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immigrants, citizenship, barriers to green cards, and steep new fees on researcher’s visas all threaten to displace America as the world’s academic science leader. Now Canada is making an aggressive effort to attract H-1B visa holders in the U.S. Our brain drain will be Canada’s gain.
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
immigrants, citizenship, barriers to green cards, and steep new fees on researcher’s visas all threaten to displace America as the world’s academic science leader. Now Canada is making an aggressive effort to attract H-1B visa holders in the U.S. Our brain drain will be Canada’s gain.
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40% of the US Nobels in the sciences this century (and the US has by far won the most) are immigrants. In almost every case, they are not just winning a prize for themselves, but for work that benefits the health and well-being of millions of Americans. The Trump administration’s crackdown on
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
40% of the US Nobels in the sciences this century (and the US has by far won the most) are immigrants. In almost every case, they are not just winning a prize for themselves, but for work that benefits the health and well-being of millions of Americans. The Trump administration’s crackdown on
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Anyone listening to Donald Trump’s speech last night could see that he simply does not get what Americans are struggling through.
He is trapped in his billionaire bubble.
He is trapped in his billionaire bubble.
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Anyone listening to Donald Trump’s speech last night could see that he simply does not get what Americans are struggling through.
He is trapped in his billionaire bubble.
He is trapped in his billionaire bubble.
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Your donors and voters aren't motivated because they supported a feeble, aging con man for President who pretended he cared about them and high costs and then when he won turned the White House in a 24/7 grift machine to enrich himself, his family and his friends.
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Your donors and voters aren't motivated because they supported a feeble, aging con man for President who pretended he cared about them and high costs and then when he won turned the White House in a 24/7 grift machine to enrich himself, his family and his friends.
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"There’s nothing remotely ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game that they’ve created. They want to essentially declare Congress Republican before a single vote is cast."
Raskin calls out MD senate prez's infuriating opposition to redistricting to counter GOP:
Raskin calls out MD senate prez's infuriating opposition to redistricting to counter GOP:
Important: Maryland senate leader refuses to redistrict to counter Trump/GOP, but Rep Jamie Raskin says if Indiana GOPers move, MD must act:
"There’s nothing ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game they’ve created."
On the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
"There’s nothing ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game they’ve created."
On the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
December 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"There’s nothing remotely ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game that they’ve created. They want to essentially declare Congress Republican before a single vote is cast."
Raskin calls out MD senate prez's infuriating opposition to redistricting to counter GOP:
Raskin calls out MD senate prez's infuriating opposition to redistricting to counter GOP:
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What @normeisen.bsky.social said!
The supposed legal justifications for these boat strikes just don't make sense
Even in war you can’t target civilians
Experts across party lines agree: this looks like murder
We need the memo, the full video & an investigation
I explained on @ms.now 👇
Even in war you can’t target civilians
Experts across party lines agree: this looks like murder
We need the memo, the full video & an investigation
I explained on @ms.now 👇
December 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What @normeisen.bsky.social said!
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Bonkers to the nth power
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Bonkers to the nth power
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Sen. Padilla called for another investigation into the Trump administration, arguing it has “been clearly and openly engaged in a political campaign to gain seats for the Republican Party in Congress” in violation of federal law.
Trump’s 'Repeated, Blatant' Hatch Act Violations Over Gerrymandering Must Be Investigated, Sen. Padilla Demands
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sen. Padilla called for another investigation into the Trump administration, arguing it has “been clearly and openly engaged in a political campaign to gain seats for the Republican Party in Congress” in violation of federal law.
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The jig is up.
Brutal for Trump: Republicans are now openly warning that his corrupt 2026 rigging is backfiring, because MAGA coalition is collapsing and GOPers in seats made less safe by redrawn maps will be in real peril.
On the pod, Rep Jamie Raskin unleashes bigly on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
On the pod, Rep Jamie Raskin unleashes bigly on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Trump Erupts in Fury as GOPers Humiliatingly Defy His Plot to Rig 2026
As Republicans fear Trump’s effort to rig the midterms is backfiring, Rep. Jamie Raskin talks about the need to counter GOP gerrymandering—and about his new plan to reform the system with ranked choic...
newrepublic.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The jig is up.
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If Indiana Republicans cave to Trump and gerrymander their state in keeping with his corrupt 2026 rigging scheme, the pressure will grow very intense on the Maryland state senate president to drop his bizarre, inexplicable opposition to redistricting there:
Important: Maryland senate leader refuses to redistrict to counter Trump/GOP, but Rep Jamie Raskin says if Indiana GOPers move, MD must act:
"There’s nothing ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game they’ve created."
On the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
"There’s nothing ethical or moral about unilaterally disarming before authoritarians in a game they’ve created."
On the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If Indiana Republicans cave to Trump and gerrymander their state in keeping with his corrupt 2026 rigging scheme, the pressure will grow very intense on the Maryland state senate president to drop his bizarre, inexplicable opposition to redistricting there:
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Trump can go to Pennsylvania, mock the topic of affordability, lie that prices are way down, but that won’t change the trajectory. Holding a rally with supporters laughing along with him about affordability doesn’t make him look any less untethered from reality & the actual struggles of Americans.
