Friday, September 26, 2025

Reading archive 2025-09-25

Trump, Kimmel and the upside of ignoring big-government coercion: Progressives untroubled when the Biden administration was throwing its weight around might be having an epiphany. [ed. note: embarrassing, it's not the same thing]

Russia hits back at Trump after his abrupt swing toward Ukraine: Trump’s statement that Ukraine could retake all of its territory lost to Russia with NATO’s help was a dramatic change in U.S. rhetoric on the war.

Virginia governor’s race puts ‘they/them’ back on the ballot: Republican Earle-Sears’s campaign sees votes in transgender issues. But have voters moved on?

A frustrated Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to take bigger risks: Finding Democrats’ response to Trump’s presidency lacking, the Maryland senator has emerged as a surprising advocate for stronger stands on politically risky issues like the war in Gaza and illegal immigration.

This therapy for chronic back pain can be surprisingly effective A personalized approach that uses physical and psychological coaching may help some people manage their chronic, disabling pain. [ed. note: "cognitive functional therapy"]

Wall Street bets against Trump on tariff refunds, while importers suffer: Some investment firms are so confident that the Supreme Court will strike down some of Trump’s tariffs that they are buying the rights to refunds.

Trump administration rehires hundreds of federal employees laid off by DOGE - "The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Those who accept must report for duty on Oct. 6 after what amounts to a seven-month paid vacation, during which time the GSA in some cases racked up high costs — passed along to taxpayers — to stay in dozens of properties whose leases it had slated for termination or were allowed to expire."

US border patrol collected DNA from thousands of US citizens for years, data shows: CBP officers took DNA samples from about 2,000 citizens, some as young as 14 and many who never faced criminal charges, new analysis shows

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