Trump says Ukraine can win back territory from Russia, shifting his position on the war

Trump says Ukraine can win back territory from Russia, shifting his position on the war

CNN reports: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could restore its borders from before Russia’s invasion and that he believes NATO member countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace, escalating his rhetoric against the Kremlin as its war in Ukraine drags on. Taken together, Trump’s remarks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly about shooting down Russian aircraft and his later post on Truth Social about Ukraine’s borders seemed to reflect a significant…

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Trump’s most lethal policy: ‘People are dying every day and night’

Trump’s most lethal policy: ‘People are dying every day and night’

Nicholas Kristof writes: The Trump administration has claimed that no one has died because of its cuts to humanitarian aid, and it is now trying to cancel an additional $4.9 billion in aid that Congress already approved. Yet what I find here in desperate villages in southwestern Uganda is that not only are aid cuts killing children every day, but that the death toll is accelerating. Stockpiles of food and medicine are running out here. Village health workers who used…

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Adelita Grijalva wins special election in Arizona, delivering decisive signature for Epstein files vote

Adelita Grijalva wins special election in Arizona, delivering decisive signature for Epstein files vote

CNN reports: Democrat Adelita Grijalva has won a special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, which will deliver the decisive signature to the push for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files. The race was held to determine who would fill the seat vacated by the late Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died from cancer in March. Former Rep. Grijalva’s daughter was heavily favored against Republican Daniel Butierez, who ran for the seat against the elder Grijalva in 2024, losing the…

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Trump’s restrictions on H-1B visas may results in jobs being moved out of the U.S.

Trump’s restrictions on H-1B visas may results in jobs being moved out of the U.S.

Reuters reports: The Trump administration’s hefty new visa fees for H-1B workers have prompted high-level talks inside companies in Silicon Valley and beyond on the possibility of moving more jobs overseas – precisely the outcome the policy was meant to stop. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced the change to the visa program that has long been a recruitment pathway for tech firms and encouraged international students to pursue postgraduate courses in the U.S. While the $100,000 levy applies…

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The Roberts Supreme Court is winning its war against American democracy

The Roberts Supreme Court is winning its war against American democracy

Matt Ford writes: Twenty years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts took the oath of office and ushered in a new era for the Supreme Court. His 2005 confirmation vote marked the transition from the Rehnquist court—where a narrow majority of conservatives and moderates had largely maintained the status quo on abortion, affirmative action, and voting rights—into something much more reactionary. At his swearing-in ceremony, the new chief justice spoke eloquently about the immense weight of the court’s duty to preserve…

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The MAGA movement is ready to dump Trump and turn to Jesus

The MAGA movement is ready to dump Trump and turn to Jesus

David Rothkopf writes: We have seen the future of MAGA, and it is not Donald Trump. But even Trump has to be impressed with who he is being replaced with. Sunday’s memorial for Charlie Kirk was, on one level, a moment of reflection on the conservative activist’s life—and one of catharsis for his supporters given the trauma of his murder. But on another, it was the most significant high-level gathering of MAGA leaders since Trump’s inauguration and, in that respect,…

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The cost for dumping Kimmel turned out to be more than ABC/Disney could afford

The cost for dumping Kimmel turned out to be more than ABC/Disney could afford

  Make no mistake about it, Disney/ABC’s decision to fold under intense public pressure lead by Hollywood Agents, Actors, Writers and producers, to “replatform” Jimmy Kimmel has nothing to do with protecting the First Amendment or flipping off Trump. Popok explains that Disney was effectively told that they would be blacklisted and made a pariah in Hollywood and no top flight talent would ever work for them again if they didn’t support Jimmy. In one sense, the “concept” of what…

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Only a fascist regime would outlaw opposition to fascism

Only a fascist regime would outlaw opposition to fascism

Christopher Mathias writes: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday declaring “antifa” a “domestic terrorist organization.” “All relevant executive departments and agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa, or for which Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa provided material support, including necessary investigatory and prosecutorial…

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Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover

Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover

The building in Media, Penn. where burglars in 1971 found evidence of decades of FBI abuses against citizens. Betty Medsger By Betty Medsger, San Francisco State University As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies. As president, he is doing that. At the Department of Justice, a “Weaponization Working Group” has a long list of Trump’s perceived enemies to investigate. At the FBI, director Kash Patel has conducted a political purge, firing the highest officials…

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Manufacturing mediocrity: AI-generated ‘workslop’ is destroying productivity

Manufacturing mediocrity: AI-generated ‘workslop’ is destroying productivity

Harvard Business Review reports: A confusing contradiction is unfolding in companies embracing generative AI tools: while workers are largely following mandates to embrace the technology, few are seeing it create real value. Consider, for instance, that the number of companies with fully AI-led processes nearly doubled last year, while AI use has likewise doubled at work since 2023. Yet a recent report from the MIT Media Lab found that 95% of organizations see no measurable return on their investment in…

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Most daily actions are habitual, not the result of conscious choices

Most daily actions are habitual, not the result of conscious choices

University of Surrey: Habit, not conscious choice, drives most of our actions, according to new research from the University of Surrey, University of South Carolina and Central Queensland University. The research, published in Psychology & Health, found that two-thirds of our daily behaviours are initiated “on autopilot”, out of habit. Habits are actions that we are automatically prompted to do when we encounter everyday settings, due to associations that we have learned between those settings and our usual responses to…

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‘We are the storm’: Stephen Miller evokes memories of Joseph Goebbels

‘We are the storm’: Stephen Miller evokes memories of Joseph Goebbels

  The New Republic reports: Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, delivered a deranged speech at the Sunday memorial service for Charlie Kirk in Arizona. MAGA “patriots,” Miller claimed, have inherited a civilizing mission from their ancestors. To continue this mission, save humanity, and continue the legacy of Kirk, he said, they must vanquish the “forces of darkness,” their political opponents. At the beginning of his remarks, Miller said Kirk’s widow, Erika, reminds…

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Are America’s business leaders ready to stand up to Trump?

Are America’s business leaders ready to stand up to Trump?

As ABC and Disney defy the Trump regime by bringing Jimmy Kimmel back, it may finally be dawning on corporate America that deference to Trump is bad for business. John Cassidy writes: Why can’t business leaders band together to resist Trump’s bullying and autocratic tendencies? The profit motive certainly plays a prominent role: from Mussolini’s Italy and Nazi Germany to Vladimir Putin’s Russia and modern China, there is a long history of major corporations conceding to authoritarian governments for commercial…

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America’s top business leaders agree: Trump’s policies aren’t working; MAGA is like Maoism

America’s top business leaders agree: Trump’s policies aren’t working; MAGA is like Maoism

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,founder of the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute, and Stephen Henriques write: The Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute’s CEO forum gathers top political leaders with Fortune 500 CEOs for a Chatham House rules discussion where direct quotes are off the record. In Washington DC this week at the 155th gathering, as clouds swirled around the Capitol building just steps away, senators from both parties and some top Trump administration officials joined us. They had to face down the near…

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