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Lamar Hankins: The death and life of Charlie Kirk<\/a><\/h2>\nIt should be axiomatic to any freedom-loving person that no one should be harmed for their beliefs, views, or opinions. Yet our country, the supposed citadel of freedom, has experienced assassinations, firings, and other negative actions toward those who express unpopular ideas. Upon learning of Kirk\u2019s death, I thought of the period from 1963 to 1980, a seminal time of my life, and counted seventeen deaths, by guns, of people on the national stage who meant something to me. We are a tragically violent society.
\n…
\nBefore Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing, he was barely known to me. In fact, if you had asked me whether Turning Point USA, Kirk\u2019s organization, promoted views right, left, or center, I could not have given you an informed answer. Kirk was not on my radar. Since his death, I have learned why; he was a youth-influencer. He could not have cared less about those of us in our 80s. Maybe that was because some of us who lived through the civil rights struggles of the 1950s to 1970s could have educated him about why Martin Luther King, Jr., was not an \u201cawful\u201d person. King practiced non-violence, unlike the white people who killed four little girls with a bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963, and the white killers of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman a year later. Did Kirk ever read King\u2019s Letter From a Birmingham Jail<\/em>? Had he done so, his views about race in this country might have been changed. Regardless, those of us with 80 years of living and learning could have explained to him that the term \u201cawful\u201d should be reserved for people who indiscriminately kill children because of their race, who murder peaceful civil rights workers trying to help black people register to vote, and those who kill people for what they believe or say.? Had he done so, his views about race in this country might have been changed. Regardless, those of us with 80 years of living and learning could have explained to him that the term \u201cawful\u201d should be reserved for people who indiscriminately kill children because of their race, who murder peaceful civil rights workers trying to help black people register to vote, and those who kill people for what they believe or say.
\n
\n(Lamar Hankins more…)<\/a><\/p>\nSarah Jones: The Great Divider: Trump Says He Hates His Opponents at Charlie Kirk Memorial<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nDonald Trump claimed that Charlie Kirk did not hate his opponents but rather wished the \u201cthe best\u201d for them, adding that this was the difference between them because Trump hates his opponents and doesn\u2019t want the best for them.
\n…
\nThe truth is, Kirk was a hater and so is Donald Trump. But Kirk seemed to actually believe in the values he espoused, whereas Trump just uses conservative \u201cvalues\u201d (i.e., racism, misogyny, \u201csmall government\u201d, etc) to manipulate his base.
\n(Sarah Jones more…)<\/a><\/p>\nJudd Legum: Sinclair “Special Report” depicts Kirk as prophet<\/a><\/h2>\nDean Blundell: How Trump Hijacked Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Turning It Into A Death Cult Rally That Made MILLIONS<\/a><\/h2>\nNational Memo: Charlie Kirk Is Sadly Departed, But The TPUSA Grift Goes On And On<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\n- \n
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – September 21, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nOn Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures\u2014a key report for understanding inflation\u2014without explanation. …<\/p>\n
This weekend, Dan Frosch, Patrick Thomas, and Andrea Peterson of the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security. …<\/p>\nColleen Hefflin, an expert on food insecurity, nutrition, and welfare policy at Syracuse University, told the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporters: \u201cNot having this measure for 2025 is particularly troubling given the current rise in inflation and deterioration of labor market conditions, two conditions known to increase food insecurity.\u201d Whitney Curry Wimbish of The American Prospect<\/em> reported last week that food banks across the country are seeing more visits even as immigrants are staying away from them out of concern that their information might be shared or that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up.
\n…
\nThis news got less attention last week than the administration\u2019s apparent determination to silence its critics. Although, as Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times<\/em> pointed out on Thursday, Trump promised in his second inaugural address to \u201cimmediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America,\u201d what he appeared to mean was that he intended to free up right-wing activists to spread disinformation about elections and Covid-19.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nPolitico: Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say<\/a><\/h2>\nMore than 60 ambassadorships don\u2019t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they\u2019re being evaluated on their \u201cfidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n- \n
James Eagle: The quiet truth hiding in a tariff chart<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThat is the striking lesson of the chart: tariffs have become universal, but they are not transformative. They tax consumers without uprooting trade. They irritate allies without truly isolating rivals. They create the appearance of toughness but deliver a mixed reality: higher costs, political friction, and only a slow, uneven re-shoring of traditional industry, which was happen[ing] anyway even before Trump entered the White House.
