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DOJ seeks to end minority teacher programs in Minneapolis
The Trump administration’s anti-diversity crusade continues with a new lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools.
Kash Patel fires far-right FBI agent for unleashing bigoted attack on him
The FBI director recently fired one of his former far-right allies, Stephen Friend, after Friend appeared to accuse Patel of a cover-up in the D.C. pipe bomb probe.
Progressives raise red flags over Democrats’ new House AI panel
At least two of the Democratic Congress members shaping artificial intelligence policies have resisted regulations or are major beneficiaries of Big Tech.
As Americans sour on the economy, Mike Johnson is focused on getting Trump a Nobel Peace Prize
The U.S. speaker of the House and the leader of Israel’s Knesset vowed to press other world leaders to support a ridiculous bid to award the accolade to Trump.
Missouri activists just took a big step toward stopping their state’s Trump-backed congressional maps
People Not Politicians, an organization opposed to Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting, says it submitted about three times the number necessary to put the Trump-backed redistricting to voters.
Florida AG files suit against medical groups over gender-affirming care
Virtually every reputable medical organization in the U.S. says gender-affirming care is safe and necessary. A state attorney general says this is a conspiracy.
Hundreds of former DOJ employees rebut Harmeet Dhillon’s claim about why they left
In an open letter, the ex-employees rebuke Dhillon’s leadership of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and dispute her claim that they refused to do the work required.
Trump triples down on one of his more unpopular ideas after multiple failures
Plus, Trump makes the U.S. flip-flop on selling chips to China, the Department of Homeland Security launches a site to aid its anti-immigrant spin and more — all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.
Palantir co-founders keep mistaking violence for masculine virtue
Palantir’s Alex Karp and Joe Lonsdale have violent visions for America, and they’re using claims about masculinity to defend it.
Epstein emailed with Silicon Valley elites about racist, eugenicist ideas
Recently released emails show Epstein discussed the appeal of fascism and population control through climate change with AI theorists who have ties to prominent tech billionaires.