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Alternet: Trump admin resurrects a dissenting argument that already went before the Supreme Court — in 1898

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For more than 150 years, people who were born within U.S. territory automatically received citizenship – regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order on birthright citizenship – stating that children born in the U.S. to parents who are not in the country legally, or who are not permanent residents, cannot receive citizenship – threatens to upend this precedent.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the case on May 14, 2025.

This comes after federal judges in three cases that took place in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington banned Trump’s order from going into effect, determining that the president cannot change or limit the Constitution by executive order.

Birthright citizenship been obvious to anyone with half a brain for a century and a half. King Donald just isn’t that bright.

https://www.alternet.org/birthright-citizen

Alternet: ‘A flagrant violation of the law’: Michigan AG blasts ’embarrassing and disturbing’ Trump admin

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Public health and infectious diseases know no borders, Nessel said, warning that the decision to shutter regional health programs, close CDC labs and close all 10 of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ regional offices jeopardizes public health in every community.

“Also it’s just a flagrant violation of the law. Disregards the separation of powers, and it places this new burden now, of course, on the states, because there are certain things that you rely upon the federal government to do, especially in terms of coordinating efforts between the states,” Nessel said.

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In addition to their case on the mass firings, Nessel and 23 other attorneys general filed suit against Kennedy and the DHHS for terminating almost $11 billion in critical public health grants across the country.

https://www.alternet.org/a-flagrant-violation-of-the-law-michigan-ag-blasts-trump-admin

Kansas City Star: Republicans ‘Lied’: Governor Exposes Trump Admin’s Threat

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has condemned the Trump administration for threats made by Border Czar Tom Homan regarding guidance issued to state employees on federal immigration interactions. Evers argues that the federal government should not misuse its power to intimidate citizens or arrest individuals who have not committed crimes. His criticism follows the administration’s investigation of local officials who do not support its deportation policies.

Evers said, “In this country, the federal government doesn’t get to abuse its power to threaten everyday Americans. In this country, the federal government doesn’t get to arrest American citizens who have not committed a crime. In this country, we don’t threaten to persecute people just because they belong to a different political party.”

Evers added, “But Republicans and their right-wing allies, including Elon Musk, lied about this guidance, spread misinformation, accused me of doing things I didn’t do or say, and fueled a fake controversy of their own creation.”

Republicans ‘Lied’: Governor Exposes Trump Admin’s Threat
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-lied-governor-exposes-trump-admin-s-threat/ss-AA1EGqTU

New York Post: Trump lashes out at ‘ABC fake News’ over question about Qatari plane: ‘You should be embarrassed’

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President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at ABC News reporter Rachel Scott after she questioned whether a $400 million luxury jet donated by Qatar’s royal family to the Pentagon could be perceived as a personal gift to him.

The tense exchange with Scott, whose network recently paid $16 million to Trump as part of a defamation settlement, occurred during a signing ceremony at the White House, where the president praised the aircraft donation and dismissed any suggestion that it was inappropriate.

“I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” Trump said.

“I mean, I could be a stupid person and say, ‘No, we don’t want a free, very expensive airplane.’ But I thought it was a great gesture.”

King Donald has no shame whatsoever, only greed!

Trump lashes out at ‘ABC fake News’ over question about Qatari plane: ‘You should be embarrassed’
ABC News’ Rachel Scott questioned whether a $400 million luxury jet donated by Qatar to the Pentagon could be perceived as a personal gift to Trump.

https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/media/trump-lashes-out-at-abc-fake-news-over-question-about-qatari-plane

Alternet: ‘A way for Mar-A-Lago to get paid’: Don Jr.’s role in ‘anti-woke’ firm ‘raises serious questions’

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In November 2024, Donald Trump Jr. became a partner in a Palm Beach, Florida-based investment firm startup named 1789 Capital. And its stated goal was to invest in “anti-woke” businesses.

The company has grown since then. And according to Business Insider reporter Bethany McLean, 1789 is raising questions about the possibility of President Donald Trump’s family “improperly making money by funneling government business to the companies it invests in.”

In an article published on May 12, McLean reports, “It’s not just legal experts who have concerns about the money flowing to Don Jr. One veteran Wall Street investor, who has personally reviewed 1789’s deals, says they enable the president’s son to profit from the (Trump) Administration’s actions — even if no contractors are given preferential treatment.”

https://www.alternet.org/don-jr-1789-musk

Latin Times: Trump Adviser Called Kamala’s Plan to End Price Gouging ‘Communist’. Now Trump Plans to End Price Gouging

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Former social media posts from White House adviser Stephen Miller resurfaced on Monday following President Donald Trump’s latest executive order aimed at slashing prescription drug prices.

Miller, who currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Adviser, attacked Democratic proposals to lower drug costs through government intervention in a series of tweets posted during the 2024 election campaign.

He called the efforts “communist,” and referred to then-Vice President Kamala Harris as “Comrade Kamala” and “Commie-la,” warning that price controls would lead to “shortages and famine.”

