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Only a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the days since Sudan’s paramilitary forces seized el-Fasher city, raising fears over tens of thousands who might still be trapped, an aid group said Sunday.
https://to.pbs.org/4nvSudV
https://to.pbs.org/4nvSudV
Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan's el-Fasher as few residents reach safety
Only a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the days since Sudan’s paramilitary forces seized el-Fasher city, raising fears over tens of thousands who might stil...
www.pbs.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Only a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the days since Sudan’s paramilitary forces seized el-Fasher city, raising fears over tens of thousands who might still be trapped, an aid group said Sunday.
https://to.pbs.org/4nvSudV
https://to.pbs.org/4nvSudV
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NEW: In 2018, Paul Atkins was paid $1,450/hour by Devon Archer's defense team as it fought charges that Archer defrauded victims out of $60m.
Last week, the Atkins-led Securities & Exchange Commission dismissed a case that could have recouped the victims' money.
The SEC says Atkins recused himself
Last week, the Atkins-led Securities & Exchange Commission dismissed a case that could have recouped the victims' money.
The SEC says Atkins recused himself
The S.E.C. Dropped a Complaint Against Its Chairman’s Former Client
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW: In 2018, Paul Atkins was paid $1,450/hour by Devon Archer's defense team as it fought charges that Archer defrauded victims out of $60m.
Last week, the Atkins-led Securities & Exchange Commission dismissed a case that could have recouped the victims' money.
The SEC says Atkins recused himself
Last week, the Atkins-led Securities & Exchange Commission dismissed a case that could have recouped the victims' money.
The SEC says Atkins recused himself
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“It’s clear that the nation’s leading public health official does not have any real interest in — or possibly any real understanding of — public health,” Jeneen Interlandi writes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“It’s clear that the nation’s leading public health official does not have any real interest in — or possibly any real understanding of — public health,” Jeneen Interlandi writes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Opinion | Kennedy Ousted the C.D.C. Director. If Only That Were the End of It.
The firing of the C.D.C. director is the latest in a series of questionable decisions.
nyti.ms
August 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“It’s clear that the nation’s leading public health official does not have any real interest in — or possibly any real understanding of — public health,” Jeneen Interlandi writes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“It’s clear that the nation’s leading public health official does not have any real interest in — or possibly any real understanding of — public health,” Jeneen Interlandi writes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.
August 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
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"And if you thought this was unimportant to you, remember BLS calculates the CPI used for Social Security COLAs, as well as the headline CPI used to calculate TIPS yields. Oh, also the inflation adjustments to the marginal tax rate thresholds…"
#econsky
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#econsky
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August 1, 2025: A Day that Will Live in Statistical Infamy | Econbrowser
econbrowser.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"And if you thought this was unimportant to you, remember BLS calculates the CPI used for Social Security COLAs, as well as the headline CPI used to calculate TIPS yields. Oh, also the inflation adjustments to the marginal tax rate thresholds…"
#econsky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
#econsky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
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President Trump’s firing of the top data collector has few U.S. precedents. When other world leaders took similar steps, it rarely ended well. Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.
Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.
Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.
nyti.ms
August 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
President Trump’s firing of the top data collector has few U.S. precedents. When other world leaders took similar steps, it rarely ended well. Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.
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A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.
July 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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"American youth were 15 times more likely to die from firearms than children in other wealthy countries... The rise in firearm deaths — which became the leading cause of death among American children and youth in 2020 — reflects policy failures around gun safety."
Why Are More American Kids Dying Than Peers Abroad? CHOP Study Reveals Stark Reality
A major new JAMA study reveals that American children are dying at rates up to 80% higher than kids in other wealthy countries, with chronic illness, gun deaths, and mental health issues driving the c...
studyfinds.org
July 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"American youth were 15 times more likely to die from firearms than children in other wealthy countries... The rise in firearm deaths — which became the leading cause of death among American children and youth in 2020 — reflects policy failures around gun safety."
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Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax the rich is a 2% tax on income over $1 million.
If you make $1.1 million, you’d pay an extra $2,000.
Watching working class conservatives and politicians completely meltdown about this is wild.
