#NPR is "restructuring" news arm and has offered buyout to 300+ staffers, mostly in newsgathering, as network expects to earn $15M less in station fees . This follows deep cuts of hundreds of local affiliate employees in 2024 as stations have all tightened belts as federal funding for local #PublicBroadcasting in #Drumpf era dried up due to #ExecutiveOrder.

(via David Folkenflik)

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5821622/npr-buyouts-layoffs-reorganization

https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/layoffs-in-public-broadcasting-addressing-the-triple-threat-of-declining-audiences-podcast-glut,250287

Missile Shield Project Could Cost $1.2 Trillion Over 20 Years

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that a national missile defense system, like the one proposed by President Trump, could cost a staggering $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy, and operate over the next 20 years. The space-based interceptor layer alone accounts for a whopping 60% of the total costs.

https://osintsights.com/missile-shield-project-could-cost-12-trillion-over-20-years?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#NationalSecurity #MissileDefense #SpacebasedInterceptor #CongressionalBudgetOffice #ExecutiveOrder

Executive Functions in the TDG

Comparing executive orders in the American and Canadian systems to the TDG:

https://www.tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=31&id=542

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#executiveorder

#Trump & #psychedelics: "…while the concrete provisions of the order will probably have only “some minimal impact”, he added that “the overall order itself could have a pretty significant impact, just in terms of its symbolic value”. Marks noted that the order came with a lot of fanfare, including a press conference with #JoeRogan, a podcaster, and Marcus Luttrell, a former Navy Seal.

“It’s quite unusual for a president to be promoting psychedelic research in such a public way,” Marks said. During the conference, Rogan said that a text conversation between himself and the president inspired the #executiveorder."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/trump-psychedelic-medication-order

"#Psychedelics are the next front in #BigTech's dystopia. #Psymposia developed this primer for leftists in response to Donald #Trump‘s April 18 #ExecutiveOrder, which accelerates review of psychedelic drugs deemed “#BreakthroughTherapies” and makes Schedule 1 drugs more accessible under #RighttoTry laws.

This announcement made a splash in psychedelic media, where praise for the Trump administration mixes with false claims about an “end to prohibition.”

This move represents a crystallization of far-right interest in the psychedelic industry and a step towards oligarch monopolization of psychedelic medicine by figures including Peter Thiel and Musk lieutenant Antonio Gracias. We end by discussing the risks of elite control over drugs that have been developed to shift identity — especially when those elites are simultaneously devoted to killing the so-called "woke mind virus" and remaking the global order in Palantir's image."

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VI2GMUDT-ig

Emerging policy developments surrounding psychedelic-assisted treatments hold considerable relevance for therapists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals. The material highlights a recent executive order intended to broaden access to psychedelic drug therapies, together with ongoing discussion of ibogaine and related compounds as potential options for hard-to-treat conditions. For clinicians, this briefing underscores the shifting regulatory and practice landscape, and the need to monitor research findings and policy signals in areas such as addiction, depression, and PTSD.

Article Title: Psychedelics get a boost from the White House

Link to STAT NEWS Mental Health Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.statnews.com/2026/04/24/white-house-boosts-psychedelic-treatments-status-report-alex-hogan/?utm_campaign=rss

#Psychedelics #ExecutiveOrder #Ibogaine #AddictionTreatment #PTSD

Cannabis rescheduling may be imminent, with reports pointing to a possible announcement as soon as tomorrow, a development that could carry wide implications for law, medicine, religious use, and federal regulatory frameworks.

https://wildhunt.org/2026/04/cannabis-rescheduling-decision-appears-imminent-according-to-reports.html

#pagan #cannabis #reclassification #religiousfreedomrestorationact #controlledsubstancesact #departmentofjustice #executiveorder #dea