Bill Freeman April 17, 2025
Opinion | The Emergency Is Here
Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-asha-rangappa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AU8.PzlJ.jt9zsamF8KBM&smid=url-share
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
A federal judge says he's found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison.
apnews.com/article/trump-deportees-el-salvador-contempt-boasberg-da282511ac6f5c8dd19af620995ca440?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia
Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.
www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/04/america-russia-trump-putin/682473/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3ff2xkGmR03e_-zPeDh-2Cwc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Tennessee Budget: $60B, Education, and Housing Concerns - Nashville Banner
Tennessee budget adds $1 billion in debt, $600M in storm relief, and funds school vouchers. Democrats criticize budget for not addressing needs.
nashvillebanner.com/2025/04/17/tennessee-budget-transit-zoo
I Don't Know Why #6
"Who was Madeline?" The sixth installment of an occasional Oldster Magazine column by bestselling novelist Laura Lippman.
open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/i-dont-know-why-6?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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