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Must Reads For March 6, 2025
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When it comes to imposing tariffs and immediately suspending them, Donald Trump’s behavior is downright bipolar.
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Firings and budget cuts could slow emergency disaster response and weaken resilience efforts.
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nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday that hundreds
of billions of dollars would have to be cut from Medicaid if
Republicans want to achieve their goal of slashing $2 trillion from the
federal budget.
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You Knew It Was Coming: Google Begins Testing AI-Only Search Results (Maria)
The author writes,
“Google has become so integral to online navigation that its name
became a verb, meaning ‘to find things on the Internet.’ Soon, Google
might just tell you what’s on the Internet instead of showing you. The
company has announced an expansion of its AI search features, powered by
Gemini 2.0. … Google is testing a more substantial change in the form
of AI Mode. This version of Google won’t show you the 10 blue links at
all.”
Judges Face Rise in Threats as Musk Blasts Them Over Rulings (Dana)
The authors write,
“US Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels
as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies
ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House
efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with
knowledge of the warnings. In recent weeks, Musk, congressional
Republicans, and other top allies of U.S. President Donald Trump have
called for the impeachment of some federal judges or attacked their
integrity in response to court rulings that have slowed the Trump
administration’s moves to dismantle entire government agencies and fire
tens of thousands of workers.” | |
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago (Sean)
From Wired:
“Guests are paying millions of dollars to dine and meet with President
Donald Trump at special events held at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm
Beach, Florida. Business leaders can secure a one-on-one meeting with
the president at Mar-a-Lago for $5,000,000, according to sources with
direct knowledge of the meetings. At a so-called Candlelight Dinner held
as recently as this past Saturday, prospective Mar-a-Lago guests were
asked to spend $1,000,000 to reserve a seat, according to an invitation
obtained by WIRED.”
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