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War hero schools a chickenhawk.
April 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
War hero schools a chickenhawk.
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Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending.
As a reminder, we've got a database that allows journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances:
As a reminder, we've got a database that allows journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances:
Introducing ProPublica’s 527 Explorer
Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. ProPublica is releasing a new database that will allow journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these…
propub.li
April 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending.
As a reminder, we've got a database that allows journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances:
As a reminder, we've got a database that allows journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances:
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More than 20,000 babies are stillborn in the U.S. each year. Compared to other countries, the U.S. has done far less to address the problem, and its rates remain stubbornly high.
➡️ TODAY at 4 pm ET: Join our reporters and documentary participants for a discussion about the U.S. stillbirth crisis.
➡️ TODAY at 4 pm ET: Join our reporters and documentary participants for a discussion about the U.S. stillbirth crisis.
“Before a Breath”: ProPublica’s New Documentary About the U.S. Stillbirth Crisis
Join us for a compelling discussion of this intimate, infuriating and ultimately hopeful film that illuminates the aftermath of stillbirth.
propub.li
April 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
More than 20,000 babies are stillborn in the U.S. each year. Compared to other countries, the U.S. has done far less to address the problem, and its rates remain stubbornly high.
➡️ TODAY at 4 pm ET: Join our reporters and documentary participants for a discussion about the U.S. stillbirth crisis.
➡️ TODAY at 4 pm ET: Join our reporters and documentary participants for a discussion about the U.S. stillbirth crisis.
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That was fast! Have some extra cheese on us, Wisconsin 💪🏽 🧀
April 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That was fast! Have some extra cheese on us, Wisconsin 💪🏽 🧀
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- Lieutenant Kara Spears Hultgreen – The Navy’s first female carrier-based fighter pilot.
- Major Marie Therese Rossi – The first American woman to fly helicopters in combat during Operation Desert Storm.
- Major Marie Therese Rossi – The first American woman to fly helicopters in combat during Operation Desert Storm.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
- Lieutenant Kara Spears Hultgreen – The Navy’s first female carrier-based fighter pilot.
- Major Marie Therese Rossi – The first American woman to fly helicopters in combat during Operation Desert Storm.
- Major Marie Therese Rossi – The first American woman to fly helicopters in combat during Operation Desert Storm.
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- Justice Thurgood Marshall – The first Black Supreme Court Justice.
- Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris – The Air Force’s first African American woman brigadier general.
- Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris – The Air Force’s first African American woman brigadier general.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
- Justice Thurgood Marshall – The first Black Supreme Court Justice.
- Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris – The Air Force’s first African American woman brigadier general.
- Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris – The Air Force’s first African American woman brigadier general.
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We’d like to publicly honor their dedication and service to our country by sharing their names:
- General Colin L. Powell – The first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- General Colin L. Powell – The first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We’d like to publicly honor their dedication and service to our country by sharing their names:
- General Colin L. Powell – The first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- General Colin L. Powell – The first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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A cemetery spokesperson confirmed that internal links directing users to webpages listing the dozens of “Notable Graves” of Black, Hispanic, and female veterans, along with their spouses, have been removed.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A cemetery spokesperson confirmed that internal links directing users to webpages listing the dozens of “Notable Graves” of Black, Hispanic, and female veterans, along with their spouses, have been removed.
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This action is part of a broader effort by the Defense Department to eliminate all references to diversity, equity, and inclusion from its online presence.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This action is part of a broader effort by the Defense Department to eliminate all references to diversity, equity, and inclusion from its online presence.
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That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history!
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history!
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
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Additionally, the removed content included information about groups such as the Buffalo Soldiers and the Tuskegee Airmen, both composed of Black service members who made significant contributions to U.S. military history.
You can’t erase the past, and you can’t erase their legacy!
You can’t erase the past, and you can’t erase their legacy!
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Additionally, the removed content included information about groups such as the Buffalo Soldiers and the Tuskegee Airmen, both composed of Black service members who made significant contributions to U.S. military history.
You can’t erase the past, and you can’t erase their legacy!
You can’t erase the past, and you can’t erase their legacy!
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It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
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Lot of Johnsons, Smiths, and Garcias are gonna have this happen to them I’m afraid
DOGE owns every one of these now whether or not it's directly the result of their actions
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Lot of Johnsons, Smiths, and Garcias are gonna have this happen to them I’m afraid
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Removal of patient safety information was prompted by mention of the lgbtq community. Excising of "Enola Gay" & persons with the surname "Gay" prove the prejudice of the Trump admin. There will be severe backlash by MAGA. LGBTQ rights are in jeopardy.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Harvard researchers sue the Trump administration for removing their work from public website
Their material was deleted from a site dedicated to patient safety because it mentioned the LGBTQ community, they said in the federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Removal of patient safety information was prompted by mention of the lgbtq community. Excising of "Enola Gay" & persons with the surname "Gay" prove the prejudice of the Trump admin. There will be severe backlash by MAGA. LGBTQ rights are in jeopardy.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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QUOTES FOR PIXELS: Our 13th featured activist/advocate is Dr Lina AbiRafeh, an award-winning global women’s rights expert & humanitarian aid worker with 25 years of experience in over 20 countries.
Read Dr AbiRafehs Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt1
Part 2: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt2
Read Dr AbiRafehs Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt1
Part 2: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt2
March 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
QUOTES FOR PIXELS: Our 13th featured activist/advocate is Dr Lina AbiRafeh, an award-winning global women’s rights expert & humanitarian aid worker with 25 years of experience in over 20 countries.
