No Kings demonstration nationwide on Saturday.
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals, including some linked to the condition.
Trump admin has ongoing #tradewar with Switzerland of all places: current #tariffs on Swiss goods are 39%.
Swiss Army knife manufacturer scratches head. They employ over 1100 workers making a high quality product. But... I can't see the point of training US workers to do this sort of thing. It's not exactly high tech.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/business/swiss-army-knife-trump-tariffs.html
Oh, the old King Donald Trump,
He had an emergency;
So he ordered his tariffs to the top of the cliff,
And he ordered them down again.
When they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.
h/t Paul Krugman
Dictatorship 101.
How Each Pillar of the 1st Amendment is Under Attack
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/how-each-pillar-of-the-1st-amendment-is-under-attack/
#AmericansUnitedforSeparationofChurchandState #U.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment #U.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement #NationalSecurityAdvisorMichaelWaltz #U.S.DistrictCourtJudgeRoyceLamberth #U.S.SupremeCourtJusticeJohnRoberts #FederalCommunicationsCommission #U.S.DistrictJudgeJamesBoasberg #CenterforDemocracy&Technology #U.S.AgencyforGlobalMedia