BREAKING: Scientists have warned record high ocean temperatures have spread like an underwater wildfire over corals across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, with 84% of the planet's reefs hit by the worst global bleaching event on record.
If Putin gets this deal before 9 May, he will claim he’s won a world-historical victory to match World War 2 and that all the sacrifices will have been worth it.
Will the Russian people buy it?
Yes.
🤡 Fox News calls Kyiv a "Russian city" during Easter service broadcast
![I. CONCLUSION
Congress has found that "it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of
freedom of opinion and expression" and that "open communication of information and ideas
among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability." International
Broadcasting Act of 1973, 87 Stat. at 457. RFE/RL has, for decades, operated as one of the organizations that Congress has statutorily designated to carry out this policy. The leadership of
USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE/RL
to shut down even if the President has told them to do so.
Therefore, upon consideration of the plaintiff's Motion [ECF No. 6] for a Temporary
Restraining Order, the defendants' Opposition thereto, the plaintiff's Reply, and the entire record
herein, it is hereby
ORDERED that the plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED;
and it is further
ORDERED that the portion of the plaintiff's TRO motion seeking disbursement of
$7,464,559 for the March 1-14 period of performance is now MOOT given the defendants' notice
of disbursement initiation for that outstanding amount; and it is further
ORDERED that the defendants and their agents take no steps and impose no obligations
relating to closing out the plaintiff's grant; and it is further](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreieuybzygl3y6a2dwm73la7bbebo446vkpxfp4nyhupfci6iqc6fuy)
I. CONCLUSION Congress has found that "it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of freedom of opinion and expression" and that "open communication of information and ideas among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability." International Broadcasting Act of 1973, 87 Stat. at 457. RFE/RL has, for decades, operated as one of the organizations that Congress has statutorily designated to carry out this policy. The leadership of USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE/RL to shut down even if the President has told them to do so. Therefore, upon consideration of the plaintiff's Motion [ECF No. 6] for a Temporary Restraining Order, the defendants' Opposition thereto, the plaintiff's Reply, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the portion of the plaintiff's TRO motion seeking disbursement of $7,464,559 for the March 1-14 period of performance is now MOOT given the defendants' notice of disbursement initiation for that outstanding amount; and it is further ORDERED that the defendants and their agents take no steps and impose no obligations relating to closing out the plaintiff's grant; and it is further
ORDERED that the parties abide by the following briefing schedule for the briefing of the preliminary injunction: Defendants' Opposition: due Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Plaintif's Reply: due Friday, March 28, 2025. The Court intends to rule on the preliminary injunction motion expeditiously. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: March 25 , 2025 3:00pm. Royce C. Lamberth United States District Judge
BREAKING: Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issues a TRO blocking Kari Lake from shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty "with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation" — "even if the President has told them to do so." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Streeting: Israel’s attacks on Gaza are ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘intolerable’
Our first Jana Wendt Award for International Reporting goes to Colin Cosier at SBS Dateline for “Finding Yusuf”. The feature was the first program to expose the government’s inaction over reparations. Sponsored by Qantas Group & presented via video by Jana Wendt! #MPCQuills
You first.
This is informative. Thanks
They’re too angry and discontented, too unfulfilled, too immature and spoilt.
We have two job openings in the Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Non tenure-track, of interest for those who work in cultural studies or critical media, don't mind a full-time lecture schedule, and enjoy working with grad TAs. It's a three-year renewable post. Please circulate!
Questioned whether Ukraine was an equal partner in process.
“Interesting question” #Trump says.
Suggests the USA should get pay back in form
of oil and rare earth minerals.
Extraordinary.
Everyone should pay attention.
Shouldn’t be surprised but it’s still a WOW moment.
I’ve just listened to the whole Trump presser…
He will meet #Putin in Saudi Arabia soon.
#Zelenskyy will not be part of that process. Questions Zelenskyy’s popularity.
Says #Ukraine could get some land back.
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
Tesla's sales are sliding across Europe, plunging 59% in Germany in January.
EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Exclusive: Security agents escorted the inspector general of the US Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration reut.rs/4hfG4Vp
Delete this story @newsweek.com it’s embarrassing.
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride
Because we can never stopping making it crystal clear how fucked up this is.
The White House Financial Disclosure page has been WIPED. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics mandates public financial disclosures for high-level federal officials through the OGE Form 278e promoting transparency and ensuring compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
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This isn’t what you might think it is…
Worth a read.
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Good start?
#Vivek’s gone already.
#Musk’s undermining #Trump’s big AI.
#Republican reps are choking, backing pardoned thugs who beat #police officers.
#Ukraine #Russia still at war.
#Drug prices are up.
Republicans in every state will have a friend who’s a birthright citizen.
This is definitely a first for me. A SENIOR official in the White House publicly declaring that the president's big announcement from the day prior is kind of a ruse
