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The photo, taken by Qatar-based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times shows 9-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour with his arms missing just below each shoulder.
Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is 2025 World Press Photo of the year
A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honored Thursday as World Press Photo of the year.
to.pbs.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The photo, taken by Qatar-based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times shows 9-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour with his arms missing just below each shoulder.
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Everything about this is wrong. Most people with autism have jobs. Use toilets. Pay taxes. And Speak more clearly than this gravel-throated man.
WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Everything about this is wrong. Most people with autism have jobs. Use toilets. Pay taxes. And Speak more clearly than this gravel-throated man.
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Two of New York City’s biggest bus tour companies will have to pay more than $2.5 million after striking illegal deals that limited competition and reduced service for tourists seeking a bird’s-eye view of the city, state officials said.
NYC bus tour giants fined $2.5M for collusion that hurt consumers, AG says
Attorney General Letitia James says Big Bus and Twin America illegally agreed to limit competition, reduce service and split profits — hurting millions of tourists.
gothamist.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Two of New York City’s biggest bus tour companies will have to pay more than $2.5 million after striking illegal deals that limited competition and reduced service for tourists seeking a bird’s-eye view of the city, state officials said.
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It's bad. But it won't get better if we don't fight.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Harvard Is Fighting Back. So Can We.
The Trump administration wants a battle with civil society.
www.thebulwark.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It's bad. But it won't get better if we don't fight.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
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Y’all… the Chinese government’s trolling game is perfection.
April 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Y’all… the Chinese government’s trolling game is perfection.
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JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
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NEW: DOJ is dropping its prosecution of a man it identified as an MS-13 leader and whose capture was celebrated with a huge press conference by AG Bondi, Kash Patel and Glenn Youngkin. w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: DOJ is dropping its prosecution of a man it identified as an MS-13 leader and whose capture was celebrated with a huge press conference by AG Bondi, Kash Patel and Glenn Youngkin. w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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“He never said anything about the vaccine being helpful,” said the father of the second girl to die from measles in the same small town. “He said, ‘You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore.’”
Tom Bartlett reports on RFK Jr.’s condolence trip to Texas:
Tom Bartlett reports on RFK Jr.’s condolence trip to Texas:
What RFK Jr. Told Grieving Texas Families About the Measles Vaccine
The nation’s top public-health official has been promoting suspicions of the shot even as he offers comfort.
bit.ly
April 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“He never said anything about the vaccine being helpful,” said the father of the second girl to die from measles in the same small town. “He said, ‘You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore.’”
Tom Bartlett reports on RFK Jr.’s condolence trip to Texas:
Tom Bartlett reports on RFK Jr.’s condolence trip to Texas:
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The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
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We were cleaning Chinas clock economically. Many predicted they would surpass us by now, and they haven’t.
But this tariff stuff will close the gap. Idiots
But this tariff stuff will close the gap. Idiots
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
We were cleaning Chinas clock economically. Many predicted they would surpass us by now, and they haven’t.
But this tariff stuff will close the gap. Idiots
But this tariff stuff will close the gap. Idiots
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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Four drops so far and we know more are coming. The thing is, they are coming back to camp from all directions and in some cases cannot describe where they were. This is old school Barkley. #BM100
March 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Four drops so far and we know more are coming. The thing is, they are coming back to camp from all directions and in some cases cannot describe where they were. This is old school Barkley. #BM100
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Trump’s moves to curb independent media look familiar to the Hungarian journalist András Pethő: “The MAGA authorities have learned Orbán's lessons well.” theatln.tc/VlZjD1iB
Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar
Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán’s playbook.
theatln.tc
March 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Trump’s moves to curb independent media look familiar to the Hungarian journalist András Pethő: “The MAGA authorities have learned Orbán's lessons well.” theatln.tc/VlZjD1iB
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The Murdochs’ courtroom battle for control of their media empire has unfolded almost entirely in secret. But 3,000 pages of the trial record obtained by The New York Times reveal bitterness and betrayal that not even writers of “Succession” could conjure.
‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Murdochs’ courtroom battle for control of their media empire has unfolded almost entirely in secret. But 3,000 pages of the trial record obtained by The New York Times reveal bitterness and betrayal that not even writers of “Succession” could conjure.
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Russia doesn’t have the resources to fight indefinitely against Ukraine’s organization and determination, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. The only way for Putin to defeat Ukraine is to convince Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war.
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Russia doesn’t have the resources to fight indefinitely against Ukraine’s organization and determination, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social writes. The only way for Putin to defeat Ukraine is to convince Ukraine’s allies to be sick of the war.
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Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social
