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Materials on the Arlington National Cemetery website highlighting the graves of Black and female service members have vanished. The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.
Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Soldiers, Women in Military and Civil War
The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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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.
March 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same

When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state

www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.

What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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This list is so long and taking up so much real estate in his speech it’s almost like they want to distract from their massive cuts to Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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As President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact-check and offer context as the speech unfolds.
Follow NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's address to Congress
As President Trump addresses a joint session of Congress tonight, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact check and offer context as the speech unfolds.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.
A pediatrician warns of 'long lasting' consequences of RFK Jr. leading HHS
Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.
www.npr.org
February 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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February 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Inflation remained stubbornly high in January, as grocery, gasoline and shelter costs all rose. Egg prices saw their biggest price hike in almost a decade.
No relief: Inflation unexpectedly heated up last month
Inflation remained stubbornly high in January, as grocery, gasoline and shelter costs all rose. Egg prices saw their biggest price hike in almost a decade.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Well what do you know? The Regime has just admitted that they must in fact follow a judge’s court order and release NIH funds to grantees. Thanks to @pinktweets.bsky.social for alerting me. popular.info/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
popular.info
February 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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It is the darkest of all possible humor that Disney is publicly rolling back their DEI initiatives and removing content warnings from older, racially-insensitive work on the same week that they are releasing a new MCU movie with a Black man as Captain America.
February 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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The tuberculosis outbreak has expanded from Kansas to Ohio.
February 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Who else agrees with Jamie Raskin? 💙 🔥 ✅
February 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Amazon, Meta, GM, Google, and Microsoft have donated millions to Trump's inauguration.

America's largest corporations and wealthiest executives are showering Trump's inaugural with cash for one simple reason: to ensure they receive another round of trickle-down tax cuts.
Big Firms and Billionaires Curry Favor With Trump By Giving Millions For His Inauguration Festivities
Apple’s Cook, Open AI’s Altman, Amazon, Google & GM Among Biggest Donors–All Could be Deeply Impacted by GOP Tax Legislation
4taxfairness.substack.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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This is objectively false.
JD Vance lowers expectations: "I do think it's important to reiterate that not just on the border, but on a whole host of issues, President Biden has left us an absolute dumpster fire."
January 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Three officials said the next days would be critical for ending more than a year of fighting that has shaken the Middle East, but talks have stalled near the finish line repeatedly in the past year.
Israel and Hamas make progress in their ceasefire and hostage release talks
Three officials said the next days would be critical for ending more than a year of fighting that has shaken the Middle East, but talks have stalled near the finish line repeatedly in the past year.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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So true.
January 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Almost ten weeks after the 2024 election, North Carolina remains in turmoil from it.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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A large area of greater Los Angeles had unhealthy air Friday, due to particulate matter from large wildfires. Here are tips for breathing cleaner air indoors if it's smoky outside.
Is smoke in your home? Here's how to make an air purifier from a box fan
A large area of greater Los Angeles had unhealthy air Friday, due to particulate matter from large wildfires. Here are tips for breathing cleaner air indoors if it's smoky outside.
www.npr.org
January 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Trump and his MAGA allies are already targeting the four major pillars of resistance to Trump during his first term.

As we prepare for Trump’s second regime, it’s important to do what we can to protect and fortify these four centers of opposition.
How Trump seeks to destroy the four major pillars of resistance
But we lose only if we stop fighting
robertreich.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 charges but won't face any punishment — and will be back in the White House this month.

Nearly 800 prisoners are now helping to battle Los Angeles fires, making as little as $5.80 per day.

A tale of two justice systems.
Nearly 800 prisoners now helping to battle Los Angeles fires
Incarcerated firefighters working to battle the widespread Los Angeles brush fires are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day, plus $1 for active emergencies.
abcnews.go.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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CNN interviewed more than a dozen experts, and they said that no fire hydrants would have been able to stop the LA wildfires with the high winds. “I don’t know a water system in the world that is that prepared for this type of event,” said one expert.
No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage | CNN
Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been better prepared.
www.cnn.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.

Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
January 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM