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Joanna Bryson, blathering

#giftArticle wapo.st/3RKSQQt it talks towards the end about a couple of efforts to declare this misuse of the social security death list and data structures illegal. Is there really any way these kinds of actions could lead to jailing the whole administration including the president, and a change in government in fewer than 4 years?

The Washington Post · Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as deadBy Hannah Natanson
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Robert J. Berger

"For her part, Ms. Petrova is seeing the United States from a new and unsettling vantage point. “I feel like something is happening generally in America,” she said, in an interview over a video link. “Something bad is happening. I don’t think everybody understands.”"

#GiftArticle #USPolitics #UnAmerican

nytimes.com/2025/04/11/science

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist, in 2021. She has been in a Louisiana prison since Feb. 16.
The New York Times · She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed HerBy Ellen Barry
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David P

More clarity about SCOTUS building a huge loophole in its Abrego Garcia ruling...

"In their decision, the justices never defined what they meant by “facilitate and effectuate” his return.

"Indeed, the justices cautioned Judge Xinis that when she clarifies the steps the White House should take, her decision needed to be made “with due regard for the deference owed to the executive branch in the conduct of foreign affairs.”

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nytimes.com/2025/04/11/nyregio

The maximum security prison in San Vicente, El Salvador, last week.
The New York Times · U.S. Continues to ‘Delay’ and ‘Flout’ Courts in Return of Deported Man, Lawyers SayBy Alan Feuer
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42nd Street and Casablanca are my faves out of this list. 42nd Street, from 1933, predates strict Production Code enforcement, and has some wonderful racy lines that shock kids who thought all old movies were sweet and pure. #giftarticle

nytimes.com/2025/04/10/opinion

The New York Times · Opinion | Why These 10 Old Movies Are Really Worth Your TimeBy John McWhorter
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Joanna Bryson, blathering

Flashback to a time of hope — September 2021 descalation in the Middle East with Biden. #giftArticle #uae #peace

‘Even Beijing is stressing an authoritarian version of “build back better” in recent statements stressing shared domestic prosperity.
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, though badly botched, reflected a growing global consensus against “endless wars,”’

wapo.st/4jlIBOk

The Washington Post · The UAE’s Machiavellian journey from ‘Little Sparta’ to ‘Little Singapore’By David Ignatius
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Nonilex

#GiftArticle

The authors of the #Constitution separated powers for a reason.

by @anneapplebaum

…The #Republicans who lead #Congress have refused to use the power of the #LegislativeBranch to stop #Trump or moderate him, in this or almost any other matter. The Cabinet is composed of sycophants & loyalists who are willing to defend contradictory policies, even if doing so makes them look like fools. The courts haven’t decisively intervened yet either.

#law
theatlantic.com/politics/archi

The Atlantic · This Is Why Dictatorships FailBy Anne Applebaum
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DA nixes deal, demands tougher manslaughter sentence. Grieving spouse calls it ‘performative cruelty’

a man whose wife was killed by a drunk driver slammed District Attorney Nathan Vasquez for ripping up a plea deal approved by his predecessor and imposing a tougher sentence.

“It just feels like performative cruelty,” said Lauran Parise, who was sitting in the passenger seat next to his wife, Jennifer Parise, two years ago when a drunk driver slammed into their sedan, killing her.

oregonlive · DA nixes deal, demands tougher manslaughter sentence. Grieving spouse calls it ‘performative cruelty’By Zane Sparling | The Oregonian/OregonLive
#pdx#portland#Oregon
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Nonilex

Well, this is, terrifying

#GiftArticle

#Trump Wants to Merge Government #Data. Here Are 314 Things It Might Know About You.

The federal govt knows your mother’s maiden name & your bank account number. The student debt you hold. Your disability status. The company that employs you & the wages you earn there. And that’s just a start.

#law #InfoSec #NationalSecurity #privacy #Musk #DOGE #TrumpCoup #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny
nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/poli

The New York Times · How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About YouBy Emily Badger
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