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<\/a><\/p>\nJill Lawrence @ Bulwark<\/em>: DOGE Targeting Nuclear Safety Brings Back Memories of Three Mile Island<\/a><\/h2>\nI WAS ASKED A FEW YEARS AGO to name the biggest story I\u2019d ever covered as a journalist. \u201cYou\u2019d think Three Mile Island would have been the major story of my career, but history has just kept happening,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n
Yet even after the deadlocked 2000 election, the inauguration of the first black U.S. president, the rise of Donald Trump, and so many other huge stories, that nuclear power plant accident on March 28, 1979, is still in the running for number one. And as I periodically rediscover, it still has the power to haunt.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what happened last week, when ProPublica<\/em> published an article by Avi Asher-Schapiro headlined \u201cDOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America\u2019s Nuclear Power Regulator<\/a>.\u201d The gist: Young, unqualified, and deeply unserious DOGEbros are \u201cforcing a \u2018move fast and break things\u2019 Silicon Valley ethos on one of the country\u2019s most important regulators.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cThe safety culture is under threat,\u201d Allison Macfarlane, a former chair of that regulator, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, told ProPublica<\/em>. That was admirably restrained. This is a chilling investigatory account of corruption, cronyism, and lack of care.
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Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous @ NY TImes<\/em>: Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nPete Hegseth\u2019s chief of staff, Ricky Buria, reportedly told Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll that Donald Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events.
\n(Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous @ NY TImes<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nDean Blundell: Donald Trump Refusing Promotion For Black Female Officers Because “He does not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events.”<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – March 27, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\nThe ongoing battle over funding Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at U.S. airports gives a detailed view of Republican governance in this era.<\/p>\n
Republicans hold a majority of seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. They also hold the White House. On paper, this control makes it look as if Republicans should be able to put anything they want into law. But the reality is that the extremism of President Donald J. Trump and the MAGA Republicans is so unpopular that those clinging to it are making it impossible for the Republicans to govern.
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<\/a><\/p>\nBusiness Insider: Last-minute TSA deal, lasting chaos<\/a><\/h2>\nThe Senate<\/a> has moved forward with a deal to free up funding for the Department of Homeland Security, teeing up legislation for the House to end the shutdown.
\n…<\/p>\nActing head of TSA Ha Nguyen McNeill said this week that more than 480 officers have quit since the shutdown started. And while that\u2019s a fraction of the TSA\u2019s roughly 50,000 agents, it\u2019s not nothing. In fact, McNeill warned that this summer\u2019s World Cup could become an issue<\/a>. <\/p>\nIt takes four to six months to train TSA officers<\/a>, but the games start in less than three months. The math ain\u2019t mathing.
\n(Business Insider more…)<\/a><\/p>\nCarl Hulse, Megan Mineiro and Robert Jimison @ NY Times: House Republicans Revolt Over Bill to Reopen D.H.S., Deepening Shutdown Rift<\/a><\/h2>\nG.O.P. lawmakers said they would not accept a Senate-passed measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security, dimming the chances for a quick end to the crisis crippling airports.<\/p>\n
Mychael Schnell and Kevin Frey @ MS NOW<\/em>: House Republicans privately express \u2018tremendous concerns\u2019 with Mike Johnson\u2019s play call on DHS<\/a><\/h2>\nTami Luhby and Kaitlan Collins @ CNN<\/em>: Trump has ordered TSA workers be paid, regardless of what Congress does. Here\u2019s what we know<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Steve Karnowski @ AP: A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit<\/a><\/h2>\nA Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti<\/a> in January was among a group of potential litigants who spoke out Thursday about alleged excessive force against people protesting or monitoring the enforcement surge in Minnesota.<\/p>\nGeorgia Savageford, who introduced herself as Wynnie at a news conference, said she was inside an officer\u2019s vehicle when she saw federal agents shoot Pretti.
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Lisa Needham: What do you do when you can’t trust the government?<\/a><\/h2>\nThe haze of contradictions and confusion is a feature, not a bug.<\/em>
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\nThese constant reversals about what he plans to do next aren\u2019t always random or delusional, but the sheer volume of Trumpian proclamations that seem divorced from reality does a terrific job of obscuring when something is deliberate.
