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This is bleak reading
May 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Across the world, we’ve seen democracy in retreat,” writes A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. “This anti-press playbook is now being used here in this country — and it could not come at a more difficult time for the American press.”
Opinion | A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security

Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.
Pentagon website removes, then restores, page honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient
Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.

No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration last weekend, have not been able to hold a private conversation with their client since his arrest.
Mahmoud Khalil Has Not Been Allowed to Speak Privately With Lawyers
Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident who the Trump administration has claimed is a national security threat, is in immigration detention in Louisiana.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Deleting google maps and using Apple from now on. #notGulfofAmerica #GulfofMexico
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Today in Black History: On Feb. 9, 1995, NASA astronaut Bernard Harris became the first Black man to walk in space. “Bernard Harris stepped out of the space shuttle Discovery in orbit on February 9, 1995.” #BlackHistoryMonth

www.history.com/this-day-in-...
February 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I will be sharing as many “firsts” as I can find, from a variety of people. Seems like they’re trying to erase that.
10 Italian Americans Who Changed History
These children of the 'Bel Paese' left behind an indelible imprint with their contributions to humanity, sports, science and popular culture.
www.biography.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM