Clear It With Sidney

The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

March 2025

March 14, 2025

Sidney's Picks: Social Security in Peril

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The Best of the Week’s News

“I don’t want the system to collapse,” says acting Social Security Administrator as DOGE rampages through the system. (ProPublica, NYer)
Can the Trump administration empty your bank account? (Notes on the Crises)
Faceless no more: Administrative judge Karen Ortiz stands up to DOGE (AP)
Why Ruth Marcus left the Washington Post (NYer)
The Army Corps of Engineers knew Trump’s directive to empty California reservoirs would waste water and endanger residents. (WaPo)

March 7, 2025

Sidney's Picks: NLRB Chair Reinstated

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The Best of the Week’s News

Federal judge reinstates NLRB chair fired by Donald Trump, says the president is not a king. (Reuters)
Vitamin A and Cod Liver Oil: HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy touts worthless measles remedies while muffling pitch for vaccination. (WaPo)
DOGE wanted to cancel the lease on a key nuclear waste storage facility. (TPM)
At least nine inmates have died during an illegal strike by New York prison guards. (NYT)
LA Times AI bot defends the KKK. (DailyBeast)
The right wants to kill Times v. Sullivan, a pillar of press freedom. (NYT)
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