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Here’s a ‘dead’ person on Social Security in Seattle, with plenty to say
Seattle Times - Sun Mar 16, 2025
“DOGE Has 10 Staffers at Social Security in Hunt for Dead People,” the headlines read this past week. More»

Fatberg Weighing 30,000kg is Pulled from a Sewer in Western Australia
The Guardian - Sat Mar 15, 2025
The biggest ever fatberg found in Western Australia has been pulled from a sewer, weighing in at 30,000kg. More»

Trump Asks Military for Plans to Take Panama Canal ‘By Force’
Daily Beast - Fri Mar 14, 2025
The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday. More»

Developer Convicted for “kill switch” Code Activated Upon his Termination
ArsTechnica - Mon Mar 10, 2025
A 55-year-old software developer faces up to 10 years in prison for deploying malicious code that sabotaged his former employers network, allegedly costing hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. More»

Trump & RFK, Jr Moving to Shut Down Medicare & Medicaid
Associated Press - Sun Mar 9, 2025
WASHINGTON — Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment as part of President Donald Trump’s government cuts. More»

Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks
AlterNet - Sun Mar 9, 2025
Measles can cause brain swelling and pneumonia. More»

Trump Admin Slammed As ‘Stupidest’ Ever After Linking WWII Plane ‘Enola Gay’ To DEI
Huffington Post - Fri Mar 7, 2025
Just to be clear, Enola Gay was the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, not a member of the LGBTQ+ community. More»

SpaceX’s Latest Starship Test Flight Ends with Another Explosion
Associated Press - Fri Mar 7, 2025
Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart. More»

Trump Plans to Cut 80,000 Employees from Veterans Affairs
Associated Press - Wed Mar 5, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a reorganization that includes cutting over 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for retired military members, according to an internal memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. More»

What it was like in the room during Oval Office shouting match
BBC - Sat Mar 1, 2025
The day began with the same cordial routine the White House reserves for visiting foreign dignitaries. More»

USAid Workers to be ‘Escorted’ Back to Collect Belongings Amid Trump Shutdown
The Guardian - Wed Feb 26, 2025
Workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have been invited back to its office “to retrieve their personal belongings” as the Trump administration continues its bid to shut down the foreign aid agency. More»

Roberta Flack, Soul and R&B Icon Dies Aged 88
The Guardian - Tue Feb 25, 2025
Roberta Flack, the US singer behind a string of hits including Killing Me Softly With His Song, has died aged 88. More»

Trump fires General CQ Brown as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
ABC - Sat Feb 22, 2025
President Donald Trump announced Friday night that he had fired General CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and intends to nominate recently retired Air Force Lieutenant General Dan "Razin" Caine" to be his successor. More»

The Romans Tried to Save the Republic From Men Like Trump. They Failed.
The Village Voice - Thu Feb 20, 2025
A man stands before a crowd, trawling for votes. More»

Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'
ABC - Thu Feb 20, 2025
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that a citys police department be "immediately abolished," finding there is a "rampant culture of corruption," officials said Wednesday while announcing the indictment of five of the agencys officers, including its police chief. More»

Tens of Millions of Dead People Aren’t Getting Social Security Checks
Associated Press - Wed Feb 19, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. More»

Fifteen People Injured After Delta Plane Landing at Toronto Airport Overturns
NBC - Mon Feb 17, 2025
At least 15 people were injured Monday after a Delta Air Lines plane was involved in a crash upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, officials said. More»

Trump Administration Backtracks on Firing Nuclear Arsenal Workers
The Guardian - Sun Feb 16, 2025
Cuts to nuclear security workforce were made on Thursday – but agency can’t find workers to offer them their jobs back. More»

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