Robert Reich

The Corporate Democrat’s Biggest Nightmare
He’s on the way to becoming mayor of New York City




Friends,

Leave it to the Democratic Party to snatch existential crisis from the jaws of electoral victory.

The stunning success of 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor is causing anguish in the Democratic Party.

It’s one thing for Trump to call Mamdani “a 100% Communist Lunatic.” That’s to be expected from the vulgarian-in-chief. It’s another for Matt Bennett, co-founder of the centrist Democratic group Third Way, to warn that Mamdani’s “affiliation with the (Democratic Socialists of America) is very dangerous.”

Dangerous for whom? Bernie Sanders nearly won the Democratic primary for the 2016 presidential election after announcing he was a democratic socialist — and probably would have won had the Democratic National Committee not torpedoed him.

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I tried every way to make Crispy Tofu. This is the best one.

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The Dallas Mavericks take Duke's Cooper Flagg with the top pick of the 2025 NBA Draft; Round 2 is set for tonight (8pm ET, ESPN) (More)

> Closing arguments begin today in Sean "Diddy" Combs' wide-ranging sex crimes trial (More) | Brian Johnson, social media influencer who was the subject of a Netflix documentary, arrested after making "terroristic" threats against Joe Rogan (More)

> Concacaf Gold Cup group stage complete with quarterfinals set for this weekend; see complete schedule and bracket (More) | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage is ongoing; see latest schedule and results (More)


Science & Technology
> Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome, an AI-powered platform to predict how variants and mutations in genetic code lead to different diseases, impact biological processes, and more (More)

> Solar-powered sea slugs eat algae and incorporate the photosynthetic components into their own cells, allowing them to capture energy from sunlight (More)

> James Webb Space Telescope captures its first image of a planet orbiting a star outside the solar system; around 111 light-years away, is the lightest exoplanet ever directly observed (More) | JWST explained (1440 Topics)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.0%, Dow -0.3%, Nasdaq +0.3%) (More) | Nvidia shares notch record high for the first time since January (More)

> Federal Reserve proposes loosening key rule regulating the quantity and quality of capital banks should keep against their investments; original rule stems from 2008 financial crisis to ensure stability of big US banks (More)

> Bumble to lay off about 30% of its workforce, or roughly 240 employees, as the dating app seeks to return to growth; shares close up 25% on the news (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> NATO leaders agree to increase defense spending to 5% of countries' gross domestic product by 2035 (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Antigovernment protests in Kenya leave at least eight people dead, over 80 injured; demonstrations coincide with one-year anniversary of antitax protests (More)

> Centers for Disease Control advisory committee announces plan to reexamine childhood vaccine schedule; meeting is the first since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the panel earlier this month (More)

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Impeaching Trump

 For the first time since Trump was elected POTUS again, the Democrats have tried to have him impeached over the bombing of nuclear facilities in IRAN.

Over 100 Democrats went against their own party to prevent this action from taking place because they supported what Trump had authorized.

This is the current state of politics in the USA...

BLOCK OR BE AGAINST EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING THAT TRUMP DOES EVEN IF IT IS FOR THE GOOD OF AMERICANS

Right now, Democrats are against the follow actions by Trump:

• Block illegal immigrants from be deported
• Block the reduction of government spending
• Block the buildup of the American military
• Block the reduction of IRS taxes
• Block the removal of biological males from female sports
• Block Trump from improving our Quality of Life

If Trump wants it, Democrats are against it...

Mainstream media is supporting the Democrats as well, that includes CNN, NY Times, MSNBC et al...  The sad fact of the matter is because of their desire to support the ANTI-TRUMP Movement; their customers are dwindling and viewers of MOVING TO FOX NEWS to receive the truth of the day.

• Trump is unconventional
• Trump is not political
• Trump does not play WASHDC politics
• Trump is not a polished orator
• Trump is oftentimes crude
• Trump has his own brand
• Trump is at times unethical
• Trump does not hide from reporters

Who will these people hate in 2028?

How will the Democrats rebrand themselves?

Democrats no longer represent working class America.

TRUMP HAS FORTY-TWO MONTHS LEFT IN OFFICE

Somewhat Political

 

When the mind leaves the body - Scientists investigate the incredible phenomenon of OBEs

Most people go through life feeling glued to their skin. Hands move, feet follow, and the world stays in front of their eyes. Yet a surprising slice of the population has reported slipping loose, hovering a few feet up, and seeing their own body from the outside.

The phenomenon is called an out-of-body experience (OBE), and its meaning has long puzzled science.  Researchers estimate that anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of global adults have touched this odd territory at least once.

Such accounts crop up in emergency rooms, meditation retreats, and even on living-room couches during an afternoon nap.  Pilots under high G-forces have logged them, and neurologists have induced similar sensations in lab volunteers by tickling a small patch of brain behind the right ear.

