@sulliview.bsky.social writes that tamped down coverage of the nationwide demonstrations is a sign that the media "refs have been successfully worked," by a Trump administration that's painted a target on any outlet that doesn't toe the official line.margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/big-protes…
Also, there was a lot of lead story reporting on the protests, from NPR to the Anchorage Daily News, but coverage appears to be quite uneven with less reporting in many of the major city dailies like LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune. frontpages.freedomforum.org/gallery?regi…
newrepublic.com/article/1936…If you went to a Hands Off rally last Saturday, you know that you have to dig to find media coverage. Guess a huge number of people peacefully protesting 47’s actions and policies isn’t “sensational” enough. Thankfully, Rachel Maddow covers what is happening.
Fifty years ago, life expectancy in the U.S. and wealthy European countries was relatively similar.That began to change around 1980. As European life expectancy steadily increased, the U.S. struggled to keep pace — and its life expectancy even began declining in 2014.
'Richest Americans have lower life expectancy than EuropeansThe wealthiest Americans had a lower life expectancy than the wealthiest Europeans, and did not exceed that of the poorest in some European countries such as Germany, France, and the Netherlands.'english.elpais.com/science-tech…
Who cares about life expectancy?! Healthy life expectancy is what matters. Roughly speaking in richer countries you are healthy for longer. Costa Rica punches above its weight while the US ranks as a pathetic 71st. Great chart by @rubenbmathisen.
Why Life Expectancy Is Lower in the American South: The Legacy of Slavery and Inequality In this video, we explore how America's South, shaped by slavery, fundamentalist religion.
The average life expectancy in the U.S. has increased by 10 years since 1960 due to vaccines, and better disease prevention, diagnosis, and management. This increased lifespan would quite obviously carry with it a higher rate of chronic disease diagnosis.But RFK Jr. thinks it’s seed oils.
They just can’t accept that they lost and the majority disagrees with them.
60% of Florida voters approved a $15 minimum wage initiative in 2020 — a bigger vote share than Trump ever got in the state. But the state GOP is now trying to gut the law by carving out exceptions for major categories of workers. "Party of the working class".
🚨NEWS: After a supermajority of Florida voters passed a minimum wage ballot measure, Republican lawmakers are now trying to gut the measure in an attempt to let employers underpay subminimum-wage workers — including children. www.levernews.com/florida-repu…
New from me: Florida drove immigrant workers away with hostile laws, we face worker shortages that are getting worse and pushing up prices, and therefore the legislature wants to gut child labor laws to put minors to work while also pushing a law allowing workers to be paid below the minimum wage.
An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump administration.
Since President Donald Trump took office, the Park Service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow.
They have offered to do free work for the Trump administration. Since Trump has no respect for laws, what will they do when he asks them to defend something illegal? Trump is a bigot so what if he asks them to defend a racist action? They’ll regret this. All lawyers should have stood together against the bully. I commend the ones that have fought back.
More please. More.www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
More than 500 law firms rally behind embattled peers, declaring that Trump’s crackdown on the legal industry poses “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself.” But none of the top 20 firms join. http://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b…
Kudos to the law firm Arnold & Porter. It is the largest law firm that is not either itself target by Trump or representing a firm targeted by Trump to sign the amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie. Put another way, A&P has no direct financial interest in the outcome of the case and yet signed.
OK patriots, "each fat-cat firm that caves in response to Trump’s demands makes next capitulation that much easier, & puts the whole industry more firmly under Trump’s thumb." Paul, Weiss and Skadden: Capitulating Cowards of the Legal Profession newrepublic.com/article/1935… via @newrepublic.com
Perkins Coie asked a federal judge in D.C. to reject President Trump’s executive order sanctioning it over its hiring practices and legal work for Democrat Hillary Clinton, calling the measure a threat to the firm and the legal profession more broadly reut.rs/4jdV5HA 1/5
I’m proud that my own Cato Institute is among the groups signing a cross-ideological amicus brief in the Perkins Coie case. Our country’s liberty is in dire peril if a would-be strongman can destroy a law firm for having stood up to him personally or the federal government he heads.
I think I'm a realist.I didn't think I lived in a world where Kamala husband's biglaw firm and Katyal's biglaw firm both surrender to Trump in a single day.Golly.
Another Big Law firm shamefully capitulates to Trump. This time Milbank. It may make more money, but the stain of this shame will be a part of this firm forever. Every partner and associate now has a choice to make. History is watching.
The Rifkinds’ two-page letter, which was obtained by The New York Times, echoes reactions that have reverberated through the legal community in the wake of the firm’s deal with Mr. Trump. Critics have accused the firm of capitulating to intimidation, rather than fighting the order in court.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. spoke about cuts to his agency, saying that they "are not affecting science," and that of the personnel that were cut, "20% of those are going to have to be reinstalled" due to "mistakes."
Republicans have signaled their intent to break all budget rules in the Senate by inventing their own cost estimates on the spot.This would be many steps towards nuking the filibuster – and you may as well repeal the entire Congressional Budget Act at that point.Thread explaining it would work
Sad! 