Negotiations stall ahead of shutdown deadline as Democrats slam Trump for subverting spending laws (Sahil Kapur/NBC News)
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Negotiations stall ahead of shutdown deadline as Democrats slam Trump for subverting spending laws
Government funding negotiations have stalled ahead of a key March 14 deadline to prevent a shutdown amid Donald Trump’s controversial unilateral actions.Sahil Kapur (NBC News)
In what I think is a first, a submitter made a special playlist of tracks for Other People's Music. I think that deserves a special shoutout, so hey, go read about @f_dion's music! It's a fun blend of house, techno, electro and IDM bits
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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
This is a good article that gets into, in a clear way, what is being done and also helps clarify what cannot be done. For instance, politicians can't get physical, and probably shouldn't, with musk and his merry band of chucklenuts:
"Some political responses may help lead to other types of responses, but that is not their primary end. The primary goal of a _political_ response is to make the _political_ case. And that’s it."
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"So it will help us and our cause to stop rolling our eyes when, say, a politician writes a stern letter to a Trump official demanding that the administration cease its illegal activity. That is actually what our senators and representatives are _supposed_ to do. That is how they set the record and inform the press and through them the larger public. As discussed above, politicians don’t bring lawsuits. They usually don’t lead street protests."
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What we saved from the federal government’s data purge
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Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear power sites bring scrutiny on Kyiv
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Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear power sites bring scrutiny on Kyiv
Only in the fall, after Ukrainian intelligence agencies warned of potential strikes targeting nuclear transmission facilities, was action taken to begin building protection, the officials said — far too late in the event of an attack.PBS News
“I’m going to sign it but hopefully we are not going to have to use it very much,” Trump said, adding that he wants to see about working out a deal with Iran so everybody “can live together.”
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Trump has said he's left 'instructions' that if Iran assassinated him the US foe 'would be obliterated"
President Trump said Tuesday that he has given orders for Iran to be completely destroyed if it ever attempts to assassinate him.Unusual Whales
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A 25-year-old DOGE operative named Marko Elez in fact has admin privileges on these critical systems, which directly control and pay out roughly 95% of payments made by the U.S. government, including Social Security checks, tax refunds and virtually all contract payments.
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
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Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
Overnight, Wired reported that, contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at the Treasury Department are limited to “read only” access to department…Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
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Kolkata International Book Fair Hits 1.4 million Visitors With Five Days To Go
Keep in mind there are countless other book fairs happening in India at this time, not least the New Delhi World Book Fair, which last year pulled in 1.8 million visitors.
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"The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders. The Georgia-based chain is adding a 50-cent charge per egg because of the 'nationwide rise in cost of eggs,' according to signs posted at its…
EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders (Jean Chemnick/Politico)
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EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders
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Had been mucking about trying to re-create John Martyn’s ‘Big Muff’ groove, got sidetracked, listened to a ton of Thievery Corporation, came back to it and it turned into a somewhat eastern vibe.
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