Aliphaire
@aliphaire.bsky.social
I love art & animation, movies from the 1930s & 40s. Gen X mom/stepmom to 4 amazing people, married 27 yrs to the best friend I've ever had. I love dogs but prefer cats. I believe in magic, fairies, & the Jersey devil, just for fun. Phantom of the family.
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For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
wrd.cm
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
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Trump says Nicklaus will lead golf course revamp at Joint Base Andrews reut.rs/3XIW5uD
Trump says Nicklaus will lead golf course revamp at Joint Base Andrews
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said golf legend Jack Nicklaus will lead some work to restore two golf courses at Joint Base Andrews, a military base near Washington, D.C., just outside the capital.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump says Nicklaus will lead golf course revamp at Joint Base Andrews reut.rs/3XIW5uD
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Step by slimy step, President Trump has made us numb to his crudeness and cruelty,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “Still, some moments shock as beyond the pale. Whatever the pale is anymore.”
“Step by slimy step, President Trump has made us numb to his crudeness and cruelty,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “Still, some moments shock as beyond the pale. Whatever the pale is anymore.”
Opinion | Piggy Gets Polite
Trump, remarkably, finds a new low.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Step by slimy step, President Trump has made us numb to his crudeness and cruelty,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “Still, some moments shock as beyond the pale. Whatever the pale is anymore.”
“Step by slimy step, President Trump has made us numb to his crudeness and cruelty,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “Still, some moments shock as beyond the pale. Whatever the pale is anymore.”
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Do me a favor and forward this post.This needs to get out to everyone. We need to be unified.
Congress, pay attention. We the People decide where our money goes — not the President. And we are demanding full support for Ukraine, with everything they need to win. Trump does not hold the power of the purse. The American people do. Act accordingly.
November 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Do me a favor and forward this post.This needs to get out to everyone. We need to be unified.
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Miguel Garcia was in an ICE van in Dallas after police turned him over under a controversial agreement with federal authorities. His family opens up.
Police turned him over to ICE. He died in a hail of bullets.
Miguel Garcia was in an ICE van in Dallas after police turned him over under a controversial agreement with federal authorities. His family opens up.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Miguel Garcia was in an ICE van in Dallas after police turned him over under a controversial agreement with federal authorities. His family opens up.
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians received a grant for its Choctaw Dictionary project in 2020. However, as the department was nearing completion of the dictionary, the Trump administration terminated the award.
Mississippi Choctaw Dictionary Project Helps Preserve Language
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Choctaw Dictionary Project is designed to help teach the language and encourage more daily use.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians received a grant for its Choctaw Dictionary project in 2020. However, as the department was nearing completion of the dictionary, the Trump administration terminated the award.
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“It’s horrifying, it’s embarrassing, it’s scary, it’s heartbreaking—it’s all of those things."
@kieraevebutler.bsky.social spoke with five CDC staffers on Thursday and Friday to gauge their reactions to the announcement.
@kieraevebutler.bsky.social spoke with five CDC staffers on Thursday and Friday to gauge their reactions to the announcement.
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“It’s horrifying, it’s embarrassing, it’s scary, it’s heartbreaking—it’s all of those things."
@kieraevebutler.bsky.social spoke with five CDC staffers on Thursday and Friday to gauge their reactions to the announcement.
@kieraevebutler.bsky.social spoke with five CDC staffers on Thursday and Friday to gauge their reactions to the announcement.
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While pregnant, Tierra Walker had a cascade of health complications that threatened her life.
Of more than 90 doctors who were involved in her care, not one offered her an abortion, according to medical records.
Of more than 90 doctors who were involved in her care, not one offered her an abortion, according to medical records.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
While pregnant, Tierra Walker had a cascade of health complications that threatened her life.
Of more than 90 doctors who were involved in her care, not one offered her an abortion, according to medical records.
Of more than 90 doctors who were involved in her care, not one offered her an abortion, according to medical records.
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A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his car into an SUV that crashed during a high-speed chase faces a new trial in the death of a 11-year-old passenger after a jury acquitted him of murder but failed to reach a verdict on manslaughter.
Ex-NY trooper acquitted of murder in chase that killed 11-year-old, faces retrial for manslaughter
A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his car into an SUV that crashed during a high-speed chase faces a new trial in the death of a 11-year-old passenger after a jury acquitted him of murder but failed to reach a verdict on manslaughter.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his car into an SUV that crashed during a high-speed chase faces a new trial in the death of a 11-year-old passenger after a jury acquitted him of murder but failed to reach a verdict on manslaughter.
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Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race.
www.1011now.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
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Mother of cheerleader found dead on Carnival cruise learned that her daughter died after Googling it, reports say
Mother of cheerleader found dead on Carnival cruise learned that her daughter died after Googling it, reports say
The mother of the cheerleader who was found dead on the Carnival cruise says she learned about her daughter’s death through Google.
www.1011now.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Mother of cheerleader found dead on Carnival cruise learned that her daughter died after Googling it, reports say
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Huntington, W.Va., syringe exchange gave out more than 300K clean needles last year.
