CIA Director Meets With Cuban Officials in Havana:

~"Cuba's government said the meeting took place at the request of the #USA.

"The CIA's Ratcliffe said #Cuba needed to make fundamental changes to work with the #US on economic & security issues, a #CIA official said.

"Ratcliffe told Cuban officials they have a limited window to stabilize the island's economy and engage with the Trump Administration..."

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#trump #TrumpAdmin #TrumpAdministration
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https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/cia-director-visits-havana-as-fuel-runs-out-in-cuba-f3ac4286

A lawsuit claims the Agriculture Secretary's work emails proselytized federal employees with frequent Christian-related references like "God," & "Jesus Christ," thus violating 1st Amendment's Establishment Clause.

To emphasize that the #TrumpAdmin couldn't care less and will do whatever it wants, a #USDA spokesperson said, "While we do not comment on pending litigation, we will keep the plaintiffs in our prayers during this process." 😐

#USA #USpol #MyThoughts πŸ™„πŸŸ
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https://abcnews.com/US/lawsuit-accuses-secretary-agriculture-proselytizing-employees-emails/story?id=132926896

Lawsuit accuses agriculture secretary of 'religious coercion' in staff emails

A new federal lawsuit accuses Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins of proselytizing federal employees by frequently invoking Jesus Christ in work emails. 

ABC News

Florida Plans to Close 'Alligator Alcatraz...

As of last month, it held ~1,400 detainees...

And cost #Florida "hundreds of millions of dollars to operate since it opened last July."

Florida's Gov. DeSantis (a Republican) ~"confirmed...that federal & state officials had discussed closing the center."

#Immigration activists, detainees & relatives, and detainees' lawyers "have repeatedly denounced unsanitary and inhumane conditions at the center..."

#USA #TrumpAdmin
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/florida-alligator-alcatraz-detention-closure.html

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Anyway...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, Under Pressure From Trump, Resigns~

Trump says "the doctor, a MAHA advocate, 'was having some difficulty'"

#USA #US #USpol #trump #TrumpAdmin #FDA #FoodAndDrugAdministration #health #PublicHealth
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https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-under-pressure-from-trump-to-leave-administration-5c096dd6

Why bother having a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner – especially who is a medical doctor – if that person has to do whatever big tobacco or other lobbyists say?

#USA #USpol #TrumpAdmin
#health #FDA
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Trump plans to fire the F.D.A. commissioner, Marty Makary. ~

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/trump-fda-commissioner-makary.html

Prominent Legal Team Exits Paul, Weiss Amid Executive Order Controversy

Four top lawyers, including Karen Dunn, left Paul, Weiss in May 2025 after the firm agreed to give $40M in free legal work to the Trump administration. This affects future legal cases.

#PaulWeiss, #KarenDunn, #TrumpAdmin, #LegalNews, #LawFirmExit

https://newsletter.tf/top-lawyers-leave-paul-weiss-trump-deal/

Four main lawyers have left Paul, Weiss. This is a big change for the law firm after they made a deal to give $40 million in free legal help to the Trump administration.

#PaulWeiss, #KarenDunn, #TrumpAdmin, #LegalNews, #LawFirmExit
https://newsletter.tf/top-lawyers-leave-paul-weiss-trump-deal/

4 Top Lawyers Leave Paul, Weiss After $40M Deal With Trump Admin

Four top lawyers, including Karen Dunn, left Paul, Weiss in May 2025 after the firm agreed to give $40M in free legal work to the Trump administration. This affects future legal cases.

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#Maga and #TrumpAdmin be like

'Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million. Both companies have decided not to pursue any new offshore wind projects in the United States'

#usPol #trumpAdmin #policy #energyCrisis

https://apnews.com/article/trump-offshore-wind-energy-climate-interior-02a1fa04b750809bbe035a70256c734d

Trump again pays offshore wind operators to walk away from leases

The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development. Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million. Bluepoint Wind is an offshore wind project in early stages of development off the coasts of New Jersey and New York, while Golden State Wind is a floating offshore wind project proposed off California’s central coast. The Interior Department said Monday it’s following the model of its recent deal with the French energy company TotalEnergies, which is getting a $1 billion payout to walk away from projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York.

AP News