Nurse Blackie
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she/her. fun-sized. music lover. introvert. registered nurse. lover of sciences: natural, social, and political. truth seeker. user of the Oxford comma.
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The Supreme Court blocked President Trump's efforts to deploy National Guard to Chicago, for now.
Reminder: Texas National Guard members went home after deploying here, but never leaving base.
300 IL Nat Guard members remain federalized w/o a mission.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Reminder: Texas National Guard members went home after deploying here, but never leaving base.
300 IL Nat Guard members remain federalized w/o a mission.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Supreme Court blocked President Trump's efforts to deploy National Guard to Chicago, for now.
Reminder: Texas National Guard members went home after deploying here, but never leaving base.
300 IL Nat Guard members remain federalized w/o a mission.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
Reminder: Texas National Guard members went home after deploying here, but never leaving base.
300 IL Nat Guard members remain federalized w/o a mission.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
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Disgraced British comedian Russell Brand has been charged with new rape and sexual assault offenses
Russell Brand Charged With New Rape and Sexual Assault Crimes
In total, Brand faces criminal allegations of sex crimes involving six women.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Disgraced British comedian Russell Brand has been charged with new rape and sexual assault offenses
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Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs years of aging before it is ready.
Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year
Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand f…
trib.al
December 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs years of aging before it is ready.
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"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Seven children aged 10-13 have been charged in the attack on a mom and her 9-year-old son outside a South Side school last month.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/21/7...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/21/7...
December 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Seven children aged 10-13 have been charged in the attack on a mom and her 9-year-old son outside a South Side school last month.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/21/7...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/21/7...
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Happy Negro Solstice Day to all who observe.
December 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Happy Negro Solstice Day to all who observe.
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Caleb Williams with the game on the line.
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Caleb Williams with the game on the line.
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Timothy Loehmann, the ex-police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has been fired from his position as an armed ranger in West Virginia
Former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice fired from West Virginia ranger job
Former Cleveland officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot Tamir Rice in 2014, has been fired from his position as a ranger in West Virginia.
www.wkyc.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Timothy Loehmann, the ex-police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has been fired from his position as an armed ranger in West Virginia
It’s the wooooo for me
December 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s the wooooo for me
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“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. n.pr/3N99KJp
Trump suspends U.S. green card lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. n.pr/3N99KJp
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Their very obvious claim is that it’s racist discrimination to *have a policy to address racial disparities* but it’s fine to have a system that simply creates massive racial disparities. The correction attempt is the outrage. Not the disparities. Because they are white supremacists.
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Their very obvious claim is that it’s racist discrimination to *have a policy to address racial disparities* but it’s fine to have a system that simply creates massive racial disparities. The correction attempt is the outrage. Not the disparities. Because they are white supremacists.
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RUTHERFORD COUNTY: “Her whole focus is regaining custody of her daughter.”
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
December 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
RUTHERFORD COUNTY: “Her whole focus is regaining custody of her daughter.”
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
Woman gives birth in custody, ICE separates from her baby for 35 days even after all charges dropped - locked up in Louisiana while her newborn is in state custody in Tennessee.
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The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The unemployment rate for Black workers soared to 8.3% in November. That's more than double the rate for white workers.
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Northfield-based Medline has raised more than $6.2 billion in its intial public offering, making it one of the largest initial public offerings of the year.
Medline raises more than $6.2 billion in initial public offering, one of the largest of the year
Medline’s initial public offering of stock is one of the largest of the year. The Northfield company sold about 216 million shares at $29 a piece.
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Northfield-based Medline has raised more than $6.2 billion in its intial public offering, making it one of the largest initial public offerings of the year.
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The FDA says four major retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons continued to sell ByHeart baby formula products for days or weeks after the Nov. 11 recall. n.pr/4rQtjGm
Retailers didn't pull ByHeart baby formula fast enough after botulism recall, FDA says
The FDA says four major retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons continued to sell ByHeart baby formula products for days or weeks after the Nov. 11 recall.
n.pr
December 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The FDA says four major retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons continued to sell ByHeart baby formula products for days or weeks after the Nov. 11 recall. n.pr/4rQtjGm
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Carl Carlton, the singer-songwriter best known for hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama," has died, his son announced
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Carl Carlton, the singer-songwriter best known for hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama," has died, his son announced
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WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
December 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
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Two gunmen attacked a Hannukah celebration on a Sydney beach Sunday, killing at least 11 people. The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular and iconic beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year.
Gunmen kill at least 11 people in attack on Jewish holiday event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach
Two gunmen attacked a Hannukah celebration on a Sydney beach Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitism and terrorism.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Two gunmen attacked a Hannukah celebration on a Sydney beach Sunday, killing at least 11 people. The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular and iconic beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year.
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At least 20 people reportedly shot at Brown University. www.browndailyherald.com/arti...
Active shooter on campus, no suspects in custody, Department of Public Safety reports
The alert and call were sent to students immediately by DPS following the incident, urging students to hide, run or evacuate until further notice.
www.browndailyherald.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
At least 20 people reportedly shot at Brown University. www.browndailyherald.com/arti...
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
December 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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In a text message included in the lawsuit, Chicago police Det. Marco Torres allegedly wrote that he wanted his ex-girlfriend’s address “so this guy from gangs can get rid of her,” adding that he “wants a grand.”
Chicago police detective planned hit on female investigator he was convicted of assaulting, lawsuit says
chicago.suntimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In a text message included in the lawsuit, Chicago police Det. Marco Torres allegedly wrote that he wanted his ex-girlfriend’s address “so this guy from gangs can get rid of her,” adding that he “wants a grand.”
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Breaking News: The Trump administration is sharing all air travelers’ names with ICE officials to find people with deportation orders.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
The Transportation Security Administration is providing passenger lists to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration is sharing all air travelers’ names with ICE officials to find people with deportation orders.