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Politico: The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon

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A feud between the secretary’s advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.

When President Donald Trump chose Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, incoming officials knew they’d need to surround the inexperienced Fox News host with accomplished staff who could handle the nation’s largest bureaucracy. Hegseth would be the show horse, they figured, and others at the top would keep the Pentagon on track.

What happened was the opposite. Hegseth surrounded himself with advisers who quickly turned into vicious rivals for power — whose bitter brawl has now unraveled into revenge power plays, surprise firings, accusations of leaking and embarrassing headlines that are blowing up the Pentagon, distracting from Trump’s agenda and possibly jeopardizing Hegseth’s job.

It’s a dog-eat-dog world. Just consider that they’re not starting with the finest of people.

The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon
A feud between the secretary’s advisers and his chief of staff created backbiting and distrust that has erupted into the open.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/pentagon-infighting-hegseth-fired-officials-00302709

Are Tesla odometers accurate?

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Tesla odometer uses “predictive algorithms” to void warranty, lawsuit claims
This is a separate case to the lawsuits alleging Tesla misleads about range.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/tesla-makes-its-cars-lie-about-their-mileage-lawsuit-claims

Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs, US lawsuit claims
Tesla faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its electric vehicles so they fall out of warranty faster, saving Elon Musk’s company from having to pay for repairs.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-speeds-up-odometers-avoid-warranty-repairs-us-lawsuit-claims-2025-04-17

Tesla Accused Of Speeding Up Odometers So Their Warranties Expire Faster
Odometer fraud: very much illegal.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-accused-speeding-odometers-warranties-204441359.html

Miami Herald: Once a champion for Venezuelans, Rubio endorses Trump decision to end Venezuela TPS

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“Designating Venezuela under TPS does not champion core American interests or put America and American citizens first. Therefore, it is contrary to the foreign policy and the national interest of the United States,” Rubio wrote in a Jan. 31 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Where do these ignorant fools come from? It has nothing to do with putting America and American citizens first, second, third, or whatever. We are obligated under the 1967 Protocol regarding refugees to accept and assist refugees regardless of their temporal or geographic situation. TPS simply provided a framework to handle our existing treaty obligations more efficiently.

Once a champion for Venezuelans, Rubio endorses Trump decision to end Venezuela TPS
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, once a stalwart champion of Venezuelan immigrants, supports President Donald Trump’s decision to end the deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people already in the United States who fled dictatorship and humanitarian crises in their home country.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/once-champion-venezuelans-rubio-endorses-220038340.html

The Guardian: Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of voters

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The so-called Save Act would strip millions of their access to the vote and make the process harder for everyone else

One such piece of legislation is the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or Save Act, which would require Americans seeking to register or re-register to vote to prove US citizenship. This dangerous bill would in effect strip millions of Americans of their access to the vote, while making the voting process more difficult and burdensome for everyone else. Rather than make our elections more secure, the Save Act would disenfranchise millions based on nothing but a series of debunked conspiracy theories.

Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of voters | Alexis Anderson-Reed
The so-called Save Act would strip millions of their access to the vote and make the process harder for everyone else

Republicans are quietly trying to disenfranchise millions of voters | Alexis Anderson-Reed | The Guardian

Vacationing elsewhere, not in Trump’s Amerika

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Europeans:

Some Europeans reconsider trips to US in protest against Trump
Danish traveller Kennet Brask loved his fishing trip to Florida two years ago and was planning to return this year. “When I saw this meeting, I told myself, ‘I’m never going to go to the United States as long as Mr. Trump is the President there,’” Brask told Reuters, adding that Trump was “so rude” and didn’t behave like a grown-up. Brask is one of a number of Danes, Germans and more broadly Europeans who are reconsidering travel plans as a result of Trump’s actions, according to five travel agents across the continent.

Some Europeans reconsider trips to US in protest against Trump

And Canadians:

Canadians Are Boycotting American Vacations – WSJ

The Independent: California couple deported after 35 years in the US. Three daughters stunned

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Worked and paid taxes for 35 years, no criminal records, 3 children born in the U.S., arrested when they reported for their interview with ICE, gone, *poof*.

Aren’t these the type of people we want to KEEP in the U.S.A.?

California couple deported after 35 years in the US. Three daughters stunned

California couple deported after 35 years in the US. Three daughters stunned