Robert Reich

Office Hours: So What's Our Game Plan Now?
In face of Trump’s emerging police state?




Friends,

Demonstrations against Trump’s emerging police state are growing, not just in Los Angeles but around the nation. In New York yesterday, demonstrators walked through the streets after assembling in Lower Manhattan near a large government building that houses federal immigration offices and the city’s main immigration court.

Thousands gathered in Chicago, chanting anti-ICE and anti-Trump slogans while marching through the city.

This coming Saturday, in response to Trump’s display of military might in Washington (ostensibly to honor the 250th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Army but also to honor himself and his own birthday), many of us will be protesting in “No Kings Day” events across the nation. See here.

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At A Glance

World's richest shipwreck near Colombia identified.

Ancient tomb complex discovered in Syria.

Our minds go blank 5% to 20% of the time.

How flowers may look different in future years.

Personality traits of people who write grocery lists by hand.

Childhood-themed art using salvaged architecture.

Cybersecurity risks from hitting "unsubscribe."

See baseball's Denzel Clarke make a spectacular catch.

Clickbait: "Door to Hell" is burning out.

Budget Friendly Meal Prep ~ $2 Meals

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Federal judge dismisses Justin Baldoni's $400M countersuit against "It Ends With Us" costar Blake Lively; Lively is suing Baldoni over alleged sexual harassment on the set of the film (More)

> Frederick Forsyth, English novelist and journalist whose books sold more than 75 million copies worldwide, dies at age 86 (More) | Sly Stone, frontman for influential funk band Sly and the Family Stone, dies at age 82 (More)

> Tampa Bay Rays star Wander Franco, currently on trial for sexual abuse, faces new charge of illegal possession of a firearm (More) | "Call Her Daddy" host Alex Cooper accuses her former Boston University soccer coach of sexual harassment (More)


Science & Technology
> Apple's WWDC 2025 begins, see highlights from day one of the company's biggest developer event of the year (More) | Apple explained (1440 Topics)

> Fossilized stomach contents provide first direct evidence sauropods—massive, long-necked dinosaurs like the brontosaurus—were vegetarians (More)

> Researchers discover signs of accelerated aging in children with multiple sclerosis; biological age, measured by changes at the cellular level, was up to two years older in some patients (More) | Aging explained (1440 Topics)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 +0.1%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq +0.3%) as US-China trade talks kicked off in London and resume today (More)

> Disney to pay an extra $438.7M to Comcast, on top of the $8.6B it committed in 2023, to complete the purchase of Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu; Disney's acquisition of Hulu is expected to close by July 24 (More)

> OpenAI reaches $10B in annual recurring revenue; comes 2.5 years after the release of its ChatGPT chatbot (More) | Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including building one next to an existing nuclear power plant (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid boat carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg as it enters Israel's naval blockade of Gaza; says it will deport Thunberg and 11 other activists (More) | Russia and Ukraine begin prisoner of war exchanges, hours after Ukraine says Russia launched record 479 drones overnight Sunday (More)

> Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removes all 17 members of independent panel advising the CDC on immunization (More) | Executive order banning or limiting travel to the US from 19 countries goes into effect (More)

> Tropical Storm Barbara strengthens into hurricane, the first of the eastern Pacific season; dangerous surf and rip current conditions predicted to impact southwestern Mexico's coast (More)

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LIFE's Worth LIVING

The JOY OF LIVING...

is different for everyone as some like to feel as though life is OPPRESSING them...  and maybe it is but what is the alternative?

The JOY OF LIVING is not wishing that you have what other people have and then going in debt to try and get there, but to accept what you have and make the most out of it.

I know of a young man who at 19 was charged with murder because he drove the get-away car but did not know what his passenger was planning.  He spent 30 years of his life in prison before being granted parole.

While in prison his attitude was "DO YOUR TIME DON'T LET YOUR TIME DO YOU."

He read books, took courses, learned woodworking, and became an electrician after being released.

He started at the bottom at 49 years of age and did not complain, learned what he could as fast as he could.  Five years later, he had his own crew and was making over $25/hour.

Today, he is a model citizen because he accepted what he had, and someone was willing to give him a second chance.

I understand, not everyone can be like that, but his example, no the crime, is a good one to follow.

We have been given LIFE and sometimes that life is cut short and sometimes we live to 80 years of age and older, many of us now reaching 100 or better.

