. That money now appears to be funding migrant prison camps. From @NaomiBethune: trib.al/UdfU7D7
With the support of the United States, the Israeli government is “deliberately and explicitly” causing a famine in Gaza while simultaneously murdering hungry Gazans for the crime of seeking food. From Ryan Cooper: trib.al/rqx2lUq
Cane Sugar in Coke Will Not Save Us trib.al/pWztApT
FEMA Withholds Homelessness Grants While Building Migrant Prison Camps trib.al/yQiiLvO
The American battery industry was booming during the Biden years, with investment even exceeding the Chinese industry in some of 2024. But will it survive the Big Beautiful Bill’s onerous regulations? From Ryan Cooper: trib.al/DBvNzUo
Rep. Greg Casar just introduced the first federal ban on surveillance pricing—or the use of personal information to set individualized prices—following the Prospect revealing the practice one year ago. From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/4BxqZnY
Rep. Greg Casar just introduced the first federal ban on surveillance pricing—or the use of personal information to set individualized prices—following the Prospect revealing the practice one year ago. From @ddayen: trib.al/lWwjeAq
We’re not facing German-style fascism yet, but we’re moving in that direction faster than almost anyone thought we would. @rkuttnerwrites asks, “Is it alarmist to point out the parallels?” trib.al/KM5kH0p
