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<p>stand up for SCIENCE on 7 March 2025</p><p><a href="/tags/rally2025/" rel="tag">#Rally2025</a> <a href="/tags/sciencerally/" rel="tag">#ScienceRally</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>Quick note to say I have two studios now and am moving <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a>, <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> and <a href="/tags/voting/" rel="tag">#voting</a> related posts to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@artact" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>artact</span></a></span> + <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, <a href="/tags/cartoons/" rel="tag">#cartoons</a>, and <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@famebot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>famebot</span></a></span>. Follow both!</p>

Many nonprofits rely heavily on federal grants and AmeriCorps members. These nonprofits are being told that they need to scrub anything mentioning diversity, equity, and inclusion if they expect any federal funding or assistance moving forward. (Attached are a couple of examples from a literacy nonprofit called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Partners" rel="nofollow">Reading Partners</a>). It&#x27;s possible that many of Trump&#x27;s executive orders will be defeated in court, but--even if that happens--the legal process can be slow. Funding is being pulled from programs / nonprofits / research that cannot survive long without it. So, if you see an organization complying with these orders, please do not immediately think less of them. Do not assume they are making these changes because they want to. In most cases they are simply trying to weather the storm and survive long enough to continue helping the communities that depend on their services.<br><br><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofits/" rel="tag">#nonprofits</a> <a href="/tags/americorps/" rel="tag">#americorps</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#dei</a><br>

<p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-us-can-survive-without-almost" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/the-us-can-survive-without-almost"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/the-us-can-su</span><span class="invisible">rvive-without-almost</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#substack</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsedge/" rel="tag">#cliffsedge</a> <a href="/tags/blueamp/" rel="tag">#blueamp</a> <a href="/tags/cliffschecter/" rel="tag">#cliffschecter</a> <a href="/tags/davidhuster/" rel="tag">#davidhuster</a> <a href="/tags/briankarem/" rel="tag">#briankarem</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsnote/" rel="tag">#cliffsnote</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;m impressed that <a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/ds9/" rel="tag">#DS9</a> was only about nine months and half a state off in their prediction about the Bell Riots.<br>I&#x27;m still holding out hope for their Irish Reunification prediction.<br><a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13<br>—</p><p>President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S. investigation of the MS-13 gang.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/buk</span><span class="invisible">ele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elsalvador/" rel="tag">#ElSalvador</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/bukele/" rel="tag">#Bukele</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>

<p>Awfully quiet at the Xitter site, hardly any tweets on trump&#x27;s vanity parade, which started 30 minutes early at 6:00 EDT to avoid the rain.</p><p>No one seems to be crowing about crowd size or posting images.</p><p>We wonder why 😉 </p><p>These images are from a CSPAN video, with a very small crowd along the parade route. What a waste of taxpayer money.</p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <br>1/n</p>

<p>Trump’s anti-green agenda could lead to 1.3 million more temperature-related deaths.</p><p>Most of the people expected to suffer live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-climate-rollbacks-heat-deaths?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>

<p>Welcome to the March/April 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine! Editor-in-Chief Gus Bova introduces our latest by examining the &quot;biannual dread” invoked by the Texas legislature and what we can do about it. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/editors-</span><span class="invisible">letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s that time of year again: Submissions for the 2025 MOLLY National Journalism Prize for Investigative Journalism are now open! </p><p>Submit your entry and/or help us spread the word! 🤠 Deadline for entries is Friday, April 11. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/the-molly-awards-submissions/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/the-molly-awards-submissions/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/molly-aw</span><span class="invisible">ards/the-molly-awards-submissions/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#events</a></p>

<p>NEW <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#SUBSTACK</a>: 11 MILLION Americans Stand Up! <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> &#x27;s Sad, Flaccid Parade Can&#x27;t Get It Up</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-americans-stand-up-trumps" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-americans-stand-up-trumps"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/11-million-am</span><span class="invisible">ericans-stand-up-trumps</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#germany</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#italy</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a></p>

<p>U.S. agents suspected Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders. Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/buk</span><span class="invisible">ele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elsalvador/" rel="tag">#ElSalvador</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/bukele/" rel="tag">#Bukele</a> <a href="/tags/usaid/" rel="tag">#USAID</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a></p>

<p>A friend asks, how can Trump abandon millions to invaders in Ukraine then complain about ‘Canada stooping so low as to use ELECTRICITY, that so affects the life of innocent people, as a bargaining chip and threat’?</p><p>Kōbō Abe, who wrote thoughtfully about crime in his dystopian, edge-of-society prose offers a helpful point:</p><p>‘The cleverest thief is the one who pretends he’s been robbed.’</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#crime</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/cdnpoli/" rel="tag">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a></p>

<p>If Trump is not stopped soon, he’ll no longer be necessary to Putin. </p><p>Give that a think.</p><p>The poison spreads like a spider’s paralytic. </p><p>The GOP, half the dems, the top of the military, most of corporate America &amp; the ‘MSM’—</p><p>—already frozen</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#putin</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/journalsm/" rel="tag">#journalsm</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a></p>

