U.S. dollar falls to three-year low as Trump's Powell threats further dent investor confidence (Jesse Pound/CNBC)
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U.S. dollar falls to three-year low as Trump's Powell threats further dent investor confidence
The dollar hit its lowest level since March 2022, continuing an April slide.Jesse Pound (CNBC)
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them (Jean Lee/NBC News)
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New images could change cancer diagnostics. ICE detained Harvard scientist who analyzes them.
Without Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.Jean Lee (NBC News)
Today's newsletter: How Gavin Newsom's dismissal of the Abrego Garcia case exposes the moral bankruptcy of poll-tested politics. www.readtpa.com/p/the-danger...
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The Danger of "Finger to the Wind" Politics
From wrongful deportation to trans rights, Gavin Newsom's calculated shifts reveal everything wrong with modern politics.Parker Molloy (The Present Age)
EU OS: A European Proposal for a Public Sector Linux Desktop
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#linux #opensource #unix
EU OS: A European Proposal for a Public Sector Linux Desktop - The New Stack
There are many Linux distributions, but now there's a proposal for one that's specific to the European Union government and nongovernmental organizations.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (The New Stack)
“How Can Those We Expect to Recognise the TRNC Recognise South
Turkish main opposition CHP leader Özgür Özel sharply criticised the Turkish government's foreign policy during a rally in Yozgat, condemning Turkic states for opening embassies in South Cyprus while continuing to withhold recognition from the Turkis…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
The Supreme Court kinda-sorta tried to reign in Trump - but they (alongside other actors, including Bush and Obama) were the ones who ushered in Trump's age of lawlessness. www.salon.com/2025/04/21/t...
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Too late for accountability
The Supreme Court now wants to rein in Trump — but they set the stage long agoSalon.com
Russian tourism industry includes Belarus in top visa-free May holiday destinations
Based on the requests of their clients, Russian tour operators have compiled the top-10 visa-free countries for travel during the May holidays, with Belarus on this list, according to the Association of Russian Tour Operators (ATOR), which unites spe…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
I wrote about the radicalizing Trumpist campaign to purge the nation from foreigners the regime deems unwelcome, how it epitomizes the regime’s assault on the constitutional order, and how it is intimately connected to the escalating attack on the “enemy within.”
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How the Republic FallsConstitutional protections suspended. The government purging “alien enemies” and the “enemy within.” Three months into Trumpist rule, despotism is rising in America.
A thread, based on my new piece:
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Russia Builds ‘Anti-Drone Corridors’ in Kursk
Russia is building so-called “anti-drone corridors” along the front line in an attempt to protect its forces and equipment from Ukrainian drone attacks, according to Andriy Demchenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Attorney General Bonta Announces Sentencing of Former Sutter Roseville Nursing Assistant for Theft from Elders
ROSEVILLE – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the sentencing of a former Sutter Roseville nursing assistant for stealing credit cards and cash from multiple patients at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Chinese folk art exhibition opens in Sarajevo-Xinhua
People view artwork at a Chinese folk art exhibition in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 19, 2025.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
We've shared this before, but very much worth a reshare this Lesbian Visibility week:
"Life as a Trans and Cis Couple: YES, We’re Still Lesbians!"
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Life as a Trans and Cis Couple: YES, We’re Still Lesbians! - connecting rainbows
the love story of a transgender (MTF) cis lesbian couple. things you should know and things you should never ask.Gena Jaffe (connecting rainbows)
Serbia’s populist president demands order after months of anti-corruption protests shaking his rule
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday demanded that authorities restore “order and peace” in the Balkan country following months of anti-corruption protests that have shaken his firm grip on power.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Trump's approval rating on the economy drops to lowest of his presidential career, CNBC Survey finds (Steve Liesman/CNBC)
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Trump's approval rating on the economy drops to lowest of his presidential career, CNBC Survey finds
President Donald Trump is registering the worst economic approval numbers of his presidential career, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey.Steve Liesman (CNBC)
Pete Hegseth, isolated and defiant, has Trump's backing for now (Dan Lamothe/Washington Post)
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Pete Hegseth, isolated and defiant, has Trump's backing for now
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Trump blasts Supreme Court while arguing trials for migrants 'not possible' (The Hill)
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Trump blasts Supreme Court while arguing trials for migrants ‘not possible’
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Mississippi Governor Declares April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month (Ashton Pittman/Mississippi Free Press)
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Mississippi Governor Declares April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month
Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 32-year-old tradition that began in 1993.Ashton Pittman (Mississippi Free Press)
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Make China great again!
another way the U.S. is giving away the 21st centuryAndrew Dessler (The Climate Brink)
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