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump can go to Pennsylvania, mock the topic of affordability, lie that prices are way down, but that won’t change the trajectory. Holding a rally with supporters laughing along with him about affordability doesn’t make him look any less untethered from reality & the actual struggles of Americans.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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He knows very little on most subjects, and I will go to my grave never understanding how this petty corrupt man ever was elected not only once, but twice, when there were two QUALIFIED candidates running against him each time.
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
He knows very little on most subjects, and I will go to my grave never understanding how this petty corrupt man ever was elected not only once, but twice, when there were two QUALIFIED candidates running against him each time.
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In the richest country in the history of the world, you should be able to afford to see a doctor when you get sick.
But Republicans are doing nothing to stop rising health insurance costs or to help people pay them. Republican indifference will have deadly consequences for our people.
But Republicans are doing nothing to stop rising health insurance costs or to help people pay them. Republican indifference will have deadly consequences for our people.
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In the richest country in the history of the world, you should be able to afford to see a doctor when you get sick.
But Republicans are doing nothing to stop rising health insurance costs or to help people pay them. Republican indifference will have deadly consequences for our people.
But Republicans are doing nothing to stop rising health insurance costs or to help people pay them. Republican indifference will have deadly consequences for our people.
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It’s day 26 of the Starbucks strike. These workers are NOT backing down. No contract, No Starbucks!
Today is the 4 year anniversary of our first union victory! Since then, we've won over 650 union elections.
It's been 4 years without a contract, and 4 years of union busting. That's why we're on day 26 of our national ULP strike - and we won't back down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/b...
It's been 4 years without a contract, and 4 years of union busting. That's why we're on day 26 of our national ULP strike - and we won't back down.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/b...
Starbucks workers are still without a labor deal four years after their first union win. Here’s why | CNN Business
The Starbucks union organizing campaign has been one of the biggest successes in the American labor movement over the past few years. But despite momentum, there is still no first labor contract, a ke...
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It’s day 26 of the Starbucks strike. These workers are NOT backing down. No contract, No Starbucks!
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Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.
Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?
And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?
And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Trump’s Mental Decline Is a Danger to Us All
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.
Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?
And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?
And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House? www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Honduras and Brazil are showing the world how democracy works! Unlike Trump and his Supreme Court who are destroying American democracy and freedom.
December 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Honduras and Brazil are showing the world how democracy works! Unlike Trump and his Supreme Court who are destroying American democracy and freedom.
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Honduras’s attorney general said his country had issued an international arrest warrant for former president Hernández, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US for drug trafficking charges until he was released last week after a pardon from Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Honduras issues arrest warrant for ex-president pardoned by Trump
The country’s attorney general said Juan Orlando Hernández was wanted for money laundering and fraud. He had been serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Honduras’s attorney general said his country had issued an international arrest warrant for former president Hernández, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US for drug trafficking charges until he was released last week after a pardon from Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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It’s way past time for every WH reporter to speak out to Trump’s face when he’s insulting female reporters. Is your access so critical that you’ll allow your colleagues to be abused?
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s way past time for every WH reporter to speak out to Trump’s face when he’s insulting female reporters. Is your access so critical that you’ll allow your colleagues to be abused?
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Pete Hegseth must release the unedited videos of his reckless and dangerous strikes in the Caribbean.
Congress will withhold a big chunk of his travel budget until he does so.
The American people deserve full transparency.
Congress will withhold a big chunk of his travel budget until he does so.
The American people deserve full transparency.
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Pete Hegseth must release the unedited videos of his reckless and dangerous strikes in the Caribbean.
Congress will withhold a big chunk of his travel budget until he does so.
The American people deserve full transparency.
Congress will withhold a big chunk of his travel budget until he does so.
The American people deserve full transparency.
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“Many among us may have feared that a Trump dictatorship is unstoppable, but Trump’s accelerating weakness is a clear sign that this regime will not last.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-is-g...
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-is-g...
Trump Is Getting Weaker
And even some Republicans are finally grasping that it's a mistake to always stick by him
www.americaamerica.news
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Many among us may have feared that a Trump dictatorship is unstoppable, but Trump’s accelerating weakness is a clear sign that this regime will not last.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-is-g...
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-is-g...
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Add this to the list of ways Trump is raising your costs.
The planned merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will increase prices for everything—from groceries to holiday gifts.
The planned merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will increase prices for everything—from groceries to holiday gifts.
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Add this to the list of ways Trump is raising your costs.
The planned merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will increase prices for everything—from groceries to holiday gifts.
The planned merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will increase prices for everything—from groceries to holiday gifts.
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Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to Trump’s ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to Trump’s ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbf6BJzpk1E
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Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
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'In Ukraine, the state itself is investigating the government, the cabinet, the president’s closest advisers. By contrast, it is impossible to imagine Kash Patel’s FBI investigating anyone in Trump’s White House. Any Russian who investigates Putin goes to jail"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
'In Ukraine, the state itself is investigating the government, the cabinet, the president’s closest advisers. By contrast, it is impossible to imagine Kash Patel’s FBI investigating anyone in Trump’s White House. Any Russian who investigates Putin goes to jail"
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...