\n(Lisa Needham more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Damita Menezes @ NewsNation<\/em>: Iran\u2011linked hackers claim breach of FBI Director Kash Patel\u2019s email<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Paul Krugman: The End of Immigration<\/a><\/h2>\nAmericans despise ICE, but it\u2019s \u201csucceeding\u201d nonetheless<\/em>
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\nAl Jazeera Death toll and injuries live tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nICE Accountability Project<\/a><\/h2>\nICE deaths 2026 – They deserve remembrance and justice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n- March 16: Royer Perez-Jimenez<\/a>\n
- March 14: Naseer Paktiawil<\/a>\n
- February 25: Nurul Amin Shah Alam<\/a>\n
- January 24: Alex Pretti<\/a>\n
- January 14: Heber Sanchaz Dominguez<\/a>\n
- January 14: Victor Manuel Diaz<\/a>\n
- January 9: Parady La<\/a>\n
- January 7: Ren\u00e9e Good<\/a>\n
- January 6: Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz<\/a>\n
- January 5: Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres<\/a>\n
- January 3: Geraldo Lunas Campos<\/a>\n
- December 31, 2025: Keith Porter<\/a>\n<\/ol>\n
Suffering Under President Obama<\/a><\/h2>\nNACDL Criminal Case Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\nTexas Tribune: A Walk for Peace: photos of Fort Worth monks\u2019 journey to Washington<\/a><\/h2>\nWalk for Peace – Dhammacetiya – The Ancient Sacred Buddhist Scripture Stupas<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMargaret Chase Smith: Declaration of Conscience<\/a><\/h2>\nNPR: January 6, 2021: A visual archive<\/a><\/h2>\nAccountability Initiative ICE List<\/a><\/h2>\nGriftMatrix<\/a><\/h2>\nTrump Action Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\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
<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"curated news excerpts & citations Jill Lawrence @ Bulwark: DOGE Targeting Nuclear Safety Brings Back Memories of Three Mile Island I WAS ASKED A FEW YEARS AGO to name the biggest story I\u2019d ever covered as a journalist. \u201cYou\u2019d think Three Mile Island would have been the major story of my career, but history has […]<\/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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-6"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536","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=9536"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9565,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536\/revisions\/9565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cThe safety culture is under threat,\u201d Allison Macfarlane, a former chair of that regulator, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, told ProPublica<\/em>. That was admirably restrained. This is a chilling investigatory account of corruption, cronyism, and lack of care. … The ongoing battle over funding Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at U.S. airports gives a detailed view of Republican governance in this era.<\/p>\n Republicans hold a majority of seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. They also hold the White House. On paper, this control makes it look as if Republicans should be able to put anything they want into law. But the reality is that the extremism of President Donald J. Trump and the MAGA Republicans is so unpopular that those clinging to it are making it impossible for the Republicans to govern. The Senate<\/a> has moved forward with a deal to free up funding for the Department of Homeland Security, teeing up legislation for the House to end the shutdown. Acting head of TSA Ha Nguyen McNeill said this week that more than 480 officers have quit since the shutdown started. And while that\u2019s a fraction of the TSA\u2019s roughly 50,000 agents, it\u2019s not nothing. In fact, McNeill warned that this summer\u2019s World Cup could become an issue<\/a>. <\/p>\n It takes four to six months to train TSA officers<\/a>, but the games start in less than three months. The math ain\u2019t mathing. G.O.P. lawmakers said they would not accept a Senate-passed measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security, dimming the chances for a quick end to the crisis crippling airports.<\/p>\n A Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti<\/a> in January was among a group of potential litigants who spoke out Thursday about alleged excessive force against people protesting or monitoring the enforcement surge in Minnesota.<\/p>\n Georgia Savageford, who introduced herself as Wynnie at a news conference, said she was inside an officer\u2019s vehicle when she saw federal agents shoot Pretti. The haze of contradictions and confusion is a feature, not a bug.<\/em> Americans despise ICE, but it\u2019s \u201csucceeding\u201d nonetheless<\/em> ICE deaths 2026 – They deserve remembrance and justice.<\/em><\/p>\n Walk for Peace – Dhammacetiya – The Ancient Sacred Buddhist Scripture Stupas<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" curated news excerpts & citations Jill Lawrence @ Bulwark: DOGE Targeting Nuclear Safety Brings Back Memories of Three Mile Island I WAS ASKED A FEW YEARS AGO to name the biggest story I\u2019d ever covered as a journalist. \u201cYou\u2019d think Three Mile Island would have been the major story of my career, but history has […]<\/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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-6"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536","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=9536"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9565,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536\/revisions\/9565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a><\/p>\nGreg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous @ NY TImes<\/em>: Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nPete Hegseth\u2019s chief of staff, Ricky Buria, reportedly told Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll that Donald Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events.
\n(Greg Jaffe, Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Adam Entous @ NY TImes<\/em> more…)<\/a><\/p>\nDean Blundell: Donald Trump Refusing Promotion For Black Female Officers Because “He does not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events.”<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – March 27, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a>
\n<\/a><\/p>\nBusiness Insider: Last-minute TSA deal, lasting chaos<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n…<\/p>\n
\n(Business Insider more…)<\/a><\/p>\nCarl Hulse, Megan Mineiro and Robert Jimison @ NY Times: House Republicans Revolt Over Bill to Reopen D.H.S., Deepening Shutdown Rift<\/a><\/h2>\n
Mychael Schnell and Kevin Frey @ MS NOW<\/em>: House Republicans privately express \u2018tremendous concerns\u2019 with Mike Johnson\u2019s play call on DHS<\/a><\/h2>\n
Tami Luhby and Kaitlan Collins @ CNN<\/em>: Trump has ordered TSA workers be paid, regardless of what Congress does. Here\u2019s what we know<\/a><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSteve Karnowski @ AP: A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Steve Karnowski @ AP more…)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nLisa Needham: What do you do when you can’t trust the government?<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n…
\nThese constant reversals about what he plans to do next aren\u2019t always random or delusional, but the sheer volume of Trumpian proclamations that seem divorced from reality does a terrific job of obscuring when something is deliberate.
\n(Lisa Needham more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDamita Menezes @ NewsNation<\/em>: Iran\u2011linked hackers claim breach of FBI Director Kash Patel\u2019s email<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nPaul Krugman: The End of Immigration<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\nAl Jazeera Death toll and injuries live tracker<\/a><\/h2>\n
ICE Accountability Project<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Suffering Under President Obama<\/a><\/h2>\n
NACDL Criminal Case Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\n
Texas Tribune: A Walk for Peace: photos of Fort Worth monks\u2019 journey to Washington<\/a><\/h2>\n
Margaret Chase Smith: Declaration of Conscience<\/a><\/h2>\n
NPR: January 6, 2021: A visual archive<\/a><\/h2>\n
Accountability Initiative ICE List<\/a><\/h2>\n
GriftMatrix<\/a><\/h2>\n
Trump Action Tracker<\/a><\/h2>\n
Timeline: 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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