If you make $1.1 million, you’d pay an extra $2,000.
Watching working class conservatives and politicians completely meltdown about this is wild.
June 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s plan to tax the rich is a 2% tax on income over $1 million.
If you make $1.1 million, you’d pay an extra $2,000.
Watching working class conservatives and politicians completely meltdown about this is wild.
If you make $1.1 million, you’d pay an extra $2,000.
Watching working class conservatives and politicians completely meltdown about this is wild.
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“Ten years of lies ranked above law. Ten years of hate placed above humanity. Ten years where truth became treason and decency became weakness. Ten years of corruption and corrosion in the White House.” -Rick Wilson
therickwilson.substack.com/p/ten-years-...
therickwilson.substack.com/p/ten-years-...
Ten Years of Evil (and Redemption)
How I spent the last decade.
therickwilson.substack.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“Ten years of lies ranked above law. Ten years of hate placed above humanity. Ten years where truth became treason and decency became weakness. Ten years of corruption and corrosion in the White House.” -Rick Wilson
therickwilson.substack.com/p/ten-years-...
therickwilson.substack.com/p/ten-years-...
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WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
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On Thursday, immigrant workers plan to walk out in hundreds of cities across the United States.
The mainstream media is ignoring this movement.
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April 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
On Thursday, immigrant workers plan to walk out in hundreds of cities across the United States.
The mainstream media is ignoring this movement.
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Just a friendly reminder that this is the party that wants to take away all regulations for our air and water, but suddenly they need to test for BC and mifepristone, this is all about control.
April 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Just a friendly reminder that this is the party that wants to take away all regulations for our air and water, but suddenly they need to test for BC and mifepristone, this is all about control.
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The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
April 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The United States is the richest country in the history of the world. But who benefits from those riches?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
Consider: the richest 10% of Americans hold nearly 70% of the nation’s wealth – while the bottom 50% hold just 3%.
See the problem?
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How much of Project 2025 has been implemented? Enough to break us beyond repair. | Opinion
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How much of Project 2025 has been implemented? Enough to break us beyond repair. | Opinion
I could tell you the five weirdest parts of Project 2025, but that wouldn't convey the depth of the destruction embedded in this plan.
flip.it
April 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
How much of Project 2025 has been implemented? Enough to break us beyond repair. | Opinion
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flip.it/OhJtfK
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More guns in public = more violence.
77% of NC residents oppose weakened permit requirements. Concealed carry laws have been proven to ensure safety by requiring training and vetting. We can't afford to weaken these safeguards.
77% of NC residents oppose weakened permit requirements. Concealed carry laws have been proven to ensure safety by requiring training and vetting. We can't afford to weaken these safeguards.
Newly released polls: Most in NC oppose repealing permit requirement for carrying concealed handguns • NC Newsline
Polls find a significant majority of North Carolina residents oppose laws that would allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit
ncnewsline.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
More guns in public = more violence.
77% of NC residents oppose weakened permit requirements. Concealed carry laws have been proven to ensure safety by requiring training and vetting. We can't afford to weaken these safeguards.
77% of NC residents oppose weakened permit requirements. Concealed carry laws have been proven to ensure safety by requiring training and vetting. We can't afford to weaken these safeguards.
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He’s going after the law firms intentionally, the bigger law firms have deeper pockets. If he’s on retainer with all of these free billable hours, they can’t represent the American people and fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
He’s going after the law firms intentionally, the bigger law firms have deeper pockets. If he’s on retainer with all of these free billable hours, they can’t represent the American people and fight back.
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In case you missed it with everything else going on: yesterday Senate Republicans voted to bring back overdraft fees. Everything Republicans do is to make corporations and banks richer at your expense.
March 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In case you missed it with everything else going on: yesterday Senate Republicans voted to bring back overdraft fees. Everything Republicans do is to make corporations and banks richer at your expense.
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Breaking News: Sweeping U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China went into effect. Shortly after, China announced retaliatory measures on U.S. food imports.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
China Retaliates After Trump Announces Steep Tariffs: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Breaking News: Sweeping U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China went into effect. Shortly after, China announced retaliatory measures on U.S. food imports.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.