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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Just Named These Big Tech Execs to the Science and Technology Advisory Council:

President Donald J. Trump has named the first members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), which was created by executive order. The panel is authorized to have up to 24 members, and further appointments are expected shortly. The post Trump Just Named These Big Tech Execs to the Science and Technology Advisory Council: appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced the first appointments to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, PCAST co-chairs David Sacks and Michael Kratsios, and appointees including Marc Andreessen, Sergey Brin, Safra Catz, Michael Dell, Larry Ellison, Jensen Huang, and Mark Zuckerberg, among others. WHEN & WHERE: Announced today, as part of an Executive Order establishing the Council. KEY QUOTE: “Under President Trump, PCAST will focus on ensuring all Americans thrive in the Golden Age of Innovation.” – White House statement IMPACT: The Council will provide recommendations to strengthen American leadership in science and technology. IN FULL…Open

NPR (Pien Huang) - A leadership vacuum adds to strains on the CDC

Low morale, staff turnover and budget issues have sapped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The administration is expected to soon name a new director, who will have their hands full.

NPR (Terry Gross) - At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment

"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there is less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (George D. O’Neill Jr.) - Time for Courage

It is time to reclaim the American republic. The post Time for Courage appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics Time for Courage It is time to reclaim the American republic. American patriots, what will you tell your sons and daughters when they ask why you stayed silent about the unprovoked American-Israeli attacks against the Iranian people, which have lit a blaze across the whole Middle East? To all the veterans who are appalled by these attacks—it’s time to be brave. So many of you served in our military with courage and honor, facing down real enemies on distant battlefields. The fear of being socially ostracized, labeled a traitor, or losing your pension and your place at the table may feel frightening. But courage isn’t…Open

WAR (Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Rowe) - Next Generation of Airmen Sustain Deterrence Mission

At Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., and other intercontinental ballistic missile bases, maintaining the nation's strategic deterrence requires precision, teamwork and a high level of responsibility from the missile maintainers supporting the mission.

NYTIMES (Jori Finkel) - Heirs of Dave the Potter, the Enslaved Artist, Are Battling to Recover His Legacy

The descendants of David Drake learned who he was 10 years ago. They see his jars as his artistic and spiritual inheritance — and their own.

NYTIMES (Conor Dougherty and Ronda Kaysen) - Senate Housing Bill Sparks Debate About Who Gets to Own Single-Family Homes

Within the Senate’s housing bill lie the terms of an unusual debate: Who gets to own — and live in — single-family homes?