So was i scammed into paying taxes this year by a Nigerian prince? Cause I'm pretty sure i paid taxes.
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Natalie DavisFederal judge will hear arguments as groups try to block Trump’s executive order on elections https://apnews.com/article/trump-election-executive-order-lawsuits-democrats-a26475fe806a8ba0646b0a878ffce0e2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Judge will hear arguments as groups try to block Trump's elections order
A federal judge is set to hear arguments in lawsuits seeking to block President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on elections. At issue in Thursday’s hearing in Washington, D.C., is whether the judge should grant a preliminary injunction blocking the order as the cases play out. The Democratic National Committee, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters Education Fund and others argue Trump’s sweeping effort to overhaul elections violates the Constitution. The Republican president's executive order aims to mandate major changes to election processes, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form and tightening mail ballot deadlines.
Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban https://apnews.com/article/russia-taliban-designation-court-change-986619152dae1eeb5123deea22fc4633?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban
Russia’s Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, who were designated as a terrorist group more than two decades ago. The move on Thursday was a diplomatic victory for the Taliban, who were put on Russia’s list of terrorist organizations in 2003, making any contact with them punishable under Russian law. At the same time, Taliban delegations have attended various forums hosted by Russia as Moscow has sought to position itself as a regional power broker. The court’s ruling on a request by the Prosecutor General’s office followed last year’s adoption of a law stipulating that the official designation as a terrorist organization could be suspended by a court.
Sam LitzingerGoogle's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion. The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia comes on the heels of a separate decision in August that concluded Google’s namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation. The cases were three years apart by the U.S. Justice Department in an attempt to undercut the power that Google has amassed since its inception in a Silicon Valley garage in 1998.
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s international students and tax-exempt status https://apnews.com/article/trump-harvard-tax-exempt-status-international-students-07a10958bf078cb04b59d1fc9a3a27a8?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status
President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university’s ability to host international students, who make up 27% of the campus. The threat emerged as the president called for withdrawing the school's tax-exempt status. The Department of Homeland Security ordered Harvard late Tuesday to turn over detailed records of the school's foreign student visa holders’ "illegal and violent activities” by April 30. The move deepens the crackdown on Harvard. On Monday, it became the first university to openly defy the administration’s demands related to activism on campus, antisemitism and diversity. The federal government has already frozen more than $2 billion in grants and contracts to the Ivy League institution.
A Maryland senator tried to visit his wrongfully deported constituent in El Salvador https://www.npr.org/2025/04/17/nx-s1-5367666/abrego-garcia-van-hollen-el-salvador?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Kit MaloneIn old-lady news I fell down while wheeling out the recycling so now I get to spend this nice spring day on a couch with an ice pack.
Peter GleickAn unexpected benefit of Trump's insanity?
It may be helping Canada and Australia to realize they don't want a version of Trump ruining their countries.
It may be helping Canada and Australia to realize they don't want a version of Trump ruining their countries.
PBS NewsJudge rules Google’s digital ad network an illegal monopoly, joins search engine in penalty box
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-rules-googles-digital-ad-network-an-illegal-monopoly-joins-search-engine-in-penalty-box?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Judge rules Google's digital ad network an illegal monopoly, joins search engine in penalty box
The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia comes on the heels of a separate decision in August that concluded Google's namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation.
Radical AnthropologyOne of the biggest scams of world history -- reparations at today's values could only begin to set things right