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Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives buff.ly/ADPwu5O
Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives
Nearly a quarter of US households struggle to pay their energy bills at the same time as America’s social safety nets, including home heat aid, are disappearing.
theconversation.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I have no words
you have to wonder if these guys have even done a basic math course 🤯😂😂👇🏼💙
you have to wonder if these guys have even done a basic math course 🤯😂😂👇🏼💙
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
“People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor."
The choice some pregnant immigrants face: Deportation or parenthood
“People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor."
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl
Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
ICE’s dragnet is expanding across social media, putting everyone’s digital lives into the realm of border and immigration enforcement.
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Shame on a man who is starving his own population!!! It is not a man. It' s a monster 😨
Shame on a man who is starving his own population!!! It is not a man. It' s a monster 😨
By withholding and delaying SNAP benefits, the Trump administration is "actively trying to cause harm and chaos to the American people," says child hunger expert Mariana Chilton.
“Denying People the Right to Food”: Millions Could Go Hungry as Trump Admin Holds Up SNAP Benefits
As the U.S. federal government shutdown enters its second month, over 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves and their families after SNAP food assistance was cut off over the weekend...
www.democracynow.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Shame on a man who is starving his own population!!! It is not a man. It' s a monster 😨
Shame on a man who is starving his own population!!! It is not a man. It' s a monster 😨
For a decade, the New York-based photographer Bryan Sansivero has sought out forgotten, dilapidated homes across the United States — each with its own story to tell.
Read more: https://cnn.it/47ICGig
Read more: https://cnn.it/47ICGig
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Trump promised to lower costs, but now he’s focused on finding shady ways to fund ICE and his $300 million ballroom.
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani is kicking off with a big move: bringing former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to co-chair his transition team.
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/NofL7Bl
It's a strong suggestion that he’s willing to take on powerful corporate interests as mayor. trib.al/NofL7Bl
Mamdani Brings Lina Khan Onto His Team After Historic Election Win
Zohran Mamdani has named his transition team—and it’s amazing.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Fox News: A new poll finds about 70% of Americans say groceries are more expensive now than they were a year ago. About 60% of them are blaming Trump.
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir
At 86, she’s a literary seer and saint – and queen of the Canadian resistance. So what does the writer make of our dystopian world?
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
The Trump administration gave ICE access to Medicaid recipient data in June. Most people shrugged. That's because decades of #privacy violations have conditioned Americans to believe surveillance is inevitable and resistance is futile, according to data and technology scholars. buff.ly/77vqieR
Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information
How people talk about data privacy can overcome – or reinforce – their skepticism that things can change.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s promise of free universal child care becomes reality, NYC families could see up to $1.9 billion in extra disposable income, explains a scholar who studies child care. buff.ly/IVVtUdC
Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations
Mamdani’s child care plans could set an example for other policymakers to follow, as Democratic and Republican voters say child care costs are a major problem.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Supreme Court signals doubts over Trump’s sweeping tariff powers
Supreme Court signals doubts over Trump’s sweeping tariff powers
Several Supreme Court justices from both ideological wings voiced scepticism Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s claim that emergency powers allow him to impose vast global tariffs, raising the prospect of limits on one of his most aggressive uses of executive authority.
www.france24.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The last time the US closed parts of its air space was in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
Airspace closure fears grow amid record US shutdown
The last time the US closed parts of its air space was in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks.
l.euronews.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
US soldiers in Germany may not receive November pay amid the prolonged US government shutdown. Emergency funds covered October salaries, but future payments are uncertain.
US Army advises food bank to soldiers in Germany amid pay uncertainty
US soldiers in Germany may not receive November pay amid the prolonged US government shutdown. Emergency funds covered October salaries, but future payments are uncertain.
l.euronews.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump newrepublic.com/article/2027... via @newrepublic.com
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump
Elections are the one opportunity we have to see what the people think. And what they think is clear: Trump sucks.
newrepublic.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump newrepublic.com/article/2027... via @newrepublic.com
Some Dems were ready to make a deal—but now they sense Trump’s desperation. trib.al/ZmY7PJf
Symptoms of his desperation include: threatening to close U.S. airspace, directing Republicans to kill the Senate filibuster, and openly suggesting nationwide election losses were the result of the shutdown.
Symptoms of his desperation include: threatening to close U.S. airspace, directing Republicans to kill the Senate filibuster, and openly suggesting nationwide election losses were the result of the shutdown.
Trump’s Weird Rants Are Hurting His Chances to End the Shutdown
Some Democrats were ready to make a deal—but now they sense Donald Trump’s desperation.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Trump breaks his own record for the longest government shutdown in history #shutdown www.axios.com/2025/11/05/g...
Trump breaks his own record for the longest government shutdown in history
The previous record, 34 days, was set during Trump's first term.
www.axios.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hope is an indispensable weapon against oppression because it fuels courageous integrity.
In NYC, where I live & work,Trump's oppressive regime will try to crush our hope with guns and boots after our new mayor is sworn in.
When that happens, we must neither take the bait nor cower in the corner.
In NYC, where I live & work,Trump's oppressive regime will try to crush our hope with guns and boots after our new mayor is sworn in.
When that happens, we must neither take the bait nor cower in the corner.
a blue background with the words " it takes courage to choose hope over fear " on it
ALT: a blue background with the words " it takes courage to choose hope over fear " on it
media.tenor.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, defeating Andrew Cuomo for the second time in five months and capping a stunning rise from obscurity to the helm of the nation’s largest city.
Zohran Mamdani drags the Democratic Party into the future
This was a local race with national implications, whether the party's leaders liked it or not.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Zohran Mamdani had a message for President Trump on Tuesday after his win in the New York mayoral election: "New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