It will close Dec. 16 due to lack of funding and Trump executive order.
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/19/w...
It will close Dec. 16 due to lack of funding and Trump executive order.
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‘We're going to lose this tool’: Cabell health department to end syringe distribution after 10 years • West Virginia Watch
The agency that distributed nearly half of all clean syringes provided to drug users in West Virginia last year will end its syringe service program next month.
westvirginiawatch.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Huntington, W.Va., syringe exchange gave out more than 300K clean needles last year.
It will close Dec. 16 due to lack of funding and Trump executive order.
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/19/w...
It will close Dec. 16 due to lack of funding and Trump executive order.
westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/19/w...
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Parents convicted of decapitating 2 of their children, forcing other kids to view the bodies
Parents convicted of decapitating 2 of their children, forcing other kids to view the bodies
Authorities in California say a mother and father have been convicted of murdering their teenage son and daughter.
www.1011now.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Parents convicted of decapitating 2 of their children, forcing other kids to view the bodies
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A measure that includes the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Ohio public schools will be required to display at least some of the documents in each classroom of each school. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/o...
Ohio Senate committee passes bill that lists Ten Commandments as 'historical document' • Ohio Capital Journal
A measure that would include the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed out of an Ohio Senate committee on Tuesday.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A measure that includes the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Ohio public schools will be required to display at least some of the documents in each classroom of each school. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/o...
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BREAKING: A federal judge blocked Arkansas from enforcing a set of laws designed to suppress ballot initiatives — including ID checks, reading-level rules and a so-called “cool off” period for canvassers.
The judge found the laws were already creating a climate of fear and intimidation.
The judge found the laws were already creating a climate of fear and intimidation.
Federal Court Shuts Down Arkansas Crackdown on Ballot Initiatives
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge blocked Arkansas from enforcing a set of laws designed to suppress ballot initiatives — including ID checks, reading-level rules and a so-called “cool off” period for canvassers.
The judge found the laws were already creating a climate of fear and intimidation.
The judge found the laws were already creating a climate of fear and intimidation.
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These Reagan-appointed judges have had it with Trump
These Reagan-appointed judges have had it with Trump
A handful have lashed out against Trump in their rulings. Now, one judge has resigned from his post in order to speak out more forcefully.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
These Reagan-appointed judges have had it with Trump
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Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
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The parents of at least two babies sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak are suing the makers of the ByHeart baby formula at the heart of a nationwide recall. ByHeart produces formula powder at a plant in Allerton, Iowa, and then ships it to a site in Portland for canning and distribution.
2 families with babies sickened by infantile botulism sue over recalled formula distributed out of Oregon
ByHeart produces formula powder at a plant in Allerton, Iowa, and then ships it to a site in Portland, Oregon, for canning and distribution.
www.opb.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The parents of at least two babies sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak are suing the makers of the ByHeart baby formula at the heart of a nationwide recall. ByHeart produces formula powder at a plant in Allerton, Iowa, and then ships it to a site in Portland for canning and distribution.
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The State of Georgia had prosecuted the president over his claims around the 2020 election.
Donald Trump Handed Big Legal Win in Georgia
www.newsweek.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The State of Georgia had prosecuted the president over his claims around the 2020 election.
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Epstein fallout reaches new heights as Trump loyalists begin 'turning on him': analysis
Epstein fallout reaches new heights as Trump loyalists begin 'turning on him': analysis
President Donald Trump erupted Friday morning after new revelations over his past ties with Jeffrey Epstein were exposed this week, with his panicked plea to quell inquiries into Epstein’s connections drawing an unusually meek response from his base, journalist Aaron Parnas noted Friday.Trump’s firs...
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Epstein fallout reaches new heights as Trump loyalists begin 'turning on him': analysis
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tore into House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday's edition of MSNBC's "All In" for continuing to keep the House shuttered for business, accusing him of "surrendering" the authority of Congress to President Donald Trump.
'Embarrassment': Mike Johnson skewered by colleague as 'worst House speaker in US history'
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tore into House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday's edition of MSNBC's "All In" for continuing to keep the House shuttered for business, accusing him of "surrendering" the authority of Congress to President Donald Trump.Johnson continues to hold the House closed because ...
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tore into House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday's edition of MSNBC's "All In" for continuing to keep the House shuttered for business, accusing him of "surrendering" the authority of Congress to President Donald Trump.
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News Analysis: It has been over a month since there has been a policy debate or vote on the House floor. Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the government shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post.
Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself
The speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post.
nyti.ms
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
News Analysis: It has been over a month since there has been a policy debate or vote on the House floor. Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the government shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post.