Trump announced the “Most Favored Nation” pricing policy in a Truth Social post on Sunday. The policy, which Trump claimed will immediately reduce costs by 30%-80%, forces pharmaceutical companies to match or beat prices offered in other developed nations, many of which have government-run health systems.

The order puts Trump in the unusual position of expanding government power over the pharmaceutical industry — a move met with silence from Miller, who once tweeted, “Commies gonna commie” in response to similar Democratic proposals.

Ironic, yes, but in reality King Donald and his cronies have no power over a company’s pricing. Only Congress can pass such legislation. Otherwise it’s just hot air.

Trump Adviser Called Kamala’s Plan to End Price Gouging ‘Communist’. Now Trump Plans to End Price Gouging
Former posts where Stephen Miller criticized price controls resurfaced Monday following Trump’s latest executive order aimed at cutting prescription drug costs.

https://www.latintimes.com/trump-adviser-called-kamalas-plan-end-price-gouging-communist-now-trump-plans-end-price-582886

Boing Boing: Trump walks back problem he created; declares victory

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As US ports sit empty, convicted felon #47 Donald “Two Dolls, Five Pencils” Trump announced he has victoriously dropped his disruptive tariffs on China.

“Winning!” ala Charlie Sheen, Donald Trump’s big success with China seems to have massively disrupted the economy for very little change. These stops and starts to the economy are supremely damaging, have already cost jobs and serve a purpose no one beyond Trump and his inner circle of dimbulbs seems to understand.

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I suspect that Trump ran out of ass-kissing, glorious leader lapel pins and didn’t want to pay his own 145% tariff to take delivery of more.

Trump walks back problem he created; declares victory
As US ports sit empty, convicted felon #47 Donald “Two Dolls, Five Pencils” Trump announced he has victoriously dropped his disruptive tariffs on China.
Trump walks back problem he created; declares victory

Daily Beast: MAGA Stars Turn on Trump for Selling Out to Qatar

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MAGA influencers are demanding President Donald Trump turn down a $400 million luxury jet the Qatar royal family is in talks to gift his administration, saying the emirate is “not our friend.”

They’re not concerned about the legality or ethics of a foreign country giving Trump a gift that’s been described as a “palace in the sky,” even though the Constitution expressly prohibits such gifts absent congressional approval.

They’re mostly upset that Qatar—specifically—would be the one donating the luxury Boeing 747-8, which the administration would use as Air Force One for most of Trump’s remaining time in office before transferring it to the Trump presidential library foundation.

“Taking sacks of goodies from people who support Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Jazeera, all the rest—that is not America first,” conservative pundit Ben Shapiro said during the most recent episode of his show. “It just isn’t America first in any conceivable way.”

MAGA Stars Turn on Trump for Selling Out to Qatar
Furious Trump superfans say accepting a $400 million gift from the emirate isn’t “America First.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-stars-turn-on-donald-trump-for-selling-out-to-qatar

New York Times: With Trump Visit, Qatar’s Image Makeover Scores Another Success

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The emirate, once called “a funder of terrorism” by President Trump, has spent lavishly on overhauling its global reputation.

The president, who has described the emir as a “great gentleman” and a “friend of mine,” is granting Qatar the honor of hosting one of the first foreign visits of his second term. As for the plane, the president says he would be “stupid” not to accept such a nice gift despite loud objections, not only from Democrats but from some of his most fervent MAGA supporters.

It is a dramatic turnaround for a small Persian Gulf country that Mr. Trump derided eight years ago as “a funder of terrorism at a very high level.” At that time, he cooperated with Qatar’s bitter rivals in the region — who imposed a punishing blockade on Doha — in calling for an end to what he described as the country’s “extremist ideology.”

Impeach! Impeach! Impeach!

https://archive.is/5Xbf6#selection-727.0-738.0

Independent: Trump puts white South Africans on citizenship fast track while rejecting all other refugees: ‘As subtle as an air raid’

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President claims Afrikaners are victims of ‘genocide’ while denying entry to refugees fleeing famine and war

Since taking office, Donald Trump’s administration has virtually shut down refugee admissions and blocked funding for resettlement groups, stranding thousands of people who were granted entry to the United States for humanitarian protections only to have those offers rescinded.

But the president has singled out one specific group of people who will be allowed entry into the United States and appear to be on a fast track to citizenship: white South Africans.

A group of 59 white South Africans admitted to the United States as “refugees” have been “essentially extended citizenship,” Trump said on Monday.

They were greeted by State Department officials on Monday after landing at Washington Dulles International Airport on a taxpayer-funded flight following their fast-tracked refugee vetting process under the administration’s radically reshaped admissions program.

King Donald is welcoming white racists from South Africa as he terminates the refugee status of 530,000 legitimate refugees already in the U.S.

Trump welcomes white South Africans while rejecting all other refugees
President claims Afrikaners are victims of ‘genocide’ while denying entry to refugees fleeing famine and war

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-south-african-citizenship-refugees-b2749548.html