heather mcilvaine-newsad
@hesimama.bsky.social
Anthropologist, yogini, traveler.
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The sandwich guy has been acquitted.
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The sandwich guy has been acquitted.
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast.
Turns out they needed to chew on it some more.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country.
Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.
Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country.
Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.
Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Cycling in the buff is a Portland specialty, and one organization has announced a naked ride ‘in response to the militarization of our city,’” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Such is the war zone here.”
“Cycling in the buff is a Portland specialty, and one organization has announced a naked ride ‘in response to the militarization of our city,’” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Such is the war zone here.”
Opinion | Troops Could Help Portland if They Rented Office Space
Trump’s dispatch of National Guard troops to Portland is another dangerous step toward politicizing America’s military forces.
nyti.ms
October 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Cycling in the buff is a Portland specialty, and one organization has announced a naked ride ‘in response to the militarization of our city,’” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Such is the war zone here.”
“Cycling in the buff is a Portland specialty, and one organization has announced a naked ride ‘in response to the militarization of our city,’” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “Such is the war zone here.”
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Wow.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.
September 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Wow.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.
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More than that. "The FBI ***recorded*** Tom Homan taking the money "after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration."
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
More than that. "The FBI ***recorded*** Tom Homan taking the money "after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration."
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court, on a 5-4 vote with Justice Barrett as the deciding vote, allows the Trump administration to cancel NIH grants as part of the administration’s attack on “DEI” while litigation proceeds. Five justices write. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A103
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, ET AL. U.
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSOCIATION, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
August 21, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is granted in part and denied in part.
The application is granted as to the District Court's judgments vacating the Government's termination of various research-related grants. See Department of Ed. v.
California, 604 U.S.
_ (2025) (per curiam).
The
Administrative Procedure Act's "limited waiver of [sovereign] immunity" does not provide the District Court with jurisdiction to adjudicate claims "based on" the research-related grants or to order relief designed to enforce any "obligation to pay money pursuant to those grants. Id., at _ (slip op., at 2). And while the loss of money is not typically considered irreparable harm, that changes if the funds "cannot be recouped" and are thus
"irrevocably expended." Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott,
561 U. S. 1301, 1304 (2010) (Scalia, J., in chambers). The Government faces such harm here. The plaintiffs do not state that they will repay grant money if the Government ultimately prevails. Moreover, the plaintiffs' contention that they lack the resources to continue their research projects without federal funding is inconsistent with the proposition that they have the resources to make the Government whole for money already spent.
The application is otherwise denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiba5k3lggkqji4af6g7yjo7dwkg6xffvsbfvsvw4i3pjhyrioj3dq@jpeg)
August 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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"When he was taken into custody Friday, immigration agents tied his dog to a tree and then unclipped his collar, allowing the animal to run loose on Sepulveda Boulevard"
An L.A. high school senior was walking his dog. Then immigration agents grabbed him
An L.A. high school senior was walking his dog. Then immigration agents grabbed him
A high school senior was walking his dog in Van Nuys when he was stopped and detained by federal immigration agents who said he overstayed his visa.
www.latimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"When he was taken into custody Friday, immigration agents tied his dog to a tree and then unclipped his collar, allowing the animal to run loose on Sepulveda Boulevard"
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I can't believe I'm only hearing about this now and it's already been 10 days??
A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.
‘Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
nbcnews.to
August 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I can't believe I'm only hearing about this now and it's already been 10 days??
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House Republican leaders are under fierce internal pressure to send members home for the summer amid deepening anxiety over being cornered by an expected “discharge petition” that would force a House vote on publicizing Jeffrey Epstein-related records.
Looming Epstein vote has Republicans eager to leave Washington
A discharge effort from Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna could put members on the spot as soon as next week.
www.politico.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
House Republican leaders are under fierce internal pressure to send members home for the summer amid deepening anxiety over being cornered by an expected “discharge petition” that would force a House vote on publicizing Jeffrey Epstein-related records.
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100,000 U.S. patients a year feel significant pain during C-sections and hardly anyone knows about it. Here’s some information, not to freak you out, or to saddle you with the burden of addressing this problem, but to help you get the care you deserve. https://trib.al/wamJuju
July 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
100,000 U.S. patients a year feel significant pain during C-sections and hardly anyone knows about it. Here’s some information, not to freak you out, or to saddle you with the burden of addressing this problem, but to help you get the care you deserve. https://trib.al/wamJuju
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This is a good way to think about this: Assume it's 1980 and instead of 4 hours of warning, Kerr County only had 2. Could the county with the 2 hours of warning and the tech avail at the time (which all exists today) have used that info, time and tools to prevent loss of life?
Yes. They could.
Yes. They could.
July 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is a good way to think about this: Assume it's 1980 and instead of 4 hours of warning, Kerr County only had 2. Could the county with the 2 hours of warning and the tech avail at the time (which all exists today) have used that info, time and tools to prevent loss of life?
Yes. They could.
Yes. They could.
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this shouldn't just prompt a resignation, it's almost like negligent homicide if any of those people died
July 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
this shouldn't just prompt a resignation, it's almost like negligent homicide if any of those people died
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Under Trump, ICE and border patrol are targeting and detaining Indigenous peoples. This piece doesn’t just tell a story. It challenges how we talk about borders, citizenship, and belonging.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/trump-noem-m...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/trump-noem-m...
No One Is Illegal On Stolen Land—ICE Versus the Indigenous in MAGA's America
Where would they send us?
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Under Trump, ICE and border patrol are targeting and detaining Indigenous peoples. This piece doesn’t just tell a story. It challenges how we talk about borders, citizenship, and belonging.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/trump-noem-m...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/trump-noem-m...
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We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope.
May 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We have hope. Rebellions are built on hope.
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For anyone in the US who can afford to go solar, “now would be the time,” because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable. www.wired.com/story/if-you...
Want to Claim the Solar Tax Credit? Get Installing Now
For anyone in the US who can afford to go solar, “now would be the time,” because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable.
www.wired.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
For anyone in the US who can afford to go solar, “now would be the time,” because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make it affordable. www.wired.com/story/if-you...
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Part of an air traffic control facility in Colorado that coordinates flights over a large swath of the West had a 90-second communications outage on Monday, the FAA said on Thursday.
Colorado Air Traffic Control Facility Lost Contact With Some Pilots
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Part of an air traffic control facility in Colorado that coordinates flights over a large swath of the West had a 90-second communications outage on Monday, the FAA said on Thursday.
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A 25-year-old DOGE bro at the CFPB held $715,000 in stocks that ethics lawyers told him he wasn’t allowed to own while working there — then DOGE fired those ethics lawyers.
This is corruption.
Always call it out.
This is corruption.
Always call it out.
DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest
Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE’s Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, ac...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A 25-year-old DOGE bro at the CFPB held $715,000 in stocks that ethics lawyers told him he wasn’t allowed to own while working there — then DOGE fired those ethics lawyers.
This is corruption.
Always call it out.
This is corruption.
Always call it out.
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Trump is firing 5% of the CIA and tasking others to a complete fucking waste of time and resources.
Who cares who in Greenland supports Trump?! That is not national security.
Meanwhile, there’s an evil prick in a compound somewhere planning our mass murders.
Who cares who in Greenland supports Trump?! That is not national security.
Meanwhile, there’s an evil prick in a compound somewhere planning our mass murders.
WSJ: “.. The classified message asked agencies, whose tools include surveillance satellites, communications intercepts and spies on the ground, to identify people in Greenland and Denmark who support U.S. objectives for the island.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
May 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trump is firing 5% of the CIA and tasking others to a complete fucking waste of time and resources.
Who cares who in Greenland supports Trump?! That is not national security.
Meanwhile, there’s an evil prick in a compound somewhere planning our mass murders.
Who cares who in Greenland supports Trump?! That is not national security.
Meanwhile, there’s an evil prick in a compound somewhere planning our mass murders.
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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
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Clear moment of panic from DHS as they realized that they were about to have TSA turn away over half a million people a day at airports.
Regardless, if that many people are getting extra screenings, get to the airport EARLY.
Regardless, if that many people are getting extra screenings, get to the airport EARLY.
(AP) - Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID will be allowed to fly for now, but with probable extra steps.
May 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Clear moment of panic from DHS as they realized that they were about to have TSA turn away over half a million people a day at airports.
Regardless, if that many people are getting extra screenings, get to the airport EARLY.
Regardless, if that many people are getting extra screenings, get to the airport EARLY.
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The Trump administration has temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country, according to an internal email obtained by The Post and two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks
The Trump administration has paused but not canceled contracts for the monitoring program, which collects data on harmful air pollutants at 63 national parks.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Trump administration has temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country, according to an internal email obtained by The Post and two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Under Trump, they’re allowed to start resegregating schools in Louisiana. This must be stopped.
May 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Under Trump, they’re allowed to start resegregating schools in Louisiana. This must be stopped.
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Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
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A "60 Minutes" source tells @jaketapper.bsky.social that Bill Owens "sacrificed himself hoping it might make our corporate overlords up and realize they risk destroying what makes 60 Minutes great." Here's the full quote >>>
April 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A "60 Minutes" source tells @jaketapper.bsky.social that Bill Owens "sacrificed himself hoping it might make our corporate overlords up and realize they risk destroying what makes 60 Minutes great." Here's the full quote >>>