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Partial government shutdown begins: Here’s what’s to know – NPR
Politics What to know about the partial government shutdown January 31, 202612:01 AM ET By Lexie Schapitl The U.S. government has entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to meet a deadline of midnight on Friday to complete work on a spending package to prevent funding from running out across multiple federal departments. While funding has…
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DrWeb’s Domain Report – Project 2025 (DHS Chapter 5) vs. What We’ve Actually Seen Since Trump Took Office (Jan 20, 2025) – Department of Homeland Security
Project 2025 (DHS Chapter 5) vs. What We’ve Actually Seen Since Trump Took Office (Jan 20, 2025) Editor’s Note: I prepared this report with assistance from Gemini AI. The chapter 5 on Department of Homeland Security is included below as PDF, for your own review. See the summary at the end. Links for sources are…
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Fewer Americans follow the news closely now than in 2016 – Pew Research Center
December 3, 2025 Americans are following the news less closely than they used to By Naomi Forman-Katz The share of Americans who say they follow the news all or most of the time has decreased since 2016, according to nearly a decade’s worth of Pew Research Center surveys. This shift comes amid changes in the platforms…
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Project 2025 Blueprint Versus The Second Trump Administration: A Narrative Comparison of Consequences
Editor’s Note: I struggled with Google’s NotebookLLM to get a decent comparison. I am learning its functions. It fails often. Anyway, here’s a comparison to real world events since Trump’s inauguration until now, and how any of those actions parallel the Project 2025 document from the Heritage Foundation (his Playbook). I made some edits, and…
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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times – Literary Hub
– The Keynote address at the American Librarian’s Association annual convention, June 28th, 2025 Sarah Weinman Sarah Weinman is the author of three nonfiction books: The Real Lolita, Scoundrel, and Without Consent (Ecco, November 2025). She is also the editor of several anthologies, most recently Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of…
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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times – Literary Hub
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth By Sarah Weinman,November 3, 2025 Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my…
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Nearly 90% of adults are at risk for this condition, but most have never heard of it, survey finds – CBS News
HealthWatch Nearly 90% of adults are at risk for this condition, but most have never heard of it, survey finds By Sara Moniuszko, Reporter, Lifestyle & Wellness Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper’s wellness vertical. She…
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Letters from an American – September 12, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American September 12, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Sep 12, 2025 Since a gunman murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, both social media circles and the political sphere have been alight with accusations that “the Left” was responsible for the shooting. Prominent…
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CNN Unveils New Programming For Headlines FAST Channel – Deadline
CNN Unveils New Programming For Headlines FAST Channel By Ted Johnson, Political Editor, @tedstew More Stories By Ted Networks Go To Special Reports On Trump-Zelensky Meeting As POTUS Expresses Hope For Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal Newsmax Settles Dominion Voting Systems’ Lawsuit For $67 Million Over Coverage Of 2020 Election Rigging Claims CNN Unveils New Programming For…
