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Protesters in all 50 states marched against President Trump's policies on Saturday as Trump held a military parade in Washington. Read more: https://trib.al/JnBJSdw
June 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Protesters in all 50 states marched against President Trump's policies on Saturday as Trump held a military parade in Washington. Read more: https://trib.al/JnBJSdw
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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Salvadoran President Claims He Lacks Humanity To Return Wrongly Deported Man
Salvadoran President Claims He Lacks Humanity To Return Wrongly Deported Man
WASHINGTON—During a visit with President Donald Trump at the White House, El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele claimed Monday that he “lacks the humanity” to return wrongly deported legal U.S. residen...
theonion.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Salvadoran President Claims He Lacks Humanity To Return Wrongly Deported Man
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In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
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St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won.
Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social and @kelciemmorris.bsky.social
Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social and @kelciemmorris.bsky.social
This Hospital System Fought COVID, Then a Far-Right Leader. Now It’s Taking on Idaho’s Abortion Ban.
St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won. Now it’s backing…
propub.li
March 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won.
Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social and @kelciemmorris.bsky.social
Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social and @kelciemmorris.bsky.social
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Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians in Gaza in strikes on Saturday, according to the Gaza health ministry, the latest in a string of Israeli attacks that have kept up despite a roughly two-month-old truce with Hamas.
Israel Keeps Up Attacks in Gaza Despite Truce
In the latest strikes, the Israeli military killed at least nine people, according to the Gaza health ministry. Israel says militants were threatening its forces.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians in Gaza in strikes on Saturday, according to the Gaza health ministry, the latest in a string of Israeli attacks that have kept up despite a roughly two-month-old truce with Hamas.
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The Trump administration has shut down the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Office of Equity Assurance, effectively hobbling internal VA efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities the department itself has acknowledged.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire,…
propub.li
March 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration has shut down the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Office of Equity Assurance, effectively hobbling internal VA efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities the department itself has acknowledged.
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
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Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials increasingly worry that residents are relying on unproven remedies endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and postponing doctor visits until the illness has worsened.
Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments
In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials increasingly worry that residents are relying on unproven remedies endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and postponing doctor visits until the illness has worsened.
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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.
March 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.
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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
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The Onion Magazine:
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
March 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Onion Magazine:
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
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Ukraine on Saturday was seriously considering a revised American proposal to relinquish revenues from its natural resources. According to a draft document, the new proposal contains virtually the same provisions that Kyiv previously rejected, and some tougher terms.
U.S. Pressing Tough Demands in Revised Deal for Ukraine’s Minerals
The Trump administration appears to be insisting that Ukraine relinquish half of its revenues from natural resource extraction, with no security guarantee in exchange.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ukraine on Saturday was seriously considering a revised American proposal to relinquish revenues from its natural resources. According to a draft document, the new proposal contains virtually the same provisions that Kyiv previously rejected, and some tougher terms.
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A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
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Across the government, probationary employees and Schedule A workers—including individuals with severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans—are being let go.
February 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Across the government, probationary employees and Schedule A workers—including individuals with severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans—are being let go.
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Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has been advising President Trump on how to cut government spending, is likely to receive a lucrative contract to supply armored versions of its Cybertruck pickup to the State Department, according to public documents.
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It's almost like Elon Musk wants to cheat you and your family out of your hard-earned money and is targeting the only agency standing in his way! 🤔
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
It's almost like Elon Musk wants to cheat you and your family out of your hard-earned money and is targeting the only agency standing in his way! 🤔
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When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos.
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
February 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos.
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
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Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked
Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers…
propub.li
February 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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Open message to Elon Musk:
Rumors are swirling that you’re spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads targeting USAID. If there were truly fraud, wouldn’t you not need to spend millions trying to convince people?
Rumors are swirling that you’re spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads targeting USAID. If there were truly fraud, wouldn’t you not need to spend millions trying to convince people?
February 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Open message to Elon Musk:
Rumors are swirling that you’re spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads targeting USAID. If there were truly fraud, wouldn’t you not need to spend millions trying to convince people?
Rumors are swirling that you’re spending $40 million on Super Bowl ads targeting USAID. If there were truly fraud, wouldn’t you not need to spend millions trying to convince people?
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NEW: The removal of the DOJ’s Jan. 6 database signals the Trump administration’s intention to not only spare his supporters any further consequences for their role in the riot, but to erase the event from the record.
By @alecmac.bsky.social
By @alecmac.bsky.social
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own…
propub.li
February 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The removal of the DOJ’s Jan. 6 database signals the Trump administration’s intention to not only spare his supporters any further consequences for their role in the riot, but to erase the event from the record.
By @alecmac.bsky.social
By @alecmac.bsky.social
