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#uspolitics

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Beautiful Things

I think the most terrifying aspect of what is happening here is how the far right/“Christian” base is calling empathy a “sin”. There are churches across the Deep South that are preaching less empathy. Some say Jesus was wrong to have empathy for his fellow man. Some hardliners are saying empathy should be outlawed. It’s insanity (how the hell do you ban a part of being human?), but it’s also horrific in its goal, which is to turn most of us into hardcore sadists who will not object to all the awful things they have in store for us. And before you say “that will never happen”, take a look at the things that have happened you never thought would . It can happen if we let it. #uspolitics

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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)

“Environmental lawyers say two new White House directives—designed to greatly expand executive power to strike down federal energy and environmental regulations—are not likely to hold up in court and represent an attempt to move far beyond the established boundaries of presidential authority.”

#Politics #USPolitics #EnvironmentalPolicy #FederalRegulations #EnergyPolicy #TrumpVengeanceMachine #DemocracyVsAuthoritarianism #DemocracyVsOligarchy

insideclimatenews.org/news/120

Inside Climate News · New Trump Administration Directives to Repeal Environmental Regulations En Masse Make ‘No Sense,’ Legal Experts Say - Inside Climate NewsExperts in environmental and energy law said the effort “reflects a complete lack of understanding of how government works.”
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petersuber

Update. "Gone is 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' Maya Angelou’s transformative best-selling 1970 memoir chronicling her struggles with racism and trauma. Two copies of 'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler are still on the shelves."
nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/poli

@johnismay reports these and many other examples that would strain credulity even in a B movie.

Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy can check out copies of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler but not “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou.
The New York Times · Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?By John Ismay
#BookBans#Books#Censorship
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Georgiann Baldino

"who voted against National History Day?...students in places like Iowa, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri proudly qualifying for their regional competition. Once they clear that, they go on to the national competition, which was set to start in just nine weeks."

MSNBC msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/t
#History #DOGE #USPolitics

MSNBC · Trump and Musk use DOGE to wreck children's National History Day contestBy Chris Hayes
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A Guy Named Brian (he/him)

“The guidance also includes exclusions for other electronic devices and components, including semiconductors, solar cells, flat panel TV displays, flash drives, and memory cards.These products could eventually be subject to additional duties, but they are likely to be far lower than the 145% rate that Trump had imposed on goods from China.”

#Politics #USPolitics #TariffWar #TrumpTariffsAreStupid #TrumpTariffTax #Technology #DemocracyVsOligarchy #SupplyChainStability

cnbc.com/2025/04/12/trump-exem

CNBCTrump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffsFinancial markets have been roiled since President Trump imposed stiff tariffs on China, where Apple and other tech companies make many of their products.
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