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A cast of Trump’s lesser-known political appointees and DOGE operatives cut programs in ways that guaranteed widespread harm and death in some of the world’s most desperate situations.
From our friends at @propublica.org:
From our friends at @propublica.org:
Trump officials celebrated with cake after slashing aid. Then people died of cholera.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A cast of Trump’s lesser-known political appointees and DOGE operatives cut programs in ways that guaranteed widespread harm and death in some of the world’s most desperate situations.
From our friends at @propublica.org:
From our friends at @propublica.org:
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Last year, Meta had to reckon with an alarming realization about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company has tolerated the fraud to safeguard billions in revenue reut.rs/4oXsgC2
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Last year, Meta had to reckon with an alarming realization about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company has tolerated the fraud to safeguard billions in revenue reut.rs/4oXsgC2
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Foul weather has worsened already desperate conditions in Gaza, especially for the half of the population already struggling to rebuild their lives from temporary shelters.
Gazans Living Among Ruins Now Contend With Floods, Overflowing Sewage
Foul weather has worsened conditions among the more than one million people lacking adequate shelter.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Foul weather has worsened already desperate conditions in Gaza, especially for the half of the population already struggling to rebuild their lives from temporary shelters.
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Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...
Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues • Ohio Capital Journal
The 13-state electric grid operator that serves Ohio is holding its second capacity auction of the year — setting a baseline electricity cost that will get baked into consumers’ bills in June 2027.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Energy market watchers see Ohio electric bills rising as data center demand continues ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/11/e...
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The bill needed 60 votes to pass, but only four Republicans broke with their party and voted to extend the subsidies that millions rely on: Josh Hawley, Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Susan Collins, resulting in a total of just 51 votes in favor. trib.al/llNR5BV
List of Every Republican Who Voted to Make Obamacare More Expensive
Here is the full list of Republicans who don’t care that health insurance costs are about to skyrocket for millions of Americans.
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The bill needed 60 votes to pass, but only four Republicans broke with their party and voted to extend the subsidies that millions rely on: Josh Hawley, Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Susan Collins, resulting in a total of just 51 votes in favor. trib.al/llNR5BV
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OPINION: A once-dismissed Trump directive is now driving federal investigations into Americans’ beliefs and social media. Read the full story at bit.ly/4oNC6pL
#NSPM7 #CivilRights #GovernmentOverreach #FreeSpeech #KenKlippenstein #FBI #ICE #PamBondi #Opinion #OpinionNews
#NSPM7 #CivilRights #GovernmentOverreach #FreeSpeech #KenKlippenstein #FBI #ICE #PamBondi #Opinion #OpinionNews
December 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
OPINION: A once-dismissed Trump directive is now driving federal investigations into Americans’ beliefs and social media. Read the full story at bit.ly/4oNC6pL
#NSPM7 #CivilRights #GovernmentOverreach #FreeSpeech #KenKlippenstein #FBI #ICE #PamBondi #Opinion #OpinionNews
#NSPM7 #CivilRights #GovernmentOverreach #FreeSpeech #KenKlippenstein #FBI #ICE #PamBondi #Opinion #OpinionNews
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President Donald Trump and his MAGA enablers are on a campaign to erase history, tearing down monuments to hard-won progress and whitewashing the past to conform to their white Christian nationalist agenda.
From Rosa Parks to National Parks: Trump’s Racism and Bigotry Demand Resistance
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
This month marks the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Her courageous act trigger...
www.democracynow.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
President Donald Trump and his MAGA enablers are on a campaign to erase history, tearing down monuments to hard-won progress and whitewashing the past to conform to their white Christian nationalist agenda.
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Bobbie Peoples says she did nothing wrong when she visited senior citizens with absentee ballots at assisted-living facilities to help them vote in the 2023 Democratic primaries.
But a Leflore County judge convicted Peoples on a misdemeanor under Mississippi’s ballot harvesting law.
But a Leflore County judge convicted Peoples on a misdemeanor under Mississippi’s ballot harvesting law.
Mississippi Woman Convicted of Ballot Harvesting for Submitting Senior’s Vote Will Appeal
Bobbie Peoples is appealing a ballot harvesting conviction for submitting a ballot on behalf of another person in Leflore County, Mississippi.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Bobbie Peoples says she did nothing wrong when she visited senior citizens with absentee ballots at assisted-living facilities to help them vote in the 2023 Democratic primaries.
But a Leflore County judge convicted Peoples on a misdemeanor under Mississippi’s ballot harvesting law.
But a Leflore County judge convicted Peoples on a misdemeanor under Mississippi’s ballot harvesting law.
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There are signs of populist opposition to AI technology that holds the promise of eliminating lots of jobs, WSJ’s Tim Higgins writes.
The Political Skirmish Over Trump’s AI Order Is Just the Beginning
The White House drama has given new signals of populist opposition to technology that holds the promise of eliminating lots of jobs.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
There are signs of populist opposition to AI technology that holds the promise of eliminating lots of jobs, WSJ’s Tim Higgins writes.
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The NIH paused funding for growing human organs inside pigs in 2015 over fears that human cells might make pigs too human. Yet regulators now approve putting pig organs in humans. A bioethicist examines the inconsistent logic. buff.ly/Dz8hxOZ
Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that?
How many human cells does a pig need before it’s considered too human?
