Pierrette Mimi Poinsett MD
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Pediatrician, advocate, busy body
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President Ramaphosa says, 'The United States needs to think again whether boycott politics actually works.'
Trump’s US boycott of G20 summit is ‘their loss’, South Africa says
President Ramaphosa says, 'The United States needs to think again whether boycott politics actually works.'
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
President Ramaphosa says, 'The United States needs to think again whether boycott politics actually works.'
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🚨BREAKING News: A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.
Judge Immergut ruled that Trump’s team failed to prove that protesters were interfering with federal policy, a landmark blow to his crackdown strategy. No paywall
Judge Immergut ruled that Trump’s team failed to prove that protesters were interfering with federal policy, a landmark blow to his crackdown strategy. No paywall
Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
🚨BREAKING News: A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, Oregon.
Judge Immergut ruled that Trump’s team failed to prove that protesters were interfering with federal policy, a landmark blow to his crackdown strategy. No paywall
Judge Immergut ruled that Trump’s team failed to prove that protesters were interfering with federal policy, a landmark blow to his crackdown strategy. No paywall
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🚨 BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a lower court order requiring full SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown, allowing Trump to continue with partial payments instead.
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a lower court order requiring full SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown, allowing Trump to continue with partial payments instead.
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After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?
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I'll admit I have not really been paying attention to this, but we're going to start a land war in west Africa, in a country with 5x the population of Iraq? That's the idea here?
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'll admit I have not really been paying attention to this, but we're going to start a land war in west Africa, in a country with 5x the population of Iraq? That's the idea here?
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As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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The Trump administration is doubling down on claims of fraud in California’s elections.
Gavin Newsom Reveals Why Karoline Leavitt ‘Cheats and Lies’
The Trump administration is doubling down on claims of fraud in California’s elections.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The Trump administration is doubling down on claims of fraud in California’s elections.
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Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Goats and Soda: How will the dismantling of USAID affect U.S. relief efforts in Jamaica? https://www. npr.org/sections/goats-and-sod a/2025/10/29/g-s1-95551/jamaica-melissa-hurricane-relief-usaid # disasters # hurricanes # USAID # Jamaica # HurricaneMelissa # Melissa
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October 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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The NOAA pilots and scientists flying aboard hurricane hunter aircraft into Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile per hour winds are not being paid during the government shutdown, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed Tuesday
NOAA hurricane hunter crews, researchers flying without pay
The planes have been flying into Hurricane Melissa as part of monitoring the monster storm.
www.politico.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The NOAA pilots and scientists flying aboard hurricane hunter aircraft into Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile per hour winds are not being paid during the government shutdown, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed Tuesday
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NOAA’s hurricane research division staff has been cut from 52 in 2020 to 28 in 2025, almost a 50% cut. They’ve resorted to using volunteers to man the critical radar and dropsonde stations on Hurricane Hunter flights. Senseless cuts in an era of climate change making the strongest storms stronger.
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
NOAA’s hurricane research division staff has been cut from 52 in 2020 to 28 in 2025, almost a 50% cut. They’ve resorted to using volunteers to man the critical radar and dropsonde stations on Hurricane Hunter flights. Senseless cuts in an era of climate change making the strongest storms stronger.
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‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica
Government says it has done all it can to prepare for strongest hurricane in country since records began
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
‘Storm of the century’: record-breaking Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica | Hurricane Melissa | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Catastrophic Cat. 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica; 160 mph winds and flooding ongoing
Catastrophic Cat. 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica; 160 mph winds and flooding ongoing
As of 3 p.m., Melissa’s center was located about 15 miles south of Montego Bay, moving north-northeast at 8 mph. The maximum sustained winds were near 160 mp...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Catastrophic Cat. 5 Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica; 160 mph winds and flooding ongoing
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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When a Microsoft data center opened next to the small Mexican town of La Esperanza, locals say electricity outages and water shortages grew severe. The local doctor rushed patients a half hour to the nearest hospital when blackouts cut off his oxygen concentrator. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
When a Microsoft data center opened next to the small Mexican town of La Esperanza, locals say electricity outages and water shortages grew severe. The local doctor rushed patients a half hour to the nearest hospital when blackouts cut off his oxygen concentrator. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...