Clear It With Sidney

The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

June 2026

June 26, 2026

Sidney’s Picks: ICE Kills Jobs

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Chad Davis, Creative Commons.

ICE is killing jobs. (NYT)
The Supreme Court paves the way for mass deportations. (Work Bites, Nation)
JD Vance says loop Watergate was no big deal, blames “the Deep State.” (WaPo)
The Colorado River is vanishing and communities are desperate for solutions. (Grist)
Tulsi Gabbard’s guru gave her orderson policy matters. (WaPo)

June 26, 2026

Hegseth Kills Vaccine Mandate, Flu Outbreak Kills Airman

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Airman gets a flu shot.

The Best of the Week’s News

Influenza swept Lackland Air Force Base after Pete Hegseth nixed the vaccine mandate, causing 160 cases and one suspected death. (NYT)
National Labor Relations Board upholds Whole Foods unionization. (Bloomberg)
Trump’s newly renovated Reflecting Pool is choked with algae slime and the “American Flag blue” paint is peeling off in sheets. (Reuters)
More people are now accessing news through social media and video networks than from the platforms of news organizations. (Reuters Institute)
Bill requiring media organizations to disclose the use of generative AI heads to governor Kathy Hochul’s desk. (E&P)

June 12, 2026

Sidney's Picks: White House Cancels OSHA Penalty Hike

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Markfield Park, Creative Commons.

The Best of the Week’s News

Cheap kills: White House cancels 2026 OSHA penalty increases. (Confined Space)
Trump pledged $10 billion of your tax dollars for his corrupt “Board of Peace,” but lawmakers object to the massive slush fund. (Jezebel, Hill)
Elon Musk and DOGE killed a program that controlled the screwworm parasite across the Americas. Now the blight has spread to the United States, threatening the beef industry. (HuffPo, Common Dreams)
Lawyers caught using AI, judge kicks both sides off the case. (404 media)
DOGE planned to mark 27 million living taxpayers as dead to pressure them to leave the country, whistleblower claims. (WaPo)

June 5, 2026

Sidney's Picks: A Self-Proclaimed Degenerate is Running the Intelligence Community

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The Best of the Week’s News

Pentagon hires pardoned J6er for top-secret anti-terrorism job as new investigation reveals that at least one in fifteen insurrectionists has been convicted of a new crime. (WaPo, Lawfare)
Bill Pulte was a degenerate conspiracy theorist, now he’s the acting Director of National Intelligence. (Bulwark)
How a pro-worker bill might advance in the House. (Prospect)
Four migrant workers burned alive in Italy amid rampant exploitation. (NYT)
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos threatens NPR reporter for exposing his alleged insider trading on Kalshi. (NPR)