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"In a corner conference room, it was time to party. They traded congratulatory speeches and cut into a sheet cake."
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"In a corner conference room, it was time to party. They traded congratulatory speeches and cut into a sheet cake."
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Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
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Completely missed this. So did much of the lame-ass media.
US added to Human Rights Watchlist due to sustained attacks on civil liberties.
And the fucker thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
😡😡😡
time.com/7306493/us-h...
US added to Human Rights Watchlist due to sustained attacks on civil liberties.
And the fucker thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
😡😡😡
time.com/7306493/us-h...
U.S. Highlighted on International Human Rights Watchlist
The watchlist cited "sustained attacks on civil freedoms" during the first six months of Trump's second term.
time.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Completely missed this. So did much of the lame-ass media.
US added to Human Rights Watchlist due to sustained attacks on civil liberties.
And the fucker thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
😡😡😡
time.com/7306493/us-h...
US added to Human Rights Watchlist due to sustained attacks on civil liberties.
And the fucker thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
😡😡😡
time.com/7306493/us-h...
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No solidarity. Reporters let Trump talk this way to a woman reporter and then clamor to get their own question answered. He used to do it to April Ryan, Yamiche Alcindor and Abby Phillip.
And that’s why he controls media. No solidarity.
And that’s why he controls media. No solidarity.
Trump tells a reporter who asks him about going to war with American cities to “be quiet” and “listen”
September 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
No solidarity. Reporters let Trump talk this way to a woman reporter and then clamor to get their own question answered. He used to do it to April Ryan, Yamiche Alcindor and Abby Phillip.
And that’s why he controls media. No solidarity.
And that’s why he controls media. No solidarity.
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DOJ Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt admitted that the government will "redact every republican" and "leave all the liberal, democratic people” on the Epstein client list.
He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."
He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."
September 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
DOJ Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt admitted that the government will "redact every republican" and "leave all the liberal, democratic people” on the Epstein client list.
He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."
He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."
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Rep. Massie dropped a bomb: Billionaire John Paulson, top GOP donor, bankroller of the Speaker, and Trump’s campaign, is in Epstein’s black book.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
This is why they’re terrified of a full release.
The truth won’t just expose Epstein.
It will expose the powerful who enabled him.
September 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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This is an outright lie from a high government official, and the consequence of it is that many people will die and suffer a terrible diseases that might’ve been prevented.
TAPPER: 14 Republicans say you're risking undermining critical research by holding up NIH funding
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
VOUGHT: If they were a company, their stock price would in shambles. They in some respects caused the pandemic. You have an entire institute that does nothing more than DEI research at the NIH.
July 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is an outright lie from a high government official, and the consequence of it is that many people will die and suffer a terrible diseases that might’ve been prevented.
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Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I’ve never met a more predatory, terrifying human being in my entire life. She’s a very dangerous person. The woman is not a victim, she’s a victimizer.”
via @msnbc.com
(ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social)
via @msnbc.com
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July 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I’ve never met a more predatory, terrifying human being in my entire life. She’s a very dangerous person. The woman is not a victim, she’s a victimizer.”
via @msnbc.com
(ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social)
via @msnbc.com
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On Tuesday, the Texas senator ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding, a disaster critics say was worsened by cuts to forecasting.
Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.
Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On Tuesday, the Texas senator ensured the Republican spending bill slashed funding for weather forecasting, only to then go on vacation to Greece while his state was hit by deadly flooding, a disaster critics say was worsened by cuts to forecasting.
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“Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon. Next week at the latest,” Elon Musk stated Thursday in a post on X.
The EV brand would catch up with the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, which have already integrated ChatGPT into their vehicles as voice assistants.
The EV brand would catch up with the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, which have already integrated ChatGPT into their vehicles as voice assistants.
Elon Musk Says Grok Is Coming to Tesla EVs
Get ready for a few hard right turns.
www.wired.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles very soon. Next week at the latest,” Elon Musk stated Thursday in a post on X.
The EV brand would catch up with the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, which have already integrated ChatGPT into their vehicles as voice assistants.
The EV brand would catch up with the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, which have already integrated ChatGPT into their vehicles as voice assistants.
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STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
July 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Today's heat wave was made FIVE TIMES more likely by fossil fueled climate change
Yet Republicans are trying this week to pass a bill that would decimate the energy transition and sell off swaths of public lands to fossil fuel companies
Yet Republicans are trying this week to pass a bill that would decimate the energy transition and sell off swaths of public lands to fossil fuel companies
It's hot. Fossil fuels made it hotter.
And it'll still be the coldest summer of your life if Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" passes this week.
heated.world
June 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today's heat wave was made FIVE TIMES more likely by fossil fueled climate change
Yet Republicans are trying this week to pass a bill that would decimate the energy transition and sell off swaths of public lands to fossil fuel companies
Yet Republicans are trying this week to pass a bill that would decimate the energy transition and sell off swaths of public lands to fossil fuel companies
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The man who paved over the Rose Garden is declaring open season on our national forests. This undermines decades of conservation efforts in our last untouched forests, prioritizes corporate profits over outdoor recreation, and threatens clean drinking water and wildlife habitats. We will fight this.
The Trump administration said that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.
Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”
trib.al
June 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The man who paved over the Rose Garden is declaring open season on our national forests. This undermines decades of conservation efforts in our last untouched forests, prioritizes corporate profits over outdoor recreation, and threatens clean drinking water and wildlife habitats. We will fight this.
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From a week and a half ago: “As of Monday, the model shows, about 96,000 adults and 200,000 children have died because of the administration’s cutbacks to funding for aid groups and support organizations. The overall death count grows by 103 people an hour.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Rubio’s claim that it’s ‘a lie’ that people have died from foreign-aid cuts
The secretary of state rejected convincing evidence documented in news reports and by disease modelers.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
From a week and a half ago: “As of Monday, the model shows, about 96,000 adults and 200,000 children have died because of the administration’s cutbacks to funding for aid groups and support organizations. The overall death count grows by 103 people an hour.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
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Read more from @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/janessag...
A Quiet Betrayal: The Largest Public Lands Sell-Off in Modern History
There is no shortage of chaos emanating from Washington these days.
open.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Read more from @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/janessag...
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“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
June 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
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This is the *real* rationing and “death panels.” ‘Merica.
He needed air. The price was $539.
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler
In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...
www.nbcnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This is the *real* rationing and “death panels.” ‘Merica.
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@propublica.org is continuing to follow what has happened in the wake of the destruction of USAID. By Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...
www.propublica.org
June 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@propublica.org is continuing to follow what has happened in the wake of the destruction of USAID. By Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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4/ Aid workers told the State Department that they expect more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
We talked to the World Food Programme (WFP) there, who said this:
We talked to the World Food Programme (WFP) there, who said this:
May 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
4/ Aid workers told the State Department that they expect more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
We talked to the World Food Programme (WFP) there, who said this:
We talked to the World Food Programme (WFP) there, who said this:
Cruel and heartbreaking
A seamstress named Elsy Noemi Berrios was forcibly detained by masked agents who did not present a warrant.
Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court.
Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene.
If they can do it to her, they can do it to you.
Speak out now!
Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court.
Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene.
If they can do it to her, they can do it to you.
Speak out now!
April 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Cruel and heartbreaking