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Prepper (the community kind), ecology/urban ecology, gamer, real tired of being prescient
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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
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Judge dismisses ICE case against New Bedford man whose car window was smashed by agents in viral video last month turnto10.com/news/local/j...
Judge dismisses ICE case against New Bedford man
A federal immigration judge has dismissed the case against a New Bedford man whose dramatic detainment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents was c
turnto10.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Judge dismisses ICE case against New Bedford man whose car window was smashed by agents in viral video last month turnto10.com/news/local/j...
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Donald Trump hopes you won't notice his latest attempt to purge civil servants
The Trump administration put notice of a plan to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers in favor of political loyalists in dry, bland legalese. How to act, @www.allrisenews.com
www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-purg...
The Trump administration put notice of a plan to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers in favor of political loyalists in dry, bland legalese. How to act, @www.allrisenews.com
www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-purg...
Donald Trump hopes you won't notice his latest attempt to purge civil servants
The Trump administration buried notice of a plan to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers in favor of political loyalists in dry, bland legalese. Here's how to act.
www.allrisenews.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Donald Trump hopes you won't notice his latest attempt to purge civil servants
The Trump administration put notice of a plan to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers in favor of political loyalists in dry, bland legalese. How to act, @www.allrisenews.com
www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-purg...
The Trump administration put notice of a plan to reclassify up to 50,000 federal workers in favor of political loyalists in dry, bland legalese. How to act, @www.allrisenews.com
www.allrisenews.com/p/trump-purg...
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UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. We obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Revisit this story from our series "America's Mental Barrier," a 2025 Pulitzer finalist.
(Published Nov. 2024)
Revisit this story from our series "America's Mental Barrier," a 2025 Pulitzer finalist.
(Published Nov. 2024)
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist…
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. We obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.
Revisit this story from our series "America's Mental Barrier," a 2025 Pulitzer finalist.
(Published Nov. 2024)
Revisit this story from our series "America's Mental Barrier," a 2025 Pulitzer finalist.
(Published Nov. 2024)
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and…
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
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Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
April 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
Every dictator in history has lied.
Donald Trump is no different.
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🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
April 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
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I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
What's the Real Quid Pro Quo with Bukele?
Hint: It's not about fighting "terrorism," or stopping illegal immigration.
asharangappa.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
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NEW: i spoke with several young AmeriCorps volunteers around the country who were abruptly pulled off projects building homes, readying forests for wildfire season, and working at food banks Tuesday afternoon. they are now on their way home thanks to DOGE cuts —
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
The youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts.
www.wired.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NEW: i spoke with several young AmeriCorps volunteers around the country who were abruptly pulled off projects building homes, readying forests for wildfire season, and working at food banks Tuesday afternoon. they are now on their way home thanks to DOGE cuts —
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Even for MAGA, this is fucking NUTS.
April 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Even for MAGA, this is fucking NUTS.
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More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
(Published Dec. 2024)
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
propub.li
April 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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- Nestlé-Glaceau Institute for Public Fluoridation Research
- Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory: A Subsidiary of SpaceX
- The University of Texas Football Team, LLC
- Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory: A Subsidiary of SpaceX
- The University of Texas Football Team, LLC
US News & World Report’s Best Remaining Colleges, 2028
1. Florida Intranational University 2. Johns Hopkins School of Remunerative Medicine 3. Facebook.edu/DeVry 4. Colorado School of Mines—Nuuk 5. Mich...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
- Nestlé-Glaceau Institute for Public Fluoridation Research
- Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory: A Subsidiary of SpaceX
- The University of Texas Football Team, LLC
- Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory: A Subsidiary of SpaceX
- The University of Texas Football Team, LLC
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Trump’s ICE just “mistakenly” kidnapped a man with protected status and no record married to a U.S. citizen with a disabled child who is a citizen and sent him to an El Salvadoran hard labor prison — and say they can’t do anything about it
In our names 🇺🇸
In our names 🇺🇸
April 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Trump’s ICE just “mistakenly” kidnapped a man with protected status and no record married to a U.S. citizen with a disabled child who is a citizen and sent him to an El Salvadoran hard labor prison — and say they can’t do anything about it
In our names 🇺🇸
In our names 🇺🇸
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This is a straight-up violation of the Hatch Act and several other federal statutes. But it doesn't matter anymore. The Trump administration doesn't enforce any law against itself.
March 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is a straight-up violation of the Hatch Act and several other federal statutes. But it doesn't matter anymore. The Trump administration doesn't enforce any law against itself.
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Meet Frengel. He's from Venezuela. Frengel is a house painter. He has a 9-year-old step-son. He loves his dog. He has no tattoos. No criminal record.
Frengel had an asylum hearing today. But he couldn't make it. His lawyer explained what happened.
Donald Trump disappeared Frengel to El Salvador.
Frengel had an asylum hearing today. But he couldn't make it. His lawyer explained what happened.
Donald Trump disappeared Frengel to El Salvador.
March 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Meet Frengel. He's from Venezuela. Frengel is a house painter. He has a 9-year-old step-son. He loves his dog. He has no tattoos. No criminal record.
Frengel had an asylum hearing today. But he couldn't make it. His lawyer explained what happened.
Donald Trump disappeared Frengel to El Salvador.
Frengel had an asylum hearing today. But he couldn't make it. His lawyer explained what happened.
Donald Trump disappeared Frengel to El Salvador.
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Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
Ending clinical trials with no warning can put patients at risk.
www.theatlantic.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Ruining studies and potentially harming research subjects...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abruptly terminating clinical trials...
Ignorant and evil
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
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We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab
Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...
lil.law.harvard.edu
February 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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