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The World Food Programme, the UN’s food agency, announced that it has distributed its last food stocks to kitchens serving hot meals in Gaza after eight weeks of Israel’s humanitarian aid blockade, which has left the entire territory on the brink of — or in the depths of — famine.
UN Food Agency Runs Out of Stock in Gaza as Famine Looms
Gaza officials have warned of famine spreading throughout the Strip, threatening the lives of millions.
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April 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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What does it mean for something to be “improper” if the administration’s understanding of what is acceptable excludes anything that might make white Americans feel bad?

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
In his march 27 executive order, President Trump directed Vice President J. D. Vance to “remove improper ideology” from NMAAHC and other Smithsonian museums. As I walked around the museum, I wondered which of these exhibits would fall under that rubric. What does it mean for something to be improper if the administration’s understanding of what is acceptable excludes anything that might make white Americans feel bad? Is the statue of Thomas Jefferson surrounded by bricks inscribed with the names of people he enslaved improper? Is a slave cabin that once sat on the grounds of a plantation in South Carolina improper? Are the shackles that were once locked around the feet of enslaved children improper? Is Harriet Tubman’s silk shawl improper? Is Nat Turner’s Bible improper? Is Emmett Till’s casket improper? Are the photographs of men and women who were lynched as white audiences looked on improper?
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Responding to Repression: Executive Orders, Resistance, and Rights


Join PARCEO and Haymarket Books for a discussion with organizers, educators, & social justice lawyers addressing the moment we are in.

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Responding to Repression: Executive Orders, Resistance, and Rights
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March 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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qasimrashid.com
Trump claims DOGE found $8M in wasted spending on "making mice transgender."

It was actually $8M for transgenic mice, used to study gene function or generate models to help cure genetic disease in humans.🤦‍♂️

Just 1 of Trump's many lies I debunk in my fact check:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-2025...
Trump 2025 Joint Session Fact Check
Debunking Trump's disinformation speech with all the receipts
www.qasimrashid.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM