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Israeli soldiers have filmed themselves blowing up a building in Gaza for a ‘gender reveal’, having rigged it with explosives that give off blue smoke to indicate a fetus is male.
May 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Israeli Airstrike in Gaza City Leaves Many Dead, Health Officials There Say (Gift Article)
The strike on a home left other bodies buried under the rubble, according to the Gazan authorities. The Israeli military said it had been targeting a Hamas operative.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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I’m doing this on a five week old knee. So we’ll see how long I can hold out.
April 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Are we great again yet?
March 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.

The result? Demagoguery and corruption.
March 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Never forget
March 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million (Gift Article)
A quarter-century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
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March 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“We don’t have protection”: The worsening crisis in disputed Abyei: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
“We don’t have protection”: The worsening crisis in disputed Abyei
Contested between Sudan and South Sudan, the territory has suffered years of political limbo.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. They are vital members of our community. They make our government actually work for people. Remember this.
A fired national park ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more
Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by the Trump administration as it pushes to shrink federal spending.
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February 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/c... Foolish, foolish men ripping things apart.
Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Dangerous, Employees Say (Gift Article)
Thousands of employees who helped oversee vast areas of wilderness have lost their jobs in President Trump’s moves to shrink the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Gaza Residents Endure Harsh Conditions as Israel-Hamas War Continues Into 2025 (Gift Article)
Several people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the city of Jabaliya, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. Israel’s military said it was targeting Hamas.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM