{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Bill Maya","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/billmaya","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"3545","username":"billmaya","bio":"","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":2,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Bill Maya","url":"","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/06/3545.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"62257403","content_html":"‘Oligarchy’: Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package - The Guardian\n\n\"The sweeping package of tariffs unveiled by Donald Trump on Wednesday includes an exemption for the energy sector, which is a clear sign of the president’s fealty to his big oil donors over the American people, advocates say.\n\nOil interests celebrated the carveout: “We welcome President Trump’s decision to exclude oil and natural gas from new tariffs, underscoring the complexity of integrated global energy markets and the importance of America’s role as a net energy exporter,” Mike Sommers, head of the top US fossil fuel ... www.billmaya.net","summary":"","url":"https://www.billmaya.net/2025/04/04/oligarchy-trump-exempts-big-oil.html","date_published":"2025-04-04T19:22:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Maya","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F06%2F3545.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"billmaya"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-04 19:22","date_timestamp":1743794547,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62257406","content_html":"Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself - The Guardian\n\n\"He’s targeting lawyers, punishing them for doing nothing more than filing lawsuits he opposes, or hiring lawyers he does not like. He has issued unprecedented executive orders penalizing five of the nation’s major law firms, and more are likely to come. These tactics, blatantly illegal, are designed with one goal in mind: to chill lawyers’ willingness to challenge his illegal actions. They are a fundamental attack on the foundation of the rule of law. And they are achieving their purpose, not because they are legal – they obvio... www.billmaya.net","summary":"","url":"https://www.billmaya.net/2025/04/04/trumps-attacks-on-law-firms.html","date_published":"2025-04-04T19:12:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Bill Maya","url":"","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F06%2F3545.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"billmaya"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-04-04 19:12","date_timestamp":1743793969,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"62257415","content_html":"

Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us? - The New York Times Op-Ed

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We take seriously our obligations to our clients, our associates, our staff and their families. But at this crucial moment, clients need to find their courage, too. And partners at big firms — who often earn millions a year — must be willing to take financial risks when the fate of our nation, the future of our profession and the rule of law itself are at stake.

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The Imperialism Has No Clothes - Thinking about… (Timothy Snyder)

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The American imperialism directed towards Denmark and Canada is not just morally wrong. It is strategically disastrous. The United States has nothing to gain from it, and much to lose. There is nothing that Americans cannot get from Denmark or Canada through alliance.

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Also appears in similar form in the The Guardian as Vance’s posturing in Greenland was not just morally wrong. It was strategically disastrous .

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The Last Chapter of the Genocide - The Chris Hedges Report

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Israel has begun the final stage of its genocide. The Palestinians will be forced to choose between death or deportation. There are no other options.

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anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-…

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anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-…

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Timothy Snyder's \"On Tyranny\" \"\" : billmaya.net

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Remember What His Uncle JFK Said \"\" : billmaya.net

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