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Political divide widens as Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles reut.rs/4kA8hrE
Political divide widens as Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles
Republicans and Democrats traded barbs on Sunday after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles amid massive protests against increasing and divisive immigration raids.
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June 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Political divide widens as Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles reut.rs/4kA8hrE
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Trump's FEMA has denied North Carolina's request for FEMA to honor a Biden-era commitment to pay for 100% of debris removal costs related to Hurricane Helene.
May 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump's FEMA has denied North Carolina's request for FEMA to honor a Biden-era commitment to pay for 100% of debris removal costs related to Hurricane Helene.
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Yes!
Well payed, Harvard, well played.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
May 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yes!
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Trump left West Point after his speech instead of staying to shake the hand of every graduating cadet, as is longstanding tradition. If Obama or Biden had done that, we would never the hear the end of it. But it's Trump, so reporters don't care.
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trump left West Point after his speech instead of staying to shake the hand of every graduating cadet, as is longstanding tradition. If Obama or Biden had done that, we would never the hear the end of it. But it's Trump, so reporters don't care.
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SV DATE: “There was an implicit understanding that access to the Republican nominee meant you would not portray him as a fundamental, proven threat to American democracy. Which, of course, he was — and continues to prove himself to be…” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
May 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
SV DATE: “There was an implicit understanding that access to the Republican nominee meant you would not portray him as a fundamental, proven threat to American democracy. Which, of course, he was — and continues to prove himself to be…” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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The Texas House on Sunday passed Senate Bill 10, a measure requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom in the state.
Texas House passes Senate bill requiring display of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms
Senate Bill 10 now goes back to the Senate for concurrence before advancing to Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
May 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Texas House on Sunday passed Senate Bill 10, a measure requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom in the state.
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The CDC updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.
Measles math: What to know about 1,001 measles cases across the country
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The CDC updated the numbers of measles cases in the country on Friday. Here's what they say and what it means for public health in the U.S.
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Target made its choice—and so have Black consumers.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
May 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Target made its choice—and so have Black consumers.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
The National Black Church Initiative isn’t playing PR games. No more performative marketing while treating Black communities like disposable income streams.
I have nothing to do with this org, but it is telling.
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Exciting news! We were just named a 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Explanatory Reporting alongside The Center for Public Integrity and @revealnews.org for our “40 Acres and a Lie” investigation into how formerly enslaved people were given land—only to have it taken back: 40acresandalie.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Exciting news! We were just named a 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Explanatory Reporting alongside The Center for Public Integrity and @revealnews.org for our “40 Acres and a Lie” investigation into how formerly enslaved people were given land—only to have it taken back: 40acresandalie.com
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You know that Twilight Zone episode where the kid has amazing psychic powers and can make people disappear with his mind and the entire town is hostage to him and has to cater to his every whim? That’s us right now.
May 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You know that Twilight Zone episode where the kid has amazing psychic powers and can make people disappear with his mind and the entire town is hostage to him and has to cater to his every whim? That’s us right now.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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May 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio ...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.
www.cbsnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio ...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
"Hegseth hasn't used the press room to brief reporters. But it has been a set for his TV appearances..."
www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
Trump’s budget plan eviscerates weather and climate research, and it could be enacted immediately | CNN
The cuts could cripple US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and expert analysis. It could also halt research on deadly weather, including seve...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time..."
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
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An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
April 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
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The U.S. now has more than 600 measles cases in 22 states, most are in Texas. People usually recover, but doctors are stressing how dangerous and long-lasting the disease can be.
Measles remains a danger to health even years after an infection
The U.S. now has more than 600 measles cases in 22 states, most are in Texas. People usually recover, but doctors are stressing how dangerous and long-lasting the disease can be.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The U.S. now has more than 600 measles cases in 22 states, most are in Texas. People usually recover, but doctors are stressing how dangerous and long-lasting the disease can be.
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AFT member Rodney Fresh, a high school social studies teacher from Detroit and treasurer of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, is speaking out about dismantling the Department of Education and what it means for his students.
Learn more about #ProtectOurKids here: www.aft.org/ProtectOurKids
Learn more about #ProtectOurKids here: www.aft.org/ProtectOurKids
March 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
AFT member Rodney Fresh, a high school social studies teacher from Detroit and treasurer of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, is speaking out about dismantling the Department of Education and what it means for his students.
Learn more about #ProtectOurKids here: www.aft.org/ProtectOurKids
Learn more about #ProtectOurKids here: www.aft.org/ProtectOurKids
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‘We have to have it’: Trump ups the pressure on Greenland
‘We have to have it’: Trump ups the pressure on Greenland
His statement comes as top U.S. officials plan a controversial visit to Greenland, which Danish officials see as part of an intense pressure campaign.
www.politico.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
‘We have to have it’: Trump ups the pressure on Greenland
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Trump closing Social Security field offices in:
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year
Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
apnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trump closing Social Security field offices in:
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
N. Carolina
N. Dakota
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi, NC hardest hit. Full list here:
apnews.com/article/soci...
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DOGE enters Institute of Peace amid staff resistance.
DOGE enters Institute of Peace amid staff resistance
An Institute of Peace security official said DOGE pressured contractor to gain entry.
www.politico.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
DOGE enters Institute of Peace amid staff resistance.
@maddow.msnbc.com anyway we can get reporting on #theidesoftrump postcard campaign
March 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com anyway we can get reporting on #theidesoftrump postcard campaign