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Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... -cancelled

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More on that by NPR:

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-54 ... nt-camping

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DOGE Looks to Slash Regulations

https://politicalwire.com/2025/07/26/do ... gulations/

“The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration,” the Washington Post reports.

“The tool, called the ‘DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool,’ is supposed to analyze roughly 200,000 federal regulations to determine which can be eliminated because they are no longer required by law.”

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GOP Aims to rename Kennedy Center after President Tr*mp with new bill

Source: Yahoo News

A proposed House Republican bill aims to strip former president John F. Kennedy’s name from the Kennedy Center, turning it into the “Trump Center for the Performing Arts.”

Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.) introduced the bill Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop ... 38428.html

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Midyear crime report shows decrease in gun violence, homicides, shootings, Baltimore police say

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimor ... a/65268027

man it's almost as if improving people's lives reduces crime

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Oh and about the Kennedy Center:

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-54 ... nter-trump

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White House slams outrage over Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ads, calls it 'big reason' Americans voted for Trump

https://ew.com/white-house-slams-outrag ... p-11782481

Idc about the ad but it is absurd for the fucking White House to care about stuff like this. Shows you that their priorities are not with actual problems.

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President Trump says he will fire BLS commissioner after July jobs report disappoints

Source: Yahoo News

"Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can't be manipulated for political purposes," Trump said in his post on Truth Social.

Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/presiden ... 18416.html

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Ghislaine Maxwell moved to federal prison camp in Texas

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justic ... rcna222497

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State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.

In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the department said it would start a 12-month pilot program under which people from countries deemed to have high overstay rates and deficient internal document security controls could be required to post bonds of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 when they apply for a visa.

The proposal comes as the Trump administration is tightening requirements for visa applicants. Last week, the State Department announced that many visa renewal applicants would have to submit to an additional in-person interview, something that was not required in the past. In addition, the department is proposing that applicants for the Visa Diversity Lottery program have valid passports from their country of citizenship.

A preview of the bond notice, which was posted on the Federal Register website on Monday, said the pilot program would take effect within 15 days of its formal publication and is necessary to ensure that the U.S. government is not financially liable if a visitor does not comply with the terms of his or her visa.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sta ... 26584.html

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Trump administration staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ assaulted in DC

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/0 ... c-00494990

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Trump says semiconductors will face 100% tariff unless companies build in US

President Trump said that he will implement a 100% tariff on semiconductors manufactured overseas unless the companies have committed to build in the US.

Trump made the announcement during a press event in the Oval Office alongside Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook, who was on hand to unveil an additional $100 billion investment in research and manufacturing in the US.

"The good news for companies like Apple is, if you're building in the United States, or have committed to build, without question, committed to build in the United States, there will be no charge," Trump said.

The semiconductor tariff is a part of the Trump administration's Section 232 national security investigation into chip manufacturing.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-sa ... 53459.html

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Former Georgia Lt. Gov explaining why he became a D

https://archive.ph/dhYzl

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Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

https://www.wired.com/story/mysterious- ... t-stashes/

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