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“Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned his decision to hold firm against President Trump’s tariff threats into a rallying point for Canadians as their trade clash escalates,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: The mild-mannered former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor is holding firm against Trump despite the threat of further economic […]

“Facing a fresh economic assault from the United States, Iran’s leaders are gambling that they can weather the coming storm and make the cost of their suffering felt in an oil-rich region that is critical to the global economy,” the New York Times reports. “As Iran’s ever more devastating economic crisis deepens, experts warn, Iranian […]

“President Donald Trump has begun a larger project to redo the White House’s lawn, seeking to bring its slope flush with his new helipad,” the Washington Post reports. “Construction crews, which have been working round-the-clock to complete the helipad project before Chinese President Xi Jingping’s planned state visit next month, have torn up much of […]

Trump’s Elections Order Will Be Back Before the Supreme Court Before Long A ruling yesterday evening by the Supreme Court...

“Senator John Fetterman’s political loyalties have become an important question in Washington, with some of his fellow Democrats worrying that the Pennsylvanian could abandon the party just as it has an opportunity to claw back control of the Senate,” the New York Times reports. “In fact, Mr. Fetterman’s regular critiques of Democrats have made him […]

Schneider Electric’s new 48-amp home EV charger is designed to solve one of the priciest problems that can come with buying an EV: discovering that your house needs an electrical panel or service upgrade before you can charge at Level 2 speeds.

The Debate Link: More Catholic than the bishops.

Balkinization: Trump, vaccination, and the right to kill children.

Informed Comment: Iran counters Trump "D-Day" by menacing Arab oil monarchies.

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Eldercare.

Robert B. Hubbell: Leaving MAGA.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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The Justice Department pressed the Supreme Court to lift an injunction blocking President Donald Trump's mail-ballot order, even after its only argument had "evaporated." Trump signed Executive Order 14399 in March, directing the United States Postal Service to impose ...

Portrait of Marcel, 1880 #berthemorisot #impressionism

Target’s now-pulled children’s Halloween costume is so unbelievably racist that it had to, on some level, be purposely done by someone in the decision chain and everyone else was like, “seems ok to me”.

Photos by Stacie Joy Reporting by SJ and EVG  More details have emerged about the buyer of the long-vacant development site on Second Avenue between Second Street and Third Street.  Earlier this month, we noted that the listing for the property had been ma...

EVG photo from 2022 

Photos by Stacie Joy Avenues for Justice hosted its annual "Summer on the Avenue" this past Thursday outside its LES community center at 100 Avenue B between Sixth Street and Seventh Street.  The free street fair featured music, games, arts and crafts, school supplie...

Last year, The Washington Post fired columnist Karen Attiah over social media posts she made after the shooting death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Attiah appeared on “The Poynter Report […]

The post Karen Attiah spent a year fighting her Washington Post firing. She just won. appeared first on Poynter.

Wall Street Journal: “Since taking office, Mamdani has made a number of moves directed at the retail-and-cloud-computing giant. Earlier this month, he backed the Delivery Protection Act, which would force warehouse operators such as Amazon to obtain licenses from the city by adhering to new safety, training and employment requirements. It would also require Amazon […]

“This year, for the first time in its 80-year history, the United Nations may select a woman to serve as its secretary general. Of the eight candidates nominated so far for the position, five are women, and many UN members argue that it’s finally their turn,” the Washington Post reports. “But as the UN Security […]

“President Donald Trump is moving toward levying a new tariff on China that would penalize the world’s second-largest economy for flooding the global market with underpriced goods,” the Associated Press reports. “The move, if finalized, appears to be a calibrated effort by the White House to work around a Supreme Court decision earlier this year […]

Remembering the Illinois State Fair in the late '70s, the smell of frying dough, grilled onions, and sweet hay still brings back summer magic.

“Gov. Kathy Hochul expects Big Apple Mayor Zohran Mamdani will aid her reelection bid this year — support that stands to harness the base of young, left-leaning backers who propelled him to City Hall,” Politico reports. Said Hochul: “I think he’ll be helpful.”

“Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers attended three fundraisers hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Los Angeles on Sunday and another on Monday amid reports that he holds reservations about the pro-Israel group advertising on his behalf to help him defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in November,” the Detroit News reports. “The […]