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\n<\/center>
\n(James Eagle more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Billy Oppenheimer: We Don\u2019t Evaluate Things Objectively. We Evaluate Things Relatively.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Robert Reich: The moral bankruptcy of America\u2019s leadership class<\/a><\/h2>\nIn the face of the worst crisis American democracy has faced in living memory, they\u2019re silent or complicit
\n
\n![\"crumbling](\"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/crumbling-pillars-of-democracy.webp\")
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\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\nLiz Dye: Trump Will Jail His Enemies If He Has To Burn Down The DOJ To Do IT<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd he might.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Steve Vladeck: Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases?<\/a><\/h2>\nNotwithstanding the Court’s June ruling, President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order remains blocked\u2014a broader lesson on the risks of paying attention to only one part of the news cycle.
\n
\n![\"birthright](\"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4e3a0c94-f361-4e9f-8603-c214fd21a6b9_900x600.webp\" "\\"birthright")
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\n(Steve Vladeck more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jennifer Rubin: The Constitutional Crisis is All Around us<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat we can all do
\n
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\n…
\nMass, peaceful demonstration is more critical than ever. (No Kings Day 2 is on Oct. 18.) Everybody can participate. However, Americans selected for grand or trial juries can also, as they have done in D.C., refuse to enable groundless, vindictive prosecutions. Jury nullification<\/a> has a long and noble tradition.<\/p>\nCivil servants can serve their country as whistleblowers to reveal illegal and reckless conduct; if fired, they can share their experiences and\/or litigate. All of us can support organizations that litigate and fight for democracy, volunteer and\/or donate to campaigns, and persistently (but politely) birddog representations and candidates. Simple questions carry enormous power. (Do you support the 1st Amendment? Do you support vindictive prosecutions?)
\n(Jennifer Rubin more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jess Piper: How ‘Bout Them Apples<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\n
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\nMy friend and colleague, Michele Hornish, took that photo at a Democratic dinner last weekend in Troy, Missouri. It\u2019s a small town about an hour from St Louis.<\/p>\nI was there to speak and Michele was there to do what she does \u2014 support the people running for office. To find funding for the Democratic candidates sticking their necks out for the rest of us.<\/p>\n
To fertilize barren ground.<\/p>\n
Last week, Michele sent over a demeaning Substack article written by a DC lawyer discussing my friends, my fellow red state Democrats. She wrote a rebuttal<\/a> to the post, while I had to sit with his words for a little longer.
\n(Jess Piper more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Miles Taylor: DEFIANCE Trump is coming after me. I have a one-word plan.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
404 Media: We\u2019re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Autism report prep, Covid peaking, bad ACIP headlines, falls and loneliness climbing, and more<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Borowitz: ABC Hires Kash Patel to Host Late-Night Comedy Show<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n<\/p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n
\nTimeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Voting Shift<\/a><\/h2>\nTracking the Lawsuits Against Trump\u2019s Agenda<\/a><\/h2>\nTrump Pardons Database<\/a><\/h2>\nProject 2025 Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nDOGE Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nProPublica: Elon Musk\u2019s Demolition Crew<\/a><\/h2>\nWired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration\u2019s Attacks on Civil Liberties<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- The Impact Map<\/a>\n
- United States Disappeared Tracke<\/a>r\n
- ICE Flight Tracking<\/a>\n
- Regulatory Changes Tracker<\/a>\n
- Trump Administration Litigation Trackers<\/a>\n
- Far Right Groups Targeting Pride Month<\/a>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n…
\nBefore Charlie Kirk\u2019s killing, he was barely known to me. In fact, if you had asked me whether Turning Point USA, Kirk\u2019s organization, promoted views right, left, or center, I could not have given you an informed answer. Kirk was not on my radar. Since his death, I have learned why; he was a youth-influencer. He could not have cared less about those of us in our 80s. Maybe that was because some of us who lived through the civil rights struggles of the 1950s to 1970s could have educated him about why Martin Luther King, Jr., was not an \u201cawful\u201d person. King practiced non-violence, unlike the white people who killed four little girls with a bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963, and the white killers of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman a year later. Did Kirk ever read King\u2019s Letter From a Birmingham Jail<\/em>? Had he done so, his views about race in this country might have been changed. Regardless, those of us with 80 years of living and learning could have explained to him that the term \u201cawful\u201d should be reserved for people who indiscriminately kill children because of their race, who murder peaceful civil rights workers trying to help black people register to vote, and those who kill people for what they believe or say.? Had he done so, his views about race in this country might have been changed. Regardless, those of us with 80 years of living and learning could have explained to him that the term \u201cawful\u201d should be reserved for people who indiscriminately kill children because of their race, who murder peaceful civil rights workers trying to help black people register to vote, and those who kill people for what they believe or say.
