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“The EU is now a War Project – a project that will either land us in permanent war, or bankrupt us further. Or both.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP52...

“What they say is, ‘The status quo is working pretty good, and we will tinker around the edges’, and that is not a message that resonates with working people” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Tempe changed the rules it uses to approve cooling centers, denying approval to several that operated last year and therefore giving unhoused residents fewer places to seek refuge from the heat. This summer is forecasted to be hotter than normal www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix...

Authoritarianism march is on.. Millions of legal immigrants may be left unable to work after the US Social Security Administration quietly instituted a rule change to stop automatically issuing them social security numbers www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

With clear data and charts.. Economic opportunity remains far out of reach for many low- and middle-income (LMI) Americans, with little to no improvement in wages or the ability to achieve a minimal quality of life for most since 2001 www.lisep.org/content/majo...

So much for nature … Millions of acres of Alaska wilderness will lose federal protections and be exposed to drilling and mining in the Trump administration’s latest move to prioritize energy production over the shielding of the US’s open spaces www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ICE in full tactical gear raid San Diego restaurants—throw flashbang grenades into crowd. Agents "They handcuffed everybody. The first ten minutes, they don’t give any explanation." Customers surrounded the agents—calling them fascists www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fF1...

Protecting human rights? NOT “They were so eager to speak with us and share sickening stories about things like lack of access to basics like food and water or essential medical care when they are in crisis,” Ansari said. ktar.com/immigration/...

If mass deportations go forward as promised, growers and ranchers will be even more desperate for these workers. Undocumented workers compose about 40% of the agricultural workforce www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Water, water..everywhere. Nor a drop to drink Meanwhile, underground water supplies continue to shrink to the point that some wells in rural areas have gone dry. Residents are faced with the choice of drilling deeper, hauling water or moving www.kjzz.org/politics/202...

..elected Democrats consider social movements subordinate to their electoral work. Campaigns and candidates should be subordinated to progressive social movements, not the other way around. scheerpost.com/2025/05/21/h...

Financialization in real estate .. Corporate landlords are buying up more of the state’s single-family homes Blackstone, Progress Residential, and Amherst Holdings — use hundreds of different names and addresses to obscure their ownership. www.gpb.org/news/2025/05...

Masks, hoods, refuse to identify ... seen this before. “My client has no criminal history; he entered the U.S. through the CBP program,” .. when federal agents grabbed him from the court. azmirror.com/2025/05/21/m...

Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity: “The bottom 60% of U.S. households don’t make enough money to afford a “minimal quality of life.” lisep.org/mql?fbclid=I...

For only the second time in three decades, the number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed 1,000 in a calendar year, with no sign of new cases slowing down any time soon. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) truthout.org/articles/100...

A win for democracy/compassion over anger and corruption. "The City of Tempe dropped a criminal charge it brought against a local activist .. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-d...

A family thing ... After his father was elected president, Donald Trump Jr. made a career move that seemed a bit odd. He became a partner in a small investment startup called 1789 Capital. Its portfolio has begun to blossom. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

No matter the affiliation…same. Newsom has escalated efforts to force local governments into action since the 2024 supreme court decision, warning counties that he could withhold state support if they did not do more sweeps. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dealing with a bully…. In other words, the president has caved. He may have been swayed by market wobbles but it seems more plausible that dire warnings from retailers about empty shelves – backed up by data showing shipments into US ports collapsing www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

All that winning ..... Americans are reconsidering major life events including marriage, having children and buying a home amid economic anxiety in the opening months of the Trump presidency. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The war on the poor continues .. AZ House Bill 2803 would call for hotels to post signs, notifying visitors that the business caters to homeless people, recommends that guests lock their doors and report concerns to local law enforcement. azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/05...

Considering the AZ State Legislature…. Unofficially, it's lawmakers' spring break — many are probably pounding margaritas on some lobbyist's tab at a beachside bar somewhere. www.arizonaagenda.com/p/legislativ...

This is different ... we were warned.. The implosion of Pax Americana, the interconnectedness of conflicts, the new willingness to resort to unbridled state-sponsored violence and the irrelevance of rules-based order have all been on brutal display this week. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

It fits ..with kidnapping citizens off the streets.. The Trump administration is considering suspending the writ of habeas corpus, the legal right to challenge one’s detention, Stephen Miller, a top White House adviser, said on Friday www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may...

The U.S. approach to addressing homelessness will maim and kill people. It will disproportionately harm disabled Americans, who comprise more than a quarter of the nation’s population and about half of its unhoused population. truthout.org/articles/esc...

And ..so .. it begins. Donald Trump’s trade war with China poses a threat to businesses in Los Angeles’ Chinatown – as well as Chinatowns across the country.. New York City to San Francisco – many of which rely on Chinese imports. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Kristi Noem attended the hearing intent on being obstructive and dismissive and Chris Murphy gave her a masterclass in the constitutional responsibilities of government www.tiktok.com/@privateciti...

On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the dire state of affairs in America has never been more clear. Steve Schmidt reflects on the legacy of VE Day and compares FDR's vision of human dignity and rights to what's happening today in Trump's America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdig...

Coming a City near you … homeless detention camps ”This is consistent with Trump’s campaign promises to focus on expensive, inhumane, and ineffective solutions to homelessness like camping bans and forced relocation to government-run detention camps” homelesslaw.org/trumpdceo/

Authoritarianism request ongoing propaganda On Fox Business, Kudlow (36 appearances), Mornings With Maria Bartiromo (33), and Varney & Company (28) featured the most appearances by key Trump officials. The administration often turned to Fox Business … www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/key...

History repeated ...

if it's not a threat, then what is it? A sad reflection on how MLB could never show its face among other sports leagues again,.. D-Backs as the face of Arizona spring training, which started 69 years before the team came into existence? www.fieldofschemes.com/2025/05/06/2...

Moral Mondays in DC is a recurring, spirit-led series of nonviolent actions confronting the immoral federal budget. These budgets are not mere numbers; they are moral documents. secure.everyaction.com/ApnxbEa9U0yf...

As we teeter onward into insanity .. A proponent of using the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 despite scant evidence of its efficacy has been named to a top pandemic prevention role at the Department of Health and Human Services. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The case raised concerns about the treatment of mothers and babies caught in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, prompting the Democratic governor Katie Hobbs to contact federal officials, according to local media. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pictures and some background for DOGE.. www.yahoo.com/news/doge-mu...

New Dem ... they say ... show me, says the public Democratic leadership’s latest 25% confidence rating is an all-time low for the group — well below the previous 34% low recorded in 2023 and the average of 45% since 2001. news.gallup.com/poll/659534/...

In Gaza .. children .. starvation as a weapon. State sponsored ... Who, is campaign financed? American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and their influence in Washington D.C. www.trackaipac.com/congress