Christopher Rhodes
Senior Politics Writer at Blavity
Teach: Boston University, Harvard Write: @Blavity, @AJEnglish, freelance Study: Identities, Politics Follow: Christ, best I know how https://t.co/Btxj3p3pnH
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2 days ago |
blavity.com | Christopher Rhodes
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a new travel ban, similar to the ones he implemented during his first term. Under the new policy, citizens of a dozen countries will be banned from traveling to the United States, while seven additional countries will face restrictions.
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2 days ago |
blavity.com | Christopher Rhodes
Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon had a set of contentious meetings with lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday, appearing before Senate and House Congressional committees to answer questions about the future of the department and the administration’s education policies. One of the most tense exchanges involved a set of questions about Black history that McMahon would not answer, possibly because she did not know the topics at hand.
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3 days ago |
blavity.com | Christopher Rhodes
The U.S. Navy is preparing to rename a ship named after one of the country’s pioneering gay politicians. It may also strip the names of vessels named after important figures in the struggles for Black freedom in the latest string of policies under the Trump administration and the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to whitewash history and roll back diversity within the military.
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1 week ago |
blavity.com | Christopher Rhodes
In yet another high-profile act of clemency, President Donald Trump has pardoned rapper NBA Youngboy. The move, clearing a federal gun charge that sent the rapper to prison last year, comes in a week that has seen Trump use his clemency power on several high-profile individuals. Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, who performs under the stage name NBA Youngboy, posted on Instagram Wednesday to thank Trump for pardoning him; the White House later confirmed the pardon.
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1 week ago |
blavity.com | Christopher Rhodes
Elon Musk, who has served as a top presidential advisor and the head of the Trump-created Department of Government Efficiency, announced this week that he is leaving his role in Washington. Musk has presented his move as a “scheduled” departure, coming at the end of a 130-day appointment as a special government employee. He has indicated that he will be spending more time managing his companies, such as SpaceX, Tesla and X.
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Question: since the US is not only deporting Venezuelans with no criminal records or charges to a 3rd country but specifically sending, paying for them to be locked up in a Salvadoran prison, does that violate laws concerning slavery or human trafficking? https://t.co/voYOrBcIfK
So much this - relying on high tariffs rather than domestic income taxes for revenue is a sign of state weakness (it's easier to collect taxes for goods that have to come in at fixed points of entry than from citizens scattered throughout the country) and/or a weak economy.
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