\n
\n(Lamar Hankins more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
Sarah Jones: The Great Divider: Trump Says He Hates His Opponents at Charlie Kirk Memorial<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nDonald Trump claimed that Charlie Kirk did not hate his opponents but rather wished the \u201cthe best\u201d for them, adding that this was the difference between them because Trump hates his opponents and doesn\u2019t want the best for them.
\n…
\nThe truth is, Kirk was a hater and so is Donald Trump. But Kirk seemed to actually believe in the values he espoused, whereas Trump just uses conservative \u201cvalues\u201d (i.e., racism, misogyny, \u201csmall government\u201d, etc) to manipulate his base.
\n(Sarah Jones more…)<\/a><\/p>\nJudd Legum: Sinclair “Special Report” depicts Kirk as prophet<\/a><\/h2>\nDean Blundell: How Trump Hijacked Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Turning It Into A Death Cult Rally That Made MILLIONS<\/a><\/h2>\nNational Memo: Charlie Kirk Is Sadly Departed, But The TPUSA Grift Goes On And On<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\n- \n
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – September 21, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nOn Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures\u2014a key report for understanding inflation\u2014without explanation. …<\/p>\n
This weekend, Dan Frosch, Patrick Thomas, and Andrea Peterson of the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security. …<\/p>\nColleen Hefflin, an expert on food insecurity, nutrition, and welfare policy at Syracuse University, told the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporters: \u201cNot having this measure for 2025 is particularly troubling given the current rise in inflation and deterioration of labor market conditions, two conditions known to increase food insecurity.\u201d Whitney Curry Wimbish of The American Prospect<\/em> reported last week that food banks across the country are seeing more visits even as immigrants are staying away from them out of concern that their information might be shared or that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up.
\n…
\nThis news got less attention last week than the administration\u2019s apparent determination to silence its critics. Although, as Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times<\/em> pointed out on Thursday, Trump promised in his second inaugural address to \u201cimmediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America,\u201d what he appeared to mean was that he intended to free up right-wing activists to spread disinformation about elections and Covid-19.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nPolitico: Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say<\/a><\/h2>\nMore than 60 ambassadorships don\u2019t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they\u2019re being evaluated on their \u201cfidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n- \n
James Eagle: The quiet truth hiding in a tariff chart<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThat is the striking lesson of the chart: tariffs have become universal, but they are not transformative. They tax consumers without uprooting trade. They irritate allies without truly isolating rivals. They create the appearance of toughness but deliver a mixed reality: higher costs, political friction, and only a slow, uneven re-shoring of traditional industry, which was happen[ing] anyway even before Trump entered the White House.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(James Eagle more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Billy Oppenheimer: We Don\u2019t Evaluate Things Objectively. We Evaluate Things Relatively.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Robert Reich: The moral bankruptcy of America\u2019s leadership class<\/a><\/h2>\nIn the face of the worst crisis American democracy has faced in living memory, they\u2019re silent or complicit
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\nLiz Dye: Trump Will Jail His Enemies If He Has To Burn Down The DOJ To Do IT<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd he might.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Steve Vladeck: Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases?<\/a><\/h2>\nNotwithstanding the Court’s June ruling, President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order remains blocked\u2014a broader lesson on the risks of paying attention to only one part of the news cycle.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Steve Vladeck more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jennifer Rubin: The Constitutional Crisis is All Around us<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat we can all do
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n…
\nMass, peaceful demonstration is more critical than ever. (No Kings Day 2 is on Oct. 18.) Everybody can participate. However, Americans selected for grand or trial juries can also, as they have done in D.C., refuse to enable groundless, vindictive prosecutions. Jury nullification<\/a> has a long and noble tradition.<\/p>\nCivil servants can serve their country as whistleblowers to reveal illegal and reckless conduct; if fired, they can share their experiences and\/or litigate. All of us can support organizations that litigate and fight for democracy, volunteer and\/or donate to campaigns, and persistently (but politely) birddog representations and candidates. Simple questions carry enormous power. (Do you support the 1st Amendment? Do you support vindictive prosecutions?)
