Markets are crashing; freedom seems under siege; the international order is threatened. One man’s whim seems to be decisive. Where are the guardrails of our republic? We see some glimmers through the darkness, as some of the feedback mechanisms start to kick in. The constitutional order may be slow but it may not be completely in ruins. However, there is a threat, and we identify it in not one, but the sum of the actions the president has pursued. Many of these are unconstitutional; others may well be. The first step in protecting the republic from these threats is to identify them. We take that on and at least make a start; the task, in the end, however, will be up to the American people, as Project 2025 may fall to Project 2026.
The Stack Overflow Podcast - WBIT #6: Be curious, ask questions, and don’t argue with JavaScript
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It Could Happen Here - How ICE Kidnapped A Farmworker Union Organizer
Mia talks with Coalition of Independent Unions organizer Mark Medina about ICE's kidnapping of Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, Lelo's work, and the April 12th rally at Portland City Hall to free him.
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Global News Podcast - Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills scores of people
Hundreds of people were inside the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, when the roof collapsed. Also: major David Hockney art exhibition opens in Paris.
CBS News Roundup - 04/08/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition
President Trump is not backing down on tariffs. That causes stock markets to whipsaw.
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The Gist - The Brand Is the Business: Devon Archer on Biden, Burisma, and Being the Fall Guy
Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s former business partner, joins to detail Ukrainian gas deals and what he calls the “Biden brand.” From paper mache with the Vice President to secretive dinners in Paris, he describes selling access, sidestepping scrutiny, and eventually being left holding the legal bag. Also, “10% for the big guy”? Archer says that wasn’t just a turn of phrase—it was the deal.
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PBS News Hour - Health - Man whose blood helped develop measles vaccine weighs in on recent outbreak
A second child died from measles-related causes in Texas where an outbreak has infected at least 505. Until this year, the U.S. had no reported measles deaths in a decade. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former anti-vaccine advocate, now says the MMR vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. Deema Zein spoke with someone who had a front-row seat to its creation. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Consider This from NPR - What will it take to get measles under control?
It's been 25 years since measles was officially "eliminated" from the United States.
That's a technical term. In public health, it means measles has not had a steady twelve month spread.
Right now there are measles cases in several states The biggest number of cases are in West Texas where two kids have died.
A quarter of a century after measles was officially eliminated in the US, the disease is once again spreading in West Texas, New Mexico and there are cases in several other states. What can be done to get the virus under control?
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That's a technical term. In public health, it means measles has not had a steady twelve month spread.
Right now there are measles cases in several states The biggest number of cases are in West Texas where two kids have died.
A quarter of a century after measles was officially eliminated in the US, the disease is once again spreading in West Texas, New Mexico and there are cases in several other states. What can be done to get the virus under control?
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Consider This from NPR - What will it take to get measles under control?
It's been 25 years since measles was officially "eliminated" from the United States.
That's a technical term. In public health, it means measles has not had a steady twelve month spread.
Right now there are measles cases in several states The biggest number of cases are in West Texas where two kids have died.
A quarter of a century after measles was officially eliminated in the US, the disease is once again spreading in West Texas, New Mexico and there are cases in several other states. What can be done to get the virus under control?
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That's a technical term. In public health, it means measles has not had a steady twelve month spread.
Right now there are measles cases in several states The biggest number of cases are in West Texas where two kids have died.
A quarter of a century after measles was officially eliminated in the US, the disease is once again spreading in West Texas, New Mexico and there are cases in several other states. What can be done to get the virus under control?
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