This life of ours, only happens once...  that we know about...

It is not always going to be perfect nor is it always going to be what we want, but we can accept it and deal with it whatever it may be and make the most of it when presented to us...

BEING POSITIVE IS MUCH BETTER THAN BEING NEGATIVE

 

Somewhat Political

 

Chinese well-drilling technology turns Egypt's deserts into farmland

 

 

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows a well-drilling rig at night at the site of Owainat Water

Well Projectin the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

As summer begins, patches of lush farmland stretch across Egypt's Western Desert, an area that, until recently, was dominated by sand and rocks. Thanks to the deep wells drilled by the Egypt branch of China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group (ZPEC), wheat, alfalfa and potatoes now thrive in tidy rows under the desert sun.

These wells, part of a broader effort to reclaim desert land for agriculture, have transformed the barren landscape into productive farmland, offering a model for sustainable development in arid regions and underscoring the potential of international cooperation in addressing food security and ecological restoration.

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No Time (1992) Ringo Starr, Burton Cummings, Joe Walsh and Todd Rundgren...

Decorated

 

VINCE

 

High Tree

 

Russell Brand

 

Setting Sun

 

Bongino Report

Reflection

 

The Big MIG

 

Cacti

 

Thrivetime

 

Bedroom

 

TimcastIRL

 

Fishing Vessel

 

Brookings Brief

Pell grant cuts threaten state college access goals

The Big THINK

What happens the day after humanity creates AGI?

Waterfall

 

HEADLINES

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California sues Trump for sending National Guard to quell LA protests. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his state is suing over President Trump’s order deploying the National Guard to shut down anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles despite the objections of local leaders. The governor posted on X that the president had illegally federalized the National Guard, saying, “The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing.” The White House, meanwhile, called the lawsuit “baseless,” and the president also supported his border czar Tom Homan’s suggestion that Newsom should be arrested if he obstructed federal immigration enforcement. Yesterday, in an escalation of military presence, Trump also deployed Marines and additional National Guard troops to LA.

China’s exports to the US fell by the most since 2020 in May. The US and Chinese representatives meeting in London this week in hopes of achieving a trade war truce have a lot to talk about—and a lot at stake. Last month, Chinese exports to the US declined 34.5%, the steepest drop since February 2020 when Covid shut down China’s economy and snarled global supply chains. This dip occurred despite a temporary trade agreement reached May 12, which led to lower (but still elevated) tariffs for 90 days. In this week’s talks, which began yesterday and are expected to continue, China is hoping the US will back down on tariffs and access to tech, while the US wants China to allow more exports of rare earth minerals. After yesterday’s meetings, Trump said China is “not easy,” but that he’s “only getting good reports.”

A Wall Street dealmaker steps down from the top of his eponymous firm. Moelis & Co., an investment bank with a market value of ~$4.6 billion, is about to have a little bit less Moelis, as its founder Ken Moelis is leaving the CEO role, per the Wall Street Journal. He’s expected to stay on as executive chairman after handing the reins over to co-founder and current bank co-president Navid Mahmoodzadegan on Oct. 1. Moelis, who unlike Logan Roy has been planning his exit for years, said he intends to have the “smoothest transition ever in the history of Wall Street.”—AR

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Robert Reich

The Coward Goes to War Against America
Trump wants Americans to turn violent. We will be steadfast.



Friends,

The man who launched an attempted coup on the United States in 2020 and instigated an insurrection at the Capitol that resulted in five deaths now claims that people in Los Angeles are launching an insurrection. They’re not.

Yesterday, the Pentagon activated 700 Marines out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California, to join the 4,000 federalized National Guard’s military occupation of parts of Los Angeles.

Trump doesn’t give a damn whether the troops are necessary. Nor does he care how many people are injured or even killed in his raid on Los Angeles. The show of military force is the point. It gives him the appearance of power.

At A Glance

When and where to see tomorrow’s strawberry moon.

Takeaways from this year’s commencement addresses. (w/videos)

How the Vatican manages its money.

China leads the race to create self-driving taxis.

Inside the secret meeting where math whizzes toiled to outsmart AI.

Cannabis use is soaring among seniors.

Chipotle to launch new sauce for the first time in five years.

This old tree has apple historians in awe.

Clickbait: Seagulls are ditching fish for rats and Big Macs.

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