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It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
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Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
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A federal judge refused to block the government’s overhaul of a DHS immigration status database into a national voter verification tool, even as she questioned its legality. The new GOP-backed database is aimed at purging noncitizens from voter rolls.
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
Judge ‘Doubts the Lawfulness’ of Trump’s Voter Purge Database But Won’t Block It For Now
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A federal judge refused to block the government’s overhaul of a DHS immigration status database into a national voter verification tool, even as she questioned its legality. The new GOP-backed database is aimed at purging noncitizens from voter rolls.
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
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Michael Knowles: "Merrick Garland was a complete political hack."
Brian: "If Merrick Garland was a political hack, do you think Pam Bondi is a political hack?"
Michael: "I think Pam Bondi is doing a very good job."
Brian: "If Merrick Garland was a political hack, do you think Pam Bondi is a political hack?"
Michael: "I think Pam Bondi is doing a very good job."
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Michael Knowles: "Merrick Garland was a complete political hack."
Brian: "If Merrick Garland was a political hack, do you think Pam Bondi is a political hack?"
Michael: "I think Pam Bondi is doing a very good job."
Brian: "If Merrick Garland was a political hack, do you think Pam Bondi is a political hack?"
Michael: "I think Pam Bondi is doing a very good job."
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Montana’s amendment doesn’t aim to overturn the Citizens United ruling. If passed, it would merely render the ruling ineffective within Montana because businesses operating in the state would have to abide by its definition of corporations.
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Montana’s amendment doesn’t aim to overturn the Citizens United ruling. If passed, it would merely render the ruling ineffective within Montana because businesses operating in the state would have to abide by its definition of corporations.
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"I’m told that Mamdani’s team and other New York officials have already begun quiet but urgent preparations for hostile deployments from ICE, the National Guard, or both."
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
After Zohran’s Win, Trump Is Coming for New York
An inside look at NYC’s preparations for when Trump sends in the National Guard and an ICE and CBP surge.
www.thebulwark.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"I’m told that Mamdani’s team and other New York officials have already begun quiet but urgent preparations for hostile deployments from ICE, the National Guard, or both."
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
Read about it in the latest edition of Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/after-zohr...
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"Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein" is a phrase that first appeared in newspapers in March 2011 and appeared regularly from that point onward. it is INCONCEIVABLE to me that this many people were still associating with him!!
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
"Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein" is a phrase that first appeared in newspapers in March 2011 and appeared regularly from that point onward. it is INCONCEIVABLE to me that this many people were still associating with him!!
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This!!!!!!!!!!!
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congress is moving quickly to pass a funding package that would end the longest federal shutdown in the nation’s history.
Here’s what’s in the bill, based on summaries provided by Congress: https://cnn.it/4qVFT6N
Here’s what’s in the bill, based on summaries provided by Congress: https://cnn.it/4qVFT6N
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Congress is moving quickly to pass a funding package that would end the longest federal shutdown in the nation’s history.
Here’s what’s in the bill, based on summaries provided by Congress: https://cnn.it/4qVFT6N
Here’s what’s in the bill, based on summaries provided by Congress: https://cnn.it/4qVFT6N
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Amendment which strikes section which “allows senators who were legally subpoenaed during the January 6 criminal conspiracy investigation to get millions of dollars deposited into their bank accounts at taxpayer expense” voted down by Republicans
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Amendment which strikes section which “allows senators who were legally subpoenaed during the January 6 criminal conspiracy investigation to get millions of dollars deposited into their bank accounts at taxpayer expense” voted down by Republicans
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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
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Clark: So what are we doing here today? You have already voted to dismantle medicaid, the largest health care program in America. A program that covers 40% of all births in this country. 40% of children in this country. 40% of disabled people in this country.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Clark: So what are we doing here today? You have already voted to dismantle medicaid, the largest health care program in America. A program that covers 40% of all births in this country. 40% of children in this country. 40% of disabled people in this country.
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ICE pours large canister of pepper spray directly into family car, hitting 1-year-old baby.
"They were simply shopping at Sam's Club," said Matt, who filmed this video.
"ICE agents drove by and sprayed pepper spray directly inside, where their baby and 16-year-old sister sat."
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
"They were simply shopping at Sam's Club," said Matt, who filmed this video.
"ICE agents drove by and sprayed pepper spray directly inside, where their baby and 16-year-old sister sat."
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ICE pours large canister of pepper spray directly into family car, hitting 1-year-old baby.
"They were simply shopping at Sam's Club," said Matt, who filmed this video.
"ICE agents drove by and sprayed pepper spray directly inside, where their baby and 16-year-old sister sat."
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
"They were simply shopping at Sam's Club," said Matt, who filmed this video.
"ICE agents drove by and sprayed pepper spray directly inside, where their baby and 16-year-old sister sat."
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue
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No matter how hard I try, and no matter how long it goes on, I just can't get used to the president of the United States routinely promoting lies of the most imbecilic and easily disprovable nature (or in this case mistaking satire for reality).
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
No matter how hard I try, and no matter how long it goes on, I just can't get used to the president of the United States routinely promoting lies of the most imbecilic and easily disprovable nature (or in this case mistaking satire for reality).
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Trump’s illegal and erratic actions are creating a mass hunger crisis and an unsustainable burden on Food Banks.
Trump’s indifference to the suffering of others is matched only by his personal greed and drive to become all powerful.
Trump’s indifference to the suffering of others is matched only by his personal greed and drive to become all powerful.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trump’s illegal and erratic actions are creating a mass hunger crisis and an unsustainable burden on Food Banks.
Trump’s indifference to the suffering of others is matched only by his personal greed and drive to become all powerful.
Trump’s indifference to the suffering of others is matched only by his personal greed and drive to become all powerful.
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Convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at the minimum-security Texas facility the Trump administration transferred her to.
"The institution is run in an orderly fashion which makes for a safer more comfortable environment." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
"The institution is run in an orderly fashion which makes for a safer more comfortable environment." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer. Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at the minimum-security Texas facility the Trump administration transferred her to.
"The institution is run in an orderly fashion which makes for a safer more comfortable environment." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
"The institution is run in an orderly fashion which makes for a safer more comfortable environment." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Here is the written version of today's timeline with Senate Stuff www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
Government shutdown live updates as Thune plans Senate vote amid rare Sunday session
The government shutdown is now on Day 40 as senators returned to Capitol Hill for a rare Sunday session. Follow live updates here.
www.cbsnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Here is the written version of today's timeline with Senate Stuff www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
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Deputy AG declares "war" on judges, vows to strip bar associations' power https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/doj-blanche-war-activist-judges-dc-bar-associations https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/doj-blanche-war-activist-judges-dc-bar-associations
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Deputy AG declares "war" on judges, vows to strip bar associations' power https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/doj-blanche-war-activist-judges-dc-bar-associations https://www.axios.com/2025/11/09/doj-blanche-war-activist-judges-dc-bar-associations
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In a reversal, the USDA now tells states that issued full SNAP benefits they should "immediately undo" distributions or potentially face future cuts.
USDA says states must 'undo' efforts to disburse full November SNAP benefits
The latest guidance from the Trump administration comes after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a judge's decision that ordered immediate payouts.
nbcnews.to
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In a reversal, the USDA now tells states that issued full SNAP benefits they should "immediately undo" distributions or potentially face future cuts.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
"...all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year."
"...all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year."
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...
"...all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year."
"...all Trump has to do is restore the American aid that was estimated to be saving the lives of more than a quarter-million Nigerians each year."
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KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
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For everyone wondering. Jackson ruled on the immediate request because she handles emergency appeals arising from the First Circuit by default.
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
For everyone wondering. Jackson ruled on the immediate request because she handles emergency appeals arising from the First Circuit by default.