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The dead miner, (1867) — by Charles Christian Nahl.

By Aldo Di Gennaro

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Warren (D-Mass.) asked Bessent—who has criticized lawmakers for trading stocks—whether he would be willing to hold his boss to the same standard. Last year, Bessent said that if any private citizen traded like members of Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “would be knocking on their door.”

But I still would not vote for one.

Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall on the set of Popeye (1980)

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French vintage postcard, photographed by Bergeret

A Sumerian Bearded Bull's Head from Mesopotamia, dating approximately to 2600–2450 BCE.

But under the Trump administration, efforts to address deep-rooted inequities for students of color are being cast as discriminatory against white students. Programs that have long withstood legal scrutiny are now quick to be deemed “ illegal DEI ” — diversity, equity and inclusion — by the White House. Schools that do not comply have faced threats to their funding, and in some cases, lost federal grants.

TOM OF FINLAND (Touko Valio Laaksonen, Finnish, 1920-1991) Untitled (detail) 1974