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On May 2nd, in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained. 1/
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May 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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"War of Plunder": How Rwanda Has Fueled War in DRC as Western Countries Look Away
“War of Plunder”: How Rwanda Has Fueled War in DRC
The long-simmering conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo escalated this week when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels captured at least part of the eastern city of Goma. The fighting between the militia...
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January 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Palestinian children celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal.

(The IRC reports that around 20,000 children have been orphaned or separated from their parents since the start of the genocide, but IRC warned the actual number in conflicts can be three times as high.)
January 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Scenes from Gaza as a ceasefire appears imminent:
January 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Everyone should be able to change their sex, including children. ALC argued this correctly. What we are fighting to defend is already a compromise with a transphobic society: the authority of doctors and parents within the private domain of the family nymag.com/intelligence...
The Right to Change Sex
The moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies.
nymag.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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December 5, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Never have I ever wanted jury duty so much
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Dec 4
BREAKING: Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, was shot and killed outside a Manhattan hotel in an apparent targeted attack, law enforcement official says
United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in midtown Manhattan, official says | CNN
The CEO of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, a law enforcement official tells CNN.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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One year ago today, Flaco returned to Central Park after a few weeks exploring the east side. I was so happy to see him in his favorite Oak tree on a blustery, beautiful November morning. 🦉🦉🦉 #Flaco #CentralPark
November 17, 2024 at 2:16 PM