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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
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READ: Each year, private donors invite large contingents of American politicians on free tours of the Holy Land, making Israel the largest international destination for paid congressional travel. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
Inside the Israel lobby’s lesser-known tool for influencing Congress: free travel
This year, Israel will account for nearly one-quarter of all free travel gifted to Congress members, and AIPAC is overwhelmingly setting the agenda.
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
READ: Each year, private donors invite large contingents of American politicians on free tours of the Holy Land, making Israel the largest international destination for paid congressional travel. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/insi...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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ICE's deportation of a student on a Thanksgiving visit—against a court order—was part of a sweeping, secret program to deport people before they can fight back.
TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
The secret airport deportation program denies victims any semblance of due process.
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
ICE's deportation of a student on a Thanksgiving visit—against a court order—was part of a sweeping, secret program to deport people before they can fight back.
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NEW: this morning the Trump admin moved to terminate legal status for ~20,000 people:
- Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia, in place since 2022, with ~5,000 beneficiaries
- Family Reunification Parole Programs, in place since 2023 and some legacy cases from earlier, covering ~15,000 people.
- Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia, in place since 2022, with ~5,000 beneficiaries
- Family Reunification Parole Programs, in place since 2023 and some legacy cases from earlier, covering ~15,000 people.
![DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2842-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2022-0014]
RIN 1615-ZB96
Termination of the Designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the
designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status. The designation of Ethiopia is
set to expire on December 12, 2025. After reviewing country conditions and consulting
with appropriate U.S. Government agencies, the Secretary determined that Ethiopia no
longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation for Temporary Protected
Status. The Secretary, therefore, is terminating the Temporary Protected Status
designation of Ethiopia as required by statute. This termination is effective [INSERT
DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER]. After [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER], nationals of Ethiopia (and aliens having no
nationality who last habitually resided in Ethiopia) who have been granted Temporary
Protected Status under Ethiopia’s designation will no longer have Temporary Protected
Status.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreih3jaajnftjj4cmi6rdm2ah4ccpqsprzgm4v467fckozw2m5nxhs4@jpeg)
![DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2806-25]
RIN 1615-ZC12
Termination of Family Reunification Parole Processes for Colombians, Cubans,
Ecuadorians, Guatemalans, Haitians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is terminating the
categorical parole processes for aliens from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, and their immediate family members, under the Family
Reunification Parole processes announced, or updated, by DHS in 2023 (hereinafter
referred to as “modernized FRP programs”). DHS is also terminating the residual
processing of legacy cases under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole program
(“legacy CFRP”) and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole program (“legacy HFRP”)
first implemented by USCIS in 2007 and 2014, respectively (collectively, the “legacy
FRP programs”). This Federal Register notice is intended to provide context and
guidance to the public regarding the termination of all nine programs (hereinafter “the
FRP programs”), termination of parole for aliens paroled under the FRP programs, and
revocation of employment authorization based on being an alien paroled under the FRP
programs.
DATES: DHS is terminating the FRP programs as of [INSERT DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. The temporary parole period of
aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the FRP programs, and whose
initial period of parole has not already expired by [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] will terminate on that](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreif6xn3rjqzmqncvd2evyiz72xh5tcdfjeuc336ydvocdze3t4rtse@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW: this morning the Trump admin moved to terminate legal status for ~20,000 people:
- Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia, in place since 2022, with ~5,000 beneficiaries
- Family Reunification Parole Programs, in place since 2023 and some legacy cases from earlier, covering ~15,000 people.
- Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia, in place since 2022, with ~5,000 beneficiaries
- Family Reunification Parole Programs, in place since 2023 and some legacy cases from earlier, covering ~15,000 people.
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This year, anti-vaccine activists have downplayed the risks of measles and polio.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
The new CDC leader’s whooping cough scandal
“It continues to be appalling, the type of people RFK Jr. is putting into high-level positions in CDC.”
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This year, anti-vaccine activists have downplayed the risks of measles and polio.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
Now, they’re adding whooping cough to the list, even as cases of the disease surge, killing at least ten babies over the past two years.
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WHO chief says Israel blocking vital medical equipment from Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/who-chief-says-israel-blocking-vital-medical-equipment-gaza
WHO chief says Israel blocking vital medical equipment from Gaza
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="78" data-start="0">The head of the World Health Organization says Israeli restrictions continue to obstruct the entry of laboratory and diagnostic equipment into Gaza, hampering urgent medical response efforts.</p>
<p data-end="437" data-start="273">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that his agency faces “challenges” from Israel when attempting to bring essential medical supplies into the besieged territory.</p>
<p data-end="677" data-start="439">“Many items have been denied entry on the grounds of being classified as dual-use,” he said, stressing that the equipment is “vital” for the “timely detection, response, and treatment of people” suffering from acute respiratory illnesses.</p>
<p data-end="890" data-start="679">Tedros also expressed concern over deaths reported in Gaza over the past day during severe weather, suggesting that many of them could have been avoided if Israel had not restricted the flow of humanitarian aid.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
WHO chief says Israel blocking vital medical equipment from Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/who-chief-says-israel-blocking-vital-medical-equipment-gaza
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Not really sure what this person, among many others, think they're doing by pretending that humanitarianism is somehow anti ideological. Here this person says that Palestinian children deserve independence, not ideology. Who denies them their independence and for what reasons? You would never know.
