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"Your motion for a mistrial is denied."

Judge Merchan

"'Any aircraft is actually nuclear weapons capable,' U.S. Air Force Weapons School alumnus and former F-16 pilot Christopher Stewart said in comments last year to The Kyiv Post, where Stewart also serves as an editor. 'A blimp, dirigible, zeppelin or hot air balloon is nuclear weapons capable.'"

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-warns-ukraines-f-16s-will-treated-nuclear-threats-1897700

Russia Warns Ukraine's F-16s Will Be Treated as Nuclear Threats

The Russian government said it "cannot ignore" that the planes have the potential to deliver nuclear weapons.

Newsweek

The CFPB set a rule limiting credit card late fees to save American families ~$10 billion/yr.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued to stop it.

Republicans in Congress are trying to kill it.

The government is tackling junk fees, and corporate interests couldn't be more upset.

In 2020, North Carolina went to Trump by less than 2%. This year, it's poised to be ground zero in the fight against right-wing extremism. Writer Todd Beeton looks at the lay of the land in this battleground state. Can Joe Biden turn it blue in 2024? Read more at The Big Picture. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/biden-north-carolina-reverse-coattails
Joe Biden Going All In On North Carolina In 2024

Can demographic shifts and MAGA extremism help deliver Joe Biden a victory in North Carolina this year?

The Big Picture

Last week, the requirement for US hospitals to report key COVID data to the federal government ended.

But there's a proposed HHS/CMS rule that would change this, and require hospitals to report key COVID, flu, and RSV hospitalization data *outside* of public health emergencies.

Corporate profits hit record-highs, yet price hikes won’t stop.

Why?

Well, in 75% of US industries, fewer companies control more of the business than 20 years ago.

Little-to-no competition allows a price gouging free-for-all.

Corporate monopolies get rich, and we pay the tab.

I'm often hard on the Times for its political coverage. As commenters note here, this kind of article makes clear that the Times is more than capable of doing it right. And for that it deserves credit.

Roughly one in 37 homes are now considered seriously underwater in the US and that share is MUCH higher across a swath of RED, REPUBLICAN LED southern states, according to data out Thursday.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/seriously-underwater-home-mortgages-tick-040100261.html

An example of how a journalism org can provide vital context: The NY Times goes deep on the epic hypocrisy of prominent Republicans, who've been parroting antisemitic tropes for years but are suddenly -- and cynically -- pretending otherwise.

"Prominent Republicans have seized on campus protests to assail what they say is antisemitism on the left. But for years they have mainstreamed anti-Jewish rhetoric."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/us/antisemitism-republicans-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk0.aui5.omPpoidj1BLE&smid=url-share

Free link.

How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Declaring Support for Israel

Prominent Republicans have seized on campus protests to assail what they say is antisemitism on the left. But for years they have mainstreamed anti-Jewish rhetoric.

The New York Times
Rilke on how to break up with integrity https://t.co/DQOmz0aq4I
The Integrity of Parting Ways: Rilke on Unwounding Separation and the Difficult Art of Reimagining Broken Relationships

“Nothing locks people in error as much as the daily repetition of error.”

The Marginalian