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Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe - Los Angeles Times

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth also tucked a lesson on the three branches of government inside Tuesday’s ruling, cautioning that the system of checks and balances established by the U.S.…

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Trump-appointed judge says president's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations illegal - UPI.com

A Trump-appointed Texas federal judge ruled Thursday the administration is illegally using the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without due process. The ruling permanently blocks use of the act to deport migrants. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez wrote in the ruling, “The Court concludes that the President’s invocation of the AEA through the Proclamation…

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Report: 1 in 4 Americans worry Chinese Americans are a threat – AsAmNews (Me: translation 25% of Americans bigoted against Chinese Amercans)

Source: Report: 1 in 4 Americans worry Chinese Americans are a threat – AsAmNews

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अपरिवर्तित / Unchanged  – Kaushal Kishore

  एक घर बनाकर सुकून से रहेंगे, सोचा था, घर की जरुरतों ने किंतु मजदूर बना डाला… कमाई तो कभी छोटी या बड़ी नहीं होती है, क्योंकि रोटी की साईज़ एक जैसी होती है… 🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️ A home, I thought, would bring me peace of mind, But its demands kept me working, labouring all the time… Earnings rise and fall, but my need remains the same, The size of my roti*, unchanged, bears no new name… Happy Labour…

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Judge blocks deportation of Venezuelans in South Texas | The Texas Tribune

Source: Judge blocks deportation of Venezuelans in South Texas | The Texas Tribune

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♫ Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood ♫ (Redux) | Filosofa's Word

…Nina Simone was the first to record this song, releasing an orchestrated, downtempo rendition on her 1964 album Broadway-Blues-Ballads that nicked the US chart at #131. The best-known version by far is by The Animals, who reworked it into a rock song that was released in early 1965.. Eric Burdon recalled in Rolling Stone magazine, “It was never considered pop material, but it somehow got passed…

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Trump Fumbles When Asked Why He Blamed Biden for Bad Economy | The New Republic

And yet Donald Trump took credit for the economy while Joe Biden was still in office. — Read on newrepublic.com/post/194631/donald-trump-fumbles-asked-joe-biden-economy

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White House opens inquiry into Chicago school program aimed at helping Black students | Chicago | The Guardian (Me: Trump/GOP turn civil rights upside down to promote return of white racism)

…The investigation, announced on Tuesday, is being overseen by the education department’s office for civil rights and stems from a complaint filed by Parents Defending Education, a conservative group based in Virginia. The complaint targets the district’s Black Student Success Plan, alleging that it “discriminates against students on the basis of race”, which the Trump administration claims…

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Republicans Vote Against Move to Stop ICE Deporting US Citizens - Newsweek

House Republicans have voted down an effort to block immigration enforcers from using federal resources to detain or deport U.S. citizens. During a House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Democrats tabled amedments to a sweeping budget bill that President Donald Trump has dubbed “one big, beautiful bill.” One amendment introduced by Representative Pramila Jayapal, the Democrat from Washington…

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Sharpshot Nature .Com 02523-kathy-052398 Tickseed

2024-05-01 02523-kathy-052398 Tickseed Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max – ƒ/1.6 1/3165 5.1mm ISO32 – Galveston, TX Please help spread the content!Current post & gallery at the website Home Page! – https://sharpshotnature.comDon’t forget to sign up on the Email List! – https://sharpshotnature.com/addemail.htmlCheck out the other websites! – https://todmorris.com — Read on…

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RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes ‘aborted fetus debris’ | Robert F Kennedy Jr | The Guardian

Experts are alarmed as department says it will alter vaccine testing methods and build new ‘surveillance systems’ — Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/rfk-mmr-vaccines-fetus-claim

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Column: The 'USA' brand was 250 years in the making. It took just 100 days to trash it - Los Angeles Times

President Trump claims ‘everybody is saying’ his second term had the best start in presidential history. No, they’re not. — Read on www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-05-01/donald-trump-100-days-tariff-immigration-rule-of-law

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Sharpshot Nature .Com 02889-tod-038736 Prairie Chicken

2024-05-01 02889-tod-038736 Prairie Chicken NIKON D7500 – ƒ/6.3 1/320 600mm ISO800 – Bluestem Prairie, MN Please help spread the content!Current post & gallery at the website Home Page! – https://sharpshotnature.comDon’t forget to sign up on the Email List! – https://sharpshotnature.com/addemail.htmlCheck out the other websites! – https://todmorris.com — Read on…

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Trump administration jails hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisons | US immigration | The Guardian

Immigrants report moldy food, used underwear and ‘pandemonium’ as Trump dramatically expands detention — Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/trump-immigrants-federal-prisons

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TATI’S TRANSLATIONS // Young Ukrainian Poets: Mykola Humeniuk

Literary classics aren’t always created by the greying elder statesmen and women of the writing world. You know the ones. They’re all wise and ��TATI’S TRANSLATIONS // Young Ukrainian Poets: Mykola Humeniuk

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Snowy Cows

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Pakistan’s solar blows other countries out of the water

When you think of Pakistan, what comes to mind? Poppy fields? Saber-rattling with India? Well, think again. Pakistan installed more than 22 GW of …Pakistan’s solar blows other countries out of the water