Nope. Latest OECD report: US inflation unchanged during the last year and worse than Canada, France, Germany and Italy. oecd.org/en/data/insigh….

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The latest Trump xenophobic swipe against Harvard's international students. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Kristi Noam: “...if Harvard won’t defend the interests of its students, then we will.” Oh, right! Like cancelling student visas in the midst of their studies, slashing PhD research in public health, and withdrawing federal funding for student aid. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/…

Despite receiving $10.2 million in federal aid from the Biden administration that could have funded a flood warning system, Kerr County officials diverted most of the money to law enforcement projects. The decision — influenced by local opposition to Biden-era funds and mistrust

When did Superman get all woke and shit?! Oh, right. In the 1940s. (This poster is often mislabeled as being from the 1950s. It was created in 1949.)

Two weeks ago, Marco Rubio said USAID “has little to show since the end of the Cold War.” Days earlier, a Lancet study estimated that USAID global health programs have saved 90 million lives—not since 1991, but since just 2001.

Why would Trump cancel the midterm elections when he and the GOP will simply try to manipulate them with legal technicalities so that they retain control? Malpractices are the standard name of the game in electoral democracies and electoral autocracies.

If Trump defeats Harvard, America loses: "...the fight between the Trump administration and Harvard is something more: It has become a test for the president’s ability to impose his political agenda on all 2,600 universities in the United States. " nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it" waste, fraud, etc: it costs $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000 theatlantic.com/health/archive…

A useful synopsis of what ails American democracy. But no explanation is offered, still less remedies. We need to ask harder questions. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Oh this is interesting: America's loss is the UK university gain. Students vote with their feet. ft.com/content/c07464…

The partisan confidence gap in US universities has long been evident, but it expanded in recent years, prior to the most recent attacks.

An important message re the numbers behind Trump's immigration policies.....so far. It will all get worse, of course, given recent GOP funding stoking the flames. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Lee: He's a Lib Dem MP. Electoral reform has been their policy since at least David Steel in the 1970s. Of course.

Some 78 public radio organizations and 37 TV organizations are at risk of going dark as a result of the cuts Trump pushed through Congress, from major cities to far-flung towns like Unalakleet, Alaska, and Pendleton, Ore. elenashao.bsky.social Ben Mullin nytimes.com/interactive/20…