Between scrubbing government websites of information about everything from vaccine efficacy to LGBT health matters and the ongoing war with higher education, the Trump administration seems to have a problem with freely available information that doesn’t align with its particular ideology. That war on knowledge appears to have extended to Wikipedia. Earlier this week, a […]
Zuckerberg Shutters Schools for Communities of Color as Trump Cracks Down on DEI
Back in 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his partner, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, opened The Primary School, a tuition-free private school opened with the explicit goal of helping low-income families and people of color to access education, healthcare, and social services. A decade later, they’ve apparently deemed that all those problems are solved now, as […]
Trump Team Accidentally Uploads Memo Dissing Its Own Case Against Congestion Pricing
Sean Duffy, Donald Trump’s Secretary of Transportation, would like to kill New York City’s congestion pricing. Donald Trump’s Department of Justice doesn’t think he has much of a case. We know that thanks to an apparent error on the part of the DOJ’s legal team, which uploaded and then removed an internal memo offering its […]
America’s Science Agency Says It Will Cut Funding to Researchers Who Protest Israel
Under the Trump administration, the National Institutes of Health has announced a new policy that allows it to cut off funding to any medical researcher who engages in a political protest of Israel. “Discriminatory prohibited boycott means refusing to deal, cutting commercial relations, or otherwise limiting commercial relations specifically with Israeli companies or with companies […]
Elon Musk’s DOGE Seems to Be Losing Steam as He Prepares to Retreat to Tesla
The early days of Elon Musk’s time at the Department of Government Efficiency were defined by big, flashy actions, promises of massive cuts, and dubious legality. As his 130-day cutoff as a limited government employee approaches, it seems he’ll be leaving with a thud. On top of significantly cutting the expected “savings” that his pseudo-agency […]
Vehicle Supplies Are Dwindling as People Race to Buy Everything but Teslas
Phones and electronics aren’t the only things that people are rushing to buy before the dreaded tariff tax hits, thanks to the Trump administration’s ongoing trade war with the world. According to research from Cox Automotive, the supply of new and used vehicles is starting to dwindle as consumers rush to secure a car before […]
Sneak Preview of Trump’s 2026 NASA Budget Is a Science-Killing Horror Show
After weeks of uncertainty, it appears that the Trump administration is preparing to gut NASA, based on a preliminary budget that would see the space agency’s funding nearly halved. Weeks of whispers (read: statements in scientific and Congressional committee meetings) have already indicated the way the breeze was blowing for NASA. And by breeze, we […]
China Is Reportedly Considering a Ban on America’s Greatest Export: Middling Hollywood Blockbusters
As Donald Trump’s unprovoked trade war against the world continues, countries are starting to look to respond in ways that will erode more than just America’s bottom line. According to the Hollywood Reporter, China is looking into banning American-made films and TV shows from its market, cutting into the United States’ cultural influence. The reporting […]
Mike Waltz Can’t Stop Making Signal Groups
Mike Waltz is a chatty guy. The national security adviser to Donald Trump who accidentally added The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat about an attack on Yemen actually has quite a few group chats going, according to Politico. He and his team have reportedly set up at least 20 chats meant to […]
Amazon and OnlyFans Founder Join the List of TikTok Bidders as Ban Looms
With the deadline for TikTok to sell or face a ban (again) looming, a new potential buyer has emerged. Amazon has thrown its hat in the ring to take over the popular and addictive video platform, according to a report from the New York Times, offering up a last-minute bid that is likely tied to […]