\n(Jennifer Rubin more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jess Piper: How ‘Bout Them Apples<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\nMy friend and colleague, Michele Hornish, took that photo at a Democratic dinner last weekend in Troy, Missouri. It\u2019s a small town about an hour from St Louis.<\/p>\nI was there to speak and Michele was there to do what she does \u2014 support the people running for office. To find funding for the Democratic candidates sticking their necks out for the rest of us.<\/p>\n
To fertilize barren ground.<\/p>\n
Last week, Michele sent over a demeaning Substack article written by a DC lawyer discussing my friends, my fellow red state Democrats. She wrote a rebuttal<\/a> to the post, while I had to sit with his words for a little longer.
\n(Jess Piper more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Miles Taylor: DEFIANCE Trump is coming after me. I have a one-word plan.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
404 Media: We\u2019re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Autism report prep, Covid peaking, bad ACIP headlines, falls and loneliness climbing, and more<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Borowitz: ABC Hires Kash Patel to Host Late-Night Comedy Show<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n<\/p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n
\nTimeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Voting Shift<\/a><\/h2>\nTracking the Lawsuits Against Trump\u2019s Agenda<\/a><\/h2>\nTrump Pardons Database<\/a><\/h2>\nProject 2025 Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nDOGE Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nProPublica: Elon Musk\u2019s Demolition Crew<\/a><\/h2>\nWired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration\u2019s Attacks on Civil Liberties<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- The Impact Map<\/a>\n
- United States Disappeared Tracke<\/a>r\n
- ICE Flight Tracking<\/a>\n
- Regulatory Changes Tracker<\/a>\n
- Trump Administration Litigation Trackers<\/a>\n
- Far Right Groups Targeting Pride Month<\/a>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n
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\nDonald Trump claimed that Charlie Kirk did not hate his opponents but rather wished the \u201cthe best\u201d for them, adding that this was the difference between them because Trump hates his opponents and doesn\u2019t want the best for them.
\n…
\nThe truth is, Kirk was a hater and so is Donald Trump. But Kirk seemed to actually believe in the values he espoused, whereas Trump just uses conservative \u201cvalues\u201d (i.e., racism, misogyny, \u201csmall government\u201d, etc) to manipulate his base.
\n(Sarah Jones more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
Judd Legum: Sinclair “Special Report” depicts Kirk as prophet<\/a><\/h2>\nDean Blundell: How Trump Hijacked Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Turning It Into A Death Cult Rally That Made MILLIONS<\/a><\/h2>\nNational Memo: Charlie Kirk Is Sadly Departed, But The TPUSA Grift Goes On And On<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\n- \n
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – September 21, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nOn Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures\u2014a key report for understanding inflation\u2014without explanation. …<\/p>\n
This weekend, Dan Frosch, Patrick Thomas, and Andrea Peterson of the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security. …<\/p>\nColleen Hefflin, an expert on food insecurity, nutrition, and welfare policy at Syracuse University, told the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporters: \u201cNot having this measure for 2025 is particularly troubling given the current rise in inflation and deterioration of labor market conditions, two conditions known to increase food insecurity.\u201d Whitney Curry Wimbish of The American Prospect<\/em> reported last week that food banks across the country are seeing more visits even as immigrants are staying away from them out of concern that their information might be shared or that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up.
\n…
\nThis news got less attention last week than the administration\u2019s apparent determination to silence its critics. Although, as Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times<\/em> pointed out on Thursday, Trump promised in his second inaugural address to \u201cimmediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America,\u201d what he appeared to mean was that he intended to free up right-wing activists to spread disinformation about elections and Covid-19.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nPolitico: Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say<\/a><\/h2>\nMore than 60 ambassadorships don\u2019t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they\u2019re being evaluated on their \u201cfidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n- \n
James Eagle: The quiet truth hiding in a tariff chart<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThat is the striking lesson of the chart: tariffs have become universal, but they are not transformative. They tax consumers without uprooting trade. They irritate allies without truly isolating rivals. They create the appearance of toughness but deliver a mixed reality: higher costs, political friction, and only a slow, uneven re-shoring of traditional industry, which was happen[ing] anyway even before Trump entered the White House.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(James Eagle more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Billy Oppenheimer: We Don\u2019t Evaluate Things Objectively. We Evaluate Things Relatively.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Robert Reich: The moral bankruptcy of America\u2019s leadership class<\/a><\/h2>\nIn the face of the worst crisis American democracy has faced in living memory, they\u2019re silent or complicit
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\nLiz Dye: Trump Will Jail His Enemies If He Has To Burn Down The DOJ To Do IT<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd he might.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Steve Vladeck: Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases?<\/a><\/h2>\nNotwithstanding the Court’s June ruling, President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order remains blocked\u2014a broader lesson on the risks of paying attention to only one part of the news cycle.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Steve Vladeck more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jennifer Rubin: The Constitutional Crisis is All Around us<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat we can all do
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n…
\nMass, peaceful demonstration is more critical than ever. (No Kings Day 2 is on Oct. 18.) Everybody can participate. However, Americans selected for grand or trial juries can also, as they have done in D.C., refuse to enable groundless, vindictive prosecutions. Jury nullification<\/a> has a long and noble tradition.<\/p>\nCivil servants can serve their country as whistleblowers to reveal illegal and reckless conduct; if fired, they can share their experiences and\/or litigate. All of us can support organizations that litigate and fight for democracy, volunteer and\/or donate to campaigns, and persistently (but politely) birddog representations and candidates. Simple questions carry enormous power. (Do you support the 1st Amendment? Do you support vindictive prosecutions?)