<p>20 years ago and still…</p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>&quot;Fascism: Here To Stay? How Do We End It?&quot; </p><p>W/ <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#DavidShuster</a>, an &quot;Amped Up!&quot; INTERVIEW w awesome historian/scholar on <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a>, Ruth Ben-Ghiat!</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-to-stay-how-do-we-end" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-to-stay-how-do-we-end"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-</span><span class="invisible">to-stay-how-do-we-end</span></a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#middleeast</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>&quot;Noem isn’t doing homeland <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a>. I’m not sure she knows its meaning. Like habeas corpus, which she thinks is an Ecuadorian offshoot of MS-13. Instead of safety and security, Noem’s turned the agency into the rabid attack dog she wanted Cricket to be&quot;</p><p>READ MORE <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cric</span><span class="invisible">ket-and-the-united-states</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> us <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/cliffschecter/" rel="tag">#cliffschecter</a> <a href="/tags/blueamp/" rel="tag">#blueamp</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsnote/" rel="tag">#cliffsnote</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsedge/" rel="tag">#cliffsedge</a> <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#davidshuster</a></p>

<p>Here&#x27;s our issues for today! Call your reps and do more at: <a href="https://www.5calls.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.5calls.org/</a></p><p>* Oppose Trump Attorney Emil Bove for Federal Court Judge.<br>* We still need to reign in Trump&#x27;s war powers [if calling Senate: S.J.Res. 59 / if calling House: H.Con.Res. 38]<br>* Condemn Trump and Miller&#x27;s attack on immigrants, California - and block every action they can.<br>* RFK and Kristi Noem must resign for their incompetence and cruelty.<br>* (House) Oppose the GENIUS crypto scam act.<br>* (Senate) Oppose HR the &quot;One Big Beautiful Bill&quot; Act.</p><p>For your rep here: <a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.house.gov/representatives/</span><span class="invisible">find-your-representative</span></a></p><p>For your Senators:<br>Senator Schiff: 202-224-3841<br>Senator Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787)<br>Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841</p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#democrats</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#california</a> <a href="/tags/santaclara/" rel="tag">#santaclara</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/capol/" rel="tag">#CAPol</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> &#x27;s <a href="/tags/billion/" rel="tag">#Billion</a> Dollar <a href="/tags/ballroom/" rel="tag">#Ballroom</a> Will Cost You Your <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> care! </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmsRqHEvnw" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmsRqHEvnw"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmsRq</span><span class="invisible">HEvnw</span></a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/straitofhormuz/" rel="tag">#straitofhormuz</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a></p>

<p>Damn! &quot;Elon <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> Faces INTENSE ATTACKS From <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> In Town Halls&quot; </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leORW1EX_Ho" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=leORW1EX_Ho"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=leORW1</span><span class="invisible">EX_Ho</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/putin/" rel="tag">#putin</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/biden/" rel="tag">#Biden</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a></p>

<p>LA Times: L.A. Army veteran with Purple Heart self-deports to South Korea under threat of deportation</p><p>&quot;...An Army veteran who grew up in Van Nuys and was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea this week as he was threatened with being detained and deported by federal immigration forces.</p><p>On Monday, veteran Sae Joon Park, who legally immigrated from South Korea when he was seven years old, grew up in Koreatown and the San Fernando Valley and held a green card...&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-06-27/l-a-army-veteran-with-purple-heart-self-deports-to-south-korea-under-threat-of-deportation" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-06-27/l-a-army-veteran-with-purple-heart-self-deports-to-south-korea-under-threat-of-deportation"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.latimes.com/politics/story</span><span class="invisible">/2025-06-27/l-a-army-veteran-with-purple-heart-self-deports-to-south-korea-under-threat-of-deportation</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> <a href="/tags/racism/" rel="tag">#racism</a></p>

<p>&quot;I promise you the myopic mook, <a href="/tags/bezos/" rel="tag">#Bezos</a>, doesn’t see the outrage of Venetians, Americans and the <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> as regrettable. I’m sure it gives him the kinda dopamine high Elon needs to snort a Cybertruck to obtain. Jeff’s living his best <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> life&quot; </p><p>READ THE REST/SUBSCRIBE <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/billionaire-jeff-bezos-rented-venice" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/billionaire-jeff-bezos-rented-venice"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/billionaire-j</span><span class="invisible">eff-bezos-rented-venice</span></a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#italy</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a></p>

<p>&quot;Look, we’re not in a Woody Allen <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a>. Foreign policy by tweet isn’t just dumb-as-a-door-hinge—it’s dangerous. The world isn’t your therapy Don. Ya don’t get to bomb, lie about a ceasefire, go back to cheating at golf like nothing happened&quot;</p><p>THE REST-&gt; <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/trumps-toddler-twitter-diplomacy" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/trumps-toddler-twitter-diplomacy"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/trumps-toddle</span><span class="invisible">r-twitter-diplomacy</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#sports</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#twitter</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a></p>

<p>Introducing the July/August 2025 issue of our magazine, with reporting from Sandy West on predatory adoption agencies, Chilton Tippin on international <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> and natural resources, and much more.</p><p>Become a member of the Texas Observer and get the best of our journalism, starting at just $3/month: texasobserver.fundjournalism.org/join </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#water</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a></p>