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Headlines

Shell, BP


Shell denied a report it’s in talks to acquire BP. According to the Wall Street Journal, Shell is “holding early-stage talks” to buy its rival in what would be the biggest oil deal since the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999. CNBC, however, reported that it’s unlikely Shell would purchase all of BP in any potential deal, and Shell denied that talks were happening at all, calling the WSJ report “market speculation.” If a deal eventually goes through, it would combine Shell and its $210 billion market cap with some or all of BP’s $82 billion, creating another energy juggernaut to compete with Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, and Chevron. Shell’s stock dropped on the news, while BP’s ticked up.

NATO allies agree to increase defense spending. Under the new agreement, each nation in the Western military alliance will more than double their defense spending from 2% of GDP to 5% by 2035, the group announced at its summit in the Netherlands yesterday. The move is seen as a bulwark against the threat from Russia, as well as a response to growing tensions in the Middle East. It’s also considered a win for President Trump, who has long pressured NATO allies to spend more on defense. Trump has repeatedly threatened to pull the US out of NATO, but this week appeared to affirm the country’s continued involvement. He also said the US will meet with Iran next week amid its fragile ceasefire with Israel.

Monster and CareerBuilder filed for bankruptcy. The sites that people used to find jobs in the late 1990s filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday, saying they will sell off parts of their businesses to different buyers. Monster was once one of the most popular sites for job seekers, going as far as airing a highly memorable Super Bowl commercial in which kids sarcastically dreamed of “climbing up to middle management” and “being replaced on a whim.” But the company struggled to stay relevant amid the growth of platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed, eventually merging with CareerBuilder last year.—AE

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Robert Reich

How not to submit to a tyrant
Harvard should not negotiate



Friends,

Despite a series of legal wins against the Trump administration, Harvard officials have concluded that those victories alone might be insufficient to protect the university. So Harvard is reentering negotiations with Trump.

Among the sticking points with the Trump White House are issues of admissions, hiring, and viewpoint diversity.

Lawrence H. Summers, a former Harvard president, suggested in an interview with The New York Times on Monday that a deal, in and of itself, should not be seen as a surrender. “I don’t hear anyone at Harvard saying Harvard doesn’t need to work at diversity of perspective,” he said.

Hello? What the hell does “diversity of perspective” mean? More professors and students who believe in authoritarianism and fewer who believe in democracy? More courses emphasizing biblical views and fewer based on science? More students who are racist and xenophobic and fewer who are tolerant?

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In The NEWS

Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> The 2025 NBA Draft kicks off tonight (8 pm ET, ABC/ESPN) with Round 1 from Brooklyn, New York; see full preview and mock draft (More) | NBA Finals Game 7 hauled in 16 million viewers, the most for a finals game since 2019 (More)

> Bobby Sherman, singer, TV actor, and 1960s and 1970s teen idol, dies of cancer at age 81 (More) | Mick Ralphs, founding member of influential rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at age 81 (More)

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Science & Technology
> Federal judge rules AI startup Anthropic may train its large language models on published books without authors' permission; marks first legal ruling supporting AI companies' use of copyrighted material (More) | Large language models explained (1440 Topics)

> Problems with cholesterol metabolism implicated in the development of macular degeneration; discovery may lead to a treatment for the age-related vision disease that affects around 20 million Americans (More)

> Scientists capture the structure of explosive molecules in the moments after detonation; technique simulates explosions by using X-rays to excite molecules under cryogenic conditions (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.1%, Dow +1.2%, Nasdaq +1.4%); oil prices fall over 5% amid shaky Israel-Iran truce (More) | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says interest rate cuts can wait in congressional testimony (More)

> CareerBuilder + Monster, a merger of two pioneers in online job recruiting, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to facilitate the sale of its operations (More) | Amazon to expand same- or next-day delivery to over 4,000 smaller US communities (More) | Tesla shares fall over 2% as robotaxis appear to violate traffic laws (More)

> Chipmaker Nano Labs shares close up 36% amid plans to purchase $1B of Binance Coin (More) | Stablecoin company Circle shares drop more than 15% as Wall Street flags risk of increasing competition (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> New York City mayoral primary heads to ranked-choice count after no Democratic candidate earns more than 50% of the vote; Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani leads with nearly 44% of the votes, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo concedes after receiving 36% of the votes (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Florida's Operation Dragon Eye rescues 60 missing children ages 9 to 17, leads to eight arrests; operation is the largest rescue of missing children in US history (More)

> Sudan's army accused of attack on hospital in West Kordofan state killing more than 40 people; army has not commented on the allegation as of this writing (More) | The US authorizes $30M to Israeli-backed group distributing food in Gaza (More)

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