\n(Jennifer Rubin more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jess Piper: How ‘Bout Them Apples<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\nMy friend and colleague, Michele Hornish, took that photo at a Democratic dinner last weekend in Troy, Missouri. It\u2019s a small town about an hour from St Louis.<\/p>\nI was there to speak and Michele was there to do what she does \u2014 support the people running for office. To find funding for the Democratic candidates sticking their necks out for the rest of us.<\/p>\n
To fertilize barren ground.<\/p>\n
Last week, Michele sent over a demeaning Substack article written by a DC lawyer discussing my friends, my fellow red state Democrats. She wrote a rebuttal<\/a> to the post, while I had to sit with his words for a little longer.
\n(Jess Piper more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Miles Taylor: DEFIANCE Trump is coming after me. I have a one-word plan.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
404 Media: We\u2019re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Autism report prep, Covid peaking, bad ACIP headlines, falls and loneliness climbing, and more<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Borowitz: ABC Hires Kash Patel to Host Late-Night Comedy Show<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n<\/p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n
\nTimeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Voting Shift<\/a><\/h2>\nTracking the Lawsuits Against Trump\u2019s Agenda<\/a><\/h2>\nTrump Pardons Database<\/a><\/h2>\nProject 2025 Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nDOGE Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nProPublica: Elon Musk\u2019s Demolition Crew<\/a><\/h2>\nWired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration\u2019s Attacks on Civil Liberties<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- The Impact Map<\/a>\n
- United States Disappeared Tracke<\/a>r\n
- ICE Flight Tracking<\/a>\n
- Regulatory Changes Tracker<\/a>\n
- Trump Administration Litigation Trackers<\/a>\n
- Far Right Groups Targeting Pride Month<\/a>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"curated citations to news sources Lamar Hankins: The death and life of Charlie Kirk It should be axiomatic to any freedom-loving person that no one should be harmed for their beliefs, views, or opinions. Yet our country, the supposed citadel of freedom, has experienced assassinations, firings, and other negative actions toward those who express unpopular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5491"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5552,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions\/5552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
National Memo: Charlie Kirk Is Sadly Departed, But The TPUSA Grift Goes On And On<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\n- \n
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – September 21, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nOn Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures\u2014a key report for understanding inflation\u2014without explanation. …<\/p>\n
This weekend, Dan Frosch, Patrick Thomas, and Andrea Peterson of the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security. …<\/p>\nColleen Hefflin, an expert on food insecurity, nutrition, and welfare policy at Syracuse University, told the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporters: \u201cNot having this measure for 2025 is particularly troubling given the current rise in inflation and deterioration of labor market conditions, two conditions known to increase food insecurity.\u201d Whitney Curry Wimbish of The American Prospect<\/em> reported last week that food banks across the country are seeing more visits even as immigrants are staying away from them out of concern that their information might be shared or that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up.