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December 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The NIH paused funding for growing human organs inside pigs in 2015 over fears that human cells might make pigs too human. Yet regulators now approve putting pig organs in humans. A bioethicist examines the inconsistent logic. buff.ly/Dz8hxOZ
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A senior law enforcement official has confirmed that one of the Bondi Beach gunmen was Naveed Akram from Bonnyrigg in Sydney's south-west.
Bondi Beach gunman identified as home 'raided by police' and 10 confirmed dead
www.mirror.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A senior law enforcement official has confirmed that one of the Bondi Beach gunmen was Naveed Akram from Bonnyrigg in Sydney's south-west.
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It’s now been a year since Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte, a French territory in the western Indian ocean.
Mayotte’s schools face chronic overcrowding and shortages, worsened by Cyclone Chido. All children in Mayotte should be able to experience their right to education.
Mayotte’s schools face chronic overcrowding and shortages, worsened by Cyclone Chido. All children in Mayotte should be able to experience their right to education.
December 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
It’s now been a year since Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte, a French territory in the western Indian ocean.
Mayotte’s schools face chronic overcrowding and shortages, worsened by Cyclone Chido. All children in Mayotte should be able to experience their right to education.
Mayotte’s schools face chronic overcrowding and shortages, worsened by Cyclone Chido. All children in Mayotte should be able to experience their right to education.
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‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction deal
Trump administration insiders and well-connected Republican businesses have been jostling to dominate pending humanitarian aid and reconstruction logistics in the shattered Gaza Strip, according to sources and documents reviewed by the Guardian.
With three-quarters of Gaza’s structures damaged or destroyed by two years of Israeli strikes, the rebuilding effort to come – estimated at $70bn by the United Nations – could be a rich prize for companies that specialize in construction, demolition, transportation and logistics. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead
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The findings are the result of a study involving examining data collected over half a century from Indian Ocean humpback dolphins caught in shark nets.
Endangered dolphin’s diet shift provides worrying hint of SA coastal waters’ health | Daily Maverick
www.dailymaverick.co.za
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The findings are the result of a study involving examining data collected over half a century from Indian Ocean humpback dolphins caught in shark nets.
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If you have a bank account in your country or use U.S. technology, as most of us do, this will 100% affect you and your loved ones now and well into the foreseeable future. And this is why #Digitalsovereignty should be a goal for every democratic government if they are serious about freedom.
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you have a bank account in your country or use U.S. technology, as most of us do, this will 100% affect you and your loved ones now and well into the foreseeable future. And this is why #Digitalsovereignty should be a goal for every democratic government if they are serious about freedom.
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Land Of The Free!
December 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Land Of The Free!
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Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest reut.rs/48CnB3l
Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest
Several dozen people protested on Sunday in the Siberian city of Tomsk against Russia's ban on U.S. children's gaming platform Roblox , a rare show of public dissent as popular irritation over the ban gains some momentum.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Russian ban on Roblox gaming platform sparks rare protest reut.rs/48CnB3l
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Nation-building today without a plan to address the #digitalsovereignty challenge head-on is like launching a new ship with a hole the size of a Mack truck.
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Nation-building today without a plan to address the #digitalsovereignty challenge head-on is like launching a new ship with a hole the size of a Mack truck.
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Update: Listening to the presscon right now. This sounds like a hate crime targeting the Jewish community.
December 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Update: Listening to the presscon right now. This sounds like a hate crime targeting the Jewish community.
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🚨 BREAKING: At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured, including two police officers, in a shooting at Bondi Beach. One gunman was killed, a second in critical condition.
Video shows two gunmen firing multiple shots from a bridge toward the beach.
Still developing.
Video shows two gunmen firing multiple shots from a bridge toward the beach.
Still developing.
December 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🚨 BREAKING: At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured, including two police officers, in a shooting at Bondi Beach. One gunman was killed, a second in critical condition.
Video shows two gunmen firing multiple shots from a bridge toward the beach.
Still developing.
Video shows two gunmen firing multiple shots from a bridge toward the beach.
Still developing.
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Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
hrichina.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
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US oligarch Elon Musk officially endorses the Pro-Russia collaborator Fidias Panayiotou.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
US oligarch Elon Musk officially endorses the Pro-Russia collaborator Fidias Panayiotou.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
Panayiotou voted in favour of international child rapists, kidnappers and then travelled to party with them and hold closed-door meetings.
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Day 381 of nonstop protests in Georgia. The Russia backed Georgian Dream introduced a new law to curb unsanctioned protests.
Protestors continue to resist daily with no sign of stopping in the face of repression and tyranny. #3E
Protestors continue to resist daily with no sign of stopping in the face of repression and tyranny. #3E
December 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Day 381 of nonstop protests in Georgia. The Russia backed Georgian Dream introduced a new law to curb unsanctioned protests.
Protestors continue to resist daily with no sign of stopping in the face of repression and tyranny. #3E
Protestors continue to resist daily with no sign of stopping in the face of repression and tyranny. #3E
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Another shooting. The details will shift, the outrage will fade. That’s the danger. Repetition trains acceptance. A country doesn’t collapse at once…it gets conditioned to look away.
December 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Another shooting. The details will shift, the outrage will fade. That’s the danger. Repetition trains acceptance. A country doesn’t collapse at once…it gets conditioned to look away.
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"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...