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not really sure what this person, among many others, think they're doing by pretending that humanitarianism is somehow anti ideological. Here this person says that Palestinian children deserve independence, not ideology. Who denies them their independence and for what reasons? You would never know.
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A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis designated CAIR, a leading Muslim civil rights organization, as a “foreign terrorist organization,” leaders of the group’s Florida chapter promised a lawsuit and said the state had no legal basis for such a declaration.
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/f...
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/f...
Florida's CAIR vows lawsuit against DeSantis over 'foreign terrorist' label
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida has an estimated 500,000 Muslim residents, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, also known as CAIR.
religionnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis designated CAIR, a leading Muslim civil rights organization, as a “foreign terrorist organization,” leaders of the group’s Florida chapter promised a lawsuit and said the state had no legal basis for such a declaration.
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/f...
religionnews.com/2025/12/11/f...
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Note the goal: “to prevent court cases that would require evidence.”
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Note the goal: “to prevent court cases that would require evidence.”
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Israeli settlers and soldiers kidnapped an 18-year-old boy in the West Bank and brutally beat him for hours. In November alone, violent settlers attacked Palestinians more than 2,000 times.
“Survival here has become a daily miracle.”
“Survival here has become a daily miracle.”
Anatomy of a settler abduction
Ambushed, dragged to a hilltop outpost, beaten unconscious: Palestinian teen Owais Hammam recounts his brutal torture by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
www.972mag.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Israeli settlers and soldiers kidnapped an 18-year-old boy in the West Bank and brutally beat him for hours. In November alone, violent settlers attacked Palestinians more than 2,000 times.
“Survival here has become a daily miracle.”
“Survival here has become a daily miracle.”
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this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
this was a really powerful approach to questioning noem—bringing the actual people impacted by her reign of terror. from her perch it's easy to see these cases as abstractions but she needs to be confronted with them at every turn.
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The Trump administration is funding its anti-immigrant campaign with money set aside for defense, Democratic lawmakers wrote.
Trump Administration Diverted $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds to Target Immigrants, Lawmakers Say
The Trump administration is funding its anti-immigrant campaign with money set aside for defense, Democratic lawmakers wrote.
interc.pt
December 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Trump administration is funding its anti-immigrant campaign with money set aside for defense, Democratic lawmakers wrote.
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The Freedom Flotilla will sail again in 2026. Civil society will not stand by while Gaza is strangled and annihilated. We are preparing more vessels, more international participation and more coordinated actions than ever before to #BreakTheSiege of Gaza.
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The Freedom Flotilla will sail again in 2026. Civil society will not stand by while Gaza is strangled and annihilated. We are preparing more vessels, more international participation and more coordinated actions than ever before to #BreakTheSiege of Gaza.
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I am never shocked these days but here is a breakdown of how unserious the ACIP has become by allowing an antivaccine lawyer 2 hours of airtime to mislead the public.
drrubin.substack.com/p/how-aaron-...
drrubin.substack.com/p/how-aaron-...
How Aaron Siri Misled ACIP and the public
And why it endangers public health
drrubin.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I am never shocked these days but here is a breakdown of how unserious the ACIP has become by allowing an antivaccine lawyer 2 hours of airtime to mislead the public.
drrubin.substack.com/p/how-aaron-...
drrubin.substack.com/p/how-aaron-...
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
Sang Hea Kil is first tenured faculty member fired from a public university in connection to the protests
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Why would anyone want to go to a journalism school that allowed its students to be beaten up BY UNIVERSITY COPS, pays professors not to teach, takes tuition money and won’t let students take courses w the only out gay professors & gives $75 million OF THEIR TUITION MONEY to Donald Trump?
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Why would anyone want to go to a journalism school that allowed its students to be beaten up BY UNIVERSITY COPS, pays professors not to teach, takes tuition money and won’t let students take courses w the only out gay professors & gives $75 million OF THEIR TUITION MONEY to Donald Trump?
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It’s a shame NU students aren’t allowed to take classes w me—especially when the late Gene Kapaloski (RIP) gave $3 mil for the Renberg Chair & LGBTQ students pay tuition, which is being given to Trump instead. Still, we got to learn together in Deering Meadow, & those who need me find me…
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It’s a shame NU students aren’t allowed to take classes w me—especially when the late Gene Kapaloski (RIP) gave $3 mil for the Renberg Chair & LGBTQ students pay tuition, which is being given to Trump instead. Still, we got to learn together in Deering Meadow, & those who need me find me…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I was asked by the Democracy Now producer if I still wanted to be introduced as the Renberg chair. I said yes. I am still being paid until Sept 1, 2026. Just bc Northwestern won’t let me teach & wants to pay Trump $75 mil, I still hold this LGBTQ chair for 10 more months & will do so w dignity
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I was asked by the Democracy Now producer if I still wanted to be introduced as the Renberg chair. I said yes. I am still being paid until Sept 1, 2026. Just bc Northwestern won’t let me teach & wants to pay Trump $75 mil, I still hold this LGBTQ chair for 10 more months & will do so w dignity