\n…
\nThis news got less attention last week than the administration\u2019s apparent determination to silence its critics. Although, as Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times<\/em> pointed out on Thursday, Trump promised in his second inaugural address to \u201cimmediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America,\u201d what he appeared to mean was that he intended to free up right-wing activists to spread disinformation about elections and Covid-19.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nPolitico: Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say<\/a><\/h2>\nMore than 60 ambassadorships don\u2019t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they\u2019re being evaluated on their \u201cfidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n- \n
James Eagle: The quiet truth hiding in a tariff chart<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThat is the striking lesson of the chart: tariffs have become universal, but they are not transformative. They tax consumers without uprooting trade. They irritate allies without truly isolating rivals. They create the appearance of toughness but deliver a mixed reality: higher costs, political friction, and only a slow, uneven re-shoring of traditional industry, which was happen[ing] anyway even before Trump entered the White House.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(James Eagle more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Billy Oppenheimer: We Don\u2019t Evaluate Things Objectively. We Evaluate Things Relatively.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Robert Reich: The moral bankruptcy of America\u2019s leadership class<\/a><\/h2>\nIn the face of the worst crisis American democracy has faced in living memory, they\u2019re silent or complicit
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\nLiz Dye: Trump Will Jail His Enemies If He Has To Burn Down The DOJ To Do IT<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd he might.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Steve Vladeck: Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases?<\/a><\/h2>\nNotwithstanding the Court’s June ruling, President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order remains blocked\u2014a broader lesson on the risks of paying attention to only one part of the news cycle.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Steve Vladeck more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jennifer Rubin: The Constitutional Crisis is All Around us<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat we can all do
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n…
\nMass, peaceful demonstration is more critical than ever. (No Kings Day 2 is on Oct. 18.) Everybody can participate. However, Americans selected for grand or trial juries can also, as they have done in D.C., refuse to enable groundless, vindictive prosecutions. Jury nullification<\/a> has a long and noble tradition.<\/p>\nCivil servants can serve their country as whistleblowers to reveal illegal and reckless conduct; if fired, they can share their experiences and\/or litigate. All of us can support organizations that litigate and fight for democracy, volunteer and\/or donate to campaigns, and persistently (but politely) birddog representations and candidates. Simple questions carry enormous power. (Do you support the 1st Amendment? Do you support vindictive prosecutions?)
\n(Jennifer Rubin more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jess Piper: How ‘Bout Them Apples<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\nMy friend and colleague, Michele Hornish, took that photo at a Democratic dinner last weekend in Troy, Missouri. It\u2019s a small town about an hour from St Louis.<\/p>\nI was there to speak and Michele was there to do what she does \u2014 support the people running for office. To find funding for the Democratic candidates sticking their necks out for the rest of us.<\/p>\n
To fertilize barren ground.<\/p>\n
Last week, Michele sent over a demeaning Substack article written by a DC lawyer discussing my friends, my fellow red state Democrats. She wrote a rebuttal<\/a> to the post, while I had to sit with his words for a little longer.
\n(Jess Piper more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Miles Taylor: DEFIANCE Trump is coming after me. I have a one-word plan.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
404 Media: We\u2019re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Autism report prep, Covid peaking, bad ACIP headlines, falls and loneliness climbing, and more<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Borowitz: ABC Hires Kash Patel to Host Late-Night Comedy Show<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n<\/p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n
\nTimeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Voting Shift<\/a><\/h2>\nTracking the Lawsuits Against Trump\u2019s Agenda<\/a><\/h2>\nTrump Pardons Database<\/a><\/h2>\nProject 2025 Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nDOGE Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nProPublica: Elon Musk\u2019s Demolition Crew<\/a><\/h2>\nWired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration\u2019s Attacks on Civil Liberties<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- The Impact Map<\/a>\n
- United States Disappeared Tracke<\/a>r\n
- ICE Flight Tracking<\/a>\n
- Regulatory Changes Tracker<\/a>\n
- Trump Administration Litigation Trackers<\/a>\n
- Far Right Groups Targeting Pride Month<\/a>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"curated citations to news sources Lamar Hankins: The death and life of Charlie Kirk It should be axiomatic to any freedom-loving person that no one should be harmed for their beliefs, views, or opinions. Yet our country, the supposed citadel of freedom, has experienced assassinations, firings, and other negative actions toward those who express unpopular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5491"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5552,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions\/5552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – September 21, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nOn Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expenditures\u2014a key report for understanding inflation\u2014without explanation. …<\/p>\n
This weekend, Dan Frosch, Patrick Thomas, and Andrea Peterson of the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending its annual report on household food security. …<\/p>\nColleen Hefflin, an expert on food insecurity, nutrition, and welfare policy at Syracuse University, told the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporters: \u201cNot having this measure for 2025 is particularly troubling given the current rise in inflation and deterioration of labor market conditions, two conditions known to increase food insecurity.\u201d Whitney Curry Wimbish of The American Prospect<\/em> reported last week that food banks across the country are seeing more visits even as immigrants are staying away from them out of concern that their information might be shared or that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up.
