David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
Political science
20%
Public Health
18%
Prosecutor Says Federal Officials Gave Wrong Information About ICE Shooting
www.nytimes.com
DHS forced to admit its lies (oops, I mean "material inconsistencies") in another Minnesota shooting and wrongful prosecution--where are the consequences?
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Frustrated, doddering former "Affordability President" moans affordability "is a con job" and “doesn’t mean anything to anybody” before nodding off to sleep at his own cabinet meeting
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Donald Trump tells reporter "quiet, piggy" when asked about Epstein files
The president made the comment during a gaggle with the press aboard Air Force One on Friday.
www.newsweek.com
The doddering misogynist-in-chief barked "quiet, piggy" at a female reporter--he needs to go now
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Nov 17
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
Trump “knew about the girls” and "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a victim
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org
Bird flu is surging through U.S. flocks, and Trump has gutted the country's ability to fight it--a new spike in egg prices isn't far off
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Nov 6
www.reuters.com
U.S. layoffs in October were the HIGHEST for that month in 20 YEARS--no wonder why Trump is suppressing the monthly job report
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
www.reuters.com/business/wor...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 30
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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NC Republican Party Communications Director threatens reporter, "I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter...I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 30
TACO backs down and accepts a one-year cease-fire in the trade war he started with China. All that economic turmoil FOR NOTHING
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 17
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 16
www.henleyglobal.com
The power of the US passport fell outside the top 10 (from 7 last year to 12 this year). So tired of winning
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/pre...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Drug dealer whose sentence was commuted by Trump found guilty of violating terms of his release
Jonathan Braun had been accused of menacing a hospital nurse and a fellow synagogue member on two separate incidents, as well as of groping his family's nanny and evading bridge tolls.
www.nbcnews.com
The very model of a modern MAGA criminal, and Trump put him back on the streets
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Trump issues a Columbus Day proclamation to 'reclaim' the explorer's legacy
President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.
www.npr.org
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Hey MAGA, YOUR President is letting the f**king fundamentalist FUNDERS OF HAMAS set up a military on US soil
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 7
ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building
ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.
newrepublic.com
Migra monsters zip-tied children in the middle of the night--Jesus wept
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David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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$20 billion to prop up Argentina's right-wing government, but 94 million pounds of food taken from poor Americans' tables
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David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Farm Aid Turns 40 and Returns to Crisis Mode
www.nytimes.com
So much winning...
"American farmers face perhaps the bleakest economic conditions since the 1980s farm crisis that spurred the first Farm Aid." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...
"American farmers face perhaps the bleakest economic conditions since the 1980s farm crisis that spurred the first Farm Aid." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Sep 19
The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients
www.nytimes.com
Trump-aligned oligarchs defrauded their victims out of millions. Now they don't have to pay those victims a cent.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Sep 18
Detained by ICE, Gwinnett barber with amputated legs petitions for release
Rodney Taylor’s detention in South Georgia has raised questions about ICE’s ability to safely detain people with disabilities.
www.ajc.com
ICE detains double-amputee who came to the U.S. at age 2 and has lived here more than 40 years. The cruelty and depravity are features, not bugs
www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Sep 14
Fox's despicable final solution for homelessness "Involuntary lethal injection, just kill ’em.”
David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Sep 12
Georgia ICE Raid Netted Workers With Short-Term Business Visas
www.nytimes.com
Indiscriminate arrests and deportations.
"Although the worker 'has not violated his visa,' the local ICE field office director 'mandated' that he be considered someone who was voluntarily departing the country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
"Although the worker 'has not violated his visa,' the local ICE field office director 'mandated' that he be considered someone who was voluntarily departing the country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
Reposted by David C. Ribar
ProPublica
@propublica.org
· Sep 12
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
www.propublica.org
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield had pre-authorized inpatient care for Teressa Sutton-Schulman’s husband after his first suicide attempt and approved a request for extended inpatient treatment.
Then came the $30,599.69 charge.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
Then came the $30,599.69 charge.
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David C Ribar
@daveribar.bsky.social
· Sep 12
Scrutiny Mounts of F.B.I. Under Patel as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large
www.nytimes.com
Keystone Kash Patel is mismanaging and demoralizing the FBI--Frank Drummond would have been a better pick
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...