Read Dr AbiRafehs Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt1
Part 2: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt2
Read Dr AbiRafehs Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt1
Part 2: bit.ly/LinaARInspInt2
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Our 14th featured activist/advocate is Elena Gallina, documentary photographer and economic researcher. As the first Artist-in-Residence for the Rhodes Trust, she created a large-scale exhibition exploring Kosovar feminism.
Read Ms. Gallina's Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/4aQN4p2
Part 2: bit.ly/3QbmUDW
Read Ms. Gallina's Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/4aQN4p2
Part 2: bit.ly/3QbmUDW
March 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Our 14th featured activist/advocate is Elena Gallina, documentary photographer and economic researcher. As the first Artist-in-Residence for the Rhodes Trust, she created a large-scale exhibition exploring Kosovar feminism.
Read Ms. Gallina's Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/4aQN4p2
Part 2: bit.ly/3QbmUDW
Read Ms. Gallina's Interview:
Part 1: bit.ly/4aQN4p2
Part 2: bit.ly/3QbmUDW
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Reminds me that arguably the best line HBO’s Woodstock 99 documentary is Moby’s … "Granted this is over 20 years ago but I’m still so baffled at how it went from the progressive enlightened values of Kurt Cobain and Michael Stipe to misogyny and homophobia and the rape frat boy culture"
"I really don't understand how a generation of young men could grow up to support the cruelty of MAGA politics."
March 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Reminds me that arguably the best line HBO’s Woodstock 99 documentary is Moby’s … "Granted this is over 20 years ago but I’m still so baffled at how it went from the progressive enlightened values of Kurt Cobain and Michael Stipe to misogyny and homophobia and the rape frat boy culture"
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The Guardian view on Trump and Ukraine: respite is possible, but resolution looks distant | Editorial
The Guardian view on Trump and Ukraine: respite is possible, but resolution looks distant | Editorial
Editorial: Will-they-won’t-they over a ceasefire does not change the underlying dynamics of US retreat from supporting Kyiv
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The Guardian view on Trump and Ukraine: respite is possible, but resolution looks distant | Editorial
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Stacey Dooley: Rape on Trial review – it’s impossible not to feel profound admiration for these brave women
Stacey Dooley: Rape on Trial review – it’s impossible not to feel profound admiration for these brave women
Three courageous survivors waive their anonymity to let the TV presenter showcase their cases to the nation – in the hope they can highlight the deep flaws in the legal system
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Stacey Dooley: Rape on Trial review – it’s impossible not to feel profound admiration for these brave women
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S&P 500 slides into correction territory as Trump trade wars spook investors
S&P 500 slides into correction territory as Trump trade wars spook investors
Key US stock index closes more than 10% down from February peak amid volatility caused by president’s tariffs
The S&P 500, a key US stock market index, closed in correction territory on Thursday as the volatility of Donald Trump’s trade wars rattled…
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
S&P 500 slides into correction territory as Trump trade wars spook investors
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The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Weldon has been a prominent critic of vaccines and the CDC, which promotes vaccines and monitors their safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Weldon has been a prominent critic of vaccines and the CDC, which promotes vaccines and monitors their safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump administration withdraws nomination of vaccine critic David Weldon for CDC director
The Senate health committee announced Thursday morning that it was canceling a planned hearing on Weldon's nomination because of the withdrawal.
www.pbs.org
March 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Weldon has been a prominent critic of vaccines and the CDC, which promotes vaccines and monitors their safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Weldon has been a prominent critic of vaccines and the CDC, which promotes vaccines and monitors their safety. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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How Covid left a legacy of distrust and conspiracies | Letters
How Covid left a legacy of distrust and conspiracies | Letters
Letters: Dr Aodhan Breathnach says the general overreach of the state during the pandemic led to mistrust, Desmond Hewitt considers evidence and irrationality, and Richard Bunning is concerned by the poison on social media
www.theguardian.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How Covid left a legacy of distrust and conspiracies | Letters
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The EPA's Office of Environmental Justice has helped communities overburdened by pollution for more than 30 years. Lee Zeldin just dissolved it.
We will keep fighting for environmental justice. www.law360.com/energy/artic...
We will keep fighting for environmental justice. www.law360.com/energy/artic...
Trump Admin Shutters EPA's Enviro Justice Office - Law360
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday dissolved its more than 30-year-old environmental justice and civil rights office, the latest in a string of EPA actions targeting efforts to ease p...
www.law360.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The EPA's Office of Environmental Justice has helped communities overburdened by pollution for more than 30 years. Lee Zeldin just dissolved it.
We will keep fighting for environmental justice. www.law360.com/energy/artic...
We will keep fighting for environmental justice. www.law360.com/energy/artic...
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Today EPA chief Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is rolling back 31 regulations.
He's taking aim at mercury, soot, and toxic pollution restrictions, and federal protection of wetlands.
The EPA will also rewrite rules limiting pollution from fossil-fuel plants and cars, and more.
He's taking aim at mercury, soot, and toxic pollution restrictions, and federal protection of wetlands.
The EPA will also rewrite rules limiting pollution from fossil-fuel plants and cars, and more.
March 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Today EPA chief Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is rolling back 31 regulations.
He's taking aim at mercury, soot, and toxic pollution restrictions, and federal protection of wetlands.
The EPA will also rewrite rules limiting pollution from fossil-fuel plants and cars, and more.
He's taking aim at mercury, soot, and toxic pollution restrictions, and federal protection of wetlands.
The EPA will also rewrite rules limiting pollution from fossil-fuel plants and cars, and more.