\n…
\nThis news got less attention last week than the administration\u2019s apparent determination to silence its critics. Although, as Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times<\/em> pointed out on Thursday, Trump promised in his second inaugural address to \u201cimmediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America,\u201d what he appeared to mean was that he intended to free up right-wing activists to spread disinformation about elections and Covid-19.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nPolitico: Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say<\/a><\/h2>\nMore than 60 ambassadorships don\u2019t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they\u2019re being evaluated on their \u201cfidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n- \n
James Eagle: The quiet truth hiding in a tariff chart<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nThat is the striking lesson of the chart: tariffs have become universal, but they are not transformative. They tax consumers without uprooting trade. They irritate allies without truly isolating rivals. They create the appearance of toughness but deliver a mixed reality: higher costs, political friction, and only a slow, uneven re-shoring of traditional industry, which was happen[ing] anyway even before Trump entered the White House.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(James Eagle more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Billy Oppenheimer: We Don\u2019t Evaluate Things Objectively. We Evaluate Things Relatively.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Robert Reich: The moral bankruptcy of America\u2019s leadership class<\/a><\/h2>\nIn the face of the worst crisis American democracy has faced in living memory, they\u2019re silent or complicit
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\nLiz Dye: Trump Will Jail His Enemies If He Has To Burn Down The DOJ To Do IT<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd he might.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Steve Vladeck: Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases?<\/a><\/h2>\nNotwithstanding the Court’s June ruling, President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order remains blocked\u2014a broader lesson on the risks of paying attention to only one part of the news cycle.
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n(Steve Vladeck more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jennifer Rubin: The Constitutional Crisis is All Around us<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat we can all do
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\n…
\nMass, peaceful demonstration is more critical than ever. (No Kings Day 2 is on Oct. 18.) Everybody can participate. However, Americans selected for grand or trial juries can also, as they have done in D.C., refuse to enable groundless, vindictive prosecutions. Jury nullification<\/a> has a long and noble tradition.<\/p>\nCivil servants can serve their country as whistleblowers to reveal illegal and reckless conduct; if fired, they can share their experiences and\/or litigate. All of us can support organizations that litigate and fight for democracy, volunteer and\/or donate to campaigns, and persistently (but politely) birddog representations and candidates. Simple questions carry enormous power. (Do you support the 1st Amendment? Do you support vindictive prosecutions?)
\n(Jennifer Rubin more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Jess Piper: How ‘Bout Them Apples<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\n
\n<\/a>
\n<\/center>
\nMy friend and colleague, Michele Hornish, took that photo at a Democratic dinner last weekend in Troy, Missouri. It\u2019s a small town about an hour from St Louis.<\/p>\nI was there to speak and Michele was there to do what she does \u2014 support the people running for office. To find funding for the Democratic candidates sticking their necks out for the rest of us.<\/p>\n
To fertilize barren ground.<\/p>\n
Last week, Michele sent over a demeaning Substack article written by a DC lawyer discussing my friends, my fellow red state Democrats. She wrote a rebuttal<\/a> to the post, while I had to sit with his words for a little longer.
