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“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
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Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions
Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus
Charlie Kirk died to gun violence
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The woman, dressed in medical scrubs, was on her way to work when she was forcibly removed from her car and cuffed before being let go.
Body cam footage shows feds threatening U.S. citizen detained in Key Largo
The woman, dressed in medical scrubs, was on her way to work when she was forcibly removed from her car and cuffed before being let go.
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The woman, dressed in medical scrubs, was on her way to work when she was forcibly removed from her car and cuffed before being let go.
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As climate changes soaks South Florida, flood complaints are piling up.
‘Street is lake, urgent!’ Herald mapping reveals flooding blind spots
As climate changes soaks South Florida, flood complaints are piling up.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
As climate changes soaks South Florida, flood complaints are piling up.
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Want to make sure this letter arrives at the right place.
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Want to make sure this letter arrives at the right place.
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Thanks to all of the folks who made this possible!
Big news from SABR: For the first time ever, complete Negro Leagues player and team statistics are now available for download in the Lahman Baseball Database. sabr.org/latest/negro... @seanlahman.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Thanks to all of the folks who made this possible!
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Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, US printmaker and sculptor who focused on the lives and the struggle for Civil Rights of US Black communities #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
October 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, US printmaker and sculptor who focused on the lives and the struggle for Civil Rights of US Black communities #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth by @Peggynoonannyc
October 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth by @Peggynoonannyc
He went from rap dreams to private equity. Now he wants to open investment doors for kids of color
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
He went from rap dreams to private equity. Now he wants to open investment doors for kids of color
More than just trying to reframe how kids envision their futures, this investor wants to help diversify his industry.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
He went from rap dreams to private equity. Now he wants to open investment doors for kids of color
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s outgoing vaccine chief, says RFK Jr.’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while weakening rules on unproven treatments
April 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s outgoing vaccine chief, says RFK Jr.’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while weakening rules on unproven treatments
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A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
The Retired J.P. Morgan Executive Tracking Trump’s Deportation Flights
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
www.theatlantic.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A CFO turned activist has become a go-to source for understanding the administration’s immigration crackdown.
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If true this is a death sentence
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
If true this is a death sentence
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The NH constitution says; "No person shall ever be compelled to pay towards the support of the schools of any sect or denomination."
But 90% of NH school voucher money goes to Christian schools.
But 90% of NH school voucher money goes to Christian schools.
March 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The NH constitution says; "No person shall ever be compelled to pay towards the support of the schools of any sect or denomination."
But 90% of NH school voucher money goes to Christian schools.
But 90% of NH school voucher money goes to Christian schools.
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SCOOP: WIRED has found four new Venmo accounts that appear to be associated with Trump officials who were in an infamous Signal chat. One made a payment with a note consisting solely of an eggplant emoji.
Even More Venmo Accounts Tied to Trump Officials in Signal Group Chat Left Data Public
WIRED has found four new Venmo accounts that appear to be associated with Trump officials who were in an infamous Signal chat. One made a payment with a note consisting solely of an eggplant emoji.
www.wired.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
SCOOP: WIRED has found four new Venmo accounts that appear to be associated with Trump officials who were in an infamous Signal chat. One made a payment with a note consisting solely of an eggplant emoji.
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How is this okay?
March 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How is this okay?
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“Let’s give them the opportunity to apply for the protections they were promised,” Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said.
South Florida congressional reps react to Trump ending humanitarian parole program
“Let’s give them the opportunity to apply for the protections they were promised,” Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said.
bit.ly
March 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Let’s give them the opportunity to apply for the protections they were promised,” Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said.
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
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Reminds us of how @marshablackburn voted against it then showed up to try to take credit for it: x.com/thetnholler/...
March 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reminds us of how @marshablackburn voted against it then showed up to try to take credit for it: x.com/thetnholler/...
DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover
March 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸
March 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