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Russia is at war with Britain and U.S. is no longer a reliable ally, Fiona Hill warns

Russia is at war with Britain and U.S. is no longer a reliable ally, Fiona Hill warns

The Guardian reports: Russia is at war with Britain, the US is no longer a reliable ally and the UK has to respond by becoming more cohesive and more resilient, according to one of the three authors of the strategic defence review. Fiona Hill, from County Durham, became the White House’s chief Russia adviser during Donald Trump’s first term and contributed to the British government’s strategy. She made the remarks in an interview with the Guardian. “We’re in pretty big…

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Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation

Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation

Autocrats today tend to govern by manipulation of the public, among other tactics, rather than solely using violence. Nanzeeba Ibnat/iStock/Getty Images Plus By Daniel Treisman, University of California, Los Angeles President Donald Trump’s critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen abroad. Some Democrats warn that the U.S. is sliding toward autocracy – a system in which one leader holds unchecked power. Others counter that labeling…

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In fiery brief leading figures on the right said the Trump’s tariff program did violence to the Constitution

In fiery brief leading figures on the right said the Trump’s tariff program did violence to the Constitution

The New York Times reports: A powerful sign that President Trump’s tariff-driven trade war is at risk came in a friend-of-the-court brief filed in April by a coalition that included many prominent conservative and libertarian lawyers, scholars and former officials. The brief was also a signal of a deepening rift between Mr. Trump and the conservative legal movement, one that burst into public view last week with the president’s attacks on the Federalist Society, whose leaders helped pick the judges…

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Steve Bannon says he told Trump to investigate Musk as an ‘illegal alien’

Steve Bannon says he told Trump to investigate Musk as an ‘illegal alien’

The New York Times reports: Stephen K. Bannon, one of Elon Musk’s most vocal critics, said he was advising the president to cancel all of the tech billionaire’s contracts and launch several investigations into the world’s richest man. “They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status, because I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he should be deported from the country immediately,” Mr. Bannon, the former top aide to President Trump who…

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Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and targeting elite universities

Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and targeting elite universities

Law enforcement officials dress in protective gear to investigate after an attack on a march in Boulder, Colo., on June 1, 2025, calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. AP Photo/David Zalubowski By David Mednicoff, UMass Amherst Violent antisemitism in the U.S. isn’t limited to the far right wing of the political spectrum. This was tragically obvious in two recent events – the June 1, 2025, attack using Molotov cocktails to burn participants in a Boulder, Colorado,…

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The Trump regime has shut down more than 100 climate studies

The Trump regime has shut down more than 100 climate studies

MIT Technology Review reports: The Trump administration has terminated National Science Foundation grants for more than 100 research projects related to climate change amid a widening campaign to slash federal funding for scientists and institutions studying the rising risks of a warming world. The move will cut off what’s likely to amount to tens of millions of dollars for studies that were previously approved and, in most cases, already in the works. Affected projects include efforts to develop cleaner fuels,…

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Michelle Goldberg: I can’t believe anyone thinks Trump actually cares about antisemitism

Michelle Goldberg: I can’t believe anyone thinks Trump actually cares about antisemitism

Michelle Goldberg writes: About a decade ago, conservatives would often denounce Muslim immigration on the grounds that it threatened Western progress on gay rights. This posture, sometimes called homonationalism, got its start in Europe, then made its way into American politics with Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign. In his acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention, Trump decried the murder of 49 people in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., by the Islamist Omar Mateen. “As your president, I…

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Pete Hegseth is targeting a Jewish American hero — who’s next?

Pete Hegseth is targeting a Jewish American hero — who’s next?

Benjamin Ivry writes: On June 3, it was revealed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename a ship that was dedicated in honor of the American Jewish gay rights advocate Harvey Milk. This unusual move was scheduled by the current administration to coincide with Pride Month. A relevant office memo stated that the renaming is in “alignment” with the President, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of the Navy’s “priorities of reestablishing the warrior culture.” Among reactions…

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Trump losing patience with Musk’s outbursts over tax bill

Trump losing patience with Musk’s outbursts over tax bill

The Wall Street Journal reports: President Trump is losing patience with Elon Musk after the billionaire attacked Republicans’ sprawling tax-and-spending bill. Musk is irked about Trump’s decision to withdraw the nomination of a key ally to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The result is a fraying relationship between two of the world’s most powerful men. A senior White House official said Trump wasn’t happy about Musk’s decision to lambaste his signature legislation, describing the president as confused as…

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The democratic exclusion dilemma

The democratic exclusion dilemma

Andrei Popoviciu writes: From Bucharest’s corporate high-rise districts to its crumbling housing blocks, from sleepy suburbs in the flatlands to misty Transylvanian villages where the sheep outnumber voters, and others holding NATO bases and absorbing European Union funds, I crisscrossed my home country of Romania ahead of its May presidential election to speak to voters about the choices they were about to make. What I found was a country gripped by anxiety, suspicion, fear and a growing sense that democracy…

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‘The intern in charge’: Meet the 22-year-old Trump’s team picked to lead terrorism prevention

‘The intern in charge’: Meet the 22-year-old Trump’s team picked to lead terrorism prevention

By Hannah Allam This story was originally published by ProPublica When Thomas Fugate graduated from college last year with a degree in politics, he celebrated in a social media post about the exciting opportunities that lay beyond campus life in Texas. “Onward and upward!” he wrote, with an emoji of a rocket shooting into space. His career blastoff came quickly. A year after graduation, the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official…

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‘Big Balls,’ Edward Coristine, is officially a full-time government employee

‘Big Balls,’ Edward Coristine, is officially a full-time government employee

Wired reports: Although Elon Musk has said that he is largely exiting his role at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), at least three of his early operatives and key lieutenants throughout his government takeover have recently become full-time government employees. Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, and Ethan Shaotran’s employment designations at the General Services Administration (GSA) have been officially converted to full-time from the restricted special government employee classification that limited their time in government to a period of…

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Trump follows Soviet Union and Nazis in an effort to control science

Trump follows Soviet Union and Nazis in an effort to control science

The New York Times reports: Who could argue with setting a “gold standard” for science? Actually, thousands of scientists from around the country. President Trump has ordered what he called a restoration of a “gold standard science” across federal agencies and national laboratories. But the May 23 executive order puts his political appointees in charge of vetting scientific research and gives them the authority to “correct scientific information,” control the way it is communicated to the public and the power…

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Trump employs antisemitism to serve his political interests

Trump employs antisemitism to serve his political interests

Peter Baker writes: In the Oval Office one day last week, President Trump renewed his no-holds-barred attack on the nation’s oldest university. “They’re totally antisemitic at Harvard,” he declared. Just 10 hours later, he posted an image of himself striding down a street with the caption, “He’s on a mission from God and nothing can stop what is coming.” Shown in the shadows, watching with approval, was a cartoon figure commonly seen as an antisemitic symbol. The appearance of the figure, the alt-right mascot…

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U.S. scientists warn that Trump’s cuts will set off a brain drain

U.S. scientists warn that Trump’s cuts will set off a brain drain

The New York Times reports: Ardem Patapoutian’s story is not just the American dream, it is the dream of American science. He arrived in Los Angeles in 1986 at age 18 after fleeing war-torn Lebanon. He spent a year writing for an Armenian newspaper and delivering Domino’s at night to become eligible for the University of California, where he earned his undergraduate degree and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience. He started a lab at Scripps Research in San Diego with…

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Musk calls Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ a ‘disgusting abomination’

Musk calls Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ a ‘disgusting abomination’

NBC News reports: Elon Musk issued a blistering criticism of the massive Republican bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday, posting on X that it is a “disgusting abomination.” “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk wrote. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.” “It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and…

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