\n(Jess Piper more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n- \n
Miles Taylor: DEFIANCE Trump is coming after me. I have a one-word plan.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
404 Media: We\u2019re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.<\/p>\n
\n- \n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Autism report prep, Covid peaking, bad ACIP headlines, falls and loneliness climbing, and more<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n- \n
Borowitz: ABC Hires Kash Patel to Host Late-Night Comedy Show<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n<\/p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n
\nTimeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Voting Shift<\/a><\/h2>\nTracking the Lawsuits Against Trump\u2019s Agenda<\/a><\/h2>\nTrump Pardons Database<\/a><\/h2>\nProject 2025 Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nDOGE Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nProPublica: Elon Musk\u2019s Demolition Crew<\/a><\/h2>\nWired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration\u2019s Attacks on Civil Liberties<\/a><\/h2>\n\n- The Impact Map<\/a>\n
- United States Disappeared Tracke<\/a>r\n
- ICE Flight Tracking<\/a>\n
- Regulatory Changes Tracker<\/a>\n
- Trump Administration Litigation Trackers<\/a>\n
- Far Right Groups Targeting Pride Month<\/a>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ul>\n
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Colleen Hefflin, an expert on food insecurity, nutrition, and welfare policy at Syracuse University, told the Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporters: \u201cNot having this measure for 2025 is particularly troubling given the current rise in inflation and deterioration of labor market conditions, two conditions known to increase food insecurity.\u201d Whitney Curry Wimbish of The American Prospect<\/em> reported last week that food banks across the country are seeing more visits even as immigrants are staying away from them out of concern that their information might be shared or that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might show up. More than 60 ambassadorships don\u2019t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they\u2019re being evaluated on their \u201cfidelity.\u201d<\/p>\n … In the face of the worst crisis American democracy has faced in living memory, they\u2019re silent or complicit And he might.<\/p>\n Notwithstanding the Court’s June ruling, President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order remains blocked\u2014a broader lesson on the risks of paying attention to only one part of the news cycle. What we can all do Civil servants can serve their country as whistleblowers to reveal illegal and reckless conduct; if fired, they can share their experiences and\/or litigate. All of us can support organizations that litigate and fight for democracy, volunteer and\/or donate to campaigns, and persistently (but politely) birddog representations and candidates. Simple questions carry enormous power. (Do you support the 1st Amendment? Do you support vindictive prosecutions?) … I was there to speak and Michele was there to do what she does \u2014 support the people running for office. To find funding for the Democratic candidates sticking their necks out for the rest of us.<\/p>\n To fertilize barren ground.<\/p>\n Last week, Michele sent over a demeaning Substack article written by a DC lawyer discussing my friends, my fellow red state Democrats. She wrote a rebuttal<\/a> to the post, while I had to sit with his words for a little longer. 404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.<\/p>\n <\/center><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" curated citations to news sources Lamar Hankins: The death and life of Charlie Kirk It should be axiomatic to any freedom-loving person that no one should be harmed for their beliefs, views, or opinions. Yet our country, the supposed citadel of freedom, has experienced assassinations, firings, and other negative actions toward those who express unpopular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5491"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5552,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5491\/revisions\/5552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nThis news got less attention last week than the administration\u2019s apparent determination to silence its critics. Although, as Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times<\/em> pointed out on Thursday, Trump promised in his second inaugural address to \u201cimmediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America,\u201d what he appeared to mean was that he intended to free up right-wing activists to spread disinformation about elections and Covid-19.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nPolitico: Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nJames Eagle: The quiet truth hiding in a tariff chart<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nThat is the striking lesson of the chart: tariffs have become universal, but they are not transformative. They tax consumers without uprooting trade. They irritate allies without truly isolating rivals. They create the appearance of toughness but deliver a mixed reality: higher costs, political friction, and only a slow, uneven re-shoring of traditional industry, which was happen[ing] anyway even before Trump entered the White House.
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\nBilly Oppenheimer: We Don\u2019t Evaluate Things Objectively. We Evaluate Things Relatively.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nRobert Reich: The moral bankruptcy of America\u2019s leadership class<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\nLiz Dye: Trump Will Jail His Enemies If He Has To Burn Down The DOJ To Do IT<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nSteve Vladeck: Whither the Birthright Citizenship Cases?<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nJennifer Rubin: The Constitutional Crisis is All Around us<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nMass, peaceful demonstration is more critical than ever. (No Kings Day 2 is on Oct. 18.) Everybody can participate. However, Americans selected for grand or trial juries can also, as they have done in D.C., refuse to enable groundless, vindictive prosecutions. Jury nullification<\/a> has a long and noble tradition.<\/p>\n
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\nJess Piper: How ‘Bout Them Apples<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nMy friend and colleague, Michele Hornish, took that photo at a Democratic dinner last weekend in Troy, Missouri. It\u2019s a small town about an hour from St Louis.<\/p>\n
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\nMiles Taylor: DEFIANCE Trump is coming after me. I have a one-word plan.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n404 Media: We\u2019re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nYour Local Epidemiologist: Autism report prep, Covid peaking, bad ACIP headlines, falls and loneliness climbing, and more<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nBorowitz: ABC Hires Kash Patel to Host Late-Night Comedy Show<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nTimeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department\u2019s Anti-Voting Shift<\/a><\/h2>\n
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump\u2019s Agenda<\/a><\/h2>\n
Trump Pardons Database<\/a><\/h2>\n
Project 2025 Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\n
DOGE Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\n
ProPublica: Elon Musk\u2019s Demolition Crew<\/a><\/h2>\n
Wired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration\u2019s Attacks on Civil Liberties<\/a><\/h2>\n
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