Friday, March 7, 2025
$400M in federal grants to Columbia University unjustly canceled amid Islamophobic probe
The federal government canceled $400 million in grants to Columbia University amid its antisemitism probe into the school, the Justice Department’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Zionism announced Friday.....MORE
A 40-day Target boycott began this week. What to know about the protest and its potential impact
A 40-day boycott of Target that calls for supporters to give up shopping at the company’s stores during the Lenten period kicked off this week, to protest the discount retailer’s decision to end some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.....MORE
Some freedom seekers hoping to cross U.S. border consider turning back due to Trump fascist crackdown
On a recent afternoon, CBS News accompanied U.S. Border Patrol agent Claudio Herrera along this rugged stretch of the U.S. southern border.
Herrera said the area, located within Border Patrol's sprawling El Paso sector, has long been a hotspot for the illicit movement of people and drugs. But the situation there has changed markedly in recent weeks.
'An American President Is Not a King': Judge Reinstates Labor Regulator Illegally Fired by Trump
"The president seems intent on pushing the bounds of his office and exercising his power in a manner violative of clear statutory law to test how much the courts will accept the notion of a presidency that is supreme." more
‘It’s not my time right now’: Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera discusses mayoral race, storm recovery and more
Everyone now knows that—despite his popularity and presence in local politics since 2016—Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera will not run to be the next mayor of Tampa.
“It’s not my time right now,” Viera, who is terming out of his District 7 seat, told The Skinny last Friday. He did not rule out runs for seats on Hillsborough’s county commission or even in the Florida legislature.
“Impeachment Is a Remedy for a Runaway President”: Rep. Al Green on Why He Disrupted Trump’s Address
We speak with Democratic Congressmember Al Green of Texas a day after he was censured by the House of Representatives for disrupting President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night.....MORE
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Foundation Announces Summer Youth Academy
Calling all aspiring firefighters! The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2025 Summer Youth Fire Academy.
This exciting two-week program, open to students aged 14-18, offers a unique opportunity to experience the world of firefighting firsthand. Participants will learn from experienced Hillsborough County Fire Rescue instructors and gain hands-on experience in various aspects of firefighting and emergency response.
Trump raids will now target migrant families who entered the U.S. with their children
U.S. immigration agents are planning a new operation to arrest migrant families with children as part of a nationwide crackdown, according to three sources familiar with the planning. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports on the operation that will target adults and minor children who entered the country together and have orders of deportation.
Amid a growing measles outbreak, doctors worry RFK is sending the wrong message
Two people have now died in the growing measles outbreak in west Texas and New Mexico.
New Mexico Health officials on Thursday confirmed the death of an unvaccinated adult who tested positive for measles. The first death was a school-age child in Gaines County, Texas last week.
News of a second death comes as infectious disease doctors worry that the federal government's messaging about the outbreak is putting more emphasis on treatments like vitamin A than on vaccination, even as misinformation about some of these treatments is spreading online.
Why VA mental health workers feel Elon Musk's emails are psychological warfare
Elon Musk has called his "What did you do last week?" emails to the entire federal workforce "pulse check" reviews.
"Do you have a pulse and two neurons?" he said to laughter at a White House Cabinet meeting last week.
Some mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration do not find it funny. They liken the email campaign to psychological warfare: a blitz attack, with each email hitting like a flash-bang grenade aimed at discombobulating the federal workforce.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Donald Trump Does Not Have a “Mandate” for Any of This
In the 1932 presidential election, Franklin Delano Roosevelt wiped the floor with his Republican rival, Herbert Hoover. He won the Electoral College 472-59, and bested the incumbent with 57 percent of the popular vote. It was a decisive rout at a time of crises—a devastating depression, soaring inequality, rising fascism in Europe—and FDR embraced it, launching his New Deal. “We do not distrust the future of essential democracy,” he declared in his inaugural address. “The people of the United States have not failed. In their need they have registered a mandate that they want direct, vigorous action.” more
Sanders Says Senate Should Probe DOGE and Subpoena Musk
"My constituents in Vermont and constituents all over this country want to know what the hell is going on with the federal government right now," the democratic socialist senator said.
'Cowardly' and 'Spineless': 10 Dems Join House GOP to Censure Al Green for Disrupting Trump Speech
"Some of these Democrats have more smoke for Rep. Al Green than the man trying to cut Social Security and Medicaid," wrote one critic. more
10 Dems who voted to censured Rep. Al Green
Tom Suozzi of New York
Jim Costa of California
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington
Ami Bera of California
Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania
Marcy Kaptur of Ohio
Laura Gillen of New York
Jim Himes of Connecticut
Bodegas in NYC selling loose eggs to customers
With rising egg prices on the minds of many shoppers, there's a bodega in New York City that has come up with an